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.

Strong earnings from SanDisk and Western Digital were not enough to satisfy investors, raising questions about whether capital is beginning to rotate from AI winners into crypto.

Why Sandisk and Western Digital crashed 10% and what it means for bitcoin

Ethereum

The two largest cryptocurrencies are the only CoinDesk 20 members in positive territory as altcoins fall out of favor.

Bitcoin, ether benefit as traders seek safety of largest tokens

Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) outlined a vision to become the world's most valuable company by maximizing Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ownership and creating the best equity value. Strategy's Ultimate Goal Strategy's official X handle posted a video of Michael Saylor from last week's second-quarter earnings call, where he presented their flywheel capital strategy to become the world's biggest company by market capitalization.

Michael Saylor Says Strategy Aims to Be the World's Biggest Company by Market Cap—Here's How Much Upside It Needs

A volunteer group is pointing AI agents at Bitcoin project codebases and says 720 of the issues it has filed are high severity or critical.

Bitcoin AI Security Audit Files 4,962 Findings Across 390 Projects

Trump's comments on jobs, inflation and a possible Strait of Hormuz deal have helped risk sentiment, but bitcoin's next move depends on whether lower oil actually pulls Treasury yields and the dollar down.

Live updates: Bitcoin nears $65,000 as oil, inflation hopes keep macro bid alive

A volunteer group running AI models against bitcoin codebases says it is averaging roughly one critical bug per hour per person, at about $10,000 a day in compute.

Bitcoin developers flag 85 critical bugs in an "extremely bad" situation

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) Chair Tom Lee said on Monday that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) faces a higher risk from quantum computing than Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) or Solana (CRYPTO: SOL). Is Lee Sounding an Alarm for Bitcoin?

Tom Lee Says Quantum Computing 'Probably Not Gonna Be a Problem' for Ethereum and Solana, but for Bitcoin

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

Dogecoin

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

Zcash

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.

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