Bitcoin (BTC) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency, introduced in 2009 by an individual or group operating under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. It runs on its own blockchain, the Bitcoin network, secured through a Proof of Work consensus mechanism in which miners use computing power to validate transactions and produce new blocks roughly every ten minutes. The protocol defines a hard cap of 21 million coins, and the block reward given to miners is automatically halved approximately every four years, embedding a predictable, disinflationary issuance schedule into the network. This scarcity, combined with permissionless access and resistance to censorship, has led many to characterize Bitcoin as a form of digital gold or a store of value distinct from traditional fiat currencies. Beyond peer-to-peer transfers, the Bitcoin ecosystem has expanded to include Ordinals, a method of inscribing data onto individual satoshis that enables NFT-like assets directly on the base layer, and BRC-20, an experimental fungible token standard built on those inscriptions. Emerging Bitcoin Finance (BTCFi) initiatives extend these capabilities further, allowing BTC to be used in staking, lending, and cross-chain security applications, positioning Bitcoin as a foundation for a broader decentralized financial ecosystem.
The BTC move extends a post-election bid shaped by spot ETF inflows and a softer macro tape; the Sui surge is a separate story — a corporate treasury decision moved the tape 25% in a day.
A single high-conviction address stacking more dry powder into a leveraged long while sitting on $5.3M unrealized profit signals whale-style conviction rather than a momentum chase.
Garrett Jin's full rotation — 577,896 ETH into Binance over four days, most of it swapped from BTC eight months ago near $4,591 — turns a paper loss into realized selling pressure on $ETH.
A wallet untouched since 2013 just shifted $40.62M worth of $BTC — the move lands while long-term holder supply is already at multi-year lows, raising the question of whether more vintage coins are…
An 89-fold unrealized gain crystallizes the moment early-adopter supply stirs — every dormant-coin movement is a reminder of how much of Bitcoin's float still sits untouched from sub-$1K accumulation.
The first Mother's Day of Bitcoin's life priced it at $8; the most recent priced it at $81,700 — a historical table that frames the asset's full adoption arc in a single column.
MSBT logged 17 days of net inflows and five flat days since its April 8 launch — holding the zero-outflow streak even on sessions that bled hundreds of millions from rival spot funds.
The markup is the procedural bottleneck that's held the bill since the House passed it in 2025; a committee vote Thursday sets up a Senate floor vote, a conference committee, and Trump has pushed for…
A Bitcoin address that had sat untouched for 12.5 years was activated this week, moving 500 BTC now valued at…
Phong Le frames the pivot from never-sell to active management as a math problem: BTC leaves the balance sheet only when selling beats issuing equity on a Bitcoin-per-share basis, or when tax-loss…
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The blockchain infrastructure firm behind Canton Network would roughly quadruple its valuation — and pull a16z crypto into the heart of Wall Street's tokenization rails.
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Zero redemption days and $193M in net inflows in month one is the kind of flow record sponsors normally take quarters to build — and a 0.14% fee undercuts BlackRock's IBIT by 11bps.
Senior voices at Consensus Miami frame crypto as the only settlement layer autonomous agents can actually use — a structural thesis, not a feature pitch, with 120 partners already on board.
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy and Bitcoin's most vocal institutional advocate, posted a terse 'Back to…
The week's Asia wrap packs a tax-policy date, two new index families, a 24/7 blockchain bond pilot, Bithumb's Vietnam push, and BNY's Abu Dhabi custody expansion into one roundup.
The BRSRV filing is the more strategic of the two — built explicitly for stablecoin issuers under the pending GENIUS Act, with BlackRock already managing roughly $65B in existing reserves.
The product lets institutions go long or short BTC volatility without taking directional exposure to the underlying — a missing piece for desks running structured Bitcoin books.
Strategy CEO Phong Le has acknowledged that the company could sell its Bitcoin holdings under specific, undisclosed…
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Circle lands a federal charter, SWIFT turns on a blockchain ledger, and BTC holds a 307-day band while exchanges show real movement at the edges.
As Washington locks down stablecoins and bans a retail CBDC, MiCA forces smaller players out. The map of who clears dollars is being redrawn in real time.
Bitcoin prints its worst quarter since 2022 while Circle nets a bank charter and SWIFT goes on-chain. The crowd is flinching, but the rails are still being built.
A brutal quarter and a steady price can both be true. Today's tape reads the difference between conviction and capitulation.
Binance sheds a billion in USDC and USDT, ARB surges 19% on Robinhood Chain flow, and the protocol-health read of the day is a quiet rotation in.
BTC just printed its worst quarter since 2022, $4.67B left spot ETFs, and Strategy broke an eight-year buying streak. Read that as bearish, and you're the consensus. Read it as a setup, and you're early.
Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto.
Bitcoin (BTC) launched on 2009-01-03.
Bitcoin (BTC) is categorised as: Smart Contract Platform, Layer 1 (L1), FTX Holdings.
The official Bitcoin site is http://www.bitcoin.org.
Most recent Bitcoin coverage: "Bitcoin Tops $82K as Spot ETF Inflows Fuel Rally" — read at /en-US/a/bitcoin-briefly-tops-82000-on-etf-flows-and-macro-tailwinds.
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