⚡️🇸🇮 NEW - Slovenia considers 25% tax on cryptocurrency profits.

Slovenia's Ministry of Finance has reportedly proposed a 25% tax on personal profits from the disposal of crypto assets to close a tax loophole that currently exempts individual investors while taxing corporate income from cryptocurrency trading.

The law would come into force on January 1, 2026.

⚡️🇪🇺 NEW - EU warns of financial stability risks associated with growth of crypto sector.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a warning about the potential risks to financial stability posed by cryptocurrencies.

ESMA's concerns focus particularly on stablecoins, which could have wider market repercussions due to their link to other financial assets.

ESMA Executive Director Natasha Cazenave addressed the European Parliament, stressing that while the current size of the crypto market does not pose an immediate threat to EU financial stability, continued oversight is essential.

"Cryptocurrency markets are still relatively small. However, in the current context, turbulence, even in small markets, can catalyze broader stability issues within our financial system."

Cazenave assures that the risks are not yet significant, pointing out that crypto-focused funds represent less than 1% of European funds.

What's more, she says, 95% of banks in the European Union are not involved in cryptocurrencies.

Fast food restaurants want it as cheap as possible. Sometimes it's cheaper from other countries.

⚡️🚨 NEW - Jim Cramer predicts a stock market crash similar to the 1987 collapse known as 'Black Monday'

⚡️ NEW - After skeptics questioned Tether’s Bitcoin holdings, CEO Paolo Ardoino fired back, sharing the company’s BTC address with a confirmed balance of 92,646 BTC.

⚡️🇫🇷🕰️ NEWS - France switches to daylight saving time tonight and loses an hour's sleep. At 2 a.m. it will be 3 a.m.

⚡️🚨 NOW - MT. GOX moved $1 Billion worth of #Bitcoin

⚡️🇨🇭 NEW - The Swiss National Bank rejects the use of cryptocurrencies for its reserves.

The Swiss National Bank has explicitly stated that it has no plans to include Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies in its reserves.

In particular, Vice President Martin Schlegel cites concerns about:

🔹 The extreme volatility of cryptocurrency prices.

🔹 The lack of adequate guarantees.

🔹 The fragility of the legal framework surrounding the sector.

"We have no plans to buy cryptocurrencies" Martin Schlegel stresses the fact that the SNB's reserves are exclusively intended to achieve its monetary policy objectives, which crypto-currencies do not allow.

seems like if you are a new entrant to bitcoin x you are more likely to ape into mstr and its derivatives than use bitcoin at this point

the opposite is true here

$MSTR files to offer up to $21B in Preferred Stock (STRK) at the Market (ATM)

Life hack: Stop drinking alcohol. Yes, including wine and beer. Stop means forever, not always but birthdays, full moons, football matches and high school reunions.

A bit of alcohol and you are useless for a day, much less present for several days. Upside: you feel socially lubricated with people who are also socially lubricated, with side effect of 10 IQ points down on conversation. Worth it? No, rather not be socially lubricated and read a book.

Especially: don't use alcohol to find love. It will be drunk love.

End of grumpy old man's ramblings (a.k.a. wisdom).

It works.

I've heard that despite the sanctions Russia's economy has been doing well.

💥RUMOR:

Trump's Crypto Czar David Sacks is set to announce the strategic #Bitcoin reserve at the White House Crypto Summit on March 7!

THIS IS INSANELY BULLISH! 🚀