NEW: 🇷🇺 Russia's Ministry of Justice has proposed a draft law that would criminalize unregistered Bitcoin mining. Penalties include fines of up to 2.5M rubles (~$31K) and up to five years in prison for large-scale violations.

Source: https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2006749504901697590

JUST IN: 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan officially legalizes Bitcoin and crypto mining and exchanges - The Washington Post

Source: https://x.com/bitcoinarchive/status/2006771926966943803

NEW: 🟠 Bitcoin held on public (and known private) corporate balance sheets continues to make all time highs.

Corporations now hold nearly 7% of all BTC.

Source: https://x.com/lopp/status/2006778445569925189?s=46&t=7ReTj1A2bqazOEzGlCKqHg

⚡️ B HODL launched a Bitcoin-backed loan framework to grow its treasury to 158.211 BTC, with early support from Adam Back.

📰 https://btctimes.com/b-hodl-launches-bitcoin-backed-loan-framework-to-increase-treasury-holdings/

📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/2007066811661980150

📈 Tether bought 8,888 Bitcoin worth about $780M on New Year’s Eve, raising disclosed Bitcoin holdings to over 96,000 BTC.

📰 https://btctimes.com/tether-increases-bitcoin-holdings-with-8-888-bitcoin-purchase/

📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/2007071003835281878

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FUN FACT: 🟠 There were 0 Bitcoin obituaries published in 2025.

RIP Bitcoin Obituaries!

Source: https://x.com/lopp/status/2007071251916005652

JUST IN: 🟠 Saylor's STRATEGY raises STRC dividend by 25 bps to 11% 💥

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/2007075783144005681?s=20

BREAKING: 🇪🇺 Wallet of Satoshi is forced to block custodial service in the entire EU❗️

Affected countries include:
🇩🇪 Germany
🇮🇹 Italy
🇫🇷 France
🇪🇸 Spain
🇵🇱 Polan
🇳🇱 Netherlands

Users report needing VPN connections to UK, Serbia and many non-EU countries to access the service.

Source: https://x.com/LightningNewsX/status/2007054622989701336?s=20

NEW: 🟠 After dropping for most of 2025, the Lightning Network's total capacity quietly surged to an all-time high of 5,805 BTC ⚡️

Source: https://x.com/lopp/status/2007112144676938132

BULLISH: 🟠 There's now a 58% chance that Bitcoin will outperform gold in 2026, according to Polymarket 👀

Source: https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/2007180350779544009

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Anti-bitcoin SEC Commissioner Crenshaw officially leaves the SEC 🤔

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/2007201189021020347?s=20

NEW: 🇳🇴 CEO of $1.9 T Norwegian sov wealth fund gets bitcoin masterclass by Jack Dorsey:

Jack: "I don't believe Bitcoin [...] is just a store of value.

It's a necessary part of the path and I think the next big one is remittance"

Source: https://x.com/LightningNewsX/status/2006769134626132096?s=20

FYI: 🇺🇸 The dollar has now lost 97% of its purchasing power since 1913.

Bitcoin solves this.

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2007215573672017996?s=20

JACK MALLERS: 🟠 "Thinking you're late to Bitcoin is a failure of ego. Bitcoin is an ego test."

Source: https://x.com/SimplyBitcoin/status/2007181915653320784?s=20

NEW: 🟠 Strategy shares has posted its first six-month losing streak since adopting a bitcoin strategy in 2020 📉

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/2007126992395837583?s=20

The most cyberpunk video you will see today. This portable container of Bitcoin mining computers are plugged into an oil well somewhere in the North Dakota wilderness. It makes a profit by using the extra methane gas that is usually wasted and burned.

Source: https://x.com/DocumentingBTC/status/2007053423339053220?s=20

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Michael Saylor hints at another Bitcoin buy

"Orange or Green?"

Source: https://x.com/bitcoinarchive/status/2007811419891249504?s=46&t=7ReTj1A2bqazOEzGlCKqHg