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2 days ago | 
f.mtr.cool | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
On June 24, 2025, a blogger using the Pledditor handle published an X post that kicks off like this: Bitcoin did go to $1,000,000 this cycle, it’s just the value wasn’t captured by “you”. It was captured by “them”. Then, Pledditor explains how 10x mNAV may help Bitcoin pioneers holding substantial amounts of Bitcoin to trade BTC at $1,000,000. How realistic is this scheme?
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1 week ago | 
f.mtr.cool | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
The Bitcoin network has been safe and stable for 15 years. However, elliptic curve cryptography, or ECC, was created in 1985 to protect Bitcoin, and concerns about its soon-to-be obsolescence intensify each year. The emerging technology of quantum computers challenges the network’s security.
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2 weeks ago | 
f.mtr.cool | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
The validity of most blocks is confirmed using the Bitcoin Core client. No wonder developers working on Bitcoin Core have some influence on Bitcoin per se. Lately, they have been pushing to remove limits on arbitrary data from blocks (non-monetary data, such as text messages, pictures, and more). Despite the backlash from the Bitcoin community, the Bitcoin Core developers pushed for implementation, arguing with their peers. Citrea is named as the implementation’s stakeholder.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Donald Trump’s second presidency may play a major role in the reshaping of international relationships. The partnership between the European Union and the United States of America has been challenged by a trade war, disagreement over the vision of the future of the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict, and other critical questions. Differences in the approach to cryptocurrencies and America’s striving to dominate the sector also draw a line between the U.S. and the EU.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
On Mar. 6, 2025, an executive order set up the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The order prohibits the government from selling bitcoins or buying more using taxpayers’ money. Since then, it has been unclear how the U.S. is going to acquire more bitcoins, although several options have been named.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Dorian Batycka
The Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been named one of the unluckiest Fed chairs as he has to deal with a terrible mess created by Donald Trump’s tariffs policy. Since Powell ignored Trump’s urges to cut interest rates, Trump decided to fire him via the Supreme Court. Let’s dive deeper into the nature of this conflict and figure out if Powell’s resignation would be good for crypto. First off, the Powell-Trump conflict is not new.
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2 months ago | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share On Mar. 31, 2025, Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy) bought $2 billion worth of bitcoins. The company now holds 528,185 BTC, representing over 2.5% of the total Bitcoin supply. While Michael Saylor, the frontman of Strategy, is widely celebrated as the biggest Bitcoin bull, some consider him a potential threat to the Bitcoin network. Michael Saylor, a polarizing figure In the 2020s, Saylor became one of the most prominent Bitcoin advocates.
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Mar 30, 2025 | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share In Toulouse, France, residents can pay for their metro, tram, cable car, and bus tickets with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In fact, starting on March 17, Toulouse became the first European city where crypto can legally be spent on public transport.
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Mar 30, 2025 | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share Several cryptocurrency-related news stories from Russia dominated the first weeks of March. Some indicate the sector’s ongoing development, while others point to weak spots that require more action. Let’s examine them to see if the Kremlin will embrace crypto.
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Mar 29, 2025 | 
crypto.news | Alexey Borovets |Anna Akopian
Share Vitalik Buterin, Ross Ulbricht, and Tucker Carlson are among those urging President Donald Trump to pardon Roger Ver, aka Bitcoin Jesus. Known as Bitcoin Jesus for his early advocacy of Bitcoin, Ver faces up to 109 years in prison on tax charges, including allegations of evading $48 million in taxes. Despite renouncing his U.S. citizenship in 2014 to avoid prosecution, Ver’s legal troubles resurfaced when he was arrested in Spain in 2024.
