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.

In an interview with CNBC, Binance's CZ spoke of bitcoin's four year cycles and the potential for a BTC all-time high this year due to a greater acceptance of crypto worldwide.

Binance's Changpeng Zhao says bitcoin will ‘break' the four-year cycle this year

Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao thinks that 2026 will bring a supercycle for Bitcoin, ending the asset's previous four-year trend.

Binance Founder CZ Projects Bitcoin Supercycle for 2026, Denies Trump Relationship

Having earlier breached $100 per ounce for the first time ever, silver has risen to $101, while gold sits just shy of $5,000 per ounce.

Bitcoin surges to $91,000, showing signs of life on suspected Bank of Japan intervention

Bitcoin has limped into 2026, flailing in the wake of a gold price boom that's catapulted it to an eye-watering $34 trillion market capitalization

Bitcoin ‘Will Take The Place Of Gold'—Fed Suddenly Braced For A $34 Trillion BlackRock Price Surprise

Silver crossed the psychological $100 per ounce Friday, driven by solar panel demand and a historic supply squeeze, while Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has crashed 30% from its $126,000 peak to $89,000. The Numbers: Silver Added $2.83 Trillion Silver closed October 31, 2025 at $48.68 per ounce.

How Silver Cracked $100 And Added More Than Bitcoin's Entire Market Cap In 3 Months

Bitcoin Magazine UBS Plans Bitcoin Trading for Select Wealth Clients UBS is considering offering bitcoin trading to a small group of Swiss private banking clients as the bank explores a crypto trading service with external partners. UBS Plans Bitcoin Trading for Select Wealth Clients Micah Zimmerman.

UBS Plans Bitcoin Trading for Select Wealth Clients

CZ said he didn't expect to serve time, arguing that past cases typically resulted in home confinement or deferred prosecution agreements.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao reflects on prison, Trump and potential bitcoin supercycle after pardon

Ethereum

UBS will reportedly offer Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to select private banking clients in Switzerland, signaling growing crypto adoption.

UBS Planning Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading for Some Wealthy Clients: Bloomberg

The focus of financial-market meme-chasing has shifted from bitcoin to gold. The FOMO mindset that has driven crypto for so long has landed in the precious metals arena.

Bitcoin V Gold: The Only Bitcoin Chart You Need To See

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen a four-day outflow streak as fading basis trade yields and macro jitters force a hedge fund retreat.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Shed $1.62B in Four-Day Negative Streak

Spot bitcoin ETFs booked over $1.6 billion in outflows in four days, underscoring the rapid reversal in investor

Bitcoin slips back to $88,500 as silver tops $100 for first time ever and gold eyes $5,000

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) remains stuck around $90,000 level, despite global equity markets and commodities continuing their multi-month rally. Historical Correlation Broken The crypto market is exhibiting an extreme divergence from broader equities, most notably in Ethereum's (CRYPTO: ETH) failure to track the Russell 2000 despite a long history of close correlation, prominent analyst Kevin noted.

Bitcoin Glued To $90,000 As Gold, Silver, Stocks Rally: What Is Going On?

Bitcoin's mining difficulty eased on Thursday, sliding 3.28% from 146.47 trillion to 141.67 trillion—a level not seen since September 2025, and a welcome breather after months of grind. The adjustment should favor bitcoin miners, especially as revenue per petahash (PH/s) has slipped 5.

Bitcoin Difficulty Slides to September 2025 Levels as Miner Margins Stay Squeezed

Bitcoin Magazine Nasdaq Moves to Remove Position Limits on Bitcoin ETF Options Nasdaq is moving to scrap position limits on Bitcoin and Ether ETF options, aiming to treat crypto funds like other commodity-based ETFs. Nasdaq Moves to Remove Position Limits on Bitcoin ETF Options Micah Zimmerman.

Nasdaq Moves to Remove Position Limits on Bitcoin ETF Options

UBS Group AG, the world's largest wealth manager with $4.7 trillion in assets, is preparing to offer Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) trading to select private banking clients in Switzerland, with plans to expand to Asia-Pacific and the U.S. How The Rollout Will Work UBS is currently selecting partners for the crypto offering after months of discussions, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The bank hasn't made a final decision on how to proceed.

UBS Reportedly Planing Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading For Wealthy Clients

Bitcoin Magazine Epoch Ventures Predicts Bitcoin Hits $150K in 2026, Declares End of 4-Year Halving Cycle Epoch Ventures forecasts Bitcoin reaching at least $150,000 by end-2026, driven by decoupling from equities, steady ETF inflows, and corporate adoption—while declaring the traditional 4-year cycle a relic. Epoch Ventures Predicts Bitcoin Hits $150K in 2026, Declares End of 4-Year Halving Cycle Juan Galt.

Epoch Ventures Predicts Bitcoin Hits $150K in 2026, Declares End of 4-Year Halving Cycle

Prediction market odds of Bitcoin falling to $69,000 have more than doubled in a week as BTC continues to trade below $90,000.

Bitcoin Bearish Sentiment Climbs as BTC Price Slips Under $89K

The U.S.-listed bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have sucked in billions in institutional money, smoothing out the once-crazy volatility in these tokens, are about to get more powerful.

Bitcoin, ether ETFs to become more powerful as options rule relaxes: Crypto Daybook Americas

Dogecoin

Bitcoin remains below $90,000 level as liquidations stand at $207.90 million over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs saw $32.1 million in net outflows on Thursday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $41.98 million in net outflows.

Bitcoin Frozen Below $90,000, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Volatile Into $2.1 Billion Options Expiry

Bitcoin and ether were little changed alongside softer U.S. equity futures as investors leaned risk-off. Some altcoins bucked the trend due to thin liquidity.

Bitcoin stalls as risk-off mood lifts gold, altcoins diverge: Crypto Markets Today

Gold and silver approached historic marks of $5,000 and $100 early Friday as investors continued piling into the precious-metal mania that began last year. Both have benefited from the same factors, although analysts say silver's upside could be more violent.

Gold and Silver Break Records Again, Approaching Historic Levels; Bitcoin Falls Behind

The proposal seeks to place abandoned digital assets under state custody, allowing staking rewards to flow into a reserve fund.

Kansas Lawmakers Propose State-Run Bitcoin and Digital Assets Reserve Fund

Kansas lawmakers advanced a bitcoin reserve bill, routing Senate Bill 352 to the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee.

Kansas bitcoin reserve bill advances to Senate financial institutions committee

The scheme distributed drugs as counterfeit pharmaceutical pills throughout New Jersey, with eight co-defendants already pleading guilty.

New Jersey Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Using Bitcoin to Pay Chinese Fentanyl Suppliers

For much of the past decade, bitcoin miners expanding across the United States learned that access to cheap power and industrial land did not guarantee social license.

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