Deniz Saat

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) recently disclosed its latest allocation of Bitcoin Development Fund grants.  A total of $500,000 has been allocated to 14 projects across the globe. These projects are aimed at enhancing global education, advancing the Lightning Network, fostering decentralized communications, and facilitating access to financial tools

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which oversees more than $1.5 trillion in assets, has announced plans to explore the possibility of diversifying part of its portfolio into Bitcoin, among other assets.  This move is part of a broader strategy to assess a variety of illiquid alternative

MicroStrategy has recently increased its Bitcoin holdings, revealing the acquisition of approximately 9,245 Bitcoin, purchased for about $623 million.  https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1770061111146033385 The Bitcoin was funded by the proceeds from a convertible senior notes offering and surplus cash from the company, with an average purchase price

El Salvador has recently taken significant steps to assert direct control over a large portion of its Bitcoin reserves, a move that commenced on March 14th, 2024, by transferring substantial Bitcoin holdings to cold storage within the nation.  https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1768425845163503738 This transition, which follows the implementation

MicroStrategy has increased its planned offering of convertible senior notes from $500 million to $525 million. The company aims to use the proceeds from this offering to purchase additional Bitcoin, continuing a strategy initiated in 2020. The company has successfully priced the convertible senior notes, which are due in 2031,

In a significant verdict, a London High Court judge announced that Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, who has repeatedly asserted he is the mysterious Bitcoin creator, is not Satoshi Nakamoto.  The judgment followed a legal battle with the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), which aimed to block Wright from taking

Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase and a known Bitcoin skeptic, remains unconvinced of the asset’s merits.  Speaking at the Australian Financial Review business summit in Sydney via video link, Dimon expressed his reservations about the asset amidst broader discussions on topics ranging from upcoming elections to federal

The Switzerland-based Bitcoin application Relai, featuring a self-custody wallet, has partnered with Blockstream and Breez to incorporate the Lightning Network into its service.  This integration is set to impact over 100,000 users in Europe, as reported in a recent announcement. The Lightning Network is designed to enhance the scalability