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🇱🇺 Luxembourg finance minister sees Bitcoin future.
#Luxembourg’s finance minister says #Bitcoin could be foundational to future financial systems and payments infrastructure.
#Luxembourg’s finance minister says #Bitcoin could be foundational to future financial systems and payments infrastructure.
January 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
🇱🇺 Luxembourg finance minister sees Bitcoin future.
#Luxembourg’s finance minister says #Bitcoin could be foundational to future financial systems and payments infrastructure.
#Luxembourg’s finance minister says #Bitcoin could be foundational to future financial systems and payments infrastructure.
Crypto Market Structure Bill Could Slip to 2027.
TD Cowen warns that U.S. crypto market structure #legislation may be delayed until 2027, with implementation stretching to 2029. Yogita Khatri highlights political hurdles, including conflict-of-interest rules for senior officials.
TD Cowen warns that U.S. crypto market structure #legislation may be delayed until 2027, with implementation stretching to 2029. Yogita Khatri highlights political hurdles, including conflict-of-interest rules for senior officials.
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Crypto Market Structure Bill Could Slip to 2027.
TD Cowen warns that U.S. crypto market structure #legislation may be delayed until 2027, with implementation stretching to 2029. Yogita Khatri highlights political hurdles, including conflict-of-interest rules for senior officials.
TD Cowen warns that U.S. crypto market structure #legislation may be delayed until 2027, with implementation stretching to 2029. Yogita Khatri highlights political hurdles, including conflict-of-interest rules for senior officials.
California Sets 3-Year Timer on Unclaimed Bitcoin.
#California’s AB 1052 treats dormant #crypto as property. Caroline Kumari reported the state must now store #unclaimed digital assets in native form with a licensed custodian.
#California’s AB 1052 treats dormant #crypto as property. Caroline Kumari reported the state must now store #unclaimed digital assets in native form with a licensed custodian.
January 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM
California Sets 3-Year Timer on Unclaimed Bitcoin.
#California’s AB 1052 treats dormant #crypto as property. Caroline Kumari reported the state must now store #unclaimed digital assets in native form with a licensed custodian.
#California’s AB 1052 treats dormant #crypto as property. Caroline Kumari reported the state must now store #unclaimed digital assets in native form with a licensed custodian.
🧠 Legal Quiz of the week:
🇻🇪 How many #Bitcoins do analysts estimate #Venezuela may secretly hold in “shadow reserves”? 👇
A) ~240 BTC
B) ~60,000 BTC
C) ~300,000 BTC
D) ~600,000 BTC
🇻🇪 How many #Bitcoins do analysts estimate #Venezuela may secretly hold in “shadow reserves”? 👇
A) ~240 BTC
B) ~60,000 BTC
C) ~300,000 BTC
D) ~600,000 BTC
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
🧠 Legal Quiz of the week:
🇻🇪 How many #Bitcoins do analysts estimate #Venezuela may secretly hold in “shadow reserves”? 👇
A) ~240 BTC
B) ~60,000 BTC
C) ~300,000 BTC
D) ~600,000 BTC
🇻🇪 How many #Bitcoins do analysts estimate #Venezuela may secretly hold in “shadow reserves”? 👇
A) ~240 BTC
B) ~60,000 BTC
C) ~300,000 BTC
D) ~600,000 BTC
🇻🇪 International law experts argued U.S. military action against #Venezuela raises unresolved legal questions about executive authority and international law. ⚖️
January 4, 2026 at 11:22 PM
🇻🇪 International law experts argued U.S. military action against #Venezuela raises unresolved legal questions about executive authority and international law. ⚖️
🇮🇷 Iranian officials said accepting #Bitcoin for weapons transactions offers a workaround to sanctions, highlighting how digital assets can bypass traditional financial controls and complicate international enforcement regimes. 🌎
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
🇮🇷 Iranian officials said accepting #Bitcoin for weapons transactions offers a workaround to sanctions, highlighting how digital assets can bypass traditional financial controls and complicate international enforcement regimes. 🌎
⚡️Legal poll of the week:
As governments tighten #crypto rules worldwide, what matters most for #Bitcoin’s future?
🔘 Legal clarity
🔘 Tax fairness
🔘 Self-custody protection
🔘 None
As governments tighten #crypto rules worldwide, what matters most for #Bitcoin’s future?
🔘 Legal clarity
🔘 Tax fairness
🔘 Self-custody protection
🔘 None
January 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
⚡️Legal poll of the week:
As governments tighten #crypto rules worldwide, what matters most for #Bitcoin’s future?
🔘 Legal clarity
🔘 Tax fairness
🔘 Self-custody protection
🔘 None
As governments tighten #crypto rules worldwide, what matters most for #Bitcoin’s future?
🔘 Legal clarity
🔘 Tax fairness
🔘 Self-custody protection
🔘 None
Happy New Year, plebs! 🧡⚡️
Wishing you a 2026 filled with more sats, more self-custody, and fewer reasons to ever touch fiat again.
May your hash be strong, your keys be yours, and your conviction unshakeable.
Another year closer to hyperbitcoinization. 🚀🧡
#Bitcoin #BitcoinOnly #HODL
Wishing you a 2026 filled with more sats, more self-custody, and fewer reasons to ever touch fiat again.
May your hash be strong, your keys be yours, and your conviction unshakeable.
Another year closer to hyperbitcoinization. 🚀🧡
#Bitcoin #BitcoinOnly #HODL
December 31, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Happy New Year, plebs! 🧡⚡️
Wishing you a 2026 filled with more sats, more self-custody, and fewer reasons to ever touch fiat again.
May your hash be strong, your keys be yours, and your conviction unshakeable.
Another year closer to hyperbitcoinization. 🚀🧡
#Bitcoin #BitcoinOnly #HODL
Wishing you a 2026 filled with more sats, more self-custody, and fewer reasons to ever touch fiat again.
May your hash be strong, your keys be yours, and your conviction unshakeable.
Another year closer to hyperbitcoinization. 🚀🧡
#Bitcoin #BitcoinOnly #HODL
🧵 Thread of the week - CARF is coming, and it’s about to change how governments see Bitcoin 👇
December 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🧵 Thread of the week - CARF is coming, and it’s about to change how governments see Bitcoin 👇
🇺🇸 The #SEC has filed charges against seven entities accused of running a $14M #crypto investment scam that targeted retail users through social-media ads and WhatsApp groups. Victims were guided to deposit funds into fake trading platforms, with “AI-generated” advice used to build trust.
December 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
🧠 Legal Quiz of the week:
In 2025, which country’s central bank announced it would consider holding up to 5% of its reserves in #Bitcoin and ran a pilot purchase? 🤔💸
A) Czech Republic 🇨🇿
B) Poland 🇵🇱
C) Hungary 🇭🇺
D) Slovakia 🇸🇰
In 2025, which country’s central bank announced it would consider holding up to 5% of its reserves in #Bitcoin and ran a pilot purchase? 🤔💸
A) Czech Republic 🇨🇿
B) Poland 🇵🇱
C) Hungary 🇭🇺
D) Slovakia 🇸🇰
December 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🧠 Legal Quiz of the week:
In 2025, which country’s central bank announced it would consider holding up to 5% of its reserves in #Bitcoin and ran a pilot purchase? 🤔💸
A) Czech Republic 🇨🇿
B) Poland 🇵🇱
C) Hungary 🇭🇺
D) Slovakia 🇸🇰
In 2025, which country’s central bank announced it would consider holding up to 5% of its reserves in #Bitcoin and ran a pilot purchase? 🤔💸
A) Czech Republic 🇨🇿
B) Poland 🇵🇱
C) Hungary 🇭🇺
D) Slovakia 🇸🇰
🌎 267 #crypto M&A deals were completed in 2025, totaling $8.6 billion, a fourfold increase vs. 2024, driven by #regulatory shifts and institutional confidence.
December 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
🌎 267 #crypto M&A deals were completed in 2025, totaling $8.6 billion, a fourfold increase vs. 2024, driven by #regulatory shifts and institutional confidence.
🟠 #Chainalysis analysts say 2025 proved regulation is shifting from drafting to implementation, exposing frictions in MiCA, stablecoin rules, #tokenization pilots, and AML systems. They think 2026 will focus less on “what rules exist” and more on “who can comply at scale”.
December 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🟠 #Chainalysis analysts say 2025 proved regulation is shifting from drafting to implementation, exposing frictions in MiCA, stablecoin rules, #tokenization pilots, and AML systems. They think 2026 will focus less on “what rules exist” and more on “who can comply at scale”.