On November 3, 2025, it seems that the U.S. Marshall Service, at the direction of the Department of Justice, used Coinbase Prime to liquidate the bitcoin that the Samourai developers forfeited as part of their plea deal, likely violating President Trump’s mandate to keep such bitcoin in the United States Strategy Bitcoin Reserve.
Many on the political left still see Bitcoin as a capitalist symbol — nothing more than a tool for speculators. But that framing misses the deeper story now unfolding across the world: Bitcoin as a lifeline for people living under financial repression and political censorship.
A new bill proposed in the New York State Senate would impose heightened taxes on certain bitcoin mining companies, disincentivizing these companies from operating in the state.
Chairman Atkins has stated that he plans to bring securities markets on-chain but still hasn’t provided insight into whether or not wallets used to trade these assets will require legal identification.
Bitcoin think tanks, policy specialists, and social hubs unite to launch the “Satoshi Needs You!” campaign, which aims to catalyze everyday Bitcoiners to contact their elected officials to protect their right to transact peer-to-peer as well as the developers who create the technology that enables such transactions.
Paystand CEO and co-founder Jeremy Almond speaks to the power of Bitcoin circular economies at an event associated with the United Nations (UN) General Assembly week.
I disagree with Bitcoin and crypto industry leaders like Michael Saylor and Brian Armstrong, who are proposing building a new debt system on top of bitcoin, which was built to be a definancializing force.
The U.S. Federal Reserve has cut rates 25 bps as we head into what has historically been a bullish period for bitcoin’s price, potentially adding fiat fuel to a bull run which could end in a historic crash.
Speaker Johnson looks to maintain a “symbiotic” relationship between the Bitcoin and crypto industry and the Republican-led House, while advocacy groups such as the Bitcoin Voter PAC are committed to protecting the Republican majority in the House come midterms.
Protestors in Nepal recently showed the world the power of censorship-resistant digital communications technology — the type of technology they should continue using as they rebuild.