Argentina’s Capital Adopts Crypto For Tax Payments

Buenos Aires has switched on “BA Cripto,” a policy package that lets residents and businesses settle city taxes and administrative fees using cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. Rolled out on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, the program covers municipal levies such as ABL (property tax), Patentes (vehicle tax), and Ingresos Brutos (turnover tax), as well as non-tax procedures […]

Bitcoin Apparent Demand Weakens: Expansion Slows To 30K BTC

Bitcoin is once again under pressure after failing to sustain momentum above the $120,000 mark and now struggling to hold support near $115,000. The recent rejection from the $125,000 level has triggered heightened volatility, with selling pressure weighing on short-term market sentiment. Despite printing new all-time highs last week, BTC has quickly retraced, moving into […]

Looming Bitcoin Security Budget Crisis Is Fake — Expert Buries FUD

Pierre Rochard, VP of Research at Riot Platforms, one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies and CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company says the most persistent narrative about Bitcoin’s long-term security—an alleged “budget shortfall” as block subsidies decline—is built on a category error. In a series of posts on X today, August 15, […]

Bitcoin STH Capitulation Selling Weakens: 16.8K BTC Sent To Exchanges At A Loss

Bitcoin surged to a fresh all-time high of $124,500 yesterday, marking another milestone in its historic 2025 run. However, the celebration was short-lived as the world’s largest cryptocurrency faced immediate selling pressure, pulling prices back and signaling the start of a new phase in market dynamics. The rally, fueled by weeks of strong buying momentum, […]

Bitcoin Tops US Crypto Payments, Stablecoins Rule Asia: Report

A new report from CoinGate has revealed how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies compare in payments usage across the world. USDT Most Used Crypto On CoinGate Overall, Bitcoin Second Cryptocurrency payments processor CoinGate has shared new data breaking down digital asset payments preferences around the world. First, below is a table showing how the composition of […]

Bitcoin Treasury Company Metaplanet Reports Strongest Quarter Ever

Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet has just delivered its strongest quarter ever, with revenue rising by 41% compared to the previous quarter. Metaplanet Has Seen A Sharp Flip In Net Income In a new post on X, Metaplanet has shared the numbers related to its Q2 2024 performance, revealing significant quarter-over-quarter growth in several key metrics. […]

Solana Is More Secure Than Bitcoin, Claims Crypto Fund CIO

Justin Bons, founder and CIO of Amsterdam-based Cyber Capital, ignited a new round of the proof-of-work versus proof-of-stake debate on Wednesday, asserting that Solana’s “economic security” now exceeds Bitcoin’s and trails only Ethereum’s among the largest networks. In a lengthy X post on August 13, Bons published point-in-time calculations that, by his model, put Ethereum […]

Bitcoin Profit-Taking Power Has Shifted: Last Cycle Buyers Now The Drivers

On-chain data shows the recent Bitcoin HODLer profit-taking spree is driven by buyers from the last cycle, unlike the November-December peaks. Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Realized Profit Has Seen A Slowdown This Month In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has talked about the trend in the Realized Profit of the Bitcoin long-term […]