Panama City may be the next Latin American city to adopt bitcoin, after El Salvador. Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi has got the bitcoin world excited after hinting that the city might have a bitcoin reserve. The speculation started on May 16 when Mizrachi posted a simple but powerful message on X: Two words. That’s […]
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American Bitcoin, a bitcoin mining company backed by President Donald Trump’s sons, is going public in a new merger deal with Gryphon Digital Mining. Investors and political observers are taking notice as it presents a mixture of Bitcoin, Wall Street and the Trump brand. This reverse merger allows for American Bitcoin Corporation to become a
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Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has officially surpassed El Salvador in bitcoin holdings after its biggest-ever single purchase of the scarce digital asset. On May 12, 2025, the company announced it had bought 1,241 Bitcoin (BTC) for approximately $123.8 million, or ¥18.4 billion. The average price per coin was about $102,111, marking the firm’s largest purchase
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance will deliver a keynote at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas on May 28. He is the first sitting Vice President in U.S. history to publicly support Bitcoin at a major event. The Bitcoin Conference on X The announcement comes as the countdown begins to the three-day conference at
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Oregon has officially signed Senate Bill 167 (SB 167) into law, making digital assets, including bitcoin, legal collateral in financial transactions. Governor Tina Kotek signed the bill on May 7, updating Oregon’s Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) to allow the use of digital assets like bitcoin as collateral in secured lending. It adds Article 12, which
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New Hampshire is now the first state in the U.S. to allow its treasury to invest in bitcoin. Governor Kelly Ayotte signed House Bill 302 (HB 302) into law. This is a big step towards mainstreaming bitcoin into public finance. Rep. Keith Ammon on X The bill allows the New Hampshire State Treasurer to invest
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Arizona Bill SB 1025, which passed both chambers of the Arizona legislature, and was sponsored by State Senator Wendy Rogers (R), was vetoed on May 2, 2025, by Governor Katie Hobbs (D). Bitcoin advocate Rogers has previously introduced legal tender legislation in Arizona via Senate Bill 1341. The effort faced too many legal challenges initially
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Bitcoin is back in the headlines as its dominance has reached a 4-year high, and everyone is talking about the future of altcoins and the direction of the market. As of early May, bitcoin’s dominance (the percentage of the total market it represents) is at 64.98% its highest since January 2021. Bitcoin dominance hits 4-year
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Roswell, New Mexico, made history once again this week by becoming the first city in the world to document the acceptance of a bitcoin donation. A physical receipt signifying the city’s acceptance of the gift was ceremonially signed Tuesday by Roswell Mayor Pro Tem Juliana Halvorson. Halvorson signed the receipt for the bitcoin donation at
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MicroStrategy, the giant corporate bitcoin holder that is now called “Strategy”, is expanding its already huge bitcoin purchasing plan. It announced plans to raise $84 billion over the next 2 years — all to buy even more bitcoin. The new plan is called the “42/42 Capital Plan” and will raise $42 billion from stock sales
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