The Smashtoshi collective has created a book where each page is a new artwork, together forming a visual chronology of Bitcoin’s history.
Each artwork represents a specific moment in Bitcoin’s timeline, turning the book into both a cultural record and a work of art.
The first edition – a high-quality leather version – was auctioned in Abu Dhabi, while the remaining copies are strictly limited, designed as coffee table books and long-term collectibles.
In The Crypto Radio Live today December 30th with Lara Sabri:
> Meta to buy China’s Manus to power advanced AI features > Alt5 Sigma faces delisting risk after missing filings, hiring unlicensed auditor > Blockchain gaming investment drops 55 percent as Web2.5 games rise > Flow chooses recovery over rollback after $3.9 million exploit > Shiba Inu launches NFT system to repay users after 2025 hack > El Salvador makes Bitcoin education mandatory for all students > Experts debate whether the dollar’s dominance is ending > Bitcoin celebrates 15 years since its 100,000th block was mined
🚨UPDATE: Sberbank initiated Russia's first loan backed by crypto collateral to major Bitcoin miner Intelion Data.
⚪The pilot deal's size, tenor, and collateral details were not revealed ⚪The crypto assets are confined through Sberbank’s in-house Rutoken solution until repayment
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Russia's largest Bank, Sberbank, plans to initiate crypto-backed loans
⚪ Can give ruble lending tightened by digital assets ⚪ Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov:
The bank is willing to work with regulators for the infrastructure Hopes to formally discuss such transactions in the future
Russia’s top exchanges are eyeing regulated crypto trading by 2026, while Sberbank explores crypto-backed loans. Not a free-for-all – but a clear move toward controlled crypto integration.
Despite a crypto ban, Bitcoin mining is booming in Libya, fueled by cheap electricity and weak enforcement. A clear case where bans fail – and mining finds a way.
Bitcoin glitches, extreme fear, and $30B riding on options,
The market feels heavy, sentiment is stuck in fear, $ETH ETFs are bleeding, and even a flash crash scared everyone for a second… yet beneath the noise, something very different might be forming. From $BTC 's end-of-year pressure to $UNI 's massive token burn and why rate cuts didn’t save crypto (yet), today’s update connects the dots most people miss.
Mu’aawiyah Tucker, Bitcoin educator, approaches Bitcoin as a system meant to be used as it is, not reshaped to fit market cycles or institutional narratives.
“Just vanilla Bitcoin… Bitcoin as it is.”
He examines Bitcoin through practical and ethical frameworks, including Islamic legal principles around money, debt, and fairness. He is skeptical of balance-sheet thinking and treasury-focused narratives, arguing that they do little to explain whether Bitcoin is actually being used in ways that matter.
“Fiat is issued through debt and interest. Bitcoin is issued through work.”
🚨President Vladimir Putin said Russia is in talks with the United States about managing the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, with the U.S. expressing interest in utilizing the plant's electricity for Bitcoin mining.
Zaporizhzhia is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
Gold is breaking records. $BTC is lagging. Miners are under pressure. And hype coins are getting wiped out.
In today’s market update:
Why Bitcoin isn’t reacting yet to record money supply expansion, how gold could be quietly setting the stage for Bitcoin’s next major move, and why miner stress and upcoming volatility actually matter more than most headlines suggest.
We also talk about the brutal reality check for hype-driven tokens.