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.

Bitcoin's price slid, and the broader crypto market fell more than 7% after President Trump threatened new U.S. tariffs on Denmark and other European countries over Greenland.

Bitcoin's 'digital gold' narrative crumbles again as $100,000 odds wilt after Trump's tariff threat

Crypto prices fell alongside global equities after reports the EU is preparing retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

Bitcoin slips below key support as tariff talk rattles crypto: Crypto Markets Today

Jordi Visser, head of AI Macro Nexus Research for asset management firm 22V, says that bitcoin will be the top-performing investment in 2026.

Bitcoin Will Be the Best Performing Asset of 2026, According to Jordi Visser – Here's Why

The perpetual preferred equity, SATA, moved above $100, giving Strive access to at-the-market issuance.

Strive's preferred stock hits par value, unlocking bitcoin funding channel

Despite the legislative drama in Washington, the cryptocurrency market has shown remarkable "institutional iron."

Bitcoin Defies Regulatory Gloom at $95,000

Ethereum

U.S.-listed spot bitcoin and ether ETFs logged their strongest week in three months, led by bullish bets.

Bitcoin and ether ETFs log their best week since October

A staggering amount of wealth remains on the blockchain, with some hidden behind anonymous wallet addresses and some traced to prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneurs. How One Entity Controls 5% Of BTC Satoshi Nakamoto reigns supreme as the world's richest cryptocurrency holder, with $101 billion in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) spread across 22,000 addresses, according to on-chain analytics firm Arkham.

From Satoshi Nakamoto's Mysterious Bitcoin Treasure To Vitalik Buterin's Ethereum Cache — Here Are The Crypto's Richest

Regulatory frameworks lump bitcoin with crypto, ignoring its decentralized, no-issuer nature. This flattens risks, confuses consumers, and creates policy friction.

Why Bitcoin Shouldn't Be Regulated Like Crypto

The inflows signal renewed institutional demand for bitcoin as a long-term asset, even amid short-term volatility, an analyst said.

Spot bitcoin ETFs see $1.4 billion inflows in best week since October

Strategy has bought nearly 15,000 BTC so far this year, pushing its stash to about 687,000 BTC as Saylor signals more purchases may be coming.

Strategy's Saylor signals more bitcoin purchases after $1.25B splurge

Analysts say the resurgence in U.S.-EU trade war tensions has driven Bitcoin's drop as U.S. markets remain closed for a public holiday.

Bitcoin Slips On Trade War Fears, Sparks $865M in Liquidations

Bitcoin's stagnant price obscures a deep repricing underway as structural supply constraints collide with a looming productivity boom, positioning the cryptocurrency to absorb outsized wealth creation, according to ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood.

Ark's Cathie Wood: Bitcoin's Calm Is Misread as ‘Coiled Spring' Economy Prepares to Snap

One analyst said the headlines further weighed on already-worsened market sentiment amid delays to the U.S. market structure bill.

Bitcoin tumbles below $92,500 as US-EU tariff war fears intensify

Dogecoin

Leading cryptocurrencies plunged on Sunday, and stock futures slipped as investors grew wary of President Donald Trump's tariff threat against the European Union over Greenland.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Drop Sharply Amid Trump's Greenland Tariff Threat: Analyst Predicts ETH Surge To $4,000 If This Pattern Holds

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Crashes Nearly $4,000 in Two Hour Market Sell-Off The bitcoin price slid nearly $4,000 in a rapid sell-off as gold surged to a new all-time high. Bitcoin Price Crashes Nearly $4,000 in Two Hour Market Sell-Off Micah Zimmerman.

Bitcoin Price Crashes Nearly $4,000 in Two Hour Market Sell-Off

Glassnode says the push toward $96,000 was driven by leverage, while CryptoQuant warns demand remains too weak to confirm a trend reversal.

Bitcoin slides below $93,000 as $680 million longs are liquidated: Asia Morning Briefing

On Sunday evening, around 6:15 p.m. Eastern time, bitcoin slipped below the $95,000 perch it had clung to for the past day, giving up about 3% in the process. The asset brushed an intraday low of $91,917 per coin as gold and silver headed the opposite direction, charging into fresh price highs.

Bitcoin Falls Below $92K as Sunday Selloff Unleashes Hundreds of Millions in Liquidations

Bitcoin's latest slump is challenging long-held cycle assumptions as miner stress, ETF-driven market shifts, and macro headwinds reshape price behavior, raising fresh questions about volatility, timing, and what this phase means for crypto's broader trajectory, Canary Capital says.

Bitcoin's Four-Year Cycle Isn't Dead — Research Reveals Bear, Gradual Decline Ahead

According to onchain analyst Sani, Gamestop—the specialty retailer known for video games, consumer electronics, and gaming merch—moved 100 BTC, valued at roughly $9.5 million, over to Coinbase Prime, the crypto heavyweight's brokerage arm. Reportedly, Gamestop shifted 100 BTC to Coinbase Prime on Jan. 17, 2026.

Blockchain Sleuth Spots Gamestop Shifting 100 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime

A Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) whale, inactive for more than a decade, has returned to the scene, offloading half of its Bitcoin stash and securing a profit of 31,250%. The Bitcoin wallet, dubbed “5K BTC OG,” started selling its Bitcoin assets, originally purchased in 2012 for a mere $332 per Bitcoin.

Bitcoin 'OG' Sells After 12 Years, Locking in 31,250% Profit

Strategy's founder dropped another breadcrumb on Sunday, posting an image of the company's purchase tracker and offering only a knowing nod with the words “₿igger Orange.

Saylor's ‘Bigger Orange' Hint Has Strategy Closing in on 700,000 BTC

The so-called Fish-to-Shark cohort added 110,000 BTC over the past 30 days, according to Glassnode.

Large bitcoin holders buy the most coins since the FTX collapse of 2022

Institutions are increasingly betting on bitcoin's bullish moves and moving away from sophisticated 'arbitrage' bets.

Here is why $1.2 billion Bitcoin ETF inflow is a new bullish signal

Renowned economist and market commentator Peter Schiff warned in an interview aired Thursday of an impending dollar crisis that could crush Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) value, while promoting precious metals such as gold and silver as reliable investments. A Looming Crisis Like The 2008 Meltdown?

Peter Schiff Says What's Happening Now In Gold, Silver A 'Harbinger' Of Brewing Financial Storm: 'Not A Positive For Bitcoin'

Bitcoin hovered between $94,869 and $95,115 per coin at 9 a.m. EST on Jan. 18, 2026, while derivatives traders remained anything but idle. Futures and options markets show crowded positioning, heavy open interest, and a growing fixation on a narrow band of price levels just below $100,000.

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