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.

Nakamoto has completed its transformation into a pure-play Bitcoin company, shutting its final healthcare clinic and ending all remaining ties to its healthcare business.

Nakamoto Inc. (NAKA) Closes Last Healthcare Clinic, Completes Full Pivot to Bitcoin

Bitcoin Suisse secured a MiCAR license in Liechtenstein, enabling the crypto financial services firm to expand regulated operations across the European Union under a unified regulatory framework.

Bitcoin Suisse Secures MiCAR License, Launches European Expansion from Liechtenstein

Bitcoin has crashed this year, falling by more than 50% from its peak of $126,000 per bitcoin in October last year

Bitcoin Crash Suddenly Accelerates As Traders Brace For A Surprise Fed Price Shock

Below is a summarized version of The Block Research's Strategy: The Capital Stack Meets a Falling Bitcoin Price report. The full PDF version of this report is accessible here. Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy, faces the first real test of its Bitcoin-treasury model. It holds 847,363 BTC acquired for $64.10 billion, or an average of $75,651.

Strategy: The Capital Stack Meets a Falling Bitcoin Price

With bitcoin testing its 200 week moving average, on-chain data suggests the $50,000 to $54,000 range could become the next key battleground.

Bitcoin may need to plunge 15% or more to mark bottom, according to this long-time indicator

Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $62,309 on June 23, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, holding near the lower edge of its 24-hour range as the full moving average stack flashed a strong bearish configuration and oscillators pointed to a market lacking directional conviction.

Bitcoin Sellers Control Volume as $62K Support Faces Its Biggest Test of June

A quantum computer could one day break Bitcoin's cryptography. Here's the BTC at risk, the plans to defend it, and the coins already built to resist.

Will Bitcoin Survive Quantum Computing? Inside the Race Toward Q-Day

Bitcoin's BTC$62,276.18 volatility is cheap, particularly on the bullish side, heading into Friday's $10.5 billion quarterly options expiry, according to dominant derivatives exchange Deribit.

Bitcoin volatility looks cheap as $10 billion options settlement nears

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that the current bull market is “like a little tsunami” that is “very hard to stop,” cautioning that geopolitical and economic risks are building beneath a surging stock market.

‘It's Like a Little Tsunami': JPMorgan's Dimon Warns on Stock Bull Market While Bitcoin Lags

Hut 8 agreed to pay $2.35M to settle a securities class action over disclosure claims from its 2023 merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp.

Hut 8 agrees to $2.35 million settlement in investor suit tied to US Bitcoin merger

A sharp cryptocurrency market sell-off on Tuesday morning triggered over $700 million in total liquidations, with long positions accounting for approximately $595 million of the losses.

Bitcoin Bulls Lose $160M as BTC Slides Under $62K and Analysts Eye $50K Target

Nakamoto closed its healthcare clinics on June 19, completing a merger-linked wind-down as it pivots fully to bitcoin operations.

David Bailey's Nakamoto closes legacy healthcare clinics as bitcoin operating company pivot nears completion

The former bitcoin miner denied any wrongdoing related to its 2023 merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp.

Hut 8 to pay $2.35 million to settle investor suit over U.S. Bitcoin merger

Crypto ETF flows started Monday, June 22, on a cautious note, with bitcoin and ether funds recording combined outflows of $134.56 million. XRP ETFs remained a bright spot with fresh inflows, while solana and HYPE products saw no trading activity. XRP ETFs Extend Winning Run With $5.

Bitcoin ETFs Lose $68M Despite Ark and Fidelity $121M Inflow

The bitcoin price's long-term moving averages are set to flash a bearish signal soon. That's good news for the bulls.

Bitcoin price has limited downside, likely near bottom, contrarian indicator suggests

After nearly two years of declines, alts have run out of sellers and steadied, while bitcoin has dropped hard, sliding back toward $63,600.

Live updates: An 'altcoin season' signal flashed, but bitcoin's slide is what set it off

The newly public company shed close to half of bitcoin's entire market value in three sessions after announcing its first bond sale. Bitcoin, absorbing the same backdrop, fell less than 1%.

SpaceX's $600 billion plunge erased nearly half of bitcoin's market cap in three days.

A rotation out of this year's best AI and chip stocks sank Asian markets, with South Korea's Kospi down 6%, and crypto fell with them. Bitcoin is down more than 3% on the week.

Bitcoin slips toward $63,000 as a tech selloff drags risk assets lower

Bitcoin's futures market saw a sharp leverage reset as BTC Open Interest fell 19.5%, outpacing the price decline. The pullback from $26.0 billion to $20.89 billion suggests traders reduced exposure, shifting attention toward spot demand. Leverage Reset Shifts Focus to Spot Demand Bitcoin's futures market has undergone a sharp leverage reset.

Bitcoin's 19.5% Open Interest Drop Points to Healthier BTC Market

Trump's recent executive orders will accelerate the U.S. quantum computing and post-quantum encryption timelines.

Trump Signs Quantum Computing Orders — What Does This Mean For Bitcoin?

The analysts underscored that Strategy's Stretch (STRC) can't technically lose its “peg.”

Comparing Bitcoin Giant Strategy to Terra Luna Is a STRC, Benchmark Says

Bitcoin's recent underperformance relative to equities has coincided with rising Federal Reserve rate expectations, and Grayscale Investments argues bitcoin could narrow that gap if policymakers hold off on rate hikes.

Bitcoin Could Rally if Fed Keeps Rates Steady, Grayscale Says

The National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) stressed that this 2-year conviction against two individuals would set a precedent against energy theft, punishing not only those who perpetrate it but also those who facilitate it to protect the national electricity system.

Paraguay Convicts Two Bitcoin Miners to Jail Sentences for Large-Scale Energy Theft

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at expanding U.S. quantum computing capabilities and speeding the transition to quantum-resistant encryption.

Trump Orders Acceleration of Quantum Readiness as Bitcoin Faces Coming Risk

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Crypto ETF flows stayed divided in the holiday-shortened week ending June 19, with bitcoin funds posting $226.8 million in outflows and ether ETFs slipping by $10 million. Altcoin products told a stronger story, with a combined addition of $46 million into HYPE, XRP, and solana ETFs.

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