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Follow Frank on X. Often, when I speak with everyday Bitcoiners — plebs, if you will — they share with me that they’re torn between carrying on with their “fiat job” and getting more involved in the Bitcoin space on a professional level. I usually tell them that they can start by incorporating Bitcoin into…

Discussing when and how to sell Bitcoin can be controversial, but if you’re planning to take profits this cycle, it’s essential to do it strategically. While holding Bitcoin indefinitely is an option for some, many investors aim to capture gains, cover living expenses, or reinvest at lower prices. Historical trends show that Bitcoin often experiences…

The Czech National Bank (CNB) is considering adding Bitcoin to its national reserves, with Governor Aleš Michl proposing to allocate up to 5% of the country’s €140 billion reserves to the cryptocurrency. If approved, this move would make the CNB the first Western central bank to hold Bitcoin. Michl argues that Bitcoin could serve as…

The tech-driven Nasdaq 100 may be undergoing a historic shift as it turns 40 this week. According to Strategas Securities’ Todd Sohn, cryptocurrency companies could fuel the next wave of gains. “Bitcoin is to crypto as the QQQ … is to technology type stocks,” the firm’s exchange-traded fund and technical strategist told ‘s “ETF Edge” this week. “Bitcoin is…

Follow Guillaume on X. Earlier today at the Plan B Conference in El Salvador, Tether made an announcement that has been years in the making. USDT is back on Bitcoin using Taproot Assets. The next steps will be for Tether to mint the asset, which will be available initially via Bitfinex. Tether’s return to the…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks next to SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son after U.S. President Donald Trump delivered remarks on AI infrastructure at the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters OpenAI is in talks to raise up to $40 billion in a funding round that would…

The Bitcoin market has long been defined by its seemingly immutable four-year cycle, a pattern of three years of surging prices followed by a sharp correction. However, a seismic shift in policy from Washington, led by former President Donald Trump, may shatter this cycle and usher in a new era of prolonged growth for the…

Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected profit that fell sharply in the last three months of 2024, as legal provisions weighed on the bottom line. Frankfurt-listed shares of the bank pared back some of the losses from earlier in the day to close down 1.9%. Net profit attributable to shareholders hit 106…

The Bank Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) has approved a proposal to evaluate investing in new asset classes, including Bitcoin, as part of its international reserve management strategy. The decision came during a meeting today where the board reviewed a report on its international reserve management for 2024. JUST IN: 🇨🇿 Czech National Bank…

U.S. economic growth slowed a bit more than expected in the final three months of 2024, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and services produced across the sprawling U.S. economy during the period, showed that the economy accelerated at a 2.3% annualized inflation-adjusted pace in the fourth…