A coalition of 40+ crypto firms and security groups is urging frontier AI labs to give trusted defenders earlier access to top-tier models, arguing Bitcoin and crypto security teams need the same firepower attackers may already be using. The push comes as AI-assisted audits and real-world flaws like BTCPay Server’s show the stakes are anything but theoretical.
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Bitcoin is being pulled into a new U.S. State Department digital freedom program focused on privacy, surveillance, encryption, and free expression. The move signals growing legitimacy for BTC as a civil liberties tool, not a short-term price catalyst.
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Bitcoin Policy Institute is moving to stop a New York lawsuit that tries to treat dormant Bitcoin wallets as abandoned property. The fight could set a dangerous precedent for self-custody, because inactivity is not the same thing as surrender.
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Bitcoin Policy Institute’s Freedom Tech DC 2026 aims to bring Bitcoin, privacy, and self-custody into Washington’s policy crosshairs, framing crypto as financial infrastructure and a civil-liberties fight—not just a price chart.
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Bitcoin: Taiwan’s Unlikely Shield Against Geopolitical Storms? Taiwan, a nation living under the constant threat of conflict with China, could find an unconventional ally in Bitcoin. A bold new report from the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) proposes that Taiwan establish a national Bitcoin reserve as a strategic asset to weather potential military blockades or invasions, […]
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Matthew Pines of the Bitcoin Policy Institute proposes a bold strategy for enhancing US economic policy against China: establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). A report presented to the US Treasury argues that Bitcoin, with its decentralized nature and scarcity, could diversify national assets, support fiscal sustainability, and maintain a geopolitical edge. This comes in […]
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