Galaxy users can now buy bitcoin right from Samsung Wallet, no extra apps needed. The deal even throws in free Coinbase perks and $25 for first-time traders.
🚨 GLOBAL MELT-UP INTENSIFIES 🇯🇵 Japan’s NIKKEI opens up +3.3% as the election of a new Prime Minister implies weaker currency and delayed rate hikes. image
NEW: Signal says it will leave Europe rather than comply with the EU’s proposed mass-surveillance law. The law would force messaging apps to break encryption by installing scanners inside private chats. Signal president Meredith Whittaker said the app will never compromise user privacy to satisfy government demands. image
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CNBC is now doing live Bitcoin chart analysis, calling for a strong Q4. New all-time highs are here and retail is still asleep. We’re going higher.
NEW: Kevin O’Leary warns that Bitcoin mining and AI data centers are locked in a power struggle as U.S. electricity grids face growing shortages. With surging demand from AI, O’Leary says there’s little power left on the grid. Analysts predict AI will outpace Bitcoin mining in energy use by 2030. 🤖⛏️ image
NEW: Arthur Hayes warns that France’s deepening fiscal and banking problems could trigger a Eurozone crisis. In his essay “Bastille Day,” Hayes argues that rising deficits, reliance on foreign lenders, and capital flight signal looming capital controls and a potential return to a weaker national currency. 🇫🇷💶🇪🇺 image
NEW: MARA Holdings produced 736 Bitcoin in September 2025, bringing its total holdings to 52,850 BTC. The company won 218 blocks during the month, despite a rising global hashrate for Bitcoin. ⛏️ image
NEW: 🇪🇺 ECB President Christine Lagarde calls the “democratic process” a “drag” and said “speed is of the essence.” She is expressing frustration that her push for a Digital Euro (CBDC) is being slowed by parliamentary debate and public scrutiny. 🧐
New York's new bill proposes tiered tax levels for bitcoin mining's energy use, but miners running fully on renewables get a pass, with revenue going to families who need help with power bills https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/new-york-bitcoin-mining-tax/