Spot Bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) officially launched in Hong Kong as its stock market opened. The long-awaited approval marks the beginning of a new era for the Bitcoin industry in the region.  After Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission approved three Spot Bitcoin ETF applications earlier this

Today, coinciding with the fourth Bitcoin halving, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) unveiled the Finney Freedom Prize. This award honors Hal Finney, a pioneer in promoting Bitcoin from its inception. https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1781381967210229867 The Finney Freedom Prize will be awarded each Bitcoin halving era to those who

According to Infobae, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is allegedly insisting on modifications to El Salvador's pro-Bitcoin legislation, which is complicating the nation's efforts to obtain a $1.4 billion credit line. In 2021, El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender under President Nayib Bukele'

Metaplanet, a company specializing in Web3 infrastructure, experienced a nearly 90% surge in its stock value on the Tokyo Stock Exchange within two days.  The jump in price occurred after the company announced a collaborative investment of $6.56 million in Bitcoin, involving partners such as Sora Ventures and Mark

El Salvador became the first nation to declare Bitcoin as legal tender and to integrate a Bitcoin strategy into its national treasury, resulting in an accumulation of over $400 million in Bitcoin holdings. Under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele, legislation was enacted in 2021 to legitimize Bitcoin as legal

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

Nigeria is attempting to stabilize its rapidly declining national currency, the naira, by restricting access to prominent cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a report by the Financial Times.  This step is part of the Nigerian government's efforts to combat cryptocurrency speculation as the naira hits record lows. Late on