Deniz Saat

In a recent report, the Biden administration highlighted their concerns for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, claiming that certain elements of the ecosystem for digital assets are problematic for consumers, the financial system, and the environment. The Council of Economic Advisers’ annual publication, “Economic Report of the President,” explains the president’s

The Texas State House of Representatives has been presented with a bill that would completely protect and embrace the Bitcoin economy. House Concurrent Resolution 89, sponsored by Rep. Cody Harris (R), and co-authored by Natalie Smolenski and Jason Brett of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, argues that the Chinese government’s

Fidelity Digital Assets now offers Bitcoin trading to Fidelity Investments customers. The public can now access the Fidelity Crypto platform, which first launched with a waitlist in November 2022. Customers can purchase and trade Bitcoin, but will not be able to transfer funds to a wallet where they have control

Eight companies have been chosen by In Wolf’s Clothing (Wolf), the first Lightning-focused startup accelerator, to be part of the initiative’s first cohort Wolfpack 1. More than 100 applications from teams representing 36 countries were submitted to the program. The goal of Wolf’s accelerator program is to

The “CUBO+” six-month educational program has just been announced by El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office. The program aims to produce Bitcoin and Lightning developers through the Salvadoran university system. According to the Office, a small group (around 25) students chosen from El Salvador’s top university will participate in the

The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the U.S. Treasury all declared on Sunday that they will take “decisive actions” to boost public trust in the nation’s banking sector. The FDIC and Federal Reserve came to this decision after recommending that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)

The holding company for Silvergate Bank, Silvergate Capital Corporation, has announced the voluntary liquidation of the bank and the immediate winding down of the firm’s operations. The press release states that Silvergate believes the wisest course of action is a voluntary liquidation of the Bank and an orderly winding

The Mining Development Kit is a new project that provides developers access to Bitcoin mining projects targeted at integrating Bitcoin mining into various novel use cases, according to a new blog post from Jack Dorsey’s Block. The blog explains how the company has begun creating its own application-specific integrated