Bitcoin News and Finance: What You Need to Know

Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin is storming into Africa, unlocking explosive growth across finance, insurance, and crypto markets with real-world utility and powerhouse institutional backing. Ripple Brings RLUSD to Africa to Support Finance, Insurance, and Crypto Expansion Ripple announced on Sept. 4 that its USD-backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), will be made available in Africa through partnerships […]

Bitwise expanded its European footprint with five flagship crypto ETP listings on SIX Swiss Exchange, including XRP, capitalizing on surging demand and accelerating regulatory clarity across the continent. Regulatory Momentum in Europe Fuels Bitwise’s Listing of Flagship Crypto ETPs Asset management firm Bitwise announced on Sept. 4 that it had listed five flagship crypto exchange-traded […]

Treasury, backed by the Winklevoss twins and Nakamoto, aims to become one of the largest bitcoin treasury companies in Europe, seeking to achieve public listing on Amsterdam’s Euronext. The company already holds 1,000 bitcoin, and will follow Strategy’s playbook to accumulate more. Treasury Launches to Adopt Strategy’s Playbook in Europe As bitcoin reaches mainstream status […]

Bitcoin’s public node count stands at 23,163, with 18,850 running Bitcoin Core and 4,265 running Bitcoin Knots—placing Knots at 18.41%—as a weeklong back-and-forth on X showcases whether the network should lean on fee incentives alone or allow stricter relay policies to curb non-monetary data. ‘Money First’ vs. ‘Neutral Ledger’: Bitcoin’s Node Wars Play out Theoretically […]