Share this article
The Productization of Bitcoin Maximalism
NLW discusses the rise in bitcoin only businesses and “blockchain not crypto” in China vs. “digital assets not blockchain” in US financial firms.
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 11:50 a.m. Published Dec 17, 2019, 8:26 p.m.
More crypto businesses are transitioning to or choosing to focus exclusively on bitcoin only from the beginning, in some ways representing a productization of bitcoin maximalism.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters
Trouble with the embedded player? Download the MP3 directly.
Topics Discussed:
In China, however, the government is cracking down fiercly on resurgent crypto businesses that have taking President Xi’s positive comments about blockchain as an excuse to operate more openly.
Interestingly, the attitude of many US financial firms seems to be shifting from a version of “blockchain not crypto” to “digital assets not blockchain” as they begin to adapt to demand from customers.
- The UK’s oldest exchange plans to delist ethereum as many new businesses launch “bitcoin only.”
1/ We often get asked if we will support cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin at https://t.co/UxEdK8OD4J (@RiverFinancial). As we explain in our knowledge base article here, we will not. Thread below for more thoughts:https://t.co/728Rsp0OvO
— Alexander Leishman 🇺🇸 (@Leishman) December 11, 2019
More For You
What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
Lebih untuk Anda
Bitcoin treasury firm KindlyMD puts share buyback program in place
The continued plunge in NAKA's share price has left the company valued at a steep decline to the value of its bitcoin holdings.
Yang perlu diketahui:
- KindlyMD (NAKA), the bitcoin treasury company put together this year, has been authorized by its board for share purchases.
- NAKA's price has crashed more than 95% from its highs of a few months ago.
- Shares are higher by 9.5% in early trading on Thursday.
Top Stories
