Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
Zcash’s rally to a record of about $890 has sharply widened its existing mining revenue advantage over bitcoin and AI high-performance computing, highlighting how quickly the relative value of electricity can change across competing compute markets....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
Two bitcoin wallets, possibly controlled by the same trader, closed a long position held for nearly two months earlier today, resulting in a $11.6 million profit as bitcoin traded near $81,000. Two Months, One Exit Blockchain analytics platform Looko...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
Michael Saylor’s Strategy swung from a roughly $9.5 billion unrealized loss to a $4.7 billion profit in about a week, as bitcoin price rally lifted BTC above the company’s $75,385 average cost basis. A Volatile Week for the Bitcoin Price...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
Bitcoin surged past $81,000, lifting its market cap to $1.62 trillion. The move wiped out $282 million in short positions over 24 hours—representing 62% of all crypto short liquidations. Short Sellers Squeezed for $282 Million in Liquidations Bitcoin...
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Draper University, in partnership with the Cardano Foundation and Orion Fund, has launched a 10-week, fully in-person residency program in Silicon Valley. Prioritizing Infrastructure Over Consumer Apps Draper University has announced the Apex Growth...
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Franklin Templeton plans to use tokenized money-market assets inside conventional ETFs and mutual funds after receiving what it describes as a first-of-its-kind U.S. regulatory clearance. The move could bring blockchain-based holdings into portfolios...
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Tether abandoned a roughly $120 million Bitcoin mining investment in Uruguay after a dispute with the state power company escalated into unpaid bills, an electricity cutoff and layoffs, according to a Reuters investigation. This article first appeare...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
Benjamin Mann, an Anthropic co-founder who previously worked at OpenAI, argues that AI is eroding the career advantage of elite credentials and top test scores. He points instead to traits like curiosity, empathy, and creativity, even choosing a Mont...
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Coinbase has launched tokenized U.S. stocks on Base for eligible users outside the United States. The 1:1-backed securities support continuous trading and decentralized finance applications, with Chainlink supplying market data. Coinbase Brings Major...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
U.S. debt has crossed $40 trillion, intensifying concerns about interest costs and long-term borrowing pressure. Devere Group CEO Nigel Green warns that the resulting feedback loop could affect bonds, equities, currencies, and household financing wor...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
Trading volume in Bitwise’s XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) exceeded $200 million across three consecutive sessions. Each session established a new high for the fund, culminating in more than $80 million on Aug. 24. Bitwise XRP ETF Sets Three Consecut...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
As part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury defined digital assets as a critical sector that can be targeted by secondary sanctions in the future, alongside technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. The Treasury Departm...
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Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan finds crypto’s bullish case easier to make in 2026 than during earlier cycles. His outlook reflects structural changes he believes have made optimism easier to sustain. Five Factors Reshape the Crypto Bull...
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Paolo Ardoino, CEO of top stablecoin issuer Tether, said USDT’s dollar-proxy function has scaled globally, giving developing countries access to foreign currency for domestic and cross-border commerce. Ardoino stressed that the company’s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
While even the oldest Bitcoiners disagree on what the Bitcoin network and its asset, bitcoin (BTC), are, a new survey showed that the existing knowledge gap among the general public might be turned into a major boost for this market. However, the sam...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
Jon Atack, a longtime Bitcoin Core contributor, commented on the declining level of adoption of bitcoin payments in El Salvador. During a lunch in El Zonte, AKA Bitcoin Beach, Atack, who has lived in the zone since 2022, was told his payment was the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
Ceffu, Binance’s institutional custody partner, deposited 136.54 million USDC onto Binance and then withdrew 1,524 BTC and 59,484 ETH worth a combined $263.8 million in a single 30-minute window on Aug. 24. A Familiar Custody Pattern Repeats On...
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Bitmine added another 32,447 ETH to its treasury last week as ether posted its strongest weekly gain since May 2025. The company now holds 5.85 million ETH, with more than 5.06 million tokens staked. Tom Lee Says 30% ETH Weekly Gain Could Signal a Bi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 days ago
A federal jury convicted Block Bits co-founder Japheth Dillman on five fraud-related counts after prosecutors showed how nearly $1 million flowed from investors into a cryptocurrency trading operation built around an automated system that never exist...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 days ago
A wallet tracked by onchain analysts opened its 15th bitcoin short in five days on August 24, a 40x leveraged bet on 300 BTC worth roughly $23.13 million, after 14 straight losing trades wiped out a combined $4.56 million. An Embarrassing Losing Stre...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 days ago
Bitcoin derivatives markets are running hot while bitcoin’s price tagged an intraday high of $79,989 Monday, with traders stacking billions into futures and options while paying increasingly steep premiums to chase even higher prices. Bitcoin O...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 days ago
Bitcoin rebounded to an August high of $79,989 after briefly dipping below $77,000, recovering from a weekend market slump. Market Recovery and Bitcoin Price Swings Bitcoin nearly tapped $80,000 on Monday as the cryptocurrency market appeared to reco...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 days ago
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs drew $1.92 billion in net inflows during the week of August 17 to August 21, while ether funds added $697.18 million. Solana, XRP and HYPE ETFs also finished the week in positive territory as institutional demand broadened acro...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 days ago
Prediction market traders are already throwing enormous sums at the 2028 U.S. presidential race, with JD Vance leading the overall field and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) breaking out as the strongest early Democratic contender. While hundreds of mi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 days ago
Strive grabbed another 1,110 bitcoin for $81.5 million last week, pushing its holdings to 21,356 BTC as the asset manager keeps feeding investor capital straight into its expanding digital asset treasury (DAT) strategy. The company bought bitcoin bet...
