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.

Tether posted $4.9 billion in Q2 profit, issued $20 billion in USD₮ YTD, and now holds over $127 billion in U.S. Treasuries.

Simplicity smart contracts activated after full functionary approval.

H100 Group raised its Bitcoin holdings to 685.1 Bitcoin as part of its treasury strategy, backed by Blockstream’s Adam Back.

Strategy used $2.52 billion from its IPO to buy 21,021 Bitcoin, raising its total holdings to 628,791 Bitcoin.

Twenty One Capital is set to receive 5,800 Bitcoin from Tether, raising its total to over 43,500 and becoming the third-largest corporate holder.

H100 Group raised $11 million to support its Bitcoin strategy and healthcare research and development, backed by Blockstream’s Adam Back.

PayPal now lets U.S. merchants accept Bitcoin and 100+ cryptocurrencies, converting them to dollars via PYUSD.