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 company can now sell bitcoin to fund the USD reserve, support preferred dividends, and finance up to $2 billion in stock buybacks.

Strategy opens the door to selling bitcoin under new capital plan. Here's what it means

The Bitcoin treasury firm has approved a framework for "active capital management," its Chair Michael Saylor said in a statement.

Strategy Could Sell Up to $1.25B of Bitcoin Under 'Digital Credit Capital Framework'

Strategy (MSTR) unveiled a new capital management framework that raises STRC's dividend to 12%, authorizes $2 billion in share buybacks, and permits limited bitcoin sales to fund reserves, dividends, debt obligations, and stock repurchases.

Strategy (MSTR) Raises STRC Dividend, Authorizes $2B in Buybacks, and Unlocks Further Bitcoin Sales

Strategy's total holdings remain at 847,363 BTC and account for more than 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth around $51 billion.

Strategy pauses bitcoin buys, establishes $1B digital credit repurchase program as USD reserve tops $2.5B

Strategy Inc. rolled out a sweeping five-part Digital Credit Capital Framework on Monday morning, authorizing bitcoin sales, boosting its STRC preferred dividend rate, and opening $1 billion buyback programs for both preferred stock and common shares as bitcoin trades around $60,032 per coin at 8 a.m. Eastern time and MSTR shares sit around $82.

Strategy Launches $2.55B Reserve Shield as MSTR Plunges 30% and Bitcoin Hits $60K

Strategy adopted a new capital management framework, authorizing up to $2 billion in buybacks while creating a program that allows future bitcoin sales to support liquidity.

Saylor's Strategy initiates buybacks and bitcoin monetization program, lifts STRC dividend

Bitcoin floats near $60K as spot ETF weekly outflows hit $1.79B amid Fed rate hike fears and an AI sell-off.

Bitcoin clings to key support level as weekly US spot ETF outflows hit $1.8B and Fed rate hike bets mount: analysts

Another $1.79B in ETF outflows last week certainly isn't helping—but if history repeats, there is reason for hope.

Morning Minute: Bitcoin Headed for Rare Back-to-Back Quarterly Loss

The crypto market outlook remains fragile. Rising concerns about Federal Reserve interest-rate increases, a strengthening dollar, higher U.S. Treasury yields, record ETF outflows and airstrikes in the Middle East offer bitcoin BTC$59,796.18 bulls little reason for optimism.

Dollar, U.S. Treasury yield market positions may carry glimmer of hope for bitcoin

BTC added 0.6% to $59,800 to start the week while SOL rose 2%, though derivatives data and chart formations point to continued downside risk.

Bitcoin hovers below $60,000 as crypto braces for a pivotal week

Bitcoin is once again testing $60,000 as traders debate whether another major leg down is incoming. The price action comes as BTC appears on track for three consecutive quarterly declines, a rare occurrence in its history. Some traders are noting the asset's recent resilience despite ongoing pressure, highlighting potential support levels around current prices.

Analyst Rekt Capital Issues Bitcoin Price Warning As BTC Faces Key Test At $60,000

Strategy's valuation has fallen below the value of ‌its bitcoin holdings for the first time, a milestone that weakened investor confidence in the Michael Saylor-founded company's long-running cryptocurrency bet.

Strategy's valuation falls below bitcoin holdings as crypto sentiment sours

Bitcoin is trading below key technical and onchain valuation levels, with historical bear market patterns suggesting a potential bottom closer to $45,000.

Bitcoin falls into a technical no man's land as major support levels sit miles away

U.S. equity futures rose after reports the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt strikes and resume talks. Bitcoin has barely moved, still down 6.8% on the week.

Bitcoin dips to $59,700 as Iran de-escalation lifts stocks but not crypto

Investors have pulled out $4 billion from the U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs in June, the highest outflow on record.

$4 billion gone. Spot bitcoin ETFs are on track for their worst month on record

House lawmakers spotlighted bitcoin as a challenge to authoritarian governments after Representative William Timmons said cryptocurrency could mark the “beginning of the end” of authoritarian rule. At a House roundtable, participants discussed financial repression, China's digital-currency ambitions, and U.S. leadership in digital-asset policy.

US Lawmaker: Bitcoin Could Mark the ‘Beginning of the End' of All Authoritarian Governments

Bitcoin is trading near $60,000 in late June 2026, more than 50% below its 2025 all-time high above the $126,000 zone, and eight competing forces are determining whether that floor holds or breaks. Where Bitcoin Stands The drawdown places bitcoin in one of its more extended corrective phases of the current cycle.

Bitcoin Trades 50% Below Its $126K Peak as 4 Bullish Catalysts Clash With 4 Bearish Forces

Argentina's cabinet chief, Manuel Adorni, stressed that he left his position after media allegations and an ongoing probe over undeclared assets, which he revealed came from early Bitcoin investments that he kept off the books. Nonetheless, Bitcoin experts have found inconsistencies in his story.

Argentina's Cabinet Shaken: Manuel Adorni Resigns Amid Bitcoin Probe

With bitcoin languishing around the psychologically important $60,000 mark, the race to six figures has once again become crypto's favorite guessing game.

Grok, Meta AI and Claude Predict Bitcoin's $100K Comeback as BTC Battles $60K

Prediction market traders are pricing some of the most bearish bitcoin outlooks of 2026, with more than $75 million in combined volume flowing into Polymarket and Kalshi contracts that see a $50,000 floor before a $100,000 ceiling.

Prediction Market Traders Give Bitcoin 76% Odds of Hitting $50K Before $100K

Lawrence Lepard, investment manager and author of “The Big Print,” told RE:Bitcoin host Chase Palmieri that the U.S. Federal Reserve under chair Kevin Warsh is running a deliberate deception on markets, and that bitcoin near $59,000 sits in one of its cheapest historical positions relative to the power law model.

Bitcoin Cheaper Than 90% of Its History Right Now, Says Big Print Author Lawrence Lepard

A Monday filing would mark Strategy's fourth straight week of buying, after a 520 BTC purchase on June 22 that was its smallest recent tranche.

Michael Saylor signals another bitcoin buy as Strategy sits about $13 billion underwater

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AI and Big Tech stocks sold off, and Strategy's $16 billion unrealized loss added to investors' concern that Bitcoin could sink lower next week.

Bitcoin, Ethereum Price Hit New 2026 Lows as Big Tech, AI Sell-Off

The bitcoin advocate said his crypto bottom claim is based on the fact that the traditional four-year halving cycle has changed, although several analysts continue to expect further downside.

Samson Mow says bitcoin bottom is in despite skepticism from analysts

Bitcoin's derivatives markets delivered a pointed message this weekend: the $60,000 level is not just a psychological line in the sand; it is the number the options market has been building toward for weeks. At 10 a.m. EST on June 28, 2026, bitcoin traded at $60,041 per coin. The timing is not coincidental.

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