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.

The S&P 500 just added roughly the entire crypto market's value this month. Bitcoin has barely moved, and the reasons go beyond the obvious.

S&P 500 has added crypto's $2 trillion market cap this month. Bitcoin is not impressed.

Korea's Kospi fell 4.4% as the AI trade wobbled, and $101 billion of SpaceX stock becomes tradable Thursday.

Bitcoin steadies above $64,000 as traders watch $100 billion SpaceX unlock

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Leading cryptocurrencies inched higher on Wednesday amid a renewed Senate push to pass the CLARITY Act before the recess. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:24 p.m.

Bitcoin, Ethereum Gain; XRP, Dogecoin Slide Amid Crypto Act Standoff: Analyst Spots BTC Bottom Signal That Preceded 740% Rally Before

Block raised its 2026 gross profit forecast to $12.51 billion after posting record adjusted operating income.

Block's bitcoin gross profit falls 31% after Cash App fee cuts as shares reverse initial gains

Triggered by the Coldcard RNG vulnerability that drained over $100 million, the Bitcoin Red Team led by Calle and Rob Hamilton has already filed 4,962 findings across 390 open-source projects using frontier AI models.

Bitcoin Red Team Finds 85 Critical Flaws Across 390 Open Source Repos After Coldcard Exploit

Bitcoin traders have quietly stacked more than $41 billion into futures contracts, while the options market is flashing price targets thousands of dollars above where bitcoin actually trades. At $64,711 on Aug. 5, spot bitcoin looks almost cheap compared with the bets piling up across the derivatives market.

Bitcoin Options Flash $80K Max Pain as Wall Street Loads Up

Large crypto holders are accumulating bitcoin, ether, and XRP as prices remain under pressure, CryptoQuant said.

CryptoQuant says bitcoin, ether and XRP whales are accumulating, signaling a ‘late-stage bear market'

Bitcoin's (BTC) price has failed to rise above the $67,000 barrier, resulting in a drop below the $62,000 support.

Coinidol.com: Bitcoin Remains above Its $60,000 Bottom

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Will Bitcoin breakout of its death cross? Can Zcash continue to make holders forget about that mid-June crash?

Bitcoin Tests Market's Patience as Zcash Gives Holders Hope: Analysis

Bitcoin held firmly above $64,000 despite intraday swings between $63,900 and $64,706. The modest price gains triggered heavy losses for short sellers, driving $148 million in short liquidations out of $216 million across the total crypto market.

Bitcoin Holds $64K as Polymarket Cuts CLARITY Odds to 15%

Major cryptocurrencies rallied over 1% on Wednesday, buoyed by continuing strength in the equity market. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $64,717 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $1,914 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $74.12 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.06 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.06995 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.054907 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 69,958 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $216.18 million.

Bitcoin Holds $64,000, Ethereum Up 2%, but XRP, Dogecoin Disappoint

Bitcoin held near $64,000 as spot ETFs drew $211.5 million Tuesday while analysts flag bottom signals forming without a demand engine.

Analysts see bitcoin bottom forming through boredom as price clings to $64K amid spot ETF inflows

HPC leasing accounted for roughly 71% of TeraWulf's $44.8 million in Q2 revenue, up from 62% in the prior quarter.

TeraWulf's HPC leasing revenue jumps 52%, widening lead over bitcoin mining

Maelstrom founder Arthur Hayes says the AI boom is a credit bubble. Once it unwinds, governments will print enough money to send Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to $1 million.

Arthur Hayes Predicts Bitcoin 'Crack-Up Boom' When AI Credit Bubble Unwinds

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew $211.49 million on Tuesday, extending their strong start to the week. Ether funds returned to inflows with $53.75 million, while solana posted a smaller gain. XRP and HYPE remained flat for the day.

Blackrock Pulls $170M Into IBIT as Bitcoin ETFs Add $211M

Cantor sees positive read-through for crypto custody providers, while FRNT says the breach could drive some investors toward bitcoin ETFs.

Coldcard exploit could boost demand for regulated bitcoin exposure, analysts say

S&P 500 has climbed to fresh all-time highs, but experts Benjamin Cowen and Trader Mayne caution that historical midterm-year patterns could still produce a late-summer or fall equity correction, dragging Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) lower. Fed, Bond Yields Could Trigger Correction In a podcast on Aug. 5, Cowen noted that the S&P 500's advance to roughly 7,750 remains consistent with previous U.S. midterm election years, when equities continued setting records through August or September before entering a meaningful correction.

S&P 500 Hits Record Highs—Why Does Bitcoin Not Join the Rally?

In a follow-up to his essay on sizing crypto risk, Lionsoul Global's Gregory Mall backtests bitcoin in a 60/40 across bull, bear and sideways regimes, showing how a straight bitcoin position, a large-cap basket and a trend-managed sleeve part ways and why the way you hold bitcoin can matter as much as how much you hold.

Crypto Long & Short: Putting the bitcoin sizing question to the test

Bitcoin sales, what is now a $4 billion cash reserve, and a $975 million repurchase program, have supported STRC's recovery.

Strategy's STRC rebounds 30% as company builds cash reserve, bitcoin price stabilizes

Boltz suspends its non-custodial Bitcoin bridge services amid relentless AI-assisted attacks that its small team could no longer counter effectively. The post Bitcoin Bridge Halts All Swaps Indefinitely After AI Tools Outpace Security Fixes appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Bitcoin Bridge Halts All Swaps Indefinitely After AI Tools Outpace Security Fixes

The Coldcard exploit has unleashed a wave of bitcoin movement, sending dormant coins into exchanges, multi-signature wallets, and new addresses while the market price barely reacts.

Onchain Data: Coldcard Crisis Doubles Bitcoin's Hot Supply in Just One Week

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has said it will contribute to Trump Accounts for the children of its U.S. employees, becoming the latest major public company to layer corporate money on top of the federal savings program.

Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strategy Pledges $250 a Year to Employee Trump Accounts

The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) on Tuesday broke above its 200-week moving average against Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for the first time since 2012, ending a 14-year streak of the crypto outperforming stocks. What The Chart Is Actually Showing The same crossover is appearing on the Nasdaq to Bitcoin ratio, the first time either has happened in the history of both assets, CoinDesk reported on Wednesday.

Bitcoin Loses to Stocks for the First Time in 14 Years: What Is Happening?

The last time he sold was in December 2022 with Bitcoin at $16,800. Will Jim's sales mark the bottom again?

Morning Minute: Jim Cramer Sells His Bitcoin Over Quantum Fears

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) tame reaction to a $100 million cold storage hack has prompted market observers to argue that institutional adoption, ETFs and changing custody habits have made it less sensitive to industry-specific shocks. “All the sellers have left“ In an interview with Scott Melker on Aug. 4, Bitwise executives Matt Hougan and Ryan Rasmussen, alongside Arch Public CEO Tilman Holloway, discussed Bitcoin's stability despite uncertainty in broader markets.

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