Block Inc., led by Jack Dorsey, has expanded its Bitcoin treasury following a fresh acquisition in the second quarter of 2025. According to the company’s latest 10-Q filing, Block purchased 108 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 8,692 BTC, now valued at over $1 billion based on current market prices. The filing confirms that Dorsey’s cryptic post “108” referred to this latest purchase, which continues the company’s steady accumulation strategy. Block has maintained a long-term Bitcoin-first approach, integrating BTC into both its treasury operations and product ecosystem. The Q2 disclosure reinforces Block’s position as one of the largest corporate holders of Bitcoin, underscoring its belief in Bitcoin’s role in the future of digital payments and financial systems.

Breaking: President Donald J. Trump has signed an executive order creating the Genesis Mission, a national AI initiative widely compared to a “Manhattan Project for AI.” The program directs the Department of Energy to unite federal supercomputers, national labs, scientific datasets, universities, and tech companies to accelerate breakthroughs across energy, biotechnology, materials science, and quantum research. The order describes the mission as a historic effort “comparable in urgency and ambition to the Manhattan Project.” The Genesis platform will develop large-scale scientific AI models, automate experiments, and speed up discovery. Funding details remain unclear, but the initiative signals one of the largest U.S. science mobilizations in decades.

In a significant policy shift, U.S. leaders are signaling interest in reducing reliance on federal income taxes and expanding tariff-based revenue. The proposal suggests that import duties could become a major source of government funding, aiming to protect domestic industries while simplifying the tax burden on citizens. Analysts note that the transition would mark one of the biggest structural changes in America’s fiscal system in decades, with potential impacts on consumer prices, trade relations, and global markets. The plan is still under review, and officials say detailed frameworks will be released in the coming months.

Texas has become the first U.S. state to purchase Bitcoin for its treasury — on November 20, 2025, the state used public funds to buy $5 million worth of shares in iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), a regulated Bitcoin ETF, at approximately $87,000 per coin. This move follows the passage of the law establishing the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve — under Senate Bill 21 — which was signed into law earlier in 2025, allowing the state to hold cryptocurrency as part of its long-term reserve assets. The decision marks a new chapter in public-sector finance in the United States: by adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet, Texas signals growing institutional and governmental acceptance of cryptocurrencies as reserve assets — a shift that could influence other states to consider similar moves.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, recently sold about US $2.25 million worth of Bitcoin, which he says he originally bought “years ago” at around US $6,000 per coin and sold at roughly US $90,000. He isn’t exiting crypto — rather, he’s converting the gains into two surgery centres and a billboard-advertising business, expecting them to generate around US $27,500 per month (tax-free) by February 2026. Despite the sale, Kiyosaki says he remains strongly bullish on Bitcoin and intends to use the new cash flow to buy more of it in the future.

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