On this day in 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper. This week’s $6.3 billion Binance hack is a stark reminder of why that design matters, when funds sit on a centralized exchange, one breach can drain billions. Bitcoin was built so you never have to trust a third party with your money. That is why at Bitcoin House Malaysia, we keep the original document on our walls as a daily reminder to never forget the foundation. Happy 18th anniversary to the paper that started it all.

A few moments from Saturday at Bitcoin House Malaysia 📸 Thank you @FederMarek , @AmityAge and everyone who joined us. See you at the next meetup! 🧡

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Hungary just scrapped one of Europe's harshest Bitcoin laws prison sentences for using unlicensed exchanges are gone, MiCA alignment is in, and platforms like Revolut can return. Meanwhile, Malaysia sits in regulatory limbo. No criminalization, sure but no clarity either. Hungary's U-turn shows what happens when governments realize punitive frameworks don't work: capital flees, innovation stalls, and eventually policy has to catch up to reality. SEA doesn't need to repeat Europe's mistakes. We can leapfrog straight to sensible regulation that protects people without killing opportunity. The question is whether we'll move before or after watching others learn the hard way.

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Hungary Backs Away From Bitcoin And Crypto Criminalization In Regulatory U-Turn

Hungary is reversing its restrictive crypto laws, moving to decriminalize Bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading and eliminating penalties that had dri...

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Saylor took seven minutes to explain "mNAV" at BTC Prague, yet nobody could follow. Meanwhile, Strategy sits on a $9 billion unrealized loss because when you don't control the narrative, the market does the talking. Here's the self-custody parallel: if you can't explain in one sentence where your bitcoin actually is, you don't control it. "It's on an exchange" isn't an answer it's a liability wrapped in jargon. Saylor's confusion over metrics? That's what happens when you optimize for everything except the one thing that matters: keys. Your bitcoin doesn't need a multiple. It needs a wallet you control.

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It took Michael Saylor seven minutes to define mNAV

Jack Mallers asked Michael Saylor to explain the true meaning of multiple-to-Net Asset Value and everyone got confused.

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