Utah’s Bitcoin reserve bill heads to second Senate reading

Market intelligence firm Santiment has identified three key metrics suggesting a potential bullish move for Bitcoin BTC/USD. What Happened: The analytics platform highlights that the average returns of wallets, the dormancy period of coins, and Bitcoin’s supply on exchanges all indicate a possible upward swing for the leading cryptocurrency by market cap. Santiment notes that historically, accumulating BTC when wallets’ average…

The price of Bitcoin looked set to reclaim $100,000 on Friday, rallying on the back of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to drop the lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase. However, the premier cryptocurrency failed to capitalize on this momentum shift following the $1.4 billion exploit of the ByBit exchange. With the…

Utah is making significant progress on its Bitcoin reserve bill, which recently passed through the Senate Committee and is now moving toward a final vote. If passed, the bill would allow Utah to hold Bitcoin as part of its state reserves, diversifying assets while exposing the state to Bitcoin’s price volatility, risks, and potential gains….

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor has suggested that the U.S. could purchase 20% of the Bitcoin supply “for free,” and that owning 4 to 6 million BTC would “pay off the entire national debt.” Appearing at the annual CPAC conference, Saylor spoke in favor of a strategic Bitcoin reserve, arguing that “the dollar would strengthen” if…

IATSE Local 728, a 3,000-member chapter of The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, has made history by purchasing its first Bitcoin investment, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This initiative, approved by an overwhelming majority of…