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.

Kevin O'Leary believes Bitcoin could hit $1 million if crypto beats its quantum computing problem, and explained why he's ditching Ethereum.

Bitcoin Will Hit $1 Million, Says Kevin O'Leary—But There's a Quantum Catch

Bitcoin surged past $81,000 on Friday, hitting an intraday high of $81,238, before settling around $80,800 with a $1.62 trillion market cap. CFTC Draft Rules Spark Rally Beyond $81,000 Bitcoin's price breezed past $81,000 Friday amid reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sent crypto market rules to the White House for review.

Bitcoin Price Hits $81K on Renewed Spot Demand, Leverage Reset

Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl told clients Thursday that the Fed's 25-basis-point hike is unlikely to move crypto markets much, calling it a mid-cycle adjustment rather than a shift in policy direction. Why Pandl Isn't Worried About the Hike Pandl wrote in a note published Thursday that Wednesday's move to a 3.75% to 4% target range differs fundamentally from the Fed's 2022 tightening cycle.

Grayscale Says Rate Hike Is 'Unlikely to Drive Major Shifts' In Bitcoin

Bitcoin's price on Friday shot above $81,000 — despite a week of setbacks for the crypto industry. The biggest coin was recently trading for $80,982, after jumping as high as $81,055 at one point Friday morning in New York. Over the past 24 hours, it has risen by nearly 6%.

Bitcoin Price Surges Over $81,000 Despite Clarity Act Fail and Interest Rate Hike

XRP is roaring back as Bitcoin claws its way above $800,000 again, but the charts continue to give traders mixed signals.

XRP Surges 6.9% as Bitcoin Rebound Reopens Door to Golden Cross

Zcash

U.S. bitcoin ETFs returned to inflows on Thursday with $159.45 million, led by a sharp rebound in Blackrock's IBIT. Ether and XRP funds remained under pressure, while the recently launched Zcash ETF drew $46.56 million in fresh capital.

Bitcoin Returns to Inflows With $159M as Zcash ETF Draws $46.6M

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) is up 11% Friday after CEO Phong Le said the company will remain a permanent Bitcoin accumulator, even as it stays open to selling small amounts when it makes sense. Le said in an interview with Bitcoin magazine on X that Strategy holds 840,050 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), making it the largest Bitcoin holder in the world, and that position is not changing.

Strategy CEO Says 'We're Never Going To Stop' Buying Bitcoin as MSTR Surges 11%

Asset manager VanEck's Head of Digital Assets Research, Matthew Sigel, said the Bitcoin community was working on solutions.

Bitcoin Community Recognizes Quantum Computing Risk: VanEck

Hyperliquid

Solana

The moves comes as the SEC and CFTC advance crypto-related rulemaking despite the Clarity Act stalling in the Senate.

Bitcoin reclaims $80,000, Solana and Hyperliquid rally as crypto markets shrug off Clarity setback

Bitcoin just ripped 5.88% higher in a single session, tearing back toward its 2026 highs. The charts say the move is real, but they also say it's gotten ahead of itself.

Bitcoin Blasts Past $80K and a Fresh Short Squeeze Is On

Bitcoin's price ripped from the mid-$76,000s to nearly $81,000 on Friday at 10:45 a.m. ET, after traders spent the week absorbing a failed U.S. Senate crypto vote and two central-bank rate hikes. The final leg wasn't simply buyers charging in.

Bitcoin's Price Rips Past $80K as Short Sellers Get Steamrolled

Ethereum

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has reclaimed $80,000 as Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) shot up 4% Market commentator Bull Theory posted on X that over $170 million in shorts were liquidated in just 60 minutes and $130 billion added to the total crypto market cap in 24 hours. The Wolf of All Streets podcast host Scott Melker said Bitcoin holding at $78,000 through a rate hike and the CLARITY Act's defeat was itself the signal to watch.

Bitcoin Cracks $80,000, Ethereum, XRP Surge 4% on $170M Short Liquidations

SALT Lending CRO Hunter Albright explains how bitcoin-backed lending and stablecoins could reshape liquidity for long-term Bitcoin holders.

The Next 3-5 Years of Bitcoin Lending

Dogecoin

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on Friday picked up momentum to reclaim $78,000 for the first time in three days, while Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) followed higher to touch $2,500. XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) climbed above $1.30, while Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) jumped roughly 6%.

Bitcoin Cracks $78,000 and Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin May Be 'About To Explode'

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been trading in a tight range for over a month since its push above $80,000 in August. BlackRock's (NYSE:BLK) Head of U.S. Equity ETFs Jay Jacobs says that is a feature, not a bug.

Bitcoin's Much Less Volatile Than It Used to Be. BlackRock Says It Played a Part in That.

Bitcoin is down just 1.5% in its historically weakest month and remains on track for its first quarterly gain in a year, despite rising rates, surging oil and a stronger dollar.

Bitcoin weathers September storm as rate hikes and Clarity act setback test bulls

Bitcoin recovered from $75,972 overnight to just below $78,000, a third straight day of gains.

Live updates: HYPE leads altcoin rally as bitcoin recovers toward $78,000

OFAC says hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin moved through BitBank to the Revolutionary Guards in two months.

Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchange Behind Iran's Bitcoin Tolls on Hormuz Ships

Michael Saylor says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new innovation exemption clears tokenized MSTR and STRC to trade onchain around the clock. It is the first live test of the digital credit pitch he has spent a year selling.

Saylor Says SEC Exemption Puts Tokenized MSTR and STRC Onchain 24/7

Financial advisor Ric Edelman states that the debate over investing in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mirrors the 1999 skepticism surrounding Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), predicting the digital asset will become a widely held portfolio asset. The Amazon Trajectory Speaking on BMTV, the Edelman Financial Engines founder noted that the financial industry's dialogue around Bitcoin is a temporary phase.

Ric Edelman Predicts $500,000 Bitcoin by 2030, Says BTC Could Follow Amazon's 1999 Trajectory: ‘Everybody Owns It'

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned BitBank, a Tehran exchange it says moved hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Revolutionary Guards and handled payments collected from ships buying passage through the world's most important oil chokepoint.

Iran's Strait of Hormuz toll booth ran through a bitcoin exchange, U.S. says

Corporate treasuries bought just 5,900 bitcoin in three months, while broader demand signals remain weak.

Corporate treasuries bought just 5,900 bitcoin in 3 months. Other demand signals look weak, too.

Ether funds shed money for a third straight session even as the token rose, while every major gained and zcash extended its run.

Ether and XRP ETFs post outflows as bitcoin moves above $77,000

The yen declined after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest level in 31 years.

Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. Bitcoin rises against yen

Bitcoin may struggle to break decisively above $80,000 as tighter U.S. monetary policy and the CLARITY Act setback weigh on near-term conditions. Coinshares sees both headwinds delaying a stronger crypto recovery.

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