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Craig Wright, who has been claiming for years that he created Bitcoin, isn't the person he says he is, according to a British judge Thursday – the ruling became a sensational topic on X (formerly Twitter) throughout the day.

MicroStrategy continues to pursue its Bitcoin buy strategy as the company announced another plan to purchase more of the cryptocurrency by offering $500 million in convertible senior notes.

Core Scientific has bounced back from its bankruptcy in late 2022 due to the slump in Bitcoin prices to mine Bitcoin worth around $1.4 billion in 2023.

President Nayib Bukele has been a Bitcoin bull for years and continued believing in the cryptocurrency's potential even when prices were in the lows late in 2022.

MicroStrategy didn't even allow BlackRock's IBIT to enjoy at least two days of glory at the top among companies known to have the largest Bitcoin holdings as it announced that it now has 205,000 Bitcoin holdings.

The former president expressed a more positive view toward Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, saying he has had "fun" with the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency.

Bill Ackman signaled that he may consider purchasing Bitcoin – his interest has since drawn comments from Bitcoin bulls such as Michael Saylor and Stacks co-creator Muneeb Ali.

BlackRock's IBIT now has some 4,000 more Bitcoin than MicroStrategy's holdings of the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency.

Arkham Intelligence on Thursday claimed to have identified the digital wallets of Tesla and SpaceX, supposedly revealing the tech behemoths' collective billion-dollar Bitcoin holdings.

Bitcoin has come a striking distance away from its November 2021 all-time high, and there is much anticipation as the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency is due for a halving event next month.

Michael Saylor sees the "resistance" of banks dropping during Bitcoin's 10-decade "gold rush era" as the banking industry's largest clients begin demanding BTC custodial services.

Morgan Stanley, which became the first major U.S. bank to offer clients access to Bitcoin funds, is now reportedly considering spot Bitcoin ETFs to be added to its brokerage platform.

The U.S. government, on the day Bitcoin hit $60,000 for the first time in over two years, transferred more than $900 million worth of Bitcoin it seized from the Bitfinex exploit in 2016, blockchain intelligence data revealed.

MicroStrategy has acquired around 3,000 more Bitcoin during a 10-day period, bringing its total BTC holdings to approximately 193,000 Bitcoin.

A unit of the U.S. Energy Department said earlier this month that it was looking to conduct a "mandatory survey" to determine how much energy Bitcoin miners use in their activities.

Despite the SEC's recent approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETF's the European Central Bank is unconvinced that Bitcoin has lived up to its promises.

Bitcoin has been linked to transactions associated with suspected human trafficking and child exploitation activities, a new analysis by the U.S. Treasury Department revealed.

MicroStrategy's rebranding move into a "Bitcoin development company" is "natural" for a firm that now has an enterprise value largely related to its Bitcoin strategy, Michael Saylor said.

BlackRock's Rick Rieder hinted that the world's largest asset manager may amass more Bitcoin in the future, depending on the public's attitudes toward the cryptocurrency.

MicroStrategy has acquired hundreds more in Bitcoin last month, bringing its total BTC holdings to 190,000.

The nine Bitcoin ETFs collectively achieved a combined volume of $994.1 million, nearly doubling the flow observed in GBTC at $570 million.

Bitcoin demonstrated resilience by establishing stability within the $39,000 to $40,000 range and showcased its bullish strength Friday when it saw a notable surge, closing at the $42,000 mark.

Charles Schwab's position may soon change, as it could be currently evaluating the strategic advantage of entering the market as a second mover in a space where many competitors raced to be the first, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas said.

"The need for federal legislation over cash market digital assets has never been more critical, and I will continue my call for action," the CFTC chair said.

When Vanguard made the decision to exclude the new Bitcoin ETFs from its extensive trading platform, the hashtag #BoycottVanguard quickly gained traction on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). However, instead of yielding to the pressure, Vanguard reaffirmed its stance and remained resolute in its decision.

This impressive surge in inflows further cemented BlackRock's position as a trailblazer in the Bitcoin ETF sector.

Since transitioning to trade as a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on January 11, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has experienced an outflow of approximately $4.8 billion from its holdings.

Tesla Inc.'s fourth-quarter report noticeably omitted any mention of Bitcoin-related activities, underlining the company's continued ownership of its significant Bitcoin holdings, totaling 9,720 BTC.

GBTC has been recording massive outflows since it officially traded as a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).