The stablecoin ‘book is just starting to be written,’ Dragonfly’s Hadick says

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Business-to-business (B2B if you will) stablecoin transactions are gaining momentum, per a new report from Artemis, Dragonfly, and Castle Island Ventures.

The report found that such payments are annualizing $36 billion, which is a step above the person-to-person (P2P) rate of $18 billion. 

Source: Stablecoin Payments From the Ground Up

As you can see in the chart above, the volumes have really picked up on the B2B side of things, showing that the adoption that we’ve been talking about is being heavily reflected in data. Love to see it.

The study noted that USDT wins the popularity…

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U.S. VP JD Vance | Speech at Bitcoin 2025

Vice President JD Vance spoke to a packed crowd at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas.

He said that the Biden era of digital assets crackdown is over, and the Trump administration is all in on Bitcoin, stablecoins and blockchain.

In an inspiring speech on May 28, JD Vance said:

“This isn’t a gathering of people—it’s a movement. And I’m proud to stand with you today.”

The annual Bitcoin Conference, one of the biggest events in the Bitcoin world, drew thousands of investors, industry leaders and policymakers.

Vance’s speech was the main event and made it clear that digital assets are now a priority for the White House.

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LATEST: Reform UK to Accept Bitcoin Donations, Says Nigel Farage

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced plans to make Britain a global crypto hub if his party wins the next general election. Speaking at a major Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas he unveiled the Crypto Assets and Digital Finance Bill which aims to support digital finance innovation and protect crypto users.

Farage said his government would establish a bitcoin reserve at the Bank of England and pass laws banning banks from closing accounts based on crypto use. He also proposed a low 10 percent capital gains tax on crypto arguing that fair taxes encourage compliance. He strongly opposed the launch of a British central bank digital currency.

The Reform UK leader declared intentions to turn London into one of the world’s top crypto trading centers. With his party gaining traction in recent polls and seeing success in local elections earlier in May Farage’s pro-crypto stance could reshape the UK’s digital finance future ahead of the general election scheduled for 2029.

LATEST: French Club Paris Saint-Germain Now Holds Bitcoin in Its Treasury Reserves

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. has revealed it holds Bitcoin as part of its financial strategy making it the first major sports club to publicly confirm a long-term Bitcoin treasury. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas PSG Labs head Pär Helgosson shared that the club began purchasing Bitcoin last year and has kept the holdings on its books ever since.

The move positions PSG as a leader in the sports and crypto space with Helgosson explaining that the decision reflects the club’s identity as a global lifestyle brand focused on innovation. With 80% of its 550 million fans under age 34 PSG believes embracing Bitcoin aligns with the future of finance and youth culture.

PSG is now supporting Bitcoin entrepreneurs and startups by offering funding launch support and access to its massive global fan base. The club also leads the way in Web3 by naming a head of metaverse and launching PSG Labs its innovation hub aimed at accelerating crypto ventures.

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Michael Saylor Presents The 21 Ways To Wealth At Bitcoin 2025

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy, took the stage at Bitcoin 2025 delivering a keynote titled “21 Ways to Wealth.” He stated: “This speech is for you. I’ve traveled the world and told countries, institutional investors, and even the disembodied spirits of our children’s children why they need Bitcoin. This is for every individual, every family, every small business. It’s for everybody.”  

He began with clarity. “The first way to wealth is clarity,” he said. “Clarity comes the moment you realize Bitcoin is capital—perfected capital, programmable capital, incorruptible capital.” For Saylor, every thoughtful individual on Earth will ultimately…

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Jack Mallers Announced A New System Of Bitcoin Backed Loans At Strike

The Founder and CEO of Strike, Jack Mallers, at the 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, announced a new system of Bitcoin backed loans at Strike with one digit interest rate.

Jack Mallers began his keynote by pointing at the biggest problem. Fiat currency. 

“The best time to go to Whole Foods and buy eggs with your dollars was 1913,” said Mallers. “Every other time after, you are getting screwed.”

What’s the solution?

“The solution is Bitcoin,” stated Mallers. “Bitcoin is the money that we coincide that nobody can print. You can’t print, you can’t debase my time and energy, you cannot deprive me of owning assets, of getting out of debt, of living sovereignly and…

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Lyn Alden Makes The Case For BTC At Bitcoin 2025

“Nothing stops this train,” Lyn Alden initially stated at Bitcoin 2025, walking the audience through a data-rich presentation that made one thing clear: the U.S. fiscal system is out of control—and Bitcoin is more necessary than ever. 

Her first chart, sourced from the Federal Reserve’s FRED database, displayed a stark decoupling: the unemployment rate is down, yet the fiscal deficit has surged past 7% of GDP. “This started around 2017, went into overdrive during the pandemic, and hasn’t corrected,” Alden said. “That’s not normal. We’re in a new era.” 

She didn’t mince words. “Nothing stops this train because there are no brakes attached to it anymore. The…

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“Bitcoin Is Not Just Safe, It’s Prosperous”

At the 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, the Director of Bitcoin Beach Mike Peterson, the Presidential Advisors of Building Bitcoin Country El Salvador Max & Stacy and the Mayor City of Panama Mayer Mizrachi discussed Bitcoins future in Panama.

At the beginning of the panel, Is Panama Next? El Salvador Leading The Region For Bitcoin Adoption, Mayor Mizrachi started by mentioning, “We accept Bitcoin. The city gets paid in Bitcoin, but it receives in dollars through an intermediary processing, payments processor. Bitcoin is not just safe. It’s prosperous.”

Max commented about the scammers in crypto and how El Salvador is managing it.

“We did a couple of things…

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CEO Paolo Ardoino Said, “Tether Will Be The Biggest Bitcoin Miner In The World”

Today, at the 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, the CEO of Tether Paolo Ardoino talked about the investments, inventions and Bitcoin mining of Tether.

Paolo Ardoino began his speech by saying, “last year we made $13 billion in profit. We keep a $120 billion blast in US treasuries as of now. We have committed to bring re-invest a lot into Bitcoin. We now have more than 100,000 Bitcoin that we own as a company.”

“Bitcoin is perfect, gold is imperfect,” said Paolo

Ardoino explained a little of their history with Bitcoin. “We are a company that was born with Bitcoin,” stated. ”We are all Bitcoiners at heart. Everyone in our company loves Bitcoin.”

El Salvador has been…

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