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Bitcoin search interest in the United States is finally climbing back toward its 2021 highs. The move comes even as Bitcoin trades in the mid-$60,000s after topping $126,000 in October 2025. That pairing, attention rising as price slides, is an unfamiliar noise pattern in crypto; the public is walking back toward the window as the […] The post Bitcoin interest hits 5-year high in the United States defying bear market price decline appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Nexo exited the US in 2022, citing regulatory hostility toward the crypto industry from federal and state financial regulators. Nexo is set to relaunch its digital asset services and crypto exchange platform in the US on Monday, more than three years after it left the market following battles with federal and state regulators. Now, citing improved regulatory clarity for digital assets in the US, the rebooted Nexo platform will offer flexible and fixed-term yield programs, a spot cryptocurrency exchange, crypto-backed credit lines and a loyalty program for US users, Nexo head of communications Eleonor Genova told Cointelegraph. The platform’s trading infrastructure will be provided by Bakkt, a US-based digital asset platform focused on serving institutional clients. Genova said: Read more

Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed corporate Bitcoin treasury firm, is accelerating its expansion strategy after completing a $1.4 billion international capital raise. The company announced on Sept. 17 that it had established a US subsidiary, Metaplanet Income Corp., to build new revenue streams beyond its core treasury holdings. According to the firm, the new unit will provide […] The post Metaplanet coming to United States amid $1.4 billion global expansion appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Roger Ver, also known as "Bitcoin Jesus," has repeatedly called the US DOJ tax evasion case against him "politically motivated." Early Bitcoin investor and advocate Roger Ver, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” filed a lawsuit against Spain seeking to block his extradition to the United States, where he faces a tax evasion case. The lawsuit, filed at the European Court of Human Rights, argues that the extradition violates Ver’s human rights, according to Bloomberg Law. United States Department of Justice prosecutors charged Ver with tax fraud in April 2024, alleging that he owed $48 million. Spanish law enforcement authorities arrested Ver shortly after. He posted bail in May and was allowed to leave prison. Read more