A rare Casascius coin redeemed after 15 years, unlocking roughly $2 million in Bitcoin and closing another chapter on one of the strangest physical Bitcoin collectibles ever made. Casascius coin redeemed after 15 years About $2 million in BTC unlocked Loaded physical Bitcoin collectible no longer redeemable Old-school self-custody still cuts both ways For people […]
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Best Buy has started selling Tangem hardware wallets nationwide, pushing crypto self-custody further into the mainstream and giving U.S. shoppers a simple way to buy a device that keeps private keys off exchanges and away from company servers. Best Buy now sells Tangem hardware wallets online and in 200+ U.S. stores Tangem calls it its […]
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Coinkite has launched the Coldcard MK5, its first major hardware refresh to the Bitcoin-only hardware wallet since the MK4 shipped in 2022. The pitch is simple: keep the paranoid-grade self-custody security, but make the thing a lot less annoying to use. Launch date: March 10, 2026 Main upgrades: better display, improved buttons, stronger NFC Security […]
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Bitcoin got a little scarcer after an unexplained transaction reportedly burned about $8 million worth of BTC, permanently removing coins from circulation and hammering home a brutal truth: Bitcoin does not care if you meant to do that. About $8 million in BTC was reportedly burned The coins appear to be permanently unspendable No clear […]
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Two dormant Bitcoin wallets woke up after 11 years of silence, moving about $8.3 million in BTC and triggering fresh speculation about whether the coins were deliberately burned or simply lost to a bad key management move. 11-year dormancy: two long-silent Bitcoin wallets suddenly moved coins after more than a decade $8.3 million at stake: […]
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U.S. lawmakers want to stop the government from dumping seized Bitcoin like yesterday’s garbage and start treating it like a strategic reserve asset. The American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA) would consolidate federally held BTC into a Treasury-managed reserve and generally block sales for 20 years. Bill name: American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA) Introduced: May 21, […]
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Washington is moving closer to treating Bitcoin like a strategic asset instead of just seized property to be dumped at auction for quick cash. ARMA would create a Treasury-managed Federal Bitcoin Reserve No Bitcoin sales for 20 years by default Self-custody rights would be explicitly protected A bipartisan draft bill called the American Reserve Modernization […]
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Bitcoin is back on Capitol Hill, and this time the push is straightforward: turn the White House’s reserve plan into law, lock the coins up for decades, and use them only if they help chip away at America’s $39 trillion debt. ARMA would codify Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve order into law Treasury could buy up […]
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Stacks is taking another swing at Bitcoin-native yield, introducing a staking model that aims to let BTC holders earn rewards without handing control to a centralized lender. The pitch is simple enough: make Bitcoin more useful without turning it into a sloppy Wall Street-style yield toy. Bitcoin staking model: Stacks is pushing a new way […]
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South Carolina has passed a new pro-crypto law that protects Bitcoin and other digital assets from discriminatory tax treatment, strengthens self-custody rights, supports mining activity, and blocks state authorities from using or testing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). No special crypto tax penalties Self-custody rights protected Mining support and a CBDC ban Governor Henry McMaster […]
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