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.

Crypto entrepreneurs Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have again donated their Bitcoin to President Trump.

Winklevoss Twins Donated $10 Million From Bitcoin Sale to Trump Super PAC

Bitcoin traders piled $49.82 billion into open futures contracts this week, betting hard on where the world's largest cryptocurrency heads next. The action stretched from the regulated pits of CME to the crowded order books of Binance, and the numbers tell a story of institutions leaning bullish while retail exchanges quietly bleed positions.

Bitcoin Options Scream Bullish as Traders Pile Into $72K and $80K Calls

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) treasury companies now sit on tens of billions in unrealized losses after the token dropped 50% from its October peak. • How is Bitcoin doing today?

Bitcoin Fell 50% and MSTR, BMNR, BSTR Are Paying the Price: What's Happening?

Bitcoin ETFs have taken in new cash from US investors after weeks of sloppy action.

Bitcoin ETFs Take in Nearly $1B in New Money — But What Will the Price Do?

Bitcoin's (BTC) price has continued to move higher as it approaches resistance at $67,000.

Coinidol.com: Bitcoin Rises but Battles the $67,000 Barrier

Bitcoin holds above $65,800 as spot ETFs log a sixth day of inflows. Bitfinex analysts flag $68K resistance as the next test.

‘Optimistic signals' meet a $68,000 wall as bitcoin's recovery faces its next test: analysts

VanEck says Bitcoin's quiet summer trading masks a tightening supply base, with cautious derivatives and weak miner economics weighing on the near term even as long-term holders continue accumulating.

VanEck: Bitcoin's Summer Lull Masks a Tightening Supply Base

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has broken above $65,000 and is testing its previous high near $67,260. However, one crypto analyst says it is too early to declare that the bear-market bottom is in.

Bitcoin Bear Market Over? Not Quite.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) long-term holder supply hit a new all-time high, according to CoinGlass, even as price pulled back from a one-month high on rising oil prices. What Is The Long-Term Holder Data Saying?

Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Hit Record Supply as ETFs Add $203M: What's Going On?

Satsuma shareholders voted to sell the company's bitcoin, return the cash to investors, and delist from the London Stock Exchange, ending its run as a bitcoin treasury company after heavy losses.

Satsuma Shareholders Approve Bitcoin Liquidation, London Delisting

A new cryptocurrency index from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Pantera Capital is taking a distinctly Wall Street approach to digital assets—and that means leaving Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) out. Instead of tracking the largest cryptocurrencies, the benchmark focuses on blockchain networks that generate revenue from real-world usage.

Bitcoin, XRP Snubbed As S&P Unveils Revenue-Focused Crypto Index

The bitcoin price has struggled through 2026 as traders await bitcoin's “ultimate catalyst”

‘Major Catalyst'—U.S. Treasury Secretary Fuels Bitcoin Price Surge

As bitcoin BTC$66,011.27 regains its footing, optimism has returned to the market, and several observers are calling the recent price rise the start of a decisive bull run for valuations well beyond last year's $126,000 peak.

Here's why bitcoin bulls should take a closer look at interest rates

BTC retreated from a one-month high as WTI crude topped $85 for the first time since June, reigniting inflation concerns and pushing investors toward gold, silver and the safety of bitcoin over altcoins.

Bitcoin retreats from one-month high as oil tops $85, inflation concerns resurface

Bitcoin has overtaken gold as the preferred hard asset among American investors, according to bitcoin financial services firm River. The firm found that 49.6 million Americans, or 18.6% of the adult population, now own bitcoin, compared to 28.8 million, or 10.8%, who hold gold.

Bitcoin Ownership Overtakes Gold as 49.6 Million Americans Now Hold BTC

A two-day chip rebound stalled ahead of Alphabet's earnings in a sign of whether the hundreds of billions going into AI is paying off. Bitcoin has tracked that trade all month.

Live updates: Bitcoin under $66,000 as traders await Alphabet earnings to gauge AI trade

Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR ) CEO Phong Le said on Tuesday that Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) dominance in the cryptocurrency space has steadily increased owing to institutional adoption and support from the U.S. administration. Le Confident Bitcoin's Dominance Will Increase Further Le attached a chart from CoinGecko—a leading cryptocurrency data aggregator—showing Bitcoin's increasing market share over the last four years.

Bitcoin Dominance Expected to 'Keep Increasing,' Says Strategy CEO Phong Le Amid Stablecoin, Big Bank Adoption

Bitcoin's long-term holder supply climbed to a fresh all-time high on July 21, extending a rally that had already pushed the metric to a record 16.64 million BTC, or roughly 83% of circulating supply, a month earlier. A Record Built Over 2.

Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply Hits a Fresh All-Time High: Here's What the Data Shows

Semiconductor stocks led a second day of gains on AI optimism, while the yen slid past 163 per dollar for the first time since 1986.

Bitcoin holds near $66,300 as chips extend their rally and the yen hits a 40-year low

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci positioned Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and gold as “part of the answer” to a changing monetary system under strain from fiscal pressures and declining purchasing power. Deficit Spending to Trigger High Inflation?

Anthony Scaramucci Explains Why He's Long Bitcoin and Gold: 'Imagine an American President

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Major cryptocurrencies rose on Tuesday as investors digested reports that the White House agreed to an ethics package accompanying the cryptocurrency Clarity Act. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Lift Amid Crypto Bill Optimism: Analyst Flags BTC's 'Biggest Test'

The UK Bitcoin treasury company raised $218 million less than a year ago. Now it's returning whatever is left.

DAT Went Wrong: Satsuma to Unwind Bitcoin Treasury, Sell Off $43 Million in BTC

Satsuma Technology shareholders voted overwhelmingly to liquidate the London-listed company, sell its remaining 668 bitcoin and return capital to investors after a treasury strategy unraveled under falling asset values, a collapsed share price, and mounting pressure from backers. A 90.6% Vote Ends the Experiment The July 21 vote drew 90.

Another Bitcoin Treasury Firm Is Shutting Down. What Satsuma's Vote Means for Investors

The proposal to temporarily restrict arbitrary data in Bitcoin transactions lacks economic nodes, protocol developers, and hashrate. History from the 2017 UASF shows nodes succeed only with broad investor and developer weight behind them.

Bitcoin is NOT Changed by Proof Of Node

Jack Dorsey's company Block has debuted a decentralized rival to group chat platform Slack.

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