Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy Bitcoin Bet Tops $4B in Profit The company was the owner of 190,000 bitcoin as of the end of January. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/02/15/michael-saylors-microstrategy-bitcoin-bet-tops-4b-in-profit/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Protocol Village: QuickNode Adds Support for ZkSync Hyperchains The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 15-21. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/02/17/protocol-latest-tech-news-crypto-blockchain/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

First Mover Americas: Crypto Remains Resilient as Japan, UK Slip Into Recession The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/02/15/first-mover-americas-crypto-remains-resilient-as-japan-uk-slip-into-recession/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto Money Laundering Dropped 30% Last Year, Chainalysis Says Illicit addresses sent $22.2 billion in cryptocurrency to services in 2023, a decrease from $31.5 billion in 2022, and centralized exchanges remain the primary destination. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/02/15/crypto-money-laundering-dropped-30-last-year-chainalysis-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Michael Saylor Believes Demand for Bitcoin Products Is 10x the Supply MicroStrategy co-founder and executive chairman says his company is re-branding as a bitcoin development company during CNBC interview. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/02/13/michael-saylor-believes-demand-for-bitcoin-products-is-10x-the-supply/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns of Crypto Risks U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to tell Congress that the crypto industry poses several potential hazards to the financial system, including the dangers of stablecoins, runs on crypto plat... https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/02/05/treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-warns-of-crypto-risks/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Time to End Craig Wright’s Harassment Campaign Against Bitcoin Devs Craig Wright has repeatedly litigated anyone questioning his claim to be Satoshi, harming numerous people in crypto in the process. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance aims to put a stop to this as its ca... https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/01/31/time-to-end-craig-wrights-harassment-campaign-against-bitcoin-devs/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The New York Times Still Doesn’t Get Bitcoin https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/01/19/the-new-york-times-still-doesnt-get-bitcoin/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Ben Franklin's Laser Eyes Suggest a Tough – and Quirky – Battle for Bitcoin ETFs Franklin Templeton, the $1.5 trillion asset manager, gave its famous logo a glowing, crypto-y tweak after the SEC approved bitcoin ETFs, possibly girding for a tough battle with BlackRock and other Wa... https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/01/11/ben-franklins-laser-eyes-suggest-a-tough-battle-for-bitcoin-etfs/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Argentina's Milei Proposes Incentives for Declaring Domestic, Foreign Crypto Holdings in Draft Bill Crypto is captured in an asset-regularization regime included in a wide-ranging bill that's facing mounting backlash from citizens. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/12/28/argentinas-milei-proposes-incentives-for-declaring-domestic-foreign-crypto-holdings-in-draft-bill/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines