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 prices have suffered quite a bit lately, and are currently down more than 50% from the record high of roughly $126,300 they reached last Fall.

Bitcoin Has Fallen Over 50% From Its All-Time High

Lately, veteran trader Peter Brandt has been flashing a bearish read on bitcoin, leaning on old-school chart work, familiar technical formations in recent price action, and the kind of market scar tissue that only decades of trading can provide.

Peter Brandt Warns Bitcoin Is Facing ‘Campaign Selling'

Ethereum

Solana

Prominent publicly traded crypto treasury firms are underwater on their holdings as Bitcoin and Ethereum keep falling.

Crypto Treasuries Fall Deeply Underwater as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana Dive

Bitcoin's drop below Strategy's roughly $76,000 average purchase price has pushed its holdings back into an unrealized loss.

Strategy posts $12.6 billion Q4 loss as bitcoin slide triggers one of largest quarterly hits in corporate history

Michael Saylor called his firm a “digital fortress," but leading Bitcoin treasury Strategy has taken some serious hits in recent months.

Bitcoin Giant Strategy Records $12.4 Billion Q4 Loss as MSTR Shares Hit 18-Month Low

Finder's latest January 2026 survey of crypto industry specialists paints a cautiously optimistic picture for bitcoin in 2026, with most panelists expecting higher prices even as volatility and institutional dominance reshape the market.

Finder's Latest Survey Predicts Bitcoin at $133K by End of 2026

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Plunges Toward $60,000 as $1 Billion in Liquidations Hit in 24 Hours Bitcoin price has fallen roughly 50% from its all-time highs, with over $1 billion in liquidations recorded in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin Price Plunges Toward $60,000 as $1 Billion in Liquidations Hit in 24 Hours Micah Zimmerman.

Bitcoin Price Plunges Toward $60,000 as $1 Billion in Liquidations Hit in 24 Hours

Bitcoin's may leave investors wondering if they should buy now at bottom-basement prices, sell out and run for the hills or hold tight on the long-term use case.

As bitcoin drops below $64,000, is it worth holding onto?

The price of bitcoin sank to roughly $62,200 on Feb. 5, 2026, as a full-blown risk-off mood rippled through global markets, fueled by rising geopolitical strain, economic jitters, and a cascade of forced liquidations across the cryptocurrency sector. Bitcoin Breaches Key Support as Liquidations Snowball and Stocks Stumble Roughly $2.

Crypto Capitulation Day: Bitcoin Slumps to $62.2K While Wall Street Bleeds

Strategy reported a wider fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, as a turbulent period for digital assets caused the world's largest hoarder of bitcoin to record losses on its holdings.

Saylor-led Strategy's quarterly losses widen as bitcoin faces another reckoning

The price of bitcoin fell from about $120,000 to $89,000 during the final three months of 2025.

Strategy posts Q4 loss of $12.4 billion on tumbling bitcoin price

The price of Bitcoin crashed below $63,000 on Thursday, not far above the average production cost of publicly traded miners.

Bitcoin Miners Could Face Crisis After BTC Price Falls 50% From Peak

Bitcoin Magazine Paystand: The Payments Giants Quietly Supporting Bitcoin Circular Economies Paystand CEO Jeremy Almond revealed massive Bitcoin mining operation, teases B2B layer two protocol and his strategy to orange pill corporate America. Paystand: The Payments Giants Quietly Supporting Bitcoin Circular Economies Juan Galt.

Paystand: The Payments Giants Quietly Supporting Bitcoin Circular Economies

ETF redemptions and futures liquidations are pressuring crypto markets, the bank said, even as rising gold volatility quietly strengthens bitcoin's longer-term investment case.

JPMorgan says bitcoin's lower volatility relative to gold might make it 'more attractive' in long term

Analyst points to the 200-day moving average — currently around $58,000 to $60,000 — as a potential support level to watch.

Bitcoin spirals toward $65,000, heading to worst one-day drawdown since FTX blowup

On Feb. 5, bitcoin plunged 7% intraday, breaking below $66,000 and hitting $65,253 on Bitstamp, sparking fears of a retreat toward $60,000. The drop extended bitcoin's weekly losses past 20% and marked a 30% correction from its mid‑January peak near $98,000. Market Impact and Liquidations The bitcoin rout intensified Feb.

Is the Bottom in? Bitcoin Tests $65,253 as Market Panic Takes Hold

Bitcoin fell right through the $70,000 mark on Thursday, with over $1.5 billion in liquidations sweeping through the markets. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $65,948.45 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $1,927.92 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $82.26 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.24 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09185 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Plunge 10% In $1.5 Billion Liquidation Tsunami

Bitcoin fell below $66,000 on Thursday to its lowest level in more than a year. The digital asset is down nearly 50% from its October peak.

Bitcoin sells off amid 'crypto winter.' What investors need to know

Bitcoin prediction market contracts across multiple platforms are converging around a narrow price band for early 2026, with traders broadly assigning low probabilities to aggressive upside scenarios and treating six-figure outcomes as long-shot events.

Prediction Markets Price Bitcoin Stability, Not Explosive Upside, for Early 2026

The Relative Strength Index (RSI), a popular technical trading indicator, has plunged to 17. Only the bear market bottom in 2018 and the 2020 Covid crash saw lower reads.

Bitcoin is the third most oversold ever, says one indicator, and violent upside could be next

Bitcoin Magazine JPMorgan: Bitcoin is Now a More Attractive Investment Than Gold Long Term JPMorgan says Bitcoin's long-term case versus gold is strengthening despite its historic sell-off. JPMorgan: Bitcoin is Now a More Attractive Investment Than Gold Long Term Micah Zimmerman.

JPMorgan: Bitcoin is Now a More Attractive Investment Than Gold Long Term

The following article is adapted from The Block's newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

The Daily: ‘Bears in control' as bitcoin drops toward $65K, Binance denies issuing cease-and-desist letter over insolvency claims, and more

Once a cash-burning enterprise software firm, Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) – previously known as MicroStrategy Inc. – became the most extreme expression of the Bitcoin age. Under the vision of Michael Saylor, the company reinvented itself as a publicly listed Bitcoin accumulation vehicle — part software, part crypto treasury, part financial engineering experiment.

The Software-Crypto Trade Is Crumbling – Could Strategy Be Forced To Sell Bitcoin?

Bitcoin Magazine The v2 Transport: Bitcoin P2P Traffic Goes Dark From The Core Issue: Learn about the v2 transport protocol upgrade from 2024 that aims to keep your nodes internet traffic private from snooping. The v2 Transport: Bitcoin P2P Traffic Goes Dark Pieter Wuille.

The v2 Transport: Bitcoin P2P Traffic Goes Dark

That target is “unrealistic” this year, but possible “over the long term” once negative sentiment reverses, according to the analysts.

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