OpenClaw Enforces Zero‑Crypto Discord Policy as Steinberger Joins OpenAI, Citing Scam Swarms

OpenClaw’s Peter Steinberger bans all Bitcoin/crypto talk on Discord after spam and threats, as he joins OpenAI and shifts OpenClaw to a foundation. Community debates agents and payments.

Bitdeer Clears BTC Treasury, Plans to Rebuild as It Targets Land for Mining Expansion

Bitdeer sold its last 943.1 BTC, taking holdings to zero. CEO Jihan Wu says the zero balance won’t be permanent as the miner targets land deals and capacity growth.

Saylor Leans Into Convexity: Strategy Adds 592 BTC for $40M, Now Holds 3.4% of Supply

Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 592 bitcoin for $40M, lifting its stash to over 3.4% of the 21M BTC supply, valued near $47.5B. Here’s why that “zero-or-a-million” bet still resonates.

Tariff Jitters Send Bitcoin Below $65K, Erasing $500M in Leverage as Risk Appetite Fades

Bitcoin slipped under $65K in early Asia, wiping out $500M in leverage as tariffs, sticky inflation, and geopolitics drove risk-off. Fed hold odds rose to 96% while gold gained.

Bitcoin slides under $65K as leverage purge follows macro tremors

Bitcoin slipped under $65,000 as roughly $360M in crypto longs were wiped out within an hour, Coinglass data show. Leverage clustering and macro jitters exposed a fragile market structure.

Missouri’s HB 2080 Moves to Committee, Paving the Way for a State Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

Missouri advances HB 2080 to a House committee, proposing a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund and authorizing the state treasurer to receive, invest, and hold bitcoin.

Bitdeer Sells Final 943 BTC, Adopts Zero-Bitcoin Balance Sheet Strategy

Bitdeer offloads its last 943 BTC, becoming the largest public miner by self-mined hashrate with no bitcoin on its books. What a zero-treasury stance signals for miner strategy.

Bitcoin whale deposits surge: Exchange Whale Ratio jumps to 0.64, a high not seen since 2015

CryptoQuant’s exchange whale ratio hit 0.64—the highest since 2015—implying large holders are steering sell flows in a bearish market. Here’s what that means for bitcoin risk.

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs see ~$316M pulled during Presidents’ Day week, extending a five-week outflow run last seen in March 2025

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw about $316M in net outflows during the holiday-shortened Presidents’ Day week, marking five straight weeks of redemptions not seen since March 2025.

ETHDenver zeroes in on Bitcoin’s quantum weak spot: signatures and the migration fight

At ETHDenver, devs argued Bitcoin’s signatures—not hashing—pose the near‑term quantum risk. With 6.9M BTC exposed and Google’s Willow showing scalability, migration politics heat up.