Bitcoin surged following Jerome Powell’s remarks at the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole symposium, igniting fresh momentum in a bull market that has been quietly grinding higher since early 2024.

For much of this cycle, Bitcoin’s rise has come against a headwind of monetary tightening. The story of this bull run began when BlackRock filed its spot Bitcoin ETF application in June 2023, which marked the institutional green light for Bitcoin adoption. Since then, despite persistent inflation concerns, rate hikes, and constant talk of “higher for longer,” Bitcoin has continued to march higher, shaking off the macro drag.

Today could mark a turning point. Powell’s…

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Bitcoin has recently set new all-time highs, yet many of the leading Bitcoin treasury companies have been underperforming significantly. Despite Bitcoin itself recently pushing well above $120,000, the share prices of firms such as (Micro)Strategy remain far from their peaks. Are these companies likely to see a sustained recovery, or has their period of outperformance already passed?

Bitcoin Treasury Companies: Massive BTC Holdings in 2025

Examining the table of Top Public Bitcoin Treasury Companies reveals a total of 79 public companies hold at least 100 BTC, amounting to almost a million Bitcoin, valued at over $110 billion. A monumental amount, considering a majority of…

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is stepping up its “Crypto Sprint” initiative, signaling strong support for the future of digital assets. Acting Chair Caroline Pham confirmed that the agency is moving into its next phase, opening public engagement on recommendations from the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets. Feedback will be accepted until October 20, 2025, allowing the crypto community and market participants to directly shape federal policy.

This move builds on the CFTC’s August rollout, which cleared the path for trading spot crypto asset contracts on registered futures exchanges. Pham emphasized that enabling digital asset trading at the federal level is a top priority, noting that public input will guide the CFTC’s approach to leveraged and retail crypto trading.

The initiative is expected to broaden beyond spot trading into areas like custody, registration, and oversight, potentially aligning efforts with the SEC. SEC Chair Paul Atkins recently highlighted that most crypto tokens are not securities, stressing innovation as key to building a secure and future-proof framework for U.S. crypto markets.

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Today, Acting Assistant Attorney General (AAAG) of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DoJ) Matthew Galeotti gave a talk at an event hosted by the American Innovation Project in which he harped on the point that the DoJ will no longer prosecute open-source crypto developers who have no intent to commit a crime.

AAAG Galeotti began his talk by telling the audience that Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Todd Blanche had asked Galeotti to speak to the audience about the DoJ’s focus on “even-handed enforcement of the law” in the digital asset space.

In AAAG Galeotti’s talk, he referenced a memo DAG Blanche issued in April, in which DAG Blanche stated that the…

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I hate it when the bitcoin price falls — like it did this week, first from $118,000 to $115,000, and then $115,000 to $113,000 (and then $112,000 while I was writing; rude). It’s nerve-wrecking, terrifying and straight-up infuriating. We’re on this unavoidable monetary revolution and every identifiable sign is pointing in the same, upward direction — alas, the world won’t cooperate and here we are, looking at an otherwise pretty standard -10%-from-top drawdown. 

I get it, it sucks when sways of your net wealth disappear in stomach-churning moves. Advice: don’t ever calculate the dollar amount of what, e.g., the recent -9.2% pullback amounted to for you. Don’t ever…

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Bitcoin Policy UK believes that U.K. citizens need to speak up if the British government is going to get policy and regulation around Bitcoin right.

Hence, they’ve launched an easy-to-use app that helps Brits send a letter to their MPs to advocate for Bitcoin and Bitcoin-adjacent topics (e.g., CBDCs).

Take action!

Write to your MP about Bitcoin. 

We’ve built a simple, powerful app that lets any UK resident contact their MP in minutes and speak up for Bitcoin in just a few clicks. 

Use the App Now > https://t.co/DDOdBrgDFE

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— Bitcoin Policy UK (@bitcoinpolicyuk) August 17, 2025

“We built the app to make it simple for anyone to…

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I never expected a jetlagged morning in Las Vegas would change my life, let alone spark hope on the other side of the world. But that’s what happened when I — a consultant, ex-Deloitte, and fundraiser with nine years of experience in the nonprofit sector — landed at the Bitcoin Conference Las Vegas looking for something bigger than “business as usual.” Fundraising had started to feel like… well, just fundraising for the sake of fundraising.

What surprised me most, though, was how quickly I found myself swept up by the conference energy. On my very first day, I ended up volunteering with the Open Source Hub. There, I was able not only to help build bridges between…

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Crypto exchange Gemini has achieved a major milestone by receiving a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). The approval makes Gemini the fifth exchange to secure such a license in Malta, alongside Bitpanda, Crypto.com, OKX, and ZBX. This step strengthens Gemini’s push to expand across Europe with a clear regulatory framework in place.

The Winklevoss-owned platform highlighted that the license allows it to offer secure and compliant crypto products across more than 30 European jurisdictions. Gemini noted that regulatory clarity is essential for global crypto adoption, praising Europe’s forward-thinking stance under MiCA. The license comes shortly after Gemini filed for a Nasdaq listing under the ticker “GEMI,” further signaling its ambitious growth strategy.

Alongside its MiCA approval, Gemini already holds a MiFID II license, enabling derivatives trading in the EU. The exchange has also introduced tokenized stock offerings on Arbitrum, giving European users 24/7 access to trade tokenized shares, joining competitors like Kraken and Robinhood in the growing tokenized equity space.

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