Bitcoin Price Prediction Markets have become an emerging tool for gauging sentiment and price expectations in real time. Traders on platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi wager on Bitcoin’s future price outcomes, producing aggregated odds that reflect where market participants believe BTC is heading. As trading volumes expand and odds shift with volatility, these prediction markets are gaining credibility as a forward-looking sentiment gauge for the Bitcoin economy.

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In early October, traders on Polymarket were betting that BTC would close 2025 around $144,000, but as volatility picked up and BTC dipped, that forecast has since slipped closer to…

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I consider myself a progressive person because I look around the world and I see that it is not just, fair, equitable, or peaceful. I have always looked for ways to make the world better, and I have always done that from within the systems I recognized as broken. For most of my adult life, I have expected the government (one example of a broken system) to make rules and laws that nudge the system closer to justice, fairness, equity, and peace. Isn’t that the best we can hope for?

One reason why I encourage you to learn about Bitcoin is so you can question the current system through another lens. Learning more about how and why Bitcoin works is only one half of the journey….

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MÉRIDA, Yucatán — October 22, 2025 — PlebLab, the founder-run Bitcoin accelerator based in Austin, Texas, brought its sixth Startup Day program to Mérida on October 9th–10th in partnership with Yopaki.

The program drew national attention, including a Televisa segment featuring Francisco Chavarría, Co-Founder and CEO of Yopaki, and live coverage from Reporte Índigo that kicked off Thursday’s sessions.

Startup Day Yucatán gathered founders, developers, engineers, investors, and public-sector leaders for two days of talks, live demos, and on-the-ground merchant adoption across Centro.

The Director of Economy and Industry of Yucatán participated…

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U.S. retail giant Bealls has officially begun accepting cryptocurrency payments across its stores through a partnership with digital payments firm Flexa. The integration of Flexa Payments enables Bealls to accept more than 99 different cryptocurrencies from over 300 digital wallets, marking a major step in the retailer’s modernization efforts.

Founded in Florida in 1915, Bealls operates over 660 stores nationwide, including Bealls, Bealls Florida, and Home Centric. Shoppers can now use their crypto holdings for in-store purchases, offering greater flexibility and digital convenience.

“The retail legacy that Bealls has built over the last 110 years is simply incredible,” said Trevor Filter, co-founder of Flexa. “It’s no surprise that a company with this much staying power is now adopting one of the most important payment evolutions in history.” As of early 2025, about 65 million Americans—nearly 28% of adults—own cryptocurrencies, highlighting the growing mainstream adoption of digital assets.

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What is Bitcoin and who is it for? There are a plethora of catchphrases available on Twitter to cover this one. Bitcoin is for everyone… no wait, it’s for anyone! Bitcoin is a store of value. Bitcoin is a medium of exchange. We could do a classic appeal to authority and declare that Bitcoin is exactly what Satoshi described, “A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”.

Bitcoin becomes what we make it. It serves the people we choose to build for. If we want Bitcoin to be a store of value or medium of exchange, we have to build the protocols and services that make this happen. 

Sometimes it’s more interesting to ask specifically, who are we building for? Are we building for…

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BlackRock has officially listed its iShares Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product (ETP) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

This comes after the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to ease restrictions on crypto-linked investment products. 

The ETP, ticker IB1T, allows retail investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin without directly trading or storing the cryptocurrency, offering a simplified entry point into the digital asset market.

The product is fully physically backed, with all Bitcoin held in secure custody through Coinbase. 

BlackRock emphasized that the ETP removes the technical challenges of holding cryptocurrency, transferring responsibility for secure…

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Trezor, the company behind the first-ever hardware wallet, has unveiled the Trezor Safe 7, a device that brings two unusual ideas to consumer crypto security: a fully auditable secure element and a “quantum-ready” architecture.

For years, hardware wallets have faced a paradox. They’re designed to eliminate trust in third parties, yet the chips that secure them — known as secure elements — are typically closed systems. Trezor’s new design challenges that model. 

At the core of the Safe 7 is TROPIC01, a secure element whose design and implementation can be publicly inspected and verified.

The company says the goal is to make security verifiable rather than taken on…

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Tether (USDT), the world’s largest USD-pegged stablecoin, has surpassed 500 million users, according to CEO Paolo Ardoino. Calling it “the biggest financial inclusion achievement in history,” Ardoino highlighted how USDT continues to bridge traditional finance with digital assets. The stablecoin’s total supply now stands near $182 billion, far ahead of Circle’s $75 billion USDC.

Ardoino described programmable money as “the ultimate social network,” emphasizing its role in enabling peer-to-peer transfers of both value and information. The growing user base signals expanding trust in crypto-backed digital dollars, especially in emerging economies where financial access remains limited.

Recent reports suggest that Tether, based in El Salvador, is in discussions to raise up to $20 billion at a $500 billion valuation—potentially making it one of the world’s most valuable private firms. The company also plans to launch USAT, a dollar-backed stablecoin for U.S. users, as new regulations drive interest in compliant crypto assets.

Today, BOS (BitcoinOS) announced a successful $10M dollar fund raise. BOS is an innovative Bitcoin “operating system” built around zero-knowledge proofs, a layer two protocol designed to unlock smart contracts for Bitcoin, such as interoperability across blockchains, potentially unlocking institutional value for Defi while opening bitcoin yield opportunities for traditional finance.  

Greenfield Capital led the strategic rounds, with backing from other capital investors including FalconX, DNA Fund, Bitcoin Frontier Fund, Trust Machines, UTXO Management, LR Ventures, Silvermine Capital, and MMW 2020 Trust. Angel investors like Paul Taylor (former Blackrock Private Equity…

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