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.

MARA's net loss widened to $611.3 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, while CleanSpark's was $239.8 million, or $0.89 per basic share.

Bitcoin miners MARA and CleanSpark post double-digital revenue drops as AI infrastructure pivot continues

Bitcoin miners MARA and CleanSpark post double-digit revenue drops as AI infrastructure pivot continues

Breez's new open-source Glow PWA turns Bitcoin into everyday money. Users send stablecoins from their BTC balance via Spark, log in with Passkeys, and keep full self-custody.

Breez Announces Glow, an Open Source Bitcoin to Stablecoins Progressive Web App

A single bitcoin miner solved block height 960804 on Aug. 2, 2026, at 02:11 UTC, earning the full block reward of about 3.1569 BTC, worth roughly $200,000 at the time.

Solo Bitcoin Miner Defies the Odds, Lands $200K Block Reward Jackpot

Bitcoin briefly approached $65,000 on Thursday, holding support above $64,500 despite intraday pullbacks to $64,144 and bringing its gains since Aug. 1 to roughly 3%.

Bitcoin Holds Above $64,500 as Short Liquidations Drop

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Bitcoin traded above $64,000 on Thursday as investors await a decision on the CLARITY Act before Congress breaks for its August recess.

Bitcoin Holds Above $64,000 as Ethereum Stays Firm, XRP, Dogecoin Slip Ahead of CLARITY Act Vote

On-chain data shows big holders quietly buying XRP near $1, yet the daily chart is still trapped below a death cross.

XRP, Bitcoin Whales Are Accumulating—Is the Bear Market Nearly Over?

The app, Glow, allows developers to see what's working under the hood with the Lightning wallet so they can build their own products.

Breez Drops New Bitcoin App Which Doubles As Wallet and Developer Toolkit

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs attracted $244.42 million on Wednesday, extending their inflow streak to three sessions. Ether funds added $60.86 million, while HYPE ETFs ended a prolonged run of withdrawals with a modest gain.

Blackrock Leads $305 Million Bitcoin and Ether ETF Inflow

Could investors be moving their funds from cold storage to exchange-traded funds managed by the likes of BlackRock following the massive Coldcard exploit?

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge Following $130M Coldcard Hack

Strategy Inc.'s (NASDAQ:MSTR) transactions are part of disciplined capital management rather than a change in its long-term Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) strategy, according to CEO Phong Le. Why Strategy Started Selling BTC In its Q2 earnings call, Le said Strategy intends to monetize portions of its Bitcoin holdings for three primary reasons: To build its U.S. dollar reserve to as much as $5 billion.

MSTR's Phong Le Defends New Approach: 'Strategy Needs Bitcoin, Bitcoin Doesn't Need Strategy'

Credit unions now have a production-ready path to offer Bitcoin and other digital asset services without relying on outside platforms.

Circuit, DaLand Give Credit Unions a Direct Path to Bitcoin

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) whales are accumulating aggressively even as prediction markets project a higher chance of a drop to $50,000 than a run to $100,000 in 2026. When Is The “Next Major Leg Higher“?

Bitcoin Has a Higher Chance of Hitting $50,000 Than $100,000 in 2026, Prediction Markets Say

Bitcoin is closing in on a possible chain split after block 961,632 as BIP-110 backers prepare to enforce rules that barely register across the network's computing power. BIP-110 Faces Its Moment of Truth At block 961,289 on Thursday morning, Bitcoin sat roughly 343 blocks from BIP-110's mandatory signaling phase. The bip110.

Bitcoin Nears Chain Split as BIP-110 Rebels Defy Global Hashpower

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs pulled in $626 million through three sessions this week as Franklin Templeton executive Christopher Perkins said bank liquidity is about to enter crypto for the first time. Why Perkins Says Bank Liquidity Is The Next Unlock?

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Pick Up to $626M in Three Days as Crypto Exec Says 'Zero Bank Liquidity' Era Is Ending

bitcoin developers have used AI tools to find almost 5,000 security vulnerabilities across almost 400 projects in just 24 hours

‘Situation Is Extremely Bad'—Bitcoin Braced For More ‘Critical' Exploits After $10,000 Price Per Day AI Warning

A key theme this month is not just that bitcoin BTC$64,558.75 isn't taking part in the risk-on rally exemplified by stocks, it's how steady the cryptocurrency has been, to the point that 30-day implied volatility has dropped to a long-held floor of 36%.

Bitcoin's low volatility doesn't necessarily mean low risk

Canadian Bitcoin holders account for 25% of all attributable losses in the Coldcard wallet exploit. Total stolen assets reach $116 million while Galaxy Research traced the attack to a March 2021 firmware update.

Canadian Users Account for 25% of Coldcard Exploit Losses

Strong earnings from SanDisk and Western Digital were not enough to satisfy investors, raising questions about whether capital is beginning to rotate from AI winners into crypto.

Why Sandisk and Western Digital crashed 10% and what it means for bitcoin

The two largest cryptocurrencies are the only CoinDesk 20 members in positive territory as altcoins fall out of favor.

Bitcoin, ether benefit as traders seek safety of largest tokens

Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) outlined a vision to become the world's most valuable company by maximizing Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ownership and creating the best equity value. Strategy's Ultimate Goal Strategy's official X handle posted a video of Michael Saylor from last week's second-quarter earnings call, where he presented their flywheel capital strategy to become the world's biggest company by market capitalization.

Michael Saylor Says Strategy Aims to Be the World's Biggest Company by Market Cap—Here's How Much Upside It Needs

A volunteer group is pointing AI agents at Bitcoin project codebases and says 720 of the issues it has filed are high severity or critical.

Bitcoin AI Security Audit Files 4,962 Findings Across 390 Projects

Trump's comments on jobs, inflation and a possible Strait of Hormuz deal have helped risk sentiment, but bitcoin's next move depends on whether lower oil actually pulls Treasury yields and the dollar down.

Live updates: Bitcoin nears $65,000 as oil, inflation hopes keep macro bid alive

A volunteer group running AI models against bitcoin codebases says it is averaging roughly one critical bug per hour per person, at about $10,000 a day in compute.

Bitcoin developers flag 85 critical bugs in an "extremely bad" situation

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) Chair Tom Lee said on Monday that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) faces a higher risk from quantum computing than Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) or Solana (CRYPTO: SOL). Is Lee Sounding an Alarm for Bitcoin?

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