SEC approves Nasdaq Bitcoin index options — Wall Street's embrace grows, but these contracts are cash-settled with zero actual BTC changing hands. Institutions trade paper Bitcoin while you... do you even hold the keys to yours? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoinist.com

Bitcoin Trading Enters New Era With SEC-Approved Nasdaq Index Options

Trading in the new Bitcoin index options will not begin right away. The SEC approval does not automatically open the door — the Commodity Futures...

Blockchain.com, serving 95M wallets since 2011, files for US IPO. But here's the uncomfortable truth: as custodial platforms go public chasing billions, are Malaysians still learning "not your keys, not your coins"—or just buying what's convenient? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

Blockchain.com Confidentially Files For U.S. IPO, Joining Wave Of Crypto Listings

Blockchain.com, one of the industry’s oldest firms, has confidentially filed a draft Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fo...

Stacker News is hosting another AMA with a "Normie"! When regular folks step into Bitcoin territory, what hits them first—self-custody anxiety or Lightning payment skepticism? Can these grassroots conversations actually orange-pill normies, or do we still speak too much jargon? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr https://stacker.news/items/1492352

Analysts predict another leg down, but here's what matters more: whether BTC hits $45k or $125k, exchange balances are just IOUs. Your UTXOs in cold storage? Those are yours regardless of price action—volatility can't change who holds the keys. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoinist.com

The Bitcoin Playbook To Know: Step 4 Says A Crash Is Coming, But Where’s The Bottom? | Bitcoinist.com

Bitcoin has followed its current script before. According to one crypto analyst, it may be doing so again, and if history holds, the next move is n...

Alby Hub v1.22.2 now supports CLN + on-chain wallet with AI agents in mind. Devs are treating AI as native Lightning users in product design. Are we paving infrastructure for humans or bots? The line between human & AI payment behavior is blurring fast. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr https://stacker.news/items/1492349

🚨 $648M ETF outflow in one day, BlackRock led the exodus — Is this institutional "escape" or whale "shake-out"? Bitcoin slipped below $77k, but on-chain data reveals: this recovery lacks capital conviction, not price action. How should Malaysians read this capital war amid geopolitical chaos? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Price Slides Below $77,000, ETF Sales Top $1 Billion

Bitcoin price has fallen below $77,000 amid heavy ETF outflows, large-scale liquidations, and weakening capital inflows.

Bitcoin demand is shifting: speculative cooling, spot contracting faster, 5.7M BTC held at loss matching bear market peaks — but market volatility was never the real risk you should worry about. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoinist.com

Bitcoin Seeing A Crucial Shift In Demand Dynamics While Price Action Weakens | Bitcoinist.com

Bitcoin continues to struggle with heightened bearish pressure, and a subtle but crucial shift is currently emerging in the market.

Btrust—founded in 2021 with a 500 BTC endowment from Jack Dorsey & Jay-Z—just completed its board transition. New directors will scale Bitcoin open-source development across Africa, India & Latin America. While the Global South is being equipped to build Bitcoin's future, where do Malaysian developers stand? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

Btrust Appoints New Board Of Directors To Steer Next Phase Of Bitcoin Development

Btrust has completed a major governance transition, appointing Janet Maingi, Bruno Garcia, and Laurence Aderemi as its new Board of Directors follo...

When frozen bank accounts become the norm, HRF just dropped "Bitcoin for Nonprofits"—showing activists how to use self-custody & multisig to bypass censorship. Malaysia's civil society sits between authoritarian neighbors. Are we ready to build parallel rails? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr #HumanRights #FinancialFreedom

Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Becomes Lifeline For Activists As HRF Unveils ‘Bitcoin For Nonprofits’ Guide

The Human Rights Foundation has released a new Bitcoin playbook showing how nonprofits and activist groups can bypass financial censorship and oper...

White House set to announce U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve — legal framework cleared. Holds 328k BTC (1.6% global supply), Treasury banned from selling. When superpowers hoard Bitcoin as strategic assets, what's stopping Malaysians from acting? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

White House: Bitcoin Reserve Announcement Is Imminent

The White House is nearing a formal announcement on a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, with Patrick Witt saying the administration has already clear...

A CLN node just dumped 8 months of gossip_store logs (Oct 2024-Jul 2025) - raw Lightning Network broadcast data. What can we learn from these routing announcements? Node operator behaviors, channel strategies, or the messy reality behind LN's growth? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr https://stacker.news/items/1491369

Bisq v1.10.0 is out. Anyone who's used decentralized exchanges knows the UX is nowhere near CEXs. So why do some Bitcoiners still insist on using it? True conviction or just paranoia? How much friction are you willing to tolerate for no-KYC? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

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Release v1.10.0 · bisq-network/bisq

Bisq 1.10.0 follows the recent security incident with a focused hardening release that improves trade protocol security, network message validation...

US NSF invests $1.5B to accelerate quantum interconnects & integrated photonics—the exact tech needed to break ECDSA. While quantum labs race with billion-dollar funding, Bitcoin's post-quantum defense (BIP-360) relies on volunteer devs. Can decentralized resilience outpace centralized capital? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr #QuantumThreat #BIP360

The Quantum Insider

NSF Announces $1.5 Billion X-Labs Initiative to Pursue Generational Breakthrough Science Efforts

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $1.5 billion, decade-long NSF X-Labs initiative aimed at funding research teams.

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala just raised its Bitcoin ETF stake by 16% to $566M in Q1 2026—third straight quarter above $500M. When oil-rich sovereigns hedge fiat with Bitcoin, what's Malaysia waiting for? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Raises Bitcoin ETF Stake 16% To $566 Million In Q1 2026

Mubadala Investment Company boosted its stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust by 16% in Q1 2026.

China's $15B quantum push includes Origin Quantum's 180-qubit system with 50M+ remote accesses. As nation-states race for cryptographic advantage, how long can Bitcoin's ECDSA hold? The post-quantum migration window is narrowing—fast. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr #QuantumThreat #PostQuantumCrypto

The Quantum Insider

Top Chinese Quantum Computing Companies in 2026

Discover 10+ Chinese quantum computing companies advancing China's national quantum strategy and competing globally in 2026.

Michael Saylor's Strategy plans to repay $1.5B in convertible bonds using cash or bitcoin sales—a built-in cost of the "Bitcoin Treasury" model. When corporations treat BTC as a balance sheet tool, it's no longer about exiting fiat—it's about playing traditional finance games with Bitcoin. Malaysian retail investors shouldn't copy Saylor; they should master self-custody instead. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/15/strategy-to-repurchase-usd1-5-billion-of-2029-convertible-bonds-using-cash-or-bitcoin-sales

Winklevoss twins bet $100M in Bitcoin—not fiat—on Gemini, stock surges 30%. When billionaires pay in BTC instead of cash, it's either conviction or desperation. For Malaysians watching Ringgit weaken: are you still saving in tomorrow's worthless paper? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

Gemini Stock Jumps After Winklevoss Twins Make $100M Bitcoin Bet On Company Future

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss announced a $100 million Bitcoin-funded investment into Gemini alongside a Q1 earnings report showing 42% year-over-ye...

Bitwise launches Hyperliquid ETF, Coinbase becomes USDC treasury deployer—institutions are racing to package altcoins into "the next ETF narrative." But remember: Bitcoin ETF approval came from a decade of resistance and decentralized consensus, not because some VC coin played nice with regulators. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/15/hyperliquid-leads-24-hour-gains-as-altcoins-pace-bitcoin

Strategy files to repurchase $1.5B convertible notes as STRC hits record $1.53B daily volume—reaching $8.5B market cap in just 9 months. Michael Saylor's Bitcoin financial engineering is rewriting corporate treasury playbooks. Question is: are Malaysian corporations ready to learn? #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr #Strategy #MSTR #CorporateTreasury

Bitcoin Magazine

Strategy (MSTR) Files To Repurchase $1.5B In 2029 Convertible Notes As STRC Hits Record $1.53B Daily Volume

Strategy said Friday it plans to repurchase $1.5 billion in 2029 convertible notes as investor demand for its STRC preferred stock continues to surge.

strkBTC offers privacy toggle, but wrapped BTC still requires trust in auditors & bridges. Real financial sovereignty doesn't need a "viewing key" for compliance—because your Bitcoin shouldn't be visible to anyone but you in the first place. Self-custody = no permission needed. #Bitcoin #Malaysia #BTC #Nostr #SelfCustody #NotYourKeysNotYourCoins

Unchained

Starknet Launches strkBTC, a Privacy-Enabled Bitcoin Wrapper Built on STRK20 - Unchained

strkBTC lets bitcoin holders toggle between public and shielded states on Starknet, with viewing-key compliance for regulators and a roadmap toward...