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I like Bitcoin, psychology, games, and whatever I find interesting at the moment


ruya: The First Islamic Bank to Offer Direct BTC Purchases

14 May 2025 1 minute read 0 comments B-21

United Arab Emirates based Islamic bank, ruya, launches Shari'ah compliant cyrptocurrency investment services thoughts its mobile app.  The announcement came last Thursday as the bank partners with Fuze, a licensed and well-established leader in the...

Heritage Distilling: Spirits and Bitcoin

2 May 2025 2 minute read 0 comments B-21

Washington-based craft spirits producer, Heritage Distilling Company (NASDAQ: CASK) is accepting Bitcoin as payment and hold it as a treasury asset.  This move puts the distillery as the first publicly traded spirits company to integrate bitcoin into...

Roswell, New Mexico Establishes a Bitcoin Reserve

30 Apr 2025 1 minute read 0 comments B-21

Roswell, New Mexico has become the first US city to have a Bitcoin strategic reserve.  The city has reportedly received its first donation of 3.05 million satoshis (.0305 BTC, $2,906 at time) as part of establishing its reserve.  According to the acc...

The Fed and the End of Chokepoint: Are the Banks Turning Orange?

27 Apr 2025 1 minute read 0 comments B-21

On Thursday the Federal Reserve issued a statement that it will be ending chokepoint practices by no longer making it an obligation for member banks to provide advanced notice of crypto and stable coin related ventures.  Instead, it will monitor enga...

European Squash Federation Adds Bitcoin to Balance Sheet

26 Apr 2025 1 minute read 0 comments B-21

The European Squash Federation (ESF) has become first major sports federation in Europe to adopt Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset.  Not only is the ESF starting to follow in the footsteps of other leading global institutions (Strategy, GameStop)...

The New Hampshire House of Representatives Approves Legislation for State Bitcoin Reserve

11 Apr 2025 1 minute read 0 comments B-21

Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives approved a bill that would establish a state Bitcoin reserve.  The bill would permit the stat'es treasury to invest in both precious metals and digital assets.  Keith Ammon, New Hampshire Representati...

The Restoration of Syria and its Potential Adoption of Bitcoin

6 Apr 2025 1 minute read 0 comments B-21

Post-Assad Syria, which is now controlled by a terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is in the midst of rebuilding an economy from the fallout of 14 years of war and crippling sanctions.  The Syrian pound's value has been inflated 3x and...

Thailand to Launch Bitcoin Pilot Payment Program and ETFs within the Country

29 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments B-21

Since 2024, Thai investors can get indirect exposure to Bitcoin through a fund-of-funds ETF (ONE Bitcoin ETF) by One Asset Management, launched.  This fund invests in overseas Bitcoin ETFs (i.e. BlackRock's IBIT, Fidelity's FBTC), but is not allowed...

Chile Considers a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

26 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments B-21

Chile looks like it could be another player in Bitcoin game theory by creating its own Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.  Chilean deputy, Gael Yeomans has proposed forming a "Bitcoin bench" in the Chilean Congress, which would focus on promoting Bitcoin res...

Pakistan's Bitcoin Adoption

24 Mar 2025 1 minute read 0 comments B-21

Pakistan is in the works of legalizing Bitcoin and crypto as well as implementing a regulatory framework in order to attract foreign investment and increase adoption.  On Friday March 22, The Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) held a meeting under the cha...