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.

Ethereum

Renowned investor and media personality Kevin O'Leary said Monday that altcoins are no longer bouncing back after market corrections, as investor attention is now solely on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). O'Leary Says Altcoins Have No Use Cases O'Leary said in an X post that investors have realized owning only the two coins is enough to capture 97.5% of all the cryptocurrency market's “alpha.

Kevin O'Leary Says Altcoins Not 'Bouncing Back' As Investors Realize Bitcoin And Ethereum Are All You Need In Crypto: 'They Have No Use Case'

Market positioning implies a meaningful probability of sub-$80K BTC to start 2026, Derive's Forster said.

Bitcoin Traders Bet on Sub-$80K New Year: Derive

Bitcoin bulls' hopes for rate cuts to lower bond yields and the dollar are challenged by signals from the Treasury and the FX market.

Attention Bitcoin Bulls: The U.S. 10-Year Yield Isn't Budging Despite Fed Rate Cut Hopes

A sweeping market reset may soon set the stage for a stronger bitcoin rebound, positioning it to potentially outpace the Nasdaq and gold as easing macro strain encourages a shift from fear toward selective risk-taking and renewed momentum.

Bitcoin Eyes Explosive Rebound With Nasdaq-Size Moves Poised to Flip

Stocks made muted gains and traders were wary on Tuesday, following a slide in cryptocurrencies and a global bond selloff triggered by a looming interest rate hike in Japan.

Bond and bitcoin selloff leaves stocks unsteady

Dogecoin

Leading cryptocurrencies slid alongside stocks on Monday, as investors rotated away from risk-off assets.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slide; Crypto Stocks Fall: Analytics Firm Spots Signal That Historically Preceded 'Powerful' BTC Rallies

A looming global asset unwind is how Robert Kiyosaki frames what he calls a 30-year bubble rupture, urging investors toward bitcoin and other hard assets as he warns of accelerating instability across major markets.

Robert Kiyosaki Sees 30-Year Bubble Bursting as His Bitcoin Conviction Holds Firm

Bitcoin prices fell below $84,000 on Monday, December 1 as central bank speculation combined with a backdrop of bearish market conditions to drive losses.

Bitcoin Plunges Below $84,000 As Central Bank Speculation Fuels Losses

Soaring Japanese bond yields ignited a rush out of risk assets, hammering bitcoin below key levels as the yen carry trade unwound and volatility ripped through crypto and metals, intensifying fears of deeper rate-driven losses. Peter Schiff Cites 10-Year JGB at 1.

Peter Schiff Says Rising Bond Yields Explain Why Bitcoin and Other Crypto Are Getting Killed

Bitcoin's November selloff offered more than a price reset. It provided a field test for the infrastructure that will support the asset's next phase of growth.

Bitcoin's November Selloff Was A Stress Test - And DeFi Quietly Passed

Solana

Vanguard's platform services more than "50 million brokerage customers" who manage "over $11 trillion," Bloomberg said.

Vanguard clients can trade funds holding crypto like Bitcoin, XRP and Solana starting this week: Bloomberg

Vanguard will allow trading of crypto-focused ETFs and mutual funds on its brokerage platform, ending years of resistance.

Vanguard to Allow Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP ETF Trading in Major Crypto Pivot

Arthur Hayes believes Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer, is positioning for upcoming dovish Federal Reserve moves. Hayes pointed to rising gold and bitcoin as evidence, saying these assets would likely rally in a low‑interest‑rate scenario.

Arthur Hayes: Tether's Gold and BTC Hoarding Anticipates Major Interest-Rate Cuts

Bitcoin fell as low as $85,000 today, with Ethereum likewise down nearly 10%. Prediction markets are beginning to reflect what the charts are suggesting.

Bearish Signals Abound for Bitcoin and Ethereum: Here's What the Charts Say

Bitcoin Magazine World's Second Largest Asset Manager Vanguard Opens Its Platform to Bitcoin and Crypto ETFs: Bloomberg Vanguard is going to allow bitcoin and crypto-linked exchange-traded funds and mutual funds to trade on its platform. World's Second Largest Asset Manager Vanguard Opens Its Platform to Bitcoin and Crypto ETFs: Bloomberg Micah Zimmerman.

World's Second Largest Asset Manager Vanguard Opens Its Platform to Bitcoin and Crypto ETFs: Bloomberg

Veteran trader Peter Brandt dropped an image on Monday breaking down bitcoin's five major bull runs, pointing out that every single one kicked off only after the market absorbed 75%-plus drawdowns.

Veteran Analyst Insists Bitcoin's Historical Cycle Drawdowns Still Call the Shots

The "loudest" critics of the company are "manifestly unfamiliar" with how Strategy works, the investment bank wrote.

Benchmark Is Bullish on Strategy Even as Stock Plunges Amid Possibility of Selling Bitcoin

The cryptocurrency tumbled 7% in less than 24 hours. Explanations for the drop remain murky, leading many to speculate that something fishy is going on.

Is Bitcoin's Price Being Manipulated?

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Teeters at $85,000 as Analysts Eye a Crash to $75,000 Analysts warn that the Bitcoin price's bearish November close and MACD cross signal continued downward pressure. Bitcoin Price Teeters at $85,000 as Analysts Eye a Crash to $75,000 Micah Zimmerman.

Bitcoin Price Teeters at $85,000 as Analysts Eye a Crash to $75,000

Bitcoin Magazine Europol, Swiss Police Dismantle ‘Cryptomixer' in Major Bitcoin Laundering Crackdown Swiss and German authorities, backed by Europol, shut down the Cryptomixer bitcoin-laundering service in Zurich, seizing servers, the domain, EUR 25 million in BTC and 12 terabytes of data linked to major cybercrime networks. Europol, Swiss Police Dismantle ‘Cryptomixer' in Major Bitcoin Laundering Crackdown Micah Zimmerman.

Europol, Swiss Police Dismantle ‘Cryptomixer' in Major Bitcoin Laundering Crackdown

Bitcoin fell below the $85,000 level on Monday as market sentiment weakened amid rising speculation over a potential rate hike in Japan. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $85,217.65 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,750.74 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $124.51 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.00 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1335 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.057929 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 266,362 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $961.73 million.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Extend Declines As Liquidations Near $1 Billion

Bitcoin's slide intensified as a strengthening yen squeezed carry trades and triggered swift deleveraging across crypto, revealing how shifting expectations for Japan's policy path can jolt digital assets, a pattern emphasized by Arthur Hayes.

Why Is Bitcoin Dumping? Arthur Hayes Tracks BOJ Heat Closing in on BTC

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) doom-callers may want to sit down. Fundstrat co-founder and Head of Research Tom Lee is back, and he's not whispering — he's declaring that "the high isn't in yet," insisting Bitcoin is nowhere near done despite a bruising November.

Tom Lee Says Bitcoin Could Rebound To Break Records By January — 'The High Isn't In Yet'

The following article is adapted from The Block's newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

The Daily: Bitcoin faces ‘late-cycle fragility,' Strategy establishes new $1.44B USD reserve, Sony Bank plans US stablecoin, and more

Bitcoin Magazine Elon Musk Calls Bitcoin a ‘Fundamental' And ‘Physics-Based Currency' Elon Musk called Bitcoin a “physics-based currency” tied to energy and suggested that advances in AI and robotics could eventually make money obsolete. Elon Musk Calls Bitcoin a ‘Fundamental' And ‘Physics-Based Currency' Micah Zimmerman.

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