Bitcoin up 84% since Jan 2024 — yields be damned Bitcoin has gained 84.2% from its pre-ETF January 2024 baseline through October 5, 2026, even as both nominal and real Treasury yields climbed over the same period. The move challenges the conventional wisdom that rising yields are kryptonite for non-yielding assets like BTC. Perhaps the "Bitcoin is just a risk asset that tracks rates" thesis needs a quiet retirement. 🌴 Subscribe Please open Telegram to view this post VIEW IN TELEGRAM ❤1.05K🔥1.03K💯1.01K❤‍🔥994👍990🥰986😍984🤩981🎉976

Spain exempts self-custody wallets from crypto tax reporting Spain's tax authorities have confirmed that cryptocurrency held in self-custody wallets — where the owner controls the private keys — does not need to be reported under Form 721, the country's disclosure form for foreign-held digital assets. The exemption hinges on one condition: no third party holds the assets on your behalf. The rule draws a clean line between personal custody and exchange or custodial holdings abroad, which remain reportable. Simple in principle, potentially significant in practice — Spain just gave self-custody

UK Banking Giants Complete First Tokenized Deposit Transfers Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays, and HSBC have completed what UK Finance calls the world's first interbank transactions using blockchain-based tokenized deposits. The real-world tests covered mortgage payments and person-to-person transfers — core, unglamorous banking plumbing, not crypto speculation. UK Finance says the milestone could pave the way for faster bank payments, new forms of digital money, and tokenized bonds. Institutional-grade blockchain adoption, quietly moving forward while the market obsesses over ETF flows. 🌴 Subscri