For years, Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) has been one of the few Democratic politicians in the U.S. government who’s been a vocal proponent of Bitcoin, but now he says that more Democratic elected officials as well as prominent voices in the party are coming to support his stance. On March 11, 2025, Rep. Ro Khanna […]
Bitcoin Depot has booked roughly $3 billion in transactions since its inception in 2016. What to know: Bitcoin (BTC) may have surged above the $100,000 mark last year, but not all bitcoin-centric businesses benefitted from the price action. Bitcoin Depot (BTM), a firm that specializes in selling bitcoin ATMs, has seen a revenue loss from […]
Certain Democrats have made the case that the U.S. federal government should follow New York State’s lead when it comes to Bitcoin and crypto regulation. This is a terrible idea. On Friday, Maryland Delegate Adrian Boafo (D) and New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel (D) sent a joint letter to Democratic Congressional leaders urging them to pass comprehensive […]
The company used proceeds from the sale of common stock for this latest purchase. What to know: Michael Saylor-led Stategy (MSTR) brought its bitcoin stake above 500,000 tokens with additional purchases made last week. The company purchased 6,911 bitcoin for $584.1 million, or an average cost of $84,529 per token, according to a filing Monday morning. That […]
Even private sector digital currencies come with built-in surveillance, leaving financial freedom an open question. If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. A congressional hearing on digital currencies rarely makes headlines. Yet, this week’s debate over stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) revealed more than technical disagreements; it exposed deeper anxiety about […]
The FAIR Act, legislation designed to protect people from civil asset forfeiture, would be a safeguard for Bitcoiners’ coins. A few weeks ago, we briefly touched on how civil asset forfeiture may apply to Bitcoin, a process in which the Government may seize citizen’s assets without accusing a person of a crime. With the US Government […]
International Man: Since its inception in 2009, the US government has been largely hostile toward Bitcoin—but that changed dramatically with Trump’s victory in the 2024 election. For the first time, the leader of the world’s most powerful nation is openly pro-Bitcoin. What’s your take on this remarkable shift? Doug Casey: Maybe Trump was brought around to appreciating […]
The walls are closing in on your financial freedom—but not in the way most Americans believe. While the debate rages over the future threat of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), a far more insidious reality has already taken hold: our existing financial system already functions as a digital control grid, monitoring transactions, restricting choices, and […]
The Dubai Land Department’s initiative aims to expand access and transparency for property investments using blockchain rails. What to know: The Dubai Land Department (DLD), a government agency for the real estate industry, said it started a real estate tokenization pilot program, claiming to be the first property registration authority in the Middle East to […]
I’m starting to understand that many pro-Bitcoin congressmen and congresswomen aren’t even aware of prosecutions against developers, let’s fix that. It has recently come to my attention that multiple U.S. Congressmen who have taken very public pro-Bitcoin stances are not even aware of the currently unfolding prosecution of Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill. This […]