A 🇺🇸 US Senator is proposing to authorize private citizens as 🏴☠️ pirates to combat the cartels.
The Sovereign Individual thesis is coming to life in real time.
Petrobras, one of the world’s top oil companies, will use excess natural gas from oil extraction to power Bitcoin mining, cutting energy waste, reducing methane emissions, and generating new revenue.
https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/brazilian-petrobras-bitcoin-mining/
JUST IN: Arizona is the first state to pass a bill out of committee to create a ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.’
Co-sponsored by Wendy Rogers and Jeff Weninger, the bill now heads to the state Senate floor for a vote.
JUST IN: Cboe BZX Exchange files amended rules to allow in-kind redemptions and creations for the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF.
This follows Nasdaq’s similar filing for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, signaling progress in spot Bitcoin ETF mechanics.
René Aust, a member of 🇩🇪 Germany’s AfD party and the 🇪🇺 European Parliament, delivers a speech advocating for Bitcoin, emphasizing its role in protecting citizens from state manipulation.
The pivot is driven by the overlap between bitcoin mining and AI workloads. Both are power-hungry and Bitcoin miners already have the infrastructure to support AI and HPC.
https://bitcoinnews.com/mining/bitcoin-mining-ai-hpc/
The 🇫🇷 French Senate has approved the 2025 budget, which includes an “unproductive wealth” tax targeting assets like Bitcoin.
The tax would apply annually to unrealized gains on cryptocurrencies.
The proposal now awaits a vote in the National Assembly.
