MARA Holdings launches the MARA Foundation to bolster the Bitcoin network across security, development, policy, and education, kicking off with a $100,000 community-voted grant. The move underscores the miner's commitment to Bitcoin's long-term health amid its shift toward AI and computing.
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Standard Chartered announced bitcoin trading for affluent UAE clients on October 14, allowing direct purchases through bank accounts. The move positions the bank as the first international institution to offer the service in the country and extends its existing crypto operations in Luxembourg and Hong Kong.
A London court ruled that Chinese law governs claims over 61,000 bitcoin seized from a convicted fraudster, narrowing victims' recovery path, the Financial Times reported. The decision improves the U.K. government's chances of retaining most of the about £3.8 billion holding.
Strategy could create up to $30 billion in digital credit from its existing balance sheet to fund more Bitcoin purchases, executive chairman Michael Saylor said on the third-quarter earnings call.
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