The long-anticipated release introduces more expressive Bitcoin-native smart contract capabilities to layer-2, anchored in Bitcoin’s security model and engineered to avoid the exploits and fragility inherent to other platforms.
Press Release • Bitcoin • Jul 31, 2025
Michael Saylor said on the What Bitcoin Did podcast that Bitcoin’s protocol must stay minimal and stable to avoid inflation and disruption.
B HODL Plc, backed by Blockstream CEO Adam Back, raised £15.3M and listed on the Aquis Growth Market as the UK’s first Bitcoin-focused firm.
Namecheap’s SellerHub completed a $2 million domain sale paid in Bitcoin via BTCPay Server.
Public firms now hold over 1 million Bitcoin, about 5% of supply, driving record demand and new price highs.
