Canada's ruling Liberal Party has announced that Mark Carney has been elected as its new leader. Carney will replace current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister and form a new cabinet. Previously, Mark Carney retweeted Musk's tweet about bitcoin payments in 2021 and expressed his support, "We need a new payment system that is resilient, high-performing, and carbon-free."
Altvest Capital Ltd. said it will become the first listed company in Africa to adopt bitcoin as a major treasury reserve asset, a strategy that follows Michael Saylor's strategy in which shares have soared more than 2,400 percent since it began buying bitcoin. Altvest CEO Warren Wheatley said in an interview that the company bought one bitcoin and has applied to regulators to raise about 200 million rand ($10 million) by selling shares to increase its treasury reserves. He added that no final de...
Nasdaq-listed company Semler Scientific, which adopts bitcoin reserve strategy, announced its financial performance report for 2024, in which it disclosed that it held 2,298 BTC as of December 31, 2024, and the BTC yield was 107%; then it added 894 BTC at the end of last year to February 14 this year. As of now, the total holdings of bitcoin have reached 3,192 BTC, and the total purchase amount is 280.40 million US dollars.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol union, a nonprofit group that supports highway patrol officers, dispatchers and civilian support workers, is exploring bitcoin adoption and plans to add it to its balance sheet. The association has adopted the "Get Off Zero" program of labor certification. It is understood that some bitcoin funds may be kept in their own custody. If the project goes well, it may be the first time that the American Law Enforcement Association has adopted bitcoin.
Li Qiang chaired an executive meeting of the State Council to consider and approve the 2025 Action Plan for Stabilizing Foreign Investment.
The Bitcoin Archive said on the X platform that Senator Menendez, who opposed the adoption of bitcoin in El Salvador, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for accepting gold and cash bribes.
On January 23rd, ethereum.org official website announced the adoption of the Shape Up development cycle model, that is, a 6-week development period plus a 2-week cooling period. In the first cycle (to the end of February), the official website will introduce a number of improvements, including making an interactive Ethereum roadmap more suitable for beginners, adding audio capabilities to important pages, implementing native Web3 features such as wallet connectivity, creating a central dashboard...
Chris Burniske, a partner at Placeholder, said in a post on X that individual and institutional investors are re-entering the cryptocurrency space, as evidenced by the adoption of stablecoins, the realization of bitcoin value, and the capital formation of meme coins, but it is still in its early stages. He pointed out that while many industry veterans are exhausted by the social dynamics of social media, it is still recommended to stay committed to your ideals and help those who are passionate a...
On January 21, the official website of DOGE, the US government's Department of Efficiency, was launched, using Dogecoin as the avatar.
According to Melaniameme's official website, MELANIA tokens use a significantly different token economy model from TRUMP. The token distribution scheme is: 35% team share, 20% treasury, 20% community, 15% public offering, and 10% liquidity. In terms of unlocking mechanism, MELANIA team shares only need to be locked for 30 days, while TRUMP needs to be locked for 3 years. MELANIA team shares will be unlocked for the first time on the 30th day (3% of the total supply), and then the remaining share...
According to a recent report by BlackRock, bitcoin adoption has outpaced the transformative technologies of the past, including the internet and mobile phones. The report highlights that since its launch in 2009, Bitcoin has rapidly evolved from a niche innovation to a globally recognized asset, attributing this evolution to demographic trends, economic changes, and the ongoing digital transformation of finance. With X.