Bitcoin slipped below $90,000 as U.S. trading opened, but about 35,000 BTC have left exchanges over the past two weeks. Bitcoin ETFs and companies now hold more Bitcoin than exchanges, showing more coins moving into long-term storage.
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Strategy has made its biggest Bitcoin buy in over 100 days, spending about $963 million for 10,624 BTC. The firm now holds around 660,600 Bitcoin, worth about $60 billion, as it continues using stock sales to grow its BTC reserves.
IBM is buying data-streaming firm Confluent for $11B in cash, offering $31 per share. IBM says the deal will boost its real-time data tools that feed AI systems across cloud and on-prem setups. The acquisition is expected to close by mid-2026.
Michael Saylor’s firm Strategy bought 10,624 bitcoin for about $963M at roughly $90,615 each, lifting its holdings to 660,624 BTC. The stash cost $49.35B total and is now valued near $60B, giving the company sizeable unrealized gains.
Chinese state-linked hackers are exploiting a new critical React2Shell bug in React Server Components just days after disclosure, AWS warns. Targets include finance, retail, IT, universities, and governments worldwide, with attackers aiming for spying access.
Strategy (MSTR), the largest public company holding bitcoin, bought 10,624 BTC last week for about $963M, mostly funded by new stock sales, bringing its total to 660,624 BTC acquired for $49.35B.
Samsung’s first One UI 8.5 beta adds Storage Share, letting Galaxy users see files from their other Samsung phones, tablets, PCs, and even TVs directly in the My Files app, plus new Quick Share controls and contact-based photo sharing suggestions.
Bitcoin is trading around $91,000–$92,000 near record levels, holding above its long‑term trend line but struggling to break the $100,000–$120,000 zone, as heavy betting in bitcoin futures raises the risk of sharp moves if the price drops.
UK watchdog says the Home Office failed to disclose major bias problems in police facial recognition software, after tests showed higher error rates for Black and Asian people. The ICO has demanded urgent clarification as the government plans wider use.
Harvard boosted its Bitcoin ETF holdings by 257% in Q3 2024, making the iShares Bitcoin Trust its largest reported position at about 0.75% of the endowment, even as BTC traded below recent highs and Bitcoin ETFs saw continued outflows.
UK’s largest NHS trust, Barts Health, says patient and staff data was stolen after hackers exploited a flaw in Oracle’s E-Business Suite. The trust is asking the High Court to stop the Clop ransomware group from publishing the leaked information.
Bitcoin’s long-term holders cut their supply to about 14.33M BTC in November, the lowest since March, as BTC briefly fell to $80K. With Bitcoin now around $90K, data suggests most selling from long-time holders may have already passed this year.
UK startup Locai Labs has launched a new AI chatbot that it says beats leading systems like GPT‑5 and Gemini on conversation tests, using a self-training method to cut reliance on human trainers and a blockchain-style network instead of big data centers.
Bitcoin starts the week above $90,000 as traders watch a key support near $84,000 and a possible year-end “Santa rally.” A US Federal Reserve rate decision this week is seen as a major factor for whether Bitcoin continues higher or trades sideways.
Russia has raised gold to 42.3% of its foreign reserves, cutting back on foreign currencies. This shift in reserve strategy is drawing attention from people who compare gold and Bitcoin as long-term stores of value.
OnePlus has temporarily disabled its AI Writer tool on recent phones after reports that it refused to generate text on topics including Tibet, the Dalai Lama, and Arunachal Pradesh, citing a technical issue while it works on a fix.
Bitcoin miners face rising power costs worldwide as grids tighten and regulators crack down, forcing closures and curbs from Texas to Malaysia and Scandinavia. Many miners now seek long-term power deals and sell waste heat to keep BTC mining profitable.
Private banks in Argentina are moving closer to offering Bitcoin services, while crypto exchange Kraken is expanding local operations in Colombia, signaling growing Bitcoin access across Latin America.
Google is preparing a new Motion Assist feature for Android phones that shows moving dots on the screen to help reduce motion sickness in cars. It was previously called Motion Cues and is expected to launch on Pixel devices in a future update.