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.

Dogecoin

Ethereum

Bitcoin trimmed earlier gains late Friday after fresh reports of escalating military tensions in the Middle East weighed on risk sentiment.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Give Up Intraday Gains As Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) held near $70,000 as Digital Assets Council financial professionals adviser Rick Edelman said investors should be “ecstatic” at current prices, arguing if you loved Bitcoin at $126,000, you have to love it more at $70,000. The 10-40% Allocation Thesis Edelman recommends investors allocate 10-40% of portfolios to crypto despite Bitcoin trading more than 30% below its $126,000 record high from mid-October.

Bitcoin Buyers Should Be 'Ecstatic' About $70,000, Ric Edelman Says

Bitcoin surged to a weekly high of $73,838, breaking out of a tight range of $70,000 to $71,000. The upward movement caught bearish traders off guard, leading to the liquidation of $445 million in leveraged positions.

Why Bitcoin is Rising While US Equities Face Third Weekly Loss

Gold crashed 20% from its all-time high in late January, wiping $7 trillion. Bitcoin fell too but has recently recovered faster, reigniting the bitcoin vs gold debate.

‘Take The Place Of Gold'–Bitcoin Bounces Back From $7 Trillion Crash

Five and 15-minute Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) prediction market contracts are attracting roughly $70 million in daily trading volume across Polymarket and Kalshi as retail traders use AI chatbots to scrape price data and generate odds for ultra-short-term bets. The AI Trading Strategy The Financial Times reported on Friday that Max Wojcik, a 29-year-old engineer, feeds weeks of Bitcoin price data into three AI chatbots—Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT.

5-Minute Bitcoin Bets Hit $70M Daily Volume As Traders Lean Into AI

Bitcoin miners are facing historically low margins and are responding by pivoting some operations to AI infrastructure.

AI Pivot Won't Save Everyone, Wintermute Tells Bitcoin Miners

South African Eskom is considering selling discounted daytime electricity to Bitcoin mining companies amid a rooftop solar surplus.

South African Eskom Considering Discount Power for Bitcoin Miners as Solar Creates Surplus

Surging to a near one-month high of $74,000, bitcoin reversed back to just above $71,000 as news of U.S. military movements in the Middle East rattled risk assets.

Bitcoin quickly drops 3.5% as fresh Iran escalation short circuits crypto rally

Bitcoin strutted into the market like it owned the place, bouncing from a dip below $70,000 and marching back toward $74,000 as traders watched the charts the way reality TV fans watch a season finale — equal parts suspense, skepticism, and popcorn.

Bitcoin Flirts With $74K Resistance as Momentum Builds Beneath the Surface

The billionaire investor said stablecoins could become the whole payment system in 10-15 years, and reiterated that crypto might replace the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency.

Stablecoins, bitcoin could reshape finance, Stanley Druckenmiller says

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is up 4% on Friday as PCE inflation fell to 2.8%, oil prices dropped, $3 billion in options gamma triggered dealer hedging and ETF inflows hit four consecutive days. PCE Inflation Falls Below Estimates The Personal Consumption Expenditures index increased 2.8% year-over-year in January 2026, according to data released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

4 Reasons Why Bitcoin Is Up 4% To $72,000 Today

As Bitcoin consolidates, select altcoins like Trump, Pi, and Render surge on specific catalysts and improving risk appetite.

Trump Meme Coin, Render and Pi See Double-Digit Rallies as Bitcoin

Falling oil prices are helping, but a bounce seemed in the cards after some of the worst sentiment in bitcoin's history.

Bitcoin rises to one-month high of $73,800, continuing to outperform since start of Iran war

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) four-year market cycle still appears intact, but 2026 may be too early to declare the end of the bear market, according to a prominent analyst. Bitcoin Cycle Still Aligns With History Benjamin Cowen said on Thursday that Bitcoin's long-standing cycle pattern remains largely consistent with previous market cycles, despite claims on social media that the structure has broken.

Bitcoin's Cycle Is Intact, But The Bottom May Come In 2027, Analyst Says

Bitcoin price climbed to $73,000 and outperformed gold, silver, and major U.S. stock indexes as rising oil prices and escalating Middle East conflict shook global markets.

Bitcoin Price Reclaims $73,000 as War Shakes Markets, Outperforming Gold and Stocks

Bitcoin climbed to $72,000 on Friday, with Bitcoin ETFs seeing $53.9 million in net inflows on Thursday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $72.4 million in net inflows. Cryptocurrency Ticke Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $72,320.38 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,123.98 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $90.15 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.42 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09978 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.056156 Meme coin market capitalization spiked 10.1% to $34.8 billion over the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin Reclaims $72,000 As Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Jump Over 3% On Improving Sentiment

Bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to four straight days with $54 million in new capital. Ether funds also remained strong with a third day of inflows, while solana ETFs posted gains and XRP ETFs slipped into outflows.

Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Stay Green as XRP Funds See Outflows

Hashrate Index found that about 90% of global Bitcoin hashrate operates in electricity markets largely insulated from oil prices.

Iran war oil shock more likely to affect Bitcoin miners through BTC price than energy costs, analysts say

A popular crypto analyst believes Bitcoin's (BTC) price will plummet in a matter of weeks. In a new market update, Benjamin Cowen tells his 986,000 YouTube subscribers that Bitcoin remains in a bear market and could drop below $60,000 by the end of March based on historical precedence. “Look at the bear market structure.

Analyst Benjamin Cowen Predicts Bitcoin (BTC) Will Crater Below $60,000 – Here's His Timeline

Bitcoin BTC$72,397.54 looks to be gathering bullish momentum, with volatility expected to increase as prices near a $3 billion trigger point.

Bitcoin's building steam and a $3 billion trigger could make it wild

BTC climbed 2% to break through $72,000 while U.S. equity futures slipped and the dollar strengthened, as altcoins and AI tokens joined a broader crypto rally.

Bitcoin outperforms stocks, tops $72,000 even as dollar strengthens

Stronger dollar, rising Treasury yields, and tech equities treading water contrast with bitcoin's resilience amid geopolitical tensions.

Bitcoin holds above $71,000, defying rising dollar, oil and U.S. bond yields

Bitcoin has once again acted as a leading indicator for risk assets, plunging sharply before the ongoing global stock market swoon.

Bitcoin's early crash to $60,000 now looks like a warning for stocks

Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) Chair Michael Saylor said on Thursday that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) purchases don't lead to immediate price increases and there's always a “delay.” Another Call To HODL?

Michael Saylor Says Bitcoin Doesn't 'Go To The Moon' Overnight — Strategy Chair Says There's Always A 'Delay'

Zcash

Digital asset infrastructure firm Foundry Digital plans to launch a U.S.-based zcash (ZEC) mining pool in April 2026 aimed at institutional and publicly traded miners. The move signals growing interest in privacy-focused crypto and expands Foundry's mining infrastructure beyond bitcoin.

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