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.

Zcash

Misha Komarov explains Shielded Bitcoin—a proposed ZK privacy protocol using Bitcoin PIPEs to hide transactions with no soft fork needed.

Bitcoin Privacy Breakthrough a Zcash Killer? | Misha Komorov, Alloc Innit

Robinhood VP Nicola White explains how 10x crypto perpetual futures arrived in the US and why Robinhood is pushing for 24/7 global markets.

Bitcoin's Institutional Era Has Arrived | Robinhood VP of Crypto Institutions Nicola White

Mark Moss explains why Bitcoin keeps climbing post-Fed rate hike, benefiting from both currency debasement and a booming tech future.

Mark Moss: The Bitcoin Endgame – BTC to $1 Million by 2030

Passing cryptocurrency to an heir requires both legal ownership and a way to authorize transactions. A new service addresses that gap as its provider cites roughly $331 billion in estimated stranded holdings linked to deaths or missing credentials. Uphold Vault Users Get a $19.

Uphold Adds XRP, Bitcoin Inheritance, Citing $331 Billion Stranded

A private index committee that never touches investor cash can still trigger billions of dollars in stock trades. A new Bitcoin Policy Institute paper says MSCI's proposed test could eject Strategy, Metaplanet, and uranium holder Yellow Cake from major indexes, while an earlier estimate put potential Strategy selling at $2.8 billion from MSCI-linked funds alone.

MSCI Rule Puts Strategy at Risk, Says Bitcoin Policy Institute Paper

Ethereum

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) remain rangebound, while speculative capital has rotated into institutional-infrastructure altcoins over the past days. Why Quant Is Leading the Rotation Santiment on Tuesday flagged on X that whale wallets are piling into Quant (CRYPTO: QNT) at a record pace, with 645 transactions worth at least $100,000 hitting the network in a single day, the most ever recorded.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Are Stuck—So Where Is Crypto Money Actually Going?

Bitcoin calls represent 60.88% of options open interest, while Deribit's October max-pain level sits near $76,000, below bitcoin's current $83,719 spot price. Futures exposure totals approximately $53 billion, led by Binance and CME.

Bitcoin Price Holds $83K as Bitfinex Says Leverage Has Cleared

The price of bitcoin has surged — mostly since the Treasury announced its debt buyback program — putting it on course for one of its best quarters ever.

Bitcoin Surges 40% in Its Best Quarter Since Late 2024

TD Cowen says institutions are talking more about how bitcoin can be used to support capital markets.

Bitcoin Is More Than Just an Asset, Says TD Cowen

Dogecoin

Bitcoin is holding above $83,000 as traders watch key support levels for signs of the next breakout.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Trade Muted Ahead of Pivotal Q3 Close

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) whales are accumulating again while retail investors remain largely on the sidelines, creating an on-chain divergence that has historically favored stronger crypto-market performance. What Whale Buying Signals On-chain analytics firm Santiment reported on Tuesday that wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC accumulated 41,025 Bitcoin over the past 10 days.

Bitcoin Whales Add 41,000 BTC in 10 Days as Retail Passes: What's Happening?

Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC) has surged from roughly $60 to $1,500 over the past year, but Grayscale argues the privacy-focused cryptocurrency may still have room to capture significantly more market share. The bullish assessment comes as Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan separately identifies privacy, and Zcash specifically, as an emerging long-term crypto narrative that could challenge the sector's established leaders.

Bitcoin, XRP Have Utility but One Privacy Token Is Gaining Market Share

Bitcoin pumped above $85,500 on Wednesday morning following the release of lower-than-expected U.S. PCE inflation data for August—but a quick pullback erased most of the gains.

Bitcoin Price Gives Up Gains After Short-Lived Pump to $85.5K

Bitcoin ETFs added $66 million Tuesday, matching August's nine-day run and topping it in dollars. How long will the streak stay alive?

Bitcoin ETFs Extend Win Streak to 9 Days, Matching August Rally

The August personal consumption expenditures price index came in lower than expected and bitcoin's price jumped — a little.

Bitcoin's Price Jumps Above $85,000 on Lighter-Than-Expected Inflation Data

Only 104,105 BTC, worth about $8.7 billion, is currently deployed in productive onchain strategies, according to a joint report from Yield Basis and Valueverse. That represents just under 0.52% of the circulating bitcoin supply, leaving the vast majority of BTC outside the growing bitcoin DeFi (or BTCFi) economy. Bitcoin's $8.

Only 0.52% of Bitcoin Is Working Onchain—Here's Why

Core PCE rose just 0.2% in August, easing pressure for an October Fed hike. Bitcoin trades near $83,700 as rising Treasury yields cap gains.

Bitcoin steadies as soft PCE cools October Fed rate hike bets

The Dutch government plans to impose a capital gains levy from 2028 on major assets. Bitcoin may be included.

Tax on Bitcoin Gains? Dutch Government to Introduce Capital Gains Tax From 2028

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) on Tuesday cited partisan divisions over President Donald Trump as reason why the CLARITY Act failed its procedural vote, arguing that more than a year of bipartisan negotiations ultimately gave way to politics.

'Bitcoin Senator' Lummis Says 'Democrats Hate Trump More Than They Like Good Policy'

The Fed's favorite inflation gauge came in cooler than expected, rate-hike odds fell and Bitcoin traders took the hint.

Bitcoin Jumps on Cool PCE Inflation Data as Bond Yields Hit 20-Year Highs

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) pared back Wednesday's gains as cooler-than-expected inflation data collided with surging oil prices, leaving traders caught between two opposing signals. What the Data Actually Showed CoinDesk reported Wednesday that core PCE prices rose just 0.2% in August against a 0.3% forecast, with the year-over-year reading at 3.0% versus the 3.3% estimate.

Bitcoin, XRP Whipsaw On Positive PCE Inflation Print Battling Surging Oil Prices

El Salvador's National Bitcoin Office has dismissed reports that the country is pivoting to stablecoins, calling it “fake news,” and confirmed it has no plans to launch or run any crypto or stablecoin wallets.

‘Fake News': El Salvador Denies Stablecoin Pivot as Bitcoin Treasury Grows

Paul Chowles took 50 BTC from a Silk Road 2.0 seizure in 2017. Prosecutors have now valued the theft at more than 30 times that.

Ex-NCA Officer Must Repay $2.4M for Bitcoin He Stole When It Was Worth $77K

U.S. bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to nine sessions on Tuesday, adding $66.19 million even as the pace of buying cooled sharply from last week. Bitcoin ETFs Stay Green as Trading Volume Falls to $1.

Blackrock Leads $66M Bitcoin ETF Inflow as 9-Day Winning Streak Holds

A Florida woman lost $15,825 after callers posing as law enforcement threatened to arrest her for missing jury duty and steered her to Bitcoin ATMs, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

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