Google research explores using Elements sidechain to manage quantum-vulnerable Bitcoin and cites Blockstream’s Liquid as a leading quantum-ready effort.

📰 https://btctimes.com/google-research-highlights-elements-sidechain-approach-and-cites-blockstreams-liquid-as-leading-quantum-ready-effort/

📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/2044414603807891926

🟢 Tether launches tether.wallet, a self-custodial wallet supporting Bitcoin, USD₮, and gold with gasless transfers and human-readable addresses.

📰 https://btctimes.com/tether-introduces-self-custodial-wallet-to-expand-direct-access-to-digital-assets/

📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/2044427901324365861

SAYLOR: 🟠 Strategy has generated ₿17,585 of BTC Gain in the first two weeks of April, worth ~$1.3 billion. BTC Gain is the closest analog to Net Income on the Bitcoin Standard.

Source: https://x.com/saylor/status/2044423581203833280?s=20

NEW: 🟠 Bitcoin is now officially over halfway to the next halving 👀

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2044474955513901067?s=20

BREAKING: 🟠 $12 trillion Charles Schwab to launch direct Bitcoin trading — CNBC 🚀

Source: https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/2044776589527855377

JUST IN: 🟠 Steak 'n Shake says it is announcing "exciting news" at the world's largest Bitcoin conference in less than 2 weeks 👀

"Our same-store sales have risen dramatically ever since we launched Bitcoin payments" 🚀

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2044792206293110963?s=20

This is why we Bitcoin.

BREAKING: 🇬🇧 UK 10-Year GILT is BREAKING

The UK just issued £15 billion of debt in a single day.

The largest gilt issuance in British history.

At the highest yield since 2008.

Source: https://x.com/SimplyBitcoin/status/2044795873176006682?s=20

NEW: 🇺🇸 Tennessee Senate "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act" now scheduled for a hearing next Tuesday 👀

Source: https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/2044816132616474915

BITCOIN: 🟠 BITWISE Bitcoin ETP in Europe has officially hit $100 million in assets.

Source: https://x.com/bitcoinarchive/status/2044830687144854002

LATEST: 🟠 $BTC funding rates have hit their most negative levels since 2023, per Glassnode.

Historically, deeply negative funding rates have coincided with local bottoms, including March 2020, mid-2021 and the FTX collapse in 2022.

Source: https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2044750558787928455?s=20

ICYMI: 🇺🇸 Morgan Stanley rings the closing bell at the NYSE to celebrate the launch of $MSBT, the first spot Bitcoin ETF issued by a major U.S. bank.

Source: https://x.com/SimplyBitcoin/status/2044910953041383778?s=20

Bitcoin moves fast. Stay informed with us!

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JUST IN: 🟠 Michael Saylor's Strategy is now back in profit as Bitcoin pumps over $77,000 🚀

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2045144246349443577?s=20

FYI: 🇺🇸 Representative Sheri Biggs just filed a purchase of up to $250,000 of Bitcoin, $BTC.

This is one of the largest Bitcoin purchases we have ever seen by an active member of Congress.

Source: https://x.com/QuiverQuant/status/2045130283956027862?s=20

A viral clip on X shows Marques Brownlee’s locked iPhone charged $10K.

In legacy finance, they pull funds from you.
With Bitcoin, you push funds.

The ability to pull funds puts you at risk.

📰 https://btctimes.com/viral-payment-exploit-renews-focus-on-bitcoin-as-alternative-to-contactless-system-risks/

📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/2045192940092330402

HISTORY: 🟠 On this day 13 years ago, Adam Back introduced himself on the BitcoinTalk form website. Adam was one of the few cryptographers cited in the original Bitcoin whitepaper for his concept of using mathematical proof-of-work to stop spam emails.

Source: https://x.com/DocumentingBTC/status/2045188447271293012?s=20