The U.S. Senate passed a sweeping housing affordability bill Monday night — and tucked inside its pages is a provision that could permanently reshape America’s digital currency landscape: a formal ban on a Federal Reserve-issued central bank digital currency through the end of 2030.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act cleared the Senate 85-5, with Republican leaders insisting the CBDC restriction ride along with one of the most bipartisan bills in years. The House was poised to fast-track a vote as early as Tuesday, putting the measure on a direct path to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature.

The bill’s language is sweeping: the Board of Governors of the Federal…

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Nakamoto Inc. (Nasdaq: NAKA) shut down its last legacy healthcare clinics on June 19, 2026, completing a pivot that transforms the Nashville-based company into a pure-play Bitcoin operating business with no remaining ties to the healthcare sector that once defined it.

The move has been in the works for months. Nakamoto has steadily built out three core verticals — media and information services, asset management and financial services, and consulting and advisory services — all structured to generate recurring revenue independent of Bitcoin’s price. 

Remaining administrative tasks from the healthcare wind-down are expected to close out by the end of Q3 2026.

Chairman…

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Bitcoin Suisse has obtained a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), issued by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA), marking a formal entry into the broader European financial market after more than a decade of operations in Switzerland.

The license was granted to Bitcoin Suisse (Europe) AG, a Liechtenstein-based entity founded in 2018 that had previously operated under the country’s Token and TT Service Provider Act (TVTG). 

With the MiCAR authorization now in hand, the entity gains access to the European Economic Area (EEA) passport framework, allowing it to serve clients across…

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President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Monday aimed at cementing U.S. dominance in quantum computing while accelerating the federal government’s transition to encryption that can withstand quantum attacks. 

The move carries significant implications for Bitcoin and the broader crypto industry, which has long been warned that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could crack the cryptographic foundations underpinning digital assets.

The first order, titled Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation, sets an ambitious target: a “scientifically relevant” quantum computer deployed at a national laboratory or Department of Energy facility by 2028. 

Franklin Templeton has completed its acquisition of 250 Digital, the crypto investment firm spun out of CoinFund in January 2026, and used the closing to launch a new institutional business line called Franklin Crypto. 

The deal, first announced in April, marks one of the most concrete moves by a major legacy asset manager to build a dedicated crypto operation from within.

250 Digital came into existence at the start of 2026 as a standalone entity carved out of CoinFund Management, bringing with it a team built around liquid crypto strategies and institutional-grade portfolio construction. 

Christopher Perkins, who leads the firm, will now head Franklin Crypto. Seth Ginns,…

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If you are into Bitcoin, you might have heard “Nostr,” a strange, nearly unpronounceable word that stands for “Notes and other stuff transmitted by relay”. This acronym that’s captured the imagination of Bitcoin technologists for years has a big idea. That you don’t need to be locked into a social media giant to talk to your friends. 

Invented at the start of COVID19 by Fiatjaff in March of 2020, today the Nostr protocol has a seemingly infinite amount of websites custom-built around this niche, with world-class influencers like Edward Snowden and Jack Dorsey prominently on the platform. 

Unlike the internet and social media ecosystem of today, Nostr lets users…

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The three largest U.S. crypto trade associations sent a joint letter to the House Ways and Means Committee on June 21, calling for passage of H.R. 9175, the Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act, introduced by Representative Mike Carey (R-OH). 

The Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI), and Digital Chamber described the bill as “a durable compromise” and pressed lawmakers to pass it without changes.

The dispute between the IRS and the crypto industry over mining and staking taxes stretches back over a decade. 

In 2014, the IRS issued Notice 2014-21, which declared that miners must report the fair market value of any mined Bitcoin as gross income…

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In February 2026, a single piece of cardboard sold for $16,492,000. The 1998 Pikachu Illustrator — the only known PSA 10 example of one of the rarest Pokémon cards in existence — was sold by Logan Paul through Goldin Auctions to A.J. Scaramucci, who called the purchase the first move in a “planetary treasure hunt” for the world’s rarest objects. It became the most expensive trading card ever sold at auction. Card collecting, long treated as a culture at the margins, is now impossible to ignore.

What’s new is what’s driving today’s prices: live-stream ripping has turned pack openings into spectator sport, auctions and secondary markets with advanced data-responsive…

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Bitcoin’s onchain transaction count has climbed to its strongest level of 2026, a near-record pace not seen since late 2024 — yet the economic value behind those transactions tells a different story, according to a research note published by CryptoQuant last week.

Daily Bitcoin transactions have surpassed 800,000, more than doubling from lows recorded in 2025 and approaching the peak levels seen during the 2023–2025 bull cycle. The network’s activity index has broken above trend for the first time since December 2024, sitting just 7% below its all-time high activity levels recorded in September 2024. 

“This above-trend reading has been sustained for several weeks and…

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