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 breakaway chain drew just 2.53% of mining support, leaving its blocks hours apart and roughly 350 days from a difficulty adjustment while the main network powered ahead.

Bitcoin 'Anti-Spam' Fork Sputters to a Halt After Mining Just Two Blocks

Michael Saylor posted Strategy's bitcoin chart on Aug. 9 with a two-word caption. Days earlier, the company disclosed another bitcoin sale, leaving 842,138 BTC on the books and raising fresh questions about its next move. Two Words, No Answer Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy Inc.

Saylor Drops ‘Doing Business' Message, Sparks Strategy Bitcoin Mystery

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor says artificial intelligence helped the world's largest corporate Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) holder solve a financing problem that traditional Wall Street structures could not. Speaking on the “The Diary Of A CEO” podcast on Aug. 6, Saylor explained that Strategy turned to AI after reaching the practical limits of traditional equity and convertible bond financing for additional Bitcoin purchases.

Michael Saylor Predicts Bitcoin Will Gain 30% Annually for 20 Years

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $853.54 million in net inflows last week, the strongest since mid-April, with BlackRock's IBIT taking the bulk.

Bitcoin investors pour $853 million into spot ETFs. BlackRock's IBIT claims the bulk

Bitcoin barely flinched through two potentially disruptive events, holding near $65,000 as losses tied to the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit mounted and the BIP-110 minority chain stalled almost immediately after splitting from the main network. Over the past 48 hours, BTC traded largely between $64,500 and $65,250. By Sunday morning, Aug.

Bitcoin's Price Barely Blinks Amid Coldcard Sweeps and BIP-110's Collapse

This editorial is from this week's edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it's finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week, with a comment on each story. Last Friday, Bitcoin dropped from $64.7K to $62.

CLARITY Stalls, Coldcard Fallout Continues, Bitcoin Barely Budges

US spot Bitcoin ETFs record about $1 billion in net inflows for the week ending August 8, their strongest since April, following a major Coldcard wallet hack. The post Bitcoin ETFs Draw Nearly $1,000,000 in Weekly Inflows After Cold Storage Breach appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Bitcoin ETFs Draw Nearly $1,000,000 in Weekly Inflows After Cold Storage Breach

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Bitcoin CEX and ETF flows suggest negative newsflow, such as Strategy selling and another CLARITY Act delay, is priced in. What will it take to sustain the bullish momentum?

US CLARITY Act Push Fails, but Bitcoin Price Still Rallies Anyways

MARA (NASDAQ: MARA) has secured $600 million of new debt after pledging 18,750 BTC, tapping its bitcoin reserves to help finance an expansion into power generation and AI infrastructure. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here.

MARA Pledges 18,750 BTC for $600 Million New Bitcoin-Backed Loans

Federal prosecutors charged three St. Louis men over a plan to storm a Connecticut home and force a transfer of bitcoin tied to a theft worth hundreds of millions. Each faces up to 20 years in prison. Grand Jury Returns Second Superseding Indictment in New Haven U.S. Attorney David X.

Stolen Bitcoin at Center of Kidnapping Plot, 3 Face 20 Years

The breakaway chain inherited bitcoin's mining difficulty with only a tiny share of hashpower, leaving blocks hours apart while both chains still accept the same transactions.

Controversial Bitcoin fork BIP-110 mines two blocks, then stops

At 7:56 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Following Bitcoin's chain split at block height 961632, BIP-110-aligned mining pool Roughnecks managed to squeeze out a second block at height 961633, while the main chain has already left it in the dust at 961651.

Bitcoin's Splintered BIP-110 Fork Falls Behind by 18 Blocks

BIP-110 is a proposed one-year change that limits non-financial data on Bitcoin and has sparked a debate over how Bitcoin's block space should be used.

Bitcoin's BIP-110 supporters split onto minority chain as main network pulls ahead

Onchain data confirms the BIP-110 activation period is live, and Bitcoin's blockchain has fractured into two versions. Stats show Bitcoin block 961632 was mined by mining heavyweight Antpool, while BIP-110 supporter Roughnecks produced a rival version of block 961632. Rival Miners Split Bitcoin at Block 961632 Several monitoring sites, including forkwatch.

BIP-110 Splits Bitcoin as Rival Miners Clash at Block 961632

The proposal has scant support from bitcoin miners and influential commentators have also voiced their opposition.

Bitcoin hits block 961,632 as the controversial BIP-110 soft fork attempt begins

A volunteer security effort says it has scanned 150 Bitcoin repositories, disclosed more than a dozen vulnerabilities, and is building an open-source AI platform to automate software security reviews.

Bitcoin Red Team Says AI Is Finding Critical Exploits Across Core Projects

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) added $98.85 million on August 7, stretching their inflow streak to five straight trading days, while spot ether ETFs pulled in $49.60 million the same day for a fourth consecutive day of gains.

Blackrock's IBIT Captures $479M as Bitcoin ETFs Extend Streak

The upcoming Bitcoin hard fork known as ECX will not launch all at once on Aug. 23. Instead, its creator says the rollout will happen in three separate stages stretched across more than two months. Paul Sztorc, the developer behind the Drivechain proposal and BIP 300, announced the change in an Aug. 7 update.

Bitcoin's ECX Hard Fork Splinters Into 3 Launches Through October

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Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas tied the run to the Coldcard wallet exploit, noting several Bitcoin funds have drawn inflows daily since the hack.

Bitcoin, ether ETFs draw $1.1 billion in best inflow week since April, despite low volume

BIP-110 mandatory signaling begins today, putting block 961632 under a microscope as the risk of a blockchain split moves from theory to a live test. At the time of writing, the decisive block is expected to arrive roughly a hair less than eight hours from now.

Bitcoin Fork Watch: Where to Track BIP-110's Showdown Live

The digital asset manager's CIO says large capital pools control up to $200 trillion globally, and just a 1% shift toward bitcoin could unlock massive long-term growth.

Trillions in institutional money to flow into bitcoin, says Bitwise's Matt Hougan

Bitcoin logged 2.27 million new wallets and 751,000 active wallets this week, its strongest onchain activity in months, as holders raced to move funds off Coldcard hardware wallets following a firmware exploit that has drained more than $116 million.

Bitcoin Wallets Spike to 2026 High as Coldcard Hack Fallout Spreads

bitcoin developers have used AI tools to find almost 5,000 security vulnerabilities across almost 400 projects in just 24 hours

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