Yesterday, at the Concordia Summit, an annual event held during the UN General Assembly week, Paystand CEO and co-founder Jeremy Almond made the case for why Bitcoin is important for those living outside the borders of highly developed countries as well as how it helps people meet the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).

At the event, which brings together members of government, businesses, and nonprofits to discuss solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems, Almond appeared on a panel entitled “Frictionless Finance: Unlocking Capital Through Digital Assets,” on which he highlighted the role that Bitcoin circular economies play in the Global South.

“Whether…

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Fold, a Bitcoin-first financial services company, announced today that it is tapping Stripe and Visa to power its forthcoming Fold Bitcoin Credit Card™, a product designed to make Bitcoin accumulation as simple as swiping a card. 

The partnership pairs Stripe’s infrastructure with Visa’s global payments network, combining scale, reliability, and security with a rewards system denominated entirely in Bitcoin.

A ‘Bitcoin-only’ rewards card

The card, which is set to launch later this year, offers up to 3.5% back in Bitcoin on every purchase, with a flat 2% back instantly and an additional 1.5% for users who pay off their balance through a Fold Checking Account.

In addition,…

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Boerse Stuttgart Digital, the crypto division of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange Group, has launched a new office in Madrid, extending its European presence to eight financial hubs, including Frankfurt, Zurich, and Milan. The move follows its milestone achievement earlier this year when it secured the first Europe-wide MiCAR license from Germany’s BaFin regulator.

The company provides regulated crypto trading and custody solutions tailored for banks, brokers, and asset managers. Its modular platform allows institutions to integrate services such as Bitcoin trading into retail offerings, while staying compliant with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCAR) framework. With Spain emerging as a key market, the firm is positioning itself to capture growing demand for digital assets.

Growing adoption of cryptocurrencies in Spain is fueling optimism, with studies suggesting more than half of the population could embrace crypto by 2025. Boerse Stuttgart Digital confirmed it is already in advanced talks with leading Spanish banks to provide clients with secure access to Bitcoin and other digital assets.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Council of Advisors on Digital Assets, announced at Korea Blockchain Week 2025 that the long-anticipated crypto market structure bill is expected to pass before the end of the year. He emphasized that the administration is working closely with Congress to clear hurdles and deliver the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk.

The bill, which merges several proposals including the CLARITY Act and the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, aims to establish clear regulatory boundaries between the SEC and CFTC. With bipartisan momentum building, the framework is designed to provide certainty for digital assets, particularly Bitcoin, and restore the U.S. as a leader in crypto innovation. Witt highlighted that progress builds on the Genius Act, which earlier this year laid out rules for stablecoins.

Declaring the U.S. “open for business,” Witt said the White House is moving “full speed ahead” to bring crypto firms back onshore. Officials stressed direct engagement with industry leaders to ensure real-time insights shape policy decisions.

CleanSpark Inc. shares ticked higher Monday, extending last week’s bullish momentum after the company announced an expanded Bitcoin-backed credit facility with Coinbase Prime.

The Las Vegas–based mining firm closed regular trading at $13.74 but jumped more than 8% in after-hours, reaching $14.86 following news of the deal. The stock is currently up 6% after hours, trading near $14.60. 

CleanSpark tapped an extra $100 million in credit, backed by its Bitcoin reserves. Instead of selling coins on the market, the company is leaning on its Bitcoin holdings as collateral. This is basically a strategy that turns mined Bitcoin into a working asset. 

For shareholders, it means growth can…

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A coalition of House Republicans are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to swiftly implement President Trump’s recent executive order that could allow millions of Americans to gain exposure to Bitcoin and other alternative assets through their 401(k) retirement accounts.

Executive Order 14330, signed on August 7, directs the SEC and Department of Labor (DOL) to update regulations so that retirement savers can diversify beyond the narrow confines of traditional stocks and bonds. 

The policy explicitly backs the idea that “every American preparing for retirement should have access to funds that include investments in alternative assets” where plan fiduciaries deem…

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This is the third in a 10-episode video series focusing on Bitcoin privacy, filmed at bitcoin++ Privacy Edition in Riga and elsewhere. Each episode will touch on some aspect of Bitcoin privacy, tools to use Bitcoin privately or surveillance techniques.

Privacy is heads, censorship resistance is tails. They’re two sides of the same coin. 

Everything people do together is inherently interactive. When those interactions cannot be conducted privately, when they become common public knowledge, the participants can be subjected to external pressure. They can be shunned, shamed, jailed or penalized in many other ways. 

Without privacy, you have no censorship resistance….

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Warren Buffett, America’s most beloved investor and part-time Bitcoin hater, sometimes talks about Berkshire Hathaway’s massive cash pile as an “elephant gun.” The company’s assets are huge and it sits on hundreds of billions in cash, which means that for Buffett to meaningfully move the needle for his company’s investments, acquisitions have to be supersized.

The bitcoin treasury company sphere is coming around to a similar observation: Go big or go home, even when the bitcoin price falls and makes life difficult for the BTCTCs. To make a meaningful dent in the race to most corporate bitcoin -slash- carve out a nice chunk of this future financial world we think…

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