Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a new electronic payment system that removes the need for third party financial institutions. It speeds up transactions while reducing costs and minimizing the potential for fraud. The name “cryptocurrency” points to how it uses “cryptographic proof” to work, AKA a blockchain.

Bitcoin’s concept was first introduced in 2008 when a person going by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto shared a white paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” In January 2009, the Bitcoin blockchain was launched. 

A new electronic payment system called Bitcoin removes the need for third-party financial institutions. It speeds up transactions while reducing costs and fraud-risk. The name “cryptocurrency” points to how it uses “cryptographic proof” to work, AKA a blockchain.   

Bitcoin has a finite supply of 21 million, which is expected to be reached by the year 2140. Currently, 18.8 million are circulating in the market. Note that Bitcoin represents the concept of the network, while bitcoin (lower-case ‘b’) represents the currency.

Bitcoin is one of the most well-known cryptos as it was the first decentralized currency. 

Currently, BTC’s dominance is above 40%. Bitcoin Dominance is a measure of how much of the total market cap of crypto is made up of Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s influence in the crypto ecosystem could be vulnerable to competition as alternative coins grow in popularity and utility.

With JPMorgan's instrument, investors get a chance at a 1.5x upside, a fixed return if IBIT is flat in a year, and some downside protection.

JPMorgan offers investors chance to win big if Bitcoin's price drops next year, but then rockets in 2028

Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen below the projected price level of the 2.0 Fibonacci extension, or the $81,096 low.

Coinidol.com: Bitcoin Regains Its Bullish Ascent Above $80,000

Bitcoin Magazine Shortsighted Shift at MSCI Singles Out Bitcoin Treasury Companies and Undercuts Benchmark Neutrality MSCI's move to exclude Bitcoin treasury companies is shortsighted, unnecessary, and undermines the neutrality investors expect in global benchmarks. Shortsighted Shift at MSCI Singles Out Bitcoin Treasury Companies and Undercuts Benchmark Neutrality Nick Ward.

Shortsighted Shift at MSCI Singles Out Bitcoin Treasury Companies and Undercuts Benchmark Neutrality

Bitcoin has dropped more than 20% over the past month, while altcoins have plunged even further, signaling a shift into a crypto bear market.

Why Bitcoin Is Underperforming Equities Despite Bullish Catalysts

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Sits Down Over 30% From All-Time Highs as Market Waits for Next Catalyst The Bitcoin price has fallen over 30% since October, dropping another 1% overnight to around $87,000 amid a nearly two-month drawdown. Bitcoin Price Sits Down Over 30% From All-Time Highs as Market Waits for Next Catalyst Micah Zimmerman.

Bitcoin Price Sits Down Over 30% From All-Time Highs as Market Waits for Next Catalyst

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has bounced back toward the $87,000 zone, hinting at early signs of buyer interest at major weekly support. But according to prominent analyst Trader Mayne, traders shouldn't get too excited.

Bitcoin Bounced Off $80,000, But No Reason To Be Bullish, Analyst Says

Just over a month ago, when BTC made an all-time high above $126,000, this ratio was sitting at multi-year lows below 0.6.

BTC perp accounts turn heavily long as Binance long/short ratio surges to 3.87

The latest Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) correction is raising a deeper question: are traders and institutions finally moving on from the crypto king? According to a widely circulated analysis from Pillage Capital, the answer is yes — and the reason isn't temporary market weakness, but structural irrelevance.

Bitcoin May Become Irrelevant In The Next Bear Market, Viral Essay Argues

Ethereum

Trading volumes reached nearly 2,000 lots traded on day one, representing about $35 million in notional value.

SGX's Bitcoin and Ethereum Perpetual Futures Debut Strong with $35 Million Volume

Today's uncertain macroeconomic climate has created an environment where corporate leaders are desperate to look innovative – Bitcoin treasuries give them a way to do that, without fixing their broken business models, says Tony Yazbeck, co-founder of The Bitcoin Way.

The Coming Bitcoin Treasury Bubble

Bitcoin isn't here to play it safe—trading at $87,647 with a market cap of $1.74 trillion and 24-hour volume clocking in at $19.95 billion, the world's favorite digital firecracker strutted through an intraday range of $85,545 to $89,111.

Bitcoin Price Watch: Resistance Nears as $90K Becomes the Line in the Sand

Dogecoin

Bitcoin is trading around $87,000 on Tuesday morning, with liquidations topping $380.17 million over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs saw $151.08 million in net outflows on Monday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $96.7 million in net inflows.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Edge 1% Higher On Tuesday

Bitcoin recaptured $87,000 on Tuesday as improving risk appetite and a strong equities session helped lift major altcoins.

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Leads Rebound, Altcoins Rally During Longer-Term Downturn

The company said its 30,823 BTC reserve provides ample collateral headroom under the $500 million facility, with $230 million now drawn.

Metaplanet borrows another $130 million against its bitcoin holdings to buy more BTC

Traders are scrambling to adjust to wildly swinging odds of a December Federal Reserve interest rate cut—which have suddenly flipped dovish

Bitcoin Braced For A Huge Fed Price Earthquake After Sudden Flip

Analysts say ETF flows, onchain stress and critical macro data keep risks elevated despite bitcoin's modest rebound.

ETF outflows and macro data keep traders guarded as bitcoin's ‘gentle recovery' extends: analysts

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is trying to stage a recovery as a new report hints at sellers slowly getting exhausted. Seller Fatigue Builds As Bitcoin Stabilizes From Oversold Levels Glassnode's latest weekly report detailed how Bitcoin's drop below $90,000 and brief slide to $80,500 pushed momentum indicators into extreme oversold territory.

Are Bitcoin Sellers Getting Exhausted? The Data Says 'Yes, But

Metaplanet tapped its $500 million bitcoin-backed credit facility for a $130 million loan that renews daily, carries a reference USD rate plus spread and is repayable at any time.

Metaplanet Draws $130M for Further Bitcoin Acquisitions Under Credit Facility

Solana

The combined spot XRP ETFs registered $164 million worth of net inflows for the day, outperforming their BTC, ETH, and SOL counterparts.

Grayscale and Franklin XRP ETFs each clock over $60 million in day-one inflows as group outshines BTC, ETH, and SOL funds

Max pain for bitcoin sits at $102,000, with just 26% of contracts in the money and the largest bearish cluster concentrated at the $80,000 strike.

Bitcoin Faces $13.3B Monthly Options Expiry as BTC Trades Well Below Max Pain

Derivatives metrics show rising bearish positioning followed by a sharp reduction in open interest, while price recovery hints at early squeeze dynamics.

Bitcoin Faces Short Squeeze Risk Above $87K as Funding Rates Hint Local Bottom

Monad's listing illustrates how low-float launches can anchor valuation even when macro conditions point in the opposite direction, leaving traders mispricing outcomes that hinge more on supply than on sentiment.

Monad's Debut Shows Why FDV Forecasts Broke as Bitcoin Fell

Eric Trump, co-founder of American Bitcoin Corp. (NASDAQ:ABTC), gave a virtual tour of the company's Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining facility in Texas on Monday, Trump Shows ‘Tangible' Crypto In a video posted on X, Trump showed around the facility, which uses “American energy” on “American soil” to mine the world's largest cryptocurrency. “Every single day we mine about 2% of the world's bitcoin supply,” Trump stated.

Eric Trump Gives A Sneak Peek Of American Bitcoin's Mining Facility, Calls It 'Living Proof' Of Tangible Nature Of Crypto

A block trader placed a significant bet on bitcoin's price reaching above $100,000 by year-end, using a complex options strategy.

The $1.7B Bitcoin Bet on Rally Above $100K, But Not Reaching New Record Highs

Strengthening dollar flow, stabilizing policy signals and revitalized lending are converging to frame bitcoin's slide into the low $80,000s as a high-conviction accumulation zone poised to reinforce the market's next upside phase, Arthur Hayes says.

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