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.

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted gains across all five sessions, attracting $853.54 million in their strongest week since April 17. Ether funds added about $245 million, while XRP, solana and HYPE ETFs also finished the week with net inflows.

Bitcoin ETFs Post Best Week Since April With $854 Million Inflow

Ethereum

Large wallet holders are increasing accumulation in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP according to CryptoQuant analysis. The findings indicate the bear market may be nearing its end. The post Bitcoin and Crypto Bear Market May Be in ‘Final Stage' As Whales Boost BTC, ETH and XRP Holdings: CryptoQuant appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Bitcoin and Crypto Bear Market May Be in ‘Final Stage' As Whales Boost BTC, ETH and XRP Holdings: CryptoQuant

The market rose even as the Senate left the crypto bill unpassed before its recess, with steady ETF inflows and a softer dollar doing more for prices than Washington.

Live updates: BTC above $65,000 even as the Senate punts the CLARITY Act to the fall

Ocean, a bitcoin mining pool, had been backing BIP-110 by default. Simple Mining, a company that runs mining machines through Ocean, used software from the pool that lets individual miners choose for themselves and went the other way.

Bitcoin miner rejects BIP-110 despite mining through a pool that supported it

Every major except XRP is green on the week, with BTC, ether and BNB each up nearly 3% as global stocks trade near a record.

Bitcoin tops $65,000 with US inflation data due this week

Conversations in Berlin are taking place to decide whether Germany will support Joachim Nagel, the current president of the Bundesbank, in a potential bid for the Presidency of the ECB. Nagel, who would emerge as a dark horse, has a negative stance on bitcoin and crypto.

Germany Mulls Bitcoin Critic Nagel's Bid for ECB Presidency

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci hit back on Sunday at actor-turned-cryptocurrency critic Ben McKenzie for celebrating the CLARITY Act's Senate defeat, saying nothing can stop Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Scaramucci Reacts to McKenzie's Celebration McKenzie, a longtime critic of cryptocurrency and related legislation, was seen enjoying a beer after the Senate adjourned for its August recess without voting on the CLARITY Act.

Anthony Scaramucci Claps Back at Anti-Crypto Activist's Comments Linking Clarity Act Failure to Trump's 'Corruption' — 'Nothing Stops Bitcoin'

Dogecoin

Leading cryptocurrencies fell alongside stock futures on Sunday evening as investors weighed U.S.-Iran diplomatic efforts to reach a peace agreement. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:22 p.m.

Bitcoin Gains, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slide as US-Iran Standoff Continues: Analyst Says BTC 'Ready for a Breakout' to $73,000

Arthur Hayes argues the artificial intelligence buildout is a leveraged real estate bubble that he says will end in a government bailout larger than 2008. He expects the resulting liquidity creation to carry bitcoin past $1 million.

Arthur Hayes Warns Bitcoin May Fall to $50,000 Before $1 Million

BIP-110 proponents are debating whether to change the proof-of-work algorithm on their stalled minority chain after it managed to mine only two blocks before Bitcoin's enormous difficulty effectively brought activity to a signficant crawl. The BIP-110 chain split from Bitcoin after mandatory signaling began at block 961632 on Aug. 8.

BIP-110 Backers Plot Minority Chain's PoW Reset to ‘Fire' Bitcoin Miners

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

The billionaire says he made $15 billion for his company in 2025

Bitcoin Billionaire Claims He Made $15 Billion Using ChatGPT

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.

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