A new life‑insurance startup backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has built its entire financial infrastructure on Bitcoin, using the cryptocurrency for premium collection, claims payouts and all accounting. The firm, called Bitcoin Life, argues that the blockchain’s transparency and security eliminate the need for traditional banking intermediaries, allowing faster, cheaper policy administration. In its latest funding round, the company secured $37.5 million from investors that include Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, underscoring growing confidence in crypto‑based financial services. The capital will be used
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In brief France’s Finance Committee adopted an amendment treating swaps of crypto into MiCA-regulated stablecoins as taxable sales from Jan. 1, 2027, and another extending the exit tax to crypto held by households worth more than €800,000. The committee then…
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