Jack Dorsey’s Block is pushing so hard for bitcoin adoption, it gifted 1 BTC to a lucky conference attendee at this year’s ComplexCon in Los Angeles. 

The fintech giant attended the Complex Networks yearly event at the weekend in a bid to introduce newbies to the leading cryptocurrency through — in its words — “culture, shopping and play.”

Block’s Cash App had a stall at the event with a fishing game dubbed “Lightning Lake”, allowing attendees to win small amounts of bitcoin. 

But one fortunate player was lucky enough to scoop up a whole coin — worth $85,000 at the time. 

“We wanted bitcoin to feel approachable, tangible and fun,” Maria…

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Russia’s largest bank has announced it is the first in the country to have been approved to custody bitcoin. 

Sberbank said in an announcement Wednesday that the Bank of Russia gave the company the green light for “digital currency record-keeping” and to facilitate the transfer of such assets. It said that bitcoin and other, smaller cryptocurrencies were given approval. 

Russia is fast moving ahead with regulating digital assets in the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin this month signed a law to set in stone the regulation of digital currencies and digital rights in the country. 

JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russia’s largest bank Sberbank, has received approval to…

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Bitcoin’s price has plunged — with other assets — as oil surges and the cost of borrowing increases. 

The largest cryptocurrency was trading for $83,062, down nearly 4% over a 24-hour period Wednesday morning in New York, after at one point dropping as low as $82,823. Last week, the coin nearly touched as high as $87,086. 

Over the past 24 hours, nearly $178 million in long bets on the bitcoin price have been closed, according to Coinglass. 

Bitcoin’s sharp drop comes as U.S. mortgage rates climb for a seventh straight week to their highest level in nearly three years. 

The rise in borrowing costs was prompted by the oil price surging, stoking fears that the Federal…

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Robinhood has taken a clear step into corporate Bitcoin ownership. On October 7, 2026, Johann Kerbrat, the company’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Crypto and International, disclosed that Robinhood has added $25 million worth of Bitcoin to its own corporate balance sheet—its first proprietary BTC holding.

Kerbrat framed the purchase as more than a financial allocation. Speaking in an interview at the Digital Asset Summit Asia, he described it as a deliberate signal of commitment: “We care deeply about bitcoin and the ecosystem around it. For us, it’s more aligning our company and our vision with the crypto community.” He was equally clear about scale,…

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Payment volume processed on crypto cards has climbed to a record $12.5 billion, up 140% year-to-date, according to data from paymentscan.xyz, first shared by The Kobeissi Letter.

The figure is also 247% higher than levels recorded in October 2025.

The surge is being driven by growing use of stablecoins as a payment rail and a broader push for cheaper, faster cross-border transactions, The Kobeissi Letter said.

BREAKING: The total volume of payments processed on crypto cards has reached a record $12.5 billion, up +140% year-to-date.

This also marks +247% growth compared to levels seen in October 2025.

Continued adoption of stablecoins as a payment rail and the push toward…

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A credit union founded by postal workers in 1930 is now custodying real Bitcoin for its members. St. Cloud Financial Credit Union CEO Jed Meyer explains how its patent-pending hybrid custody model gives each member individual Bitcoin ownership in a multisig vault. He also covers how the credit union has grown to more than 20 BTC under custody without even trying.

Chapters:00:00 St. Cloud Financial Credit Union’s Path to Bitcoin01:08 Stablecoins, Dollars, and Bitcoin as New Money Networks02:26 Bitcoin ETF vs. Credit Union Custody: The Hybrid Custody Model03:18 Bringing Main Street Into Bitcoin With Direct Buy and Sell04:45 Minnesota Custody Law, NCUA Exams, and the CLARITY…

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Mortgage rates just hit their highest level in nearly three years, and homebuyers are already pulling back. HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami explains why the 10-year Treasury yield keeps climbing since talks with Iran broke down, and why the Federal Reserve has turned hawkish. He also explains how mortgage spreads are keeping 30-year rates from climbing above 8%.

Chapters:00:00 30-Year Mortgage Rates Hit 7.28%, Highest in Nearly Three Years00:52 Iran Talks, the Fed, and Why the 10-Year Yield Keeps Rising01:58 Mortgage Spreads Explained: Why Rates Aren’t Above 8.6%03:28 What It Would Take to Get Meaningful Home Price Cuts04:43 Homebuilders, Profit Margins, and Mortgage…

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For generations, property has been the default place to store wealth, but Leon Wankum says that run is over. The author of Digital Real Estate, published by Bitcoin Magazine Books, explains how fiat debasement since 1971 inflated a monetary premium in real estate. He argues Bitcoin, as absolutely scarce money, is now pulling that premium away. He also explains why both residential and commercial real estate will feel the shift.

“Digital Real Estate is required reading for anyone who owns property and hasn’t yet considered how Bitcoin is set to disrupt the real estate market.” 🏡

Buy Leon Wankum’s ‘Digital Real Estate’ now in the Bitcoin Magazine bookstore…

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Strategy just spent six times more buying back Stretch than buying Bitcoin. Is that the right move for MSTR shareholders? StoneX Senior Equity Research Analyst Mark Palmer explains why STRC is foundational to Strategy’s fundraising, and how the $4.9B USD Reserve is pushing the preferred stock back toward par. He also explains why Strategy won’t simply raise the dividend rate.

Chapters:00:00 StoneX Analyst Mark Palmer on Strategy (MSTR)00:12 Stretch Buybacks vs. Buying Bitcoin: $176M vs. $29M01:00 The $4.9B USD Reserve and Stretch’s Path Back to Par01:56 Why Strategy Won’t Raise the Stretch Dividend Rate04:17 Daily Dividends and Ex-Dividend Date Volatility06:53 June’s…

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Crypto-anarchist, former Bitcoin Core contributor and cypherpunk legend Amir Taaki is in trouble again. 

Writing on X Tuesday, the developer said that he was questioned by Singaporean police before being deported from the country about “what I work on.” 

British-Iranian programmer Taaki, who was one of the first Bitcoin contributors, claims he has been in trouble with certain countries since spending time fighting with the Kurdish People’s Protection Units in Syria years ago. 

Just got questioned for 6 hours by glow police then deported from Singapore. Everything about what I work on.

The extralegal glow regime charge my friends with fake things like money…

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