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.

The world's largest corporate bitcoin holder says it has built a cash reserve covering more than two years of dividend payments after investors questioned its growing stack of preferred securities.

Strategy books $8.2 billion second quarter loss on bitcoin price decline

Strategy books $8.2 billion Q2 loss on bitcoin price decline

Ray Dalio still prefers the precious metal over "digital gold."

Legendary Investor Ray Dalio Still Holds Bitcoin — But Only 1% of His Portfolio

Following the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady, Bitcoin briefly surged past $65,000 to a daily peak of $65,100 before facing selling pressure. It settled around $64,700, pushing its market cap to $1.3 trillion and keeping it on track for an over 10% gain in July.

Bitcoin Reclaims $65K as July Gains Top 10% After Fed Pause

Scott Bessent urged the Senate to immediately vote on the crypto market structure bill, accusing Democrats of delaying the legislation for political reasons.

Treasury Secretary Invokes Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto in Plea for Clarity Act

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Bitcoin traded higher on Thursday, with spot ETFs returning to net inflows after four straight sessions of outflows. Crypto sentiment also improved despite remaining in the fear zone as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Hold Steady on Post-Fed Meeting Thursday

The team behind Cake Wallet has launched Radar Chat, a new messaging app forked from Signal, enabling users to instantly send and receive bitcoin via encrypted messages.

Radar Is Turning Your Signal Chats Into Bitcoin Payment Rails

The advance reflects IBM's continued progress toward machines powerful enough to challenge today's cryptography.

Bitcoin Quantum Threat Inches Closer as IBM Claims 'Trusted Quantum Advantage'

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) Local Market Stress Index spiked to 16 on Wednesday, its second stress impulse in three days—and driven entirely by price movement. What Is The Stress Index Saying?

Bitcoin Stress Index Spikes for Second Time in Three Days: What's Happening?

No single mining pool has found more bitcoin blocks than the miners who never identified themselves at all. Onchain statistics tracked by Cloverpool, the mining pool and platform formerly known as btc.com, show an entity labeled “unknown” sitting atop the all-time block count with 230,770 blocks mined, equal to 24.

3 Mining Pools Captured Nearly 30% of Bitcoin Blocks Since Launch

Some of the company's laser-eyed employees wanted their salaries in Bitcoin. It was easier than expected.

NYSE-Listed AI Company Taps Lightning Network to Pay Employees In Bitcoin

Bitcoin firmed toward $65,000 on Thursday as softer economic data eased September Fed hike fears, with spot volume near multi-year lows.

‘Paid to wait': Bitcoin presses toward $65,000 as Treasuries out-yield the carry trade for only second time on record

Hyperscale Data, Inc. sold approximately 100 BTC and opened a bitcoin-backed credit facility on July 30, 2026, to speed up construction of its artificial intelligence (AI) data center campus in Dowagiac, Michigan. The Las Vegas-based company, which trades as GPUS on the NYSE American exchange, has built its identity around bitcoin mining and treasury holdings.

Hyperscale Data Sells 100 BTC to Fuel $3B AI Data Center

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) continue to slightly outperform equities, with prominent crypto analysts doubling down on their decisions to add exposure. Bitcoin, Ethereum Flash Resilience In an X post on July 30, Doctor Profit reflected on his July 18 positioning and said many questioned why he was buying crypto despite expecting broader weakness across financial markets.

Bitcoin, Ethereum Showed 'Remarkable Resilience' During AI Rout: Is This the Bottom?

Spain's largest bank is the latest to buy Bitcoin exposure via BlackRock's IBIT ETF.

Spanish Bank Banco Santander Reveals $4.3M Bitcoin Investment

Bitcoin ETFs ended a four-day losing streak with $32.11 million in net inflows, powered by strong demand for Blackrock's IBIT. Solana funds also rebounded sharply, while ether and HYPE ETFs moved deeper into negative territory.

Blackrock Drives $32M Bitcoin ETF Rebound After 4-Day Slide

Hyperscale Data Inc. (AMEX:GPUS) shares rose in early Thursday trading after the company outlined plans to use part of its Bitcoin treasury to accelerate development of its Michigan artificial intelligence data center campus. S&P 500 futures gained 0.7%.

Hyperscale Data Sells Bitcoin Treasury Assets To Fund Its Michigan AI Campus

Fraudsters have been posing as reporters and representatives of the China Business Journal, a well-known state-affiliated business newspaper in China, to demand ransom payments in Bitcoin.

Scammers Impersonate China Business Journal to Demanding Bitcoin

Hyperscale Data sold 100 bitcoin and opened a credit facility to fund its Michigan AI data center campus build.

Hyperscale Data sells 100 bitcoin to fund Michigan AI data center build

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) spot volume hit its lowest level since 2019 as Treasuries out-yielded the crypto carry trade for the second time on record, according to Glassnode's weekly report. Why Institutions Are Sitting In Cash Instead Of Bitcoin?

Bitcoin Buyers Are 'Paid To Wait,' Glassnode Report Notes: Is That a Good Sign?

This month, analysts have repeatedly pointed to multiday inflows into the U.S.-listed crypto exchange-traded funds as evidence of the return of institutional demand. Zoom out, though, and the institutional story still looks bleak.

Bitcoin ETFs on track for the smallest monthly inflows ever

The Audiera (BEAT) token, built on the BNB Chain (CRYPTO: BNB), delivered returns that dwarfed those of the broader cryptocurrency market over the past week. Audiera ‘BEAT's Crypto Market In a week when Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and other large-cap cryptocurrencies showed almost no gains, an under-the-radar token has surged nearly 40%.

A Little-Known Token Just Left Bitcoin and Ethereum in the Dust This Week— Here's Why It's Surging

S&P 500 futures gained 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 contracts rose 0.4% after the index had slipped into a correction, with Microsoft up 8% in premarket after its cloud unit grew at the fastest pace in four years while it held the line on spending.

Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as Microsoft's AI payoff lifts stocks

Perpetual futures drive much of the price discovery for bitcoin and ether. When traders pointed the same machinery at a private company, they priced the biggest IPO in history more accurately than Wall Street, and then watched the stock walk away from them.

Bitcoin and ether markets are ruled by perps. SpaceX showed how far their influence can go

Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ) has paid $41.9 million to terminate a bitcoin miner contract with Block and its Proto unit, underscoring the data center operator's accelerating retreat from bitcoin mining toward AI infrastructure. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here.

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