NEW: 🇮🇷 The head of Iran’s central bank, Mohammad Reza Farzin, resigned Monday as protests broke out in Tehran following a sharp collapse in the national currency 📉

Iran’s rial hit a record low of 1.42 million per U.S. dollar on Sunday.

Bitcoin solves this.

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/2006063162315907345?s=20

BULLISH: 🟠 Long-term holders turn net accumulators, easing a major Bitcoin headwind and ending, for now, the largest sell pressure event from this cohort since 2019.

Source: https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/2006002866507690243?s=20

MICHAEL SAYLOR: 🟠 "By the time the bankers tell you it's a good idea, it'll cost $10 million per Bitcoin."

"It's at a 99% discount right now" 🏷️

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/2006351783115829741?s=20

ICMYI: 🟠 JUST IN: Cantor Fitzgerald just said live on CNBC, "There's nothing out there that could force Strategy $MSTR to sell their Bitcoin." 🔥

Source: https://x.com/BTCtreasuries/status/2005994849619829221?s=20

BULLISH: 🟠 Bitcoin mining difficulty every New Year's Eve:

2009: 1
2010: 14,500
2011: 1,160,000
2012: 2,980,000
2013: 1,180,000,000
2014: 40,600,000,000
2015: 93,400,000,000
2016: 318,000,000,000
2017: 1,870,000,000,000
2018: 5,100,000,000,000
2019: 13,000,000,000,000
2020: 18,600,000,000,000
2021: 24,300,000,000,000
2022: 35,400,000,000,000
2023: 72,000,000,000,000
2024: 110,000,000,000,000
2025: 148,000,000,000,000

It's 148 trillion times harder to mine a bitcoin block today than it was on NYE 2009.

Happy New Year 🎆

Source: https://x.com/JavierHermosa21/status/2006386174492115087?s=20

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Senator Cynthia Lummis says proposed Bitcoin legislation will allow "major banks to offer digital asset custody & payments under proper supervision." 👀

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2006407350035317189?s=20

"I think the whole narrative around OG selling is just part of some coordinated campaign to suppress the price."

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BREAKING: 🟠 Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino confirms Tether has acquired 8,888.8888888 BTC in Q4 2025 💪

Source: https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/2006484145011306766?s=20

Bitcoin Price on New Years Day 🎉

2026: $87,850
2025: $93,958
2024: $43,188
2023: $17,377
2022: $46,985
2021: $29,172
2020: $7,197
2019: $3,694
2018: $13,417
2017: $980
2016: $433
2015: $316
2014: $745
2013: $13
2012: $5
2011: $0.30

Source: https://x.com/bitcoinarchive/status/2006707872747474979

NEW: 🇷🇺 Russia's Ministry of Justice has proposed a draft law that would criminalize unregistered Bitcoin mining. Penalties include fines of up to 2.5M rubles (~$31K) and up to five years in prison for large-scale violations.

Source: https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2006749504901697590

JUST IN: 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan officially legalizes Bitcoin and crypto mining and exchanges - The Washington Post

Source: https://x.com/bitcoinarchive/status/2006771926966943803

NEW: 🟠 Bitcoin held on public (and known private) corporate balance sheets continues to make all time highs.

Corporations now hold nearly 7% of all BTC.

Source: https://x.com/lopp/status/2006778445569925189?s=46&t=7ReTj1A2bqazOEzGlCKqHg

⚡️ B HODL launched a Bitcoin-backed loan framework to grow its treasury to 158.211 BTC, with early support from Adam Back.

📰 https://btctimes.com/b-hodl-launches-bitcoin-backed-loan-framework-to-increase-treasury-holdings/

📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/2007066811661980150

📈 Tether bought 8,888 Bitcoin worth about $780M on New Year’s Eve, raising disclosed Bitcoin holdings to over 96,000 BTC.

📰 https://btctimes.com/tether-increases-bitcoin-holdings-with-8-888-bitcoin-purchase/

📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/2007071003835281878

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FUN FACT: 🟠 There were 0 Bitcoin obituaries published in 2025.

RIP Bitcoin Obituaries!

Source: https://x.com/lopp/status/2007071251916005652

JUST IN: 🟠 Saylor's STRATEGY raises STRC dividend by 25 bps to 11% 💥

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/2007075783144005681?s=20

BREAKING: 🇪🇺 Wallet of Satoshi is forced to block custodial service in the entire EU❗️

Affected countries include:
🇩🇪 Germany
🇮🇹 Italy
🇫🇷 France
🇪🇸 Spain
🇵🇱 Polan
🇳🇱 Netherlands

Users report needing VPN connections to UK, Serbia and many non-EU countries to access the service.

Source: https://x.com/LightningNewsX/status/2007054622989701336?s=20