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• Bhutan goes for gold, announces sovereign-backed RWA token
  The Himalayan Kingdom mines Bitcoin, holds digital asset reserves, and has embraced blockchain technology to modernize its financial system. Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), a special administrative zone of Bhutan, announced on Wednesday that it is launching a sovereign gold-backed digital token called TER. The physical gold deposits will be custodied by DK Bank, a digital asset […]
• Texas grid is heating up again, this time from AI, not Bitcoin miners
  ERCOT reported a record surge in large-load requests, with AI data centers surpassing Bitcoin miners and reshaping Texas’s grid planning and reliability outlook. Texas is rapidly emerging as an epicenter of artificial intelligence-driven energy demand, with an unprecedented surge in large-load power requests, a wave now dominated by AI data centers rather than Bitcoin miners.The […]
• US SEC's Crenshaw takes aim at crypto in final weeks at the agency
  Caroline Crenshaw, the financial agency’s sole remaining Democratic commissioner, is expected to depart in January, 18 months after her official term ended. SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, expected to leave the agency in less than a month, used one of her final public speaking engagements to address the regulator’s response to digital assets.Speaking at a Brookings […]
• Belarus blocks ByBit, Bitget, OKX as Russia clamps down on crypto gray area
  Belarus blocked major crypto exchange domains the same day Russia signaled it may ease regulated crypto access requirements while clamping down on the gray market. The Belarusian Ministry of Information has blocked access to crypto exchanges Bybit, OKX, Bitget, Gate, Bingx and Weex, it said on Thursday.According to a government announcement, the ministry has restricted […]
• Prediction markets bet Bitcoin won’t reach $100K before year’s end
  Bitcoin bull market optimism has suffered since the Oct. 10 crash, as chances of a short-term BTC price rally above $100,000 appeared to be fading. Bitcoin (BTC) could remain pinned below $100,000 for the remainder of 2025 as the market weakened following the US Fed rate cut decision on Wednesday.Key takeaways:BTC price has only a […]
• Bitcoin treasuries stall in Q4, but largest holders keep stacking sats
  Bitcoin treasury adoption slowed during the fourth quarter, but the largest firms continued to accumulate BTC, with public companies now holding over 4.7% of the total Bitcoin supply. Bitcoin treasury adoption slowed sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, even as the biggest corporate holders continued to quietly add to their stacks while smaller players […]
• Trust Wallet taps Revolut for crypto purchases in Europe
  Trust Wallet’s “zero-fee” crypto purchases through Revolut arrive weeks after the fintech unicorn hit a $75 billion valuation in a private share sale. Update (Dec. 11, 2025, 5:00 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add a statement by Trust Wallet CEO Eowyn Chen.Trust Wallet, the self-custodial crypto wallet owned by Binance co-founder Changpeng […]