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.

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Cryptocurrencies are down on Friday morning, with Bitcoin trading below $109,000 for the first time since the start of September. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $108,864.88 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $3,880.82 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $191.33 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.70 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2223 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001155 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 226,572 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $970.63 million.

Bitcoin Falls Below $109,000, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Can't Catch A Break

Bitcoin ETFs swung back into the red with $258 million in outflows, while ether ETFs marked a fourth consecutive day of withdrawals with another $251 million. Heavy exits from Fidelity and Bitwise dominated the carnage.

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Bleed Heavily With $509 Million Combined Outflow

The upsized offering follows Cipher Mining's $3 billion, 10-year AI hosting agreement with Fluidstack backed by Google.

Bitcoin miner Cipher upsizes private offering to $1.1 billion following Google-backed AI hosting deal

Bitcoin has declined almost 6% in the past week as market jitters after last week's rate cuts continues to dampen risk appetite before the fourth quarter.

Bitcoin slips below $109K as ETF outflows mount ahead of US inflation data

Economist Peter Schiff warned Thursday of a severe bear market for Michael Saylor-led Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) and companies mimicking its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) treasury play. Schiff Questions Saylor's ‘Strategy' In an X post, Schiff questioned the viability of companies with large Bitcoin reserves.

Peter Schiff Predicts 'Brutal' Bear Market For Bitcoin Treasury Companies, Labels Michael Saylor's Business Strategy 'Harebrained'

Curve DAO Token

Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance, has launched Yield Basis, a decentralized protocol built to provide sustainable bitcoin (BTC) yield while eliminating impermanent loss (IL), one of decentralized finance's longest-running challenges.

Curve Finance Founder Michael Egorov Launches Bitcoin Yield Protocol

This is an analysis post by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole.

Key Indicators to Watch in Q4: Bitcoin Seasonal Trends, XRP/BTC, Dollar Index, Nvidia, and More

Bitcoin's rally faces a major test as $22 billion in options expire alongside a key U.S. inflation report.

Rate Cuts, Options Expiry Put Bitcoin at a Crossroads

Bitcoin Magazine Satoshi Needs You: Bitcoin Advocates Issue Call to Action to Protect Peer-to-Peer Rights Bitcoin think tanks, policy specialists, and social hubs unite to launch the “Satoshi Needs You!” campaign, which aims to catalyze everyday Bitcoiners to contact their elected officials to protect their right to transact peer-to-peer as well as the developers who create the technology that enables such transactions. This post Satoshi Needs You: Bitcoin Advocates Issue Call to Action to Protect Peer-to-Peer Rights first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Frank Corva.

Satoshi Needs You: Bitcoin Advocates Issue Call to Action to Protect Peer-to-Peer Rights

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT) shares ripped higher in Thursday's after-hours trading after securing $150 million investment in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to build a supercomputer. DVLT is surging to new heights today.

Datavault AI Shares Jump 23% After Hours As Company Secures $150 Million Bitcoin Investment To Build Supercomputer

Leading cryptocurrencies plunged alongside stocks on Thursday, as strong economic data dampened expectations for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Bleed As Hot Macro Data Dashes Rate Cut Hopes: Analyst Says '90% Of The Correction Is Over'

A debate simmering among Bitcoiners was escalated by Michael Saylor's social media activity, intentionally or not.

Did Michael Saylor Rebut a Controversial Bitcoin Proposal? It's Complicated

Crypto markets took a sharp hit on Thursday, with Bitcoin falling below $110,000. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $109,979.89 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $3,938.55 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $199.94 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.80 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2286 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001187 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 251,897 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $1.12 billion.

Bitcoin Slides Below $110,000 As Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Drop Over 5% On $1 Billion In Liquidations

A brutal weekly decline has pushed the crypto market into negative territory for September, keeping the seasonal curse alive—for now.

Crypto Market Wipes Out September Gains as Bitcoin Barely Hangs On: Analysis

Solana

A rough early session for crypto markets took a turn for the worse in U.S. afternoon hours Thursday, with bitcoin (BTC) tumbling below $109,000, its weakest price in nearly a month.

Crypto Liquidations Top $1B as Bitcoin, Ether, Solana Selloffs Worsen

Bitcoin plunged to $108,652 on Bitstamp Thursday, wiping out over $265 million in bitcoin long positions in what might be crypto's most dramatic hangover. Bitcoin Craters Call it the great leveraged purge. Bitcoin's crash to $108,652 on Bitstamp didn't just rattle traders—it set off a domino effect of liquidations.

Margin Call Nightmare: BTC's Plunge Below $109,000 Flushes $265M in Longs

Red September arrives? Liquidations are surging as Bitcoin and other major assets bleed, with Solana and Dogecoin both down 21% this week.

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin Dive as Crypto Liquidations Top $1 Billion

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin Dive as Crypto Liquidations Near $1 Billion

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down to $111,000 as debates intensify about whether this downtrend is the start of a bear market or a dip in an uptrend. What Happened: Popular trader Ansem urged investors to stack BTC aggressively if prices dip below $100,000 next year or at the start of 2026, with an exit window targeted for 2028.

Bitcoin Tumbles To $111,000: Bear Market Beginnings Or Still A Bull Market Dip?

Bitcoin was hovering above $111,000 as markets awaited crucial U.S. inflation data that could determine the Fed's next interest rate decision.

How Bitcoin Traders Are Preparing Ahead of Inflation Data—And What Comes Next

The largest cryptocurrency fell to a low of $111,760 before rebounding. BTC price analysis by Coinidol.com.

Bitcoin Recovers, But Hits The $114,000 Mark

Google last month signed a similar deal with sustainable miner TeraWulf.

Google Dives Deeper Into Bitcoin Mining by Backstopping AI Hosting Deal

Crypto prices took another leg lower on Thursday while crypto-related stocks sold off after U.S. economic growth was revised sharply higher.

Bitcoin Falls Below $111K, Crypto Stocks Plunge as GDP Revision Dampens Rate Cut Odds

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Gives Me Hope, Says Knut Svanholm in Bitcoin Magazine Exclusive Interview To Knut Svanholm, Bitcoin is an agreement on a fixed set of rules that's costlier to break than to follow. All human action is ultimately a conversation about resolving conflicts over perceived scarce goods. What both Bitcoin and reality teaches us is that it's so much better to cooperate than to use violence to solve those conflicts. This post Bitcoin Gives Me Hope, Says Knut Svanholm in Bitcoin Magazine Exclusive Interview first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Joakim Book.

Bitcoin Gives Me Hope, Says Knut Svanholm in Bitcoin Magazine Exclusive Interview

Goat Network is building a ZK rollup-based Bitcoin Layer 2 that preserves Bitcoin's security while enabling faster withdrawals, decentralized sequencers, and sustainable native BTC yield.

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