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The fast-food chain is also donating 210 sats from every Bitcoin meal toward open-source Bitcoin development. American fast-food chain Steak ‘n Shake has announced the formation of a new Bitcoin (BTC) treasury, built with Bitcoin made from its restaurants’ sales. “All payments received in Bitcoin will be placed in our [strategic Bitcoin reserve],” said Steak ‘n Shake in a post on X on Friday, which garnered strong support from the Bitcoin community. The company added that for every Bitcoin meal it sells, 210 sats (around $0.23) will be donated to nonprofit OpenSats, which supports contributors to Bitcoin Core and open source Bitcoin development. Read more
Elon Musk expects X Chat to launch within the next few months and promises it won’t sell or share users’ data with advertisers. Tech entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk is set to launch a standalone messaging app called “X Chat” to compete with Telegram and WhatsApp, with a rollout expected within the next few months. “On X, we just rebuilt the entire messaging stack into what’s called ‘X Chat,’” said Musk during The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, which aired on Friday. Musk said he hopes the new messaging app will be released in a “few months,” adding it won’t have any “hooks for advertising” as he pointed to competitors like WhatsApp, which “knows enough about what you’re texting to know what ads to show you,” he said. Read more
Elon Musk expects X Chat to launch within the next few months and promises it won’t sell or share users’ data with advertisers. Tech entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk is set to launch a standalone messaging app called “X Chat” to compete with Telegram and WhatsApp, with a rollout expected within the next few months. “On X, we just rebuilt the entire messaging stack into what’s called ‘X Chat,’” said Musk during The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, which aired on Friday. Musk said he hopes the new messaging app will be released in a “few months,” adding it won’t have any “hooks for advertising” as he pointed to competitors like WhatsApp, which “knows enough about what you’re texting to know what ads to show you,” he said. Read more
Elon Musk expects X Chat to launch within the next few months and promises it won’t sell or share users’ data with advertisers. Tech entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk is set to launch a standalone messaging app called “X Chat” to compete with Telegram and WhatsApp, with a rollout expected within the next few months. “On X, we just rebuilt the entire messaging stack into what’s called ‘X Chat,’” said Musk during The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, which aired on Friday. Musk said he hopes the new messaging app will be released in a “few months,” adding it won’t have any “hooks for advertising” as he pointed to competitors like WhatsApp, which “knows enough about what you’re texting to know what ads to show you,” he said. Read more
Lawmakers opted to study the proposal further following a wave of public concern over plans to loosen local controls on crypto mining in the state. A vote from the Senate Commerce Committee on a bill aimed at deregulating crypto mining in New Hampshire was split on Thursday, after senators reported public feedback on the bill had surged since it was last debated. After being deadlocked twice, once on advancing the bill and again on rejecting it, the committee ultimately voted 4–2 to send the measure for further review in interim study, as first reported by the New Hampshire Bulletin. House Bill 639 would prevent municipalities from creating restrictions on crypto mining, such as rules around electricity use or noise, as well as prohibit state and local authorities from levying taxes unique to digital assets. Read more
Lawmakers opted to study the proposal further following a wave of public concern over plans to loosen local controls on crypto mining in the state. A vote from the Senate Commerce Committee on a bill aimed at deregulating crypto mining in New Hampshire was split on Thursday, after senators reported public feedback on the bill had surged since it was last debated. After being deadlocked twice, once on advancing the bill and again on rejecting it, the committee ultimately voted 4–2 to send the measure for further review in interim study, as first reported by the New Hampshire Bulletin. House Bill 639 would prevent municipalities from creating restrictions on crypto mining, such as rules around electricity use or noise, as well as prohibit state and local authorities from levying taxes unique to digital assets. Read more
Lawmakers opted to study the proposal further following a wave of public concern over plans to loosen local controls on crypto mining in the state. A vote on a Senate Commerce Committee bill aimed at deregulating crypto mining in New Hampshire was split on Thursday, after senators reported that public feedback on the bill had surged since it was last debated. After being deadlocked twice, once on advancing the bill and again on rejecting it, the committee ultimately voted 4–2 to send the measure for further review in an interim study, as first reported by the New Hampshire Bulletin. House Bill 639 would prevent municipalities from creating restrictions on crypto mining, such as rules around electricity use or noise, as well as prohibit state and local authorities from levying taxes unique to digital assets. Read more
The lack of understanding about Bitcoin's economic properties will result in a market dump at the first sign of trouble, Vineet Budki said. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, resulting in a drawdown of up to 70% during the next market downturn, according to Vineet Budki, CEO of venture firm Sigma Capital. There will be a BTC retracement of 65% to 70% in the next two years because traders do not understand the asset they are holding, Budki told Cointelegraph at the Global Blockchain Congress 2025 in Dubai, UAE. He said: Despite this, Budki still forecasts that Bitcoin will reach $1 million or more per coin within the next 10 years and stated that user adoption will grow from a combination of price speculation and, more importantly, real-world BTC use cases. Read more
The lack of understanding about Bitcoin's economic properties will result in a market dump at the first sign of trouble, Vineet Budki said. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, resulting in a drawdown of up to 70% during the next market downturn, according to Vineet Budki, CEO of venture firm Sigma Capital. There will be a BTC retracement of 65% to 70% in the next two years because traders do not understand the asset they are holding, Budki told Cointelegraph at the Global Blockchain Congress 2025 in Dubai, UAE. He said: Despite this, Budki still forecasts that Bitcoin will reach $1 million or more per coin within the next 10 years and stated that user adoption will grow from a combination of price speculation and, more importantly, real-world BTC use cases. Read more
The lack of understanding about Bitcoin's economic properties will result in a market dump at the first sign of trouble, Vineet Budki said. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, resulting in a drawdown of up to 70% during the next market downturn, according to Vineet Budki, CEO of venture firm Sigma Capital. There will be a BTC retracement of 65% to 70% in the next two years because traders do not understand the asset they are holding, Budki told Cointelegraph at the Global Blockchain Congress 2025 in Dubai, UAE. He said: Despite this, Budki still forecasts that Bitcoin will reach $1 million or more per coin within the next 10 years and stated that user adoption will grow from a combination of price speculation and, more importantly, real-world BTC use cases. Read more
Many crypto users online praised the decision but continued to criticize the exchange for freezing the funds in the first place. About three months after a pseudonymous crypto trader reported that the MEXC exchange had frozen about $3 million worth of their holdings, a representative publicly apologized and released the funds. In a Friday X post, MEXC Chief Strategy Officer Cecilia Hsueh said the exchange “f***-ed up” in handling a situation with a crypto user called the White Whale. In July, MEXC froze $3.1 million of the user’s funds, allegedly due to the exchange’s “risk control rules.” “We apologize to [the White Whale], and his money is already released,” said Hsueh. “He can claim it at any time. I messed up in communicating with him. I got emotional, and I shouldn’t have.” Read more
Many crypto users online praised the decision but continued to criticize the exchange for freezing the funds in the first place. About three months after a pseudonymous crypto trader reported that the MEXC exchange had frozen about $3 million worth of their holdings, a representative publicly apologized and released the funds. In a Friday X post, MEXC Chief Strategy Officer Cecilia Hsueh said the exchange “f***-ed up” in handling a situation with a crypto user called the White Whale. In July, MEXC froze $3.1 million of the user’s funds, allegedly due to the exchange’s “risk control rules.” “We apologize to [the White Whale], and his money is already released,” said Hsueh. “He can claim it at any time. I messed up in communicating with him. I got emotional, and I shouldn’t have.” Read more
Many crypto users online praised the decision but continued to criticize the exchange for freezing the funds in the first place. About three months after a pseudonymous crypto trader reported that the MEXC exchange had frozen about $3 million worth of their holdings, a representative publicly apologized and released the funds. In a Friday X post, MEXC Chief Strategy Officer Cecilia Hsueh said the exchange “fucked up” in handling a situation with a crypto user called the White Whale. In July, MEXC froze $3.1 million of the user’s funds, allegedly due to the exchange’s “risk control rules.” “We apologize to [the White Whale], and his money is already released,” said Hsueh. “He can claim it at any time. I messed up in communicating with him. I got emotional, and I shouldn’t have.” Read more
Borderless Capital’s Amit Mehra said quantum computing remains years away from threatening Bitcoin, though rapid advances could make post-quantum security urgent. Although still in its “infancy,” quantum computing could pose a threat to Bitcoin and other proof-of-work algorithms in the near future, according to Amit Mehra, a partner at venture capital firm Borderless Capital. When asked what trends Borderless Capital was following, Mehra, speaking to Cointelegraph at Global Blockchain Congress Dubai 2025, said the company was “diving deep into quantum compute” and looking at how companies are developing quantum resistance technology. Mehra said quantum computing will take until the end of the decade to develop. Still, he said, people tend to underestimate the rapid evolution of technology: Read more
Borderless Capital’s Amit Mehra said quantum computing remains years away from threatening Bitcoin, though rapid advances could make post-quantum security urgent. Although still in its “infancy,” quantum computing could pose a threat to Bitcoin and other proof-of-work algorithms in the near future, according to Amit Mehra, a partner at venture capital firm Borderless Capital. When asked what trends Borderless Capital was following, Mehra, speaking to Cointelegraph at Global Blockchain Congress Dubai 2025, said the company was “diving deep into quantum compute” and looking at how companies are developing quantum resistance technology. Mehra said quantum computing will take until the end of the decade to develop. Still, he said, people tend to underestimate the rapid evolution of technology: Read more
Borderless Capital’s Amit Mehra said quantum computing remains years away from threatening Bitcoin, though rapid advances could make post-quantum security urgent. Although still in its “infancy,” quantum computing could pose a threat to Bitcoin and other proof-of-work algorithms in the near future, according to Amit Mehra, a partner at venture capital firm Borderless Capital. When asked what trends Borderless Capital was following, Mehra, speaking to Cointelegraph at Global Blockchain Congress Dubai 2025, said the company was “diving deep into quantum compute” and looking at how companies are developing quantum resistance technology. Mehra said quantum computing will take until the end of the decade to develop. Still, he said, people tend to underestimate the rapid evolution of technology: Read more
Bitcoin bulls defended the $107,000 level, but the net outflows from the spot Bitcoin ETFs increase the risk of a breakdown in the near term. Key points: For the first time in seven years, Bitcoin is at risk of ending October in the red. Several altcoins have dropped to their crucial support levels, indicating selling on rallies. Read more
Bitcoin bulls defended the $107,000 level, but the net outflows from the spot Bitcoin ETFs increase the risk of a breakdown in the near term. Key points: For the first time in seven years, Bitcoin is at risk of ending October in the red. Several altcoins have dropped to their crucial support levels, indicating selling on rallies. Read more
Bitcoin bulls defended the $107,000 level, but the net outflows from the spot Bitcoin ETFs increase the risk of a breakdown in the near term. Key points: For the first time in seven years, Bitcoin is at risk of ending October in the red. Several altcoins have dropped to their crucial support levels, indicating selling on rallies. Read more
Citi and Western Union lead Wall Street’s stablecoin charge as Bitcoin miners and lenders shake up the post-halving crypto landscape. The race to develop stablecoin infrastructure is heating up across Wall Street and corporate America. Citigroup is moving ahead with plans to expand its stablecoin payment capabilities, amid growing speculation that major financial institutions are exploring stablecoin initiatives following the passage of the US GENIUS Act — comprehensive legislation expected to take effect in early 2027. The momentum extends beyond banks. Western Union announced plans to build a stablecoin payment network on Solana, underscoring how traditional payment providers are embracing blockchain for faster and cheaper cross-border transactions. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin (BTC) mining landscape is becoming increasingly competitive, with smaller operators rapidly closing the gap on industry leaders. And in digital lending, Ledn reported more than $1 billion in Bitcoin-backed loan originations this year — evi...5759 items