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.

Anthony Scaramucci, the founder and CEO of SkyBridge Capital, expressed his support for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), drawing on a famous line from William Shakespeare's play “Romeo and Juliet.” Scaramucci's Poetic Endorsement In an X post, Scaramucci wrote, “It is the east, and Bitcoin is the sun,” referencing the “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun” line from the legendary play.

Anthony Scaramucci Quotes Romeo And Juliet In Praising Bitcoin, Reacts To Tim Draper's 'Gravitational Pull' Toward BTC Remark

Analysts say the market has moved from capital rotation to a risk-off mode under continued macro uncertainty.

Bitcoin slides below $110,000 as capital rotation shifts to risk-off mode

Bitcoin is entering a multi-year bull phase, David Bailey asserts, driven by surging institutional demand, shrinking supply, and a tidal wave of untapped capital set to follow.

No Bear Market in Sight? Bitcoin's Bull Run May Stretch for Years

Ethereum

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Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Fragility and ETH Rotation Signal Market Bracing for Consolidation Without New Liquidity

Bitcoin is seizing the spotlight as the ultimate safeguard against inflation, AI disruption, and reckless policy, with Tim Draper backing its rise as unstoppable and inevitable.

Tim Draper Says Bitcoin Will Completely Transform Economy, Still Targets $250K BTC

Dogecoin

Bitcoin hit its lowest price in weeks on Monday afternoon, with Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin, and other assets also deep in the red.

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin Slide as Crypto Liquidations Top $900 Million

Bitcoin's price has slipped under the $110,000 mark for the first time in 47 days. Bears currently have the upper hand, with the top crypto asset struggling to regain its footing after the latest string of pullbacks. Bitcoin Crashes Below $110K — $186M Liquidated in 24 Hours Bitcoin's week has been rocky, slipping 5.

Bitcoin Bears Take Control — Key $110K Barrier Shattered

Solana

The following article is adapted from The Block's newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

The Daily: Strategy now holds 632,457 bitcoins, Philippines eyes BTC reserve, $1 billion Solana treasury firm said to be in the works, and more

Bitcoin is tumbling below key support levels, with technical indicators flashing warning signs across the board.

More Pain Ahead? Bitcoin and Ethereum Charts Show Mixed Signals: Analysis

Hopes for a quick reversal from the weekend crypto plunge faltered on Monday with bitcoin (BTC) slipping all the way back $110,000, just barely ahead of its then-euphoric price of $109,400 touched ahead of President Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration.

Bitcoin Tumbles Back to $110K as Crypto Bounce Fails, Ether Plunges 8%

Cryptocurrency markets are trading lower on Monday as weakness in Bitcoin continues to drag down altcoins. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $112,242.90 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $4,569.37 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $196.14 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.95 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2176 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001230 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 157,290 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $806.63 million.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Face 'Monday Flush'

Arkham Intelligence says it has pinpointed bitcoin ( BTC) wallets tied to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and according to the blockchain analytics firm, the UAE now ranks as the fourth-largest government holder of bitcoin flagged on Arkham's platform. Citadel Mining's BTC Trove Tied to Abu Dhabi Royalty—Arkham Lifts the Veil As of Aug.

UAE Mines Its Way to $712M Bitcoin Hoard—Now the No. 4 Government Holder on Arkham

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is projected to become the best-performing institutional asset of the next decade, with Bitwise forecasting a price of $1.3 million by 2035, according to a new report. WHat Happened: Bitwise estimates Bitcoin will deliver a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.3% over the next ten years, far surpassing equities, bonds, and gold.

Bitcoin To Hit $1.3 Million By 2035, Bitwise Forecasts

Bitcoin ETFs logged their second-largest weekly outflow at $1.17 billion, while ether ETFs ended a 14-week inflow streak with a $238 million exit. Despite midweek rallies, heavy early outflows defined the trend. ETF Shake-up: Bitcoin Funds Post Second-Highest Weekly Loss While Ether Snaps Record Inflow Run The tide finally turned.

Ether's 14-Week Inflow Streak Ends With $238 Million Exit as Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $1.17 Billion

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could experience a significant correction in September, according to a prominent market commentator. What Happened: Pseudonymous trader Dr. Profit said in a message in his private Telegram trading group that the next FOMC meeting in September could mark a turning point, with a major rate cut triggering the first meaningful correction since 2020 across both stocks and crypto.

Bitcoin's Potential September Correction To Below $100,000 Could Be 'The Real Opportunity', Trader Touts

The company modified a policy that was supposed to convey discipline to common stockholders.

Strategy Adds $357 Million in Bitcoin After Resuming Common Stock Offerings to Fund BTC Buys

HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. announced it has crossed the 16 exahash per second (EH/s) mark in global Bitcoin hashpower, keeping momentum toward its ambitious 25 EH/s target by U.S. Thanksgiving.

HIVE's Hashrate Hits 16 EH/s as Bitcoin Mining Expansion Accelerates

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is "hanging by a thread" after slipping below the $112,000 support level, according to pseudonymous analyst Ali, who highlighted both technical and on-chain signals suggesting the market could face further downside pressure. What Happened: Ali noted on Onday that while Bitcoin briefly bounced from $112,000, the recovery failed to hold.

Bitcoin 'Hanging By A Thread' Around $112,000, Analyst Warns

Bitcoin (BTC) is falling below moving average lines after breaking through the critical 21-day SMA support.

Bitcoin Falls And Faces A Low Of $105,388

GOAT Network, a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)-native zkRollup, has disclosed the purchase of 34 BTC for a newly launched Pilot Fund, marking the first time a Bitcoin Layer-2 has committed its own BTC treasury to ecosystem growth. The reserve, gradually accumulated over the past year and announced on August 25, will serve as the foundation for supporting liquidity, community incentives, and developer contributions within the GOAT Network ecosystem.

GOAT Network Establishes Pilot Fund With 34 BTC Treasury Purchase

Bitcoin's brief post-Jackson Hole rally collapsed after a major wallet offloaded 24,000 BTC, triggering a $500 million liquidation cascade. Meanwhile, ether outperformed as institutional flows rotated into ETH.

Bitcoin Slides on $2.7 Billion Whale Sell-off as ETH Rotation Gains Steam

Corporate crypto treasuries expanded significantly last week as Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR), Metaplanet Inc. (OTC:MTPLF), and BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE:BMNR) all reported fresh purchases of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) or Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). In its Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 25, Strategy Inc. disclosed the acquisition of 3,081 Bitcoin the prior week.

Strategy, Metaplanet, BitMine Continue BTC, ETH Purchases: Here's How Much They Bought

After the mega whale unloaded 24,000 BTC on Sunday evening, an old-school player moved 400 BTC on Monday morning from four separate legacy wallets first created back in the summer of 2012. This same entity has repeated this exact play 19 times already this month.

Mysterious Whale Revives Ancient BTC—2,300 Coins Shifted in August Alone

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Drops Again — And Nope, It's Still Not Because of the Fed The bitcoin price is yo-yoing around like a piñata. What is going on? Who shoved it? And what's it to do with Powell, the Fed, the bitcoin treasury companies and, uh, just ordinary markets doing markets-y things? This post Bitcoin Price Drops Again — And Nope, It's Still Not Because of the Fed first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Joakim Book.

Bitcoin Price Drops Again — And Nope, It's Still Not Because of the Fed

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dropped over $4,000 in a matter of minutes on Sunday, a move that established fresh support and resistance levels to watch. What Happened: In a post in his exclusive Patreon group, prominent analyst Kevin said Bitcoin has recently tested a major support zone at $110,700, which aligns with the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement level and the daily 100 exponential moving average.

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