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.

A stretched but firmly bullish Bitcoin chart is riding the same tailwind lifting stocks: falling oil, a record Nasdaq, and a Fed that hiked rates while quietly pumping liquidity into the system.

Bitcoin Breaks Out as Nasdaq Hits Records and Oil Slides on Iran Hopes

The Bitcoin price's move above its 365-day average marks the end of bear market, says CryptoQuant.

Bitcoin's Bull Run Is Back — and the Data Agrees

Bitcoin extended its recent gains on Tuesday, September 22, reaching its highest point since late January amid strengthened macro conditions.

Bitcoin Extends Gains To Hit Fresh Multimonth High Near $87,000

A bitcoin options trader targeted a price of $95,000 by October 30, with $3.17 million paid upfront. A bigger rally could erase the position's entire payout at expiry, however, creating an unusual predicament for someone betting on higher prices.

Someone Bet $3.17M on Bitcoin Price Rising—But Could Lose Big if BTC Hits $100K

White hats have moved bitcoin from the hacked Coldcard signing devices to a trust for would-be victims to reclaim, Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn has said. Writing on X on Monday, Thorn said that the funds were taken by white hats to protect potential victims.

White Hats Move Over $4.5 in Bitcoins From Coldcard to Recovery Trust

Feds are trying to work out whether Binance violated US sanctions on Iran.

Feds Probing Binance Over Iran's Bitcoin Use: Report

Following a brief pullback from an eight-month peak of $87,374, the price of bitcoin stabilized around $86,000, keeping its market cap at $1.73 trillion and the broader crypto market above $3 trillion.

Bitcoin Liquidations Drop Sharply as BTC Price Holds Above $86,000

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:$BTC) is becoming the institutional crypto trade. Everything around it looks increasingly like retail territory.

EXCLUSIVE: 'Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin' — Retail Is Trading Everything Else

Russia's digital ruble is part of developing a "fast and independent" payment infrastructure, according to the country's prime minister.

No Bitcoin Payments in Russia — But the Digital Ruble Is Open for Business

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bull and billionaire Tim Draper urged major companies including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) to hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. He argued that persistent government spending exposes corporate cash to inflation and higher interest rates.

Why Billionaire Tim Draper Calls Apple, Meta 'Irresponsible' for Not Holding Bitcoin

The funds pulled in more on Monday than across the whole of last week, when they posted the weakest net inflow of their history.

Bitcoin ETFs Take Nearly $1B in a Day as Average Holder Returns to Profit

An old bitcoin wallet created on July 14, 2012, suddenly moved 600 BTC on Tuesday after sitting through nearly 14 years of market chaos. Back then, bitcoin traded near $7.52 per unit, putting 600 coins at roughly $4,512. At Tuesday's $86,012 price, the same stash is worth $51.6 million.

Bitcoin Holder's $4,500 Stash Turns Into a $51.6M Fortune

U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) opened the week with $998.95 million in net inflows, their largest single-day haul of 2026, as bitcoin traded above $86,000. Ether, solana, HYPE and ZEC funds also attracted capital, while XRP ETFs finished flat. Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Pull in Combined $1.

Bitcoin ETFs Hit 2026 High With $999M Inflow as Bitcoin Price Tops $86K

Strive was one of the best performing stocks in the Russell 2000 over the past month, and Chief Risk Officer Jeff Walton says the company is on pace to double its Bitcoin holdings roughly every 12 weeks.

Jeff Walton: How Strive Supercharged its Bitcoin Buying Strategy

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) swung from a $10 billion unrealized loss to an $8 billion unrealized profit in just weeks, as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hit $85,000. What Triggered the Swing Bull Theory posted on X Monday that the reversal happened fast: Bitcoin's climb off the summer lows directly repriced Strategy's massive holdings, turning paper losses into paper gains almost overnight.

Strategy Swings From $10B Loss to $8B Profit as Bitcoin Hits $85K

The Fed just hiked for the first time in more than three years, and Jim Bianco of Bianco Research says the bond market had been signaling this was necessary for two years.

Jim Bianco: Macro Outlook, The 4th Turning and Bitcoin Adoption

Bitcoin has climbed into the $86K resistance zone, one of the market's most important technical and onchain barriers. With 1.07 million BTC concentrated between $83,000 and $86,000 and U.S. spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors above breakeven, the next move could reveal whether the crypto recovery has enough demand to absorb significant overhead supply.

Bitcoin Price Tests $86K as 1.07M BTC Supply Wall Looms

Elon Musk‘s X just added a new “Trade” option to support the so-called Cashtag Partner Program. The social media platform, previously known as Twitter, now lets users move directly from stock and cryptocurrency conversations to executing trades through participating brokerages, such as Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:IBKR), Moomoo, Gemini, Kraken and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN).

Elon Musk's X Launches Cashtag Trading Program With Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini for Bitcoin, Stocks

Ethereum

CoinDesk found one $5,499 trade size accounting for 57% of sampled ether-perpetual volume, while recurring $2,500 and $5,000 trade sizes made up 54% of sampled bitcoin-perpetual volume.

Bitcoin, ether perpetual volumes on Kalshi are dominated by an unusual, repetitive trade, data shows

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged 11% over the past week, hitting a seven-month high, as analyst Kevin Capital pointed to a series of higher-timeframe technical signals suggesting the bear-market bottom is likely in. He now assigns a 90%-95% probability that Bitcoin's roughly $60,000 low marked the cycle bottom, up from his previous 70% estimate.

Bitcoin Just Hit a Seven-Month High. The Analyst Calling the Bottom Expects a Pullback

U.S. spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs pulled in $998.95 million Monday, their largest single-day inflow in 11 months, as Bitcoin briefly surged above $87,000. What the ETF Data Shows According to SoSoValue data, BlackRock's IBIT (NASDAQ:IBIT) led the inflows with $381.4 million, followed by Ark & 21Shares‘ ARKB (BATS:ARKB) at $289.1 million and Fidelity's FBTC (BATS:FBTC) at $238.8 million.

Bitcoin ETFs Add $999 Million In Best Day Since October 2025: What's Going On?

Discover how Shortwave Coffee Bitcoin payments went live across 3 states after a grassroots push by local bitcoiners following Square's nationwide terminal rollout.

Now Accepting Bitcoin: Shortwave Coffee Bitcoin Enabled Across 3 States

Billionaire investor Tim Draper is calling out major tech companies for excluding Bitcoin from their corporate treasuries. He warns that government spending will lead to hyperinflation or a financial crisis. The post Tim Draper Slams Apple and Meta for Keeping Bitcoin Off Balance Sheets appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Tim Draper Slams Apple and Meta for Keeping Bitcoin Off Balance Sheets

Bitcoin's BTC$85,902.17 rally has traders chasing upside exposure, with the most notable options trade of the past 24 hours pointing to expectations for a move toward $95,000 by the end of October.

A $3.2 million 'bitcoin butterfly' option trade bets on $95,000 by the end of October

Market psychology around bitcoin has shifted sharply into bullish territory as the cryptocurrency broke past $87,300, driven by a combination of a major short squeeze and a surge in social volume.

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