🪙 Swiss brand Franck Muller has released a limited edition watch dedicated to Solana - FRANCK MULLER 41MM SOLANA LIMITED EDITION.

Only 1,111 pieces. Cost: 20,000 Swiss francs. (1 Swiss franc ~ $1.22).

☠️ A crypto investor has been arrested in New York on charges of kidnapping and torturing an Italian citizen to extort access to his Bitcoin wallet.

The victim was held in a townhouse, beaten, tortured with a stun gun and threatened with death. After handing over the password, the victim escaped and contacted the police.

What is Cryptocurrency Insurance?

Cryptocurrency insurance is a type of coverage that protects investors and cryptocurrency holders from theft, hacking, and other unforeseen events that could result in the loss of their digital assets.

It provides peace of mind by reimbursing the insured party for any losses incurred due to cyberattacks, exchange hacks, or other security breaches.

Compared to traditional insurance, cryptocurrency insurance offers greater transparency, faster settlement times, and enhanced security through the use of blockchain technology and decentralized governance.

🟠Mining BTC with a Tesla Cybertruck demonstrated by the Gemini exchange at a bitcoin conference in Las Vegas.

How's that sound, Elon Musk? 8️⃣

🇦🇷Circle has frozen nearly $58,000,000 in USDC on Solana wallets linked to the Libra token team

The decision was made by a New York court amid a scandal involving Argentine President Javier Miley.

🔝 A $1,000 investment in bitcoin 5 years ago would have given you 12 Xs

Compared to BTC, top indices and gold perform more modestly

👀 Ross Ulbricht, founder of the famous darknet marketplace Silk Road, has received an anonymous donation of 300 BTC ($31,400,000) - the funds arrived at his official address.

Ulbricht is again thinking about opening his own marketplace - the reason for this was his desire to put his personal items up for auction. However, eBay ignored his bid and left it unanswered.

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🇺🇸 Elon Musk is now flinging shit back at Trump, calling him 'ungrateful' and stating that he would've lost the election without Musk's support

Market has gone on hold, spot trading on exchanges has fallen to its lowest level since October 2020 - CryptoQuant.

Coins are barely traded and onchain is not moving. That puts less pressure on the price, but demand is also weak.

On June 8, 2023, Gensler called cryptocurrencies a “1920s market” full of scammers and Ponzi schemes.

Two years later, the cryptocurrency market has grown from $1.1T to ~$3.4T.

Germany missed out on $3B by selling Bitcoin too early

The German government offloaded a large BTC stash at ~$54K in mid-2024.

Institutions are buying up BTC

🔹 31% of all Bitcoin is currently owned by institutions such as public and private companies, ETFs, governments and exchanges.

🔹 Exchanges lead with 3.02 million BTC, followed by ETFs (1.34 million), public companies such as MSTR with 765.3k BTC and governments with 528.7k BTC.

💸 Coinbase is launching a credit card that allows users to earn up to 4% cashback in bitcoins on every purchase

The Coinbase One card will return up to 4% in bitcoins on cardholder purchases. The credit card, launched this fall in partnership with American Express, will be available exclusively to Coinbase One customers in the United States.

The subscription service offers, among other things, zero merchant fees and higher staking rewards.

💰 Michael Saylor: 450 BTC per day is too little to curb demand

🖤The head of MicroStrategy Michael Saylor believes that the current volume of BTC mining (about 450 coins per day) is not able to cover the demand from institutions.

🖤 According to him, when large capital starts to enter the market, the supply shortage will lead to a price increase.

🇫🇷 A cryptoblogger was kidnapped in France - but released when they found out he was destitute

🖤 Four men beat up a 26-year-old cryptoblogger and forced him into a stolen car, demanding a €50,000 ransom in crypto. However, after checking his wallet and finding no funds, they let him go the very next day.

🖤 The victim has about 40,000 followers. Police say he was not seriously injured. The investigation is ongoing.

🪙 A fact from the past: in 2011, a cryptan mined 1 BTC a day right from his bedroom

Back then it cost $800 to mine one bitcoin, today it's about $65,000.