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Bitcoin Magazine Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Circle won final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, allowing it to place USDC reserves under federal oversight and expanding its regulated digital asset custody business. This post Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

Economist and longtime bitcoin critic Peter Schiff argued this week that BTC’s supposed correlation with gold “was never real,” while its historically tight relationship with the Nasdaq has now broken down. Schiff Continues With His Anti-Bitcoin Narrative The latest salvo was highlighted on X by numerous analysts, summarizing Schiff’s argument that bitcoin cannot claim to

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan Metaplanet is taking its Bitcoin strategy beyond treasury accumulation, launching a study to explore tokenized, Bitcoin-backed credit products that could reshape Japan's debt market. This post Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

Circle has received approval from the OCC to establish Circle National Trust, a federally regulated national trust bank. The charter strengthens the infrastructure behind USDC and could eventually bring management of the stablecoin’s reserve under direct federal oversight. Jeremy Allaire Hails OCC Charter as Circle Expands USDC Circle Internet Group has received approval from the

SINGAPORE, July 9, 2026, Bitcoin is trading near $62,000, down approximately 50% from its all-time high of $126,198 in October 2025, and multiple independent signals are pointing to one conclusion: this is not the time to sit on the sidelines. Bitrue Research Institute has identified a convergence of on-chain and technical indicators that have historically

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin is “A Screaming Buy”: Standard Chartered Backs $100,000 Target, Shrugs Off Strategy (MSTR) Sell-Off Standard Chartered reaffirmed its $100,000 end-2026 Bitcoin price target, calling Bitcoin "a screaming buy" and arguing that Strategy's recent sell-off reflects a communication issue around its new monetization strategy rather than a weakening Bitcoin outlook. This post Bitcoin is “A Screaming Buy”: Standard Chartered Backs $100,000 Target, Shrugs Off Strategy (MSTR) Sell-Off first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

MARA Holdings has agreed to acquire a large powered land site in Texas, giving it access to up to 2 GW of power capacity by 2028. The company plans to develop the site into a digital infrastructure campus for high-performance computing and flexible workloads, including bitcoin mining. MARA to Acquire 1,200-Acre Texas Campus With 2

Cryptoquant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju told bitcoin holders that “some bullish Bitcoin opium is coming in the next few months,” urging investors to endure the bear market just a little while longer. A Statement of Hope The head of the onchain analytics firm delivered the message in his signature aphoristic style, writing on

Onchain analytics firm Lookonchain says a trader who spent just $69 on Cash Cat (CASHCAT) sold his 20 million tokens for $711, weeks before the Robinhood Chain meme coin’s vertical rally would have made the same stash worth more than $2.7 million. Meme Frenzy Continues The wallet spent 0.04 ETH, about $69, to buy 20

Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor says he feels “invigorated” by bitcoin’s mission as the world moves toward a digital monetary revolution, a doubling-down that comes with bitcoin near $64,000, down roughly 11% this year. Continued Optimism Despite Shaky Macros Saylor’s comment extends a run of pronouncements in which the executive chairman has recast