Policy
South Korea Is Moving Securities On-Chain. Where Does Bitcoin Fit?
South Korea is building a phased path for tokenized securities and stablecoin-linked settlement—but Bitcoin is not the proposed settlement asset.
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Jason Viscosi
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Founder and accountable editor of Bitcoin Almanack.
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Opinion
Trump Once Hated Bitcoin. Does He Believe in It Now—or Its Voters?
Opinion: Trump reversed his Bitcoin opposition and delivered friendlier crypto policy. Jason Viscosi asks whether it is conviction, constituency—or both.
Opinion
John McAfee Was Crypto's Miami Vice—and Its Warning Label
Opinion: John McAfee embodied crypto's radical freedom, theatrical excess and dangerous incentives. Jason Viscosi examines what his legacy means now.
Opinion
Bitcoin Won Wall Street. Now It Has to Survive Winning.
Opinion: Bitcoin ETFs expanded access, but price exposure is not sovereignty. Jason Viscosi argues adoption must preserve self-custody and open infrastructure.
Opinion
Michael Saylor and Phong Le: Brilliant Madmen or Financial Engineers?
Opinion: Michael Saylor supplies Strategy's Bitcoin vision while CEO Phong Le engineers the capital machine. Is it genius, madness—or both?
Markets
Why Is Bitcoin Up Today? Treasury Debt Buybacks Send BTC Above $68,000
Bitcoin jumped more than 5% above $68,000 after the U.S. Treasury doubled planned long-term debt buybacks. Here’s what happened — and why it is not QE.
Technology
The Hacker Who Tried to Break Bitcoin — and Couldn't
Dan Kaminsky spent months trying to break Bitcoin. Nine attack ideas later, the legendary security researcher reached a very different conclusion.
Policy
Trump to Meet Crypto Industry Leaders at White House on August 19
President Trump is expected to meet with crypto industry leaders at the White House on Wednesday, August 19 — here's what's confirmed and what to watch.
Opinion
MSCI Tried to Push Strategy Out of Its Indexes. It's Trying Again.
Opinion: MSCI shelved its plan to exclude Strategy from major indexes in January. A new screening rule reaches Strategy, Metaplanet, and Yellow Cake anyway.
Opinion
Congress Couldn't Pass a Crypto Law. So Regulators Wrote One Anyway.
Opinion: with the CLARITY Act stalled until September, the SEC and CFTC keep filling the vacuum with rules of their own. That's a relief for the industry today, and a risk for it tomorrow.
Opinion
The CLARITY Act Keeps Slipping. Congress Is Spending Bitcoin's Best Window.
Opinion: The Senate has pushed a CLARITY Act floor vote to September, its latest delay of 2026. Every month without a federal rulebook is a month ceded to whichever jurisdiction writes one first.
Markets
What's Next for Bitcoin: CPI Prints, Jackson Hole, and Bitcoin Asia
Bitcoin is holding near $64,000 ahead of two key US inflation reports this week, with Fed Governor Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech and a run of major conferences shaping the calendar through late August.
Markets
This Week in Bitcoin: ETF Inflows Return, Coldcard Fallout Widens, and Miners Pivot to AI
A week-in-review: bitcoin ETF flows turned positive, a weak jobs report fueled a rally to $65,300, and bitcoin miners kept leaning harder into AI hosting deals.