Bitcoin Magazine Botanix Launches Federated Sidechain with 16 Members  Botanix Labs has launched Botanix, a federated sidechain built on Bitcoin that has a 16-node founding federation that includes XBTO, Fireblocks, Antpool, UTXO Management, and other entities (full list below). The federation ensures that no single entity — including Botanix Labs — controls the network. Botanix […]

Bitcoin Magazine Matador Technologies Raises C$1.64M To Invest in Their Bitcoin Reserve Matador Technologies Inc. (TSXV: MATA, OTCQB: MATAF), a Bitcoin-focused tech company, announced that it has closed the second tranche of its non-brokered private placement, raising C$1,644,300 through the issuance of 2,652,097 units at a price of $0.62 per unit, with the proceeds going […]

Bitcoin Magazine Support The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) To Protect Noncustodial Services With a lot of regulatory talk centered around The GENIUS Act and The CLARITY Act (the market structure bill) right now, it’s important that Bitcoin enthusiasts also pay attention to and support The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) — H.R. 1747. The […]

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Layer 2: The Key To Scaling Bitcoin Bitcoin, and for that matter all blockchains, do not scale. It is a fundamental limitation of blockchain based systems that they are incapable of facilitating transactional use at a truly global scale without completely sacrificing the decentralization and verifiability that make them valuable in the […]

Bitcoin Magazine JPMorgan to Offer Clients Financing Against Bitcoin & Crypto ETFs JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to allow its trading and wealth-management clients to use cryptocurrency-linked assets, including spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as collateral for loans, according to Bloomberg. JPMorgan Plans to Offer Clients Financing Against Crypto ETFs pic.twitter.com/QpausRiHxM — matthew sigel, recovering […]

Bitcoin Magazine BTCPay Server: The Backbone of Bitcoin Commerce, 2025 The genesis story of BTCPay Server is without a doubt one of the most iconic moments in Bitcoin history. A single developer, feeling betrayed by Bitpay, a bitcoin payments processing giant and its attempt at co-opting Bitcoin, declared economic war on the company in a […]

Bitcoin Magazine Semler Scientific Acquires 185 Bitcoin, Increasing Total Holdings to 4,449 BTC Today, Semler Scientific announced it has increased its Bitcoin holdings. The company acquired 185 Bitcoin between May 23 and June 3 for $20 million with an average purchase price of $107,974 per Bitcoin, using proceeds from its at-the-market (ATM) offering program. JUST […]

Bitcoin Magazine Moscow Exchange Launches Bitcoin Futures For Qualified Investors The Moscow Exchange, Russia’s largest exchange group, announced the launch of Bitcoin futures contracts on June 4th, 2025. The new derivatives will allow qualified investors in Russia to gain exposure to bitcoin prices without directly owning it. The bitcoin futures contracts are cash-settled in Russian […]

Bitcoin Magazine Adam Back Invests SEK 21 Million to H100 Group Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Today, H100 Group AB announced it has entered a SEK 21 million convertible loan from an investment agreement with Adam Back, with the option to expand his investment to SEK 277 million through a five-tranche convertible loan deal. The proceeds will […]

Bitcoin Magazine MARA Announces Over $100 Million in Bitcoin Mined in May 2025 Today, MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA) reported a record high month of bitcoin production in May 2025, mining 950 BTC worth over $100 million at the time of writing. A 35% increase from April and the highest monthly output since the April […]