Citibank stated that the price of Bitcoin may reach $189000 by 2026. （Bitcoin Archive）

[Michael Saylor: The Lack of Rapid Changes and Frequent Iterations in Bitcoin is an Advantage, Not a Flaw] Michael Saylor stated in an interview that Bitcoin Core v30 is extremely conservative regarding protocol changes. Modifying the Bitcoin protocol must remain extremely conservative and cautious to ensure global consensus. Michael Saylor believes that the essence of Bitcoin is as a monetary protocol, and the lack of rapid changes and frequent iterations is an advantage of Bitcoin, not a flaw. Michael Saylor does not belong to the camp that is keen on constantly adding new features to Bitcoin.

Onchain Lens monitoring shows that a newly created wallet received 836.4 BTC worth $73.67 million from FalconX. The receiving address is 32t7CyeQ5HMSnnnmLEKYJhqBocEMPHEVCq. （Onchain Lens）

[Nodu Completes $1.45 Million Pre-Seed Round Financing, Led by Digital Space Ventures] Stablecoin infrastructure startup Nodu announced the completion of a $1.45 million Pre-Seed round financing, led by Digital Space Ventures. Nodu is building a MiCA-compliant stablecoin alternative to replace providers like Zerohash and Bridge, offering European institutions a native option for programmable money.

Rick Rieder of BlackRock is currently one of the candidates for the position of Federal Reserve Chairman and plans to undergo an interview at Mar-a-Lago in the last week of this year. （Cointelegraph）