Bitcoin, and for that matter all blockchains, do not scale. It is a fundamental limitation of blockchain based systems that they are incapable of facilitating transactional use at a truly global scale without completely sacrificing the decentralization and verifiability that make them valuable in the first place. 

This has been an existential issue that Bitcoiners have grappled with from the very beginning of Bitcoin. This is a comment from James A. Donald, a Canadian cypherpunk who was the first person to reply to Satoshi’s original post on the cryptography mailing list: 

Satoshi Nakamoto wrote:

“The bandwidth might not be as prohibitive as youthink. A typical…

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to allow its trading and wealth-management clients to use cryptocurrency-linked assets, including spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as collateral for loans, according to Bloomberg.

The bank will begin with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), and additional ETFs are expected to be added over time. The policy will apply globally, spanning all client segments—from individual retail accounts to investors.  

In addition to the lending change, JPMorgan will begin factoring crypto holdings into overall net worth and liquid asset evaluations, placing them on par with stocks, vehicles, or fine art when determining loan eligibility,…

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The genesis story of BTCPay Server is without a doubt one of the most iconic moments in Bitcoin history. A single developer, feeling betrayed by Bitpay, a bitcoin payments processing giant and its attempt at co-opting Bitcoin, declared economic war on the company in a tweet that will never be forgotten by the Bitcoin industry; “This is lies, my trust in you is broken, I will make you obsolete.”

Nicolas Dorier went on to create one of the most widely distributed open source projects in the Bitcoin industry and perhaps the invoicing and payments industry as a whole: BTCPay Server. Much has been written about the context and motivation behind Dorier’s founding of the project —…

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JPMorgan is set to allow its trading and wealth clients to use crypto ETFs as collateral for loans marking a major step into the digital asset space. The move will start with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust which now manages over 70 billion dollars in assets.

This marks a strategic shift by the banking giant as it begins recognizing crypto-related assets in the same category as traditional ones like stocks or art. Clients will be able to borrow against these ETFs similar to how they leverage other holdings. The bank will also begin factoring crypto into wealth evaluations for loan approvals.

Despite CEO Jamie Dimon’s long-standing skepticism about Bitcoin the bank is moving quickly to capture opportunities in the fast-growing crypto space. The offering will be available to all global wealth clients from retail investors to ultra-wealthy individuals showing JPMorgan is no longer ignoring the rising demand for digital asset integration in traditional finance.

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Today, Semler Scientific announced it has increased its Bitcoin holdings. The company acquired 185 Bitcoin between May 23 and June 3 for $20 million with an average purchase price of $107,974 per Bitcoin, using proceeds from its at-the-market (ATM) offering program.

“We continue to accretively grow our bitcoin arsenal using operating cash flow and proceeds from debt and equity financings,” said the chairman of Semler Scientific Eric Semler. “And we are excited to launch the Semler Scientific dashboard today on our website to provide the public with regularly updated information on our bitcoin holdings and other key metrics.”

Since launching the ATM program in April…

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Healthcare technology firm Semler Scientific has added 185 more bitcoin to its treasury spending about $20 million between May 23 and June 3 according to a recent SEC filing. The Nasdaq-listed company purchased the BTC at an average price of $107,974 per coin using funds raised through stock sales.

Semler has now sold over 3.5 million shares through an at-the-market offering generating $136.2 million in net proceeds. With this latest purchase the company holds a total of 4,449 BTC valued at approximately $467 million. The average purchase price stands at $92,158 per bitcoin suggesting unrealized gains of about $57 million.

Semler joins the growing list of companies adopting bitcoin as a treasury asset ranking 15th globally in corporate BTC holdings. It tracks its performance using a metric called BTC Yield which shows a 26.7% increase year to date. This strategic move mirrors a broader trend as companies like Trump Media GameStop and Paris Saint-Germain also embrace bitcoin for long-term value creation.

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The Moscow Exchange, Russia’s largest exchange group, announced the launch of Bitcoin futures contracts on June 4th, 2025. The new derivatives will allow qualified investors in Russia to gain exposure to bitcoin prices without directly owning it.

The bitcoin futures contracts are cash-settled in Russian rubles and will be tied to the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) that trades on U.S. exchanges. The IBIT ETF tracks the price of bitcoin, with each share representing 0.00068 bitcoin.

Trading for the new bitcoin futures kicked off on Wednesday, with the first contracts expiring in September 2025. Each futures contract will be denominated in U.S. dollars per bitcoin but…

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