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 struggled to recover from a weekend sell-off that pushed its price below $74,000, briefly rebounding above $75,400 before renewed selling pressure erased gains. BTC Struggles Below $75K Bitcoin's price wobbled Monday as the cryptocurrency struggled to reverse late Sunday losses that dragged it below $74,000 for the first time in weeks.

Bitcoin Price Struggles Below $75K as $1.2B in Crypto Bets Get Wiped Out

Ethereum

Ethereum fell more than three times as far as Bitcoin on Sunday, sending ETH/BTC to its lowest close since July, days after a break above Bitfinex's line.

Ethereum Price Slips Against Bitcoin as ETH/BTC Breakout Fails

Bitcoin closed a week below its 50-week moving average for the first time since September, starting a month-long test Galaxy Research set for its call.

Bitcoin Has a Month to Regain Its 50-Week Average, Galaxy Says

BlackRock's Robbie Mitchnick told Barron's demand to swap directly held bitcoin for IBIT shares is at its highest yet, with "security and peace of mind" the top reason as kidnappings and hacks rise.

BlackRock: Security Fears Are Driving Bitcoin Whales Into IBIT

The AntPool block came within 984 transactions of Bitcoin's 2015 record, even as fees made up less than 0.1% of the miner's payout.

A bitcoin block just neared a 2015 transaction record, but paid only $180 in fees

Charles Schwab expanded direct cryptocurrency trading beyond bitcoin and ether on Monday, opening three more tokens to eligible retail clients. The listings followed the platform's broader October rollout across supported U.S. jurisdictions. Schwab Opens Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink Trading Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW) said Nov.

Charles Schwab Opens Crypto Trading Beyond Bitcoin and Ether

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) bought 1,036 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for $81.9 million last week, its largest weekly purchase in six weeks What the Latest Filing Shows Strategy disclosed the purchase in an 8-K filing Monday, paying an average of $79,012 per coin for the week. Total holdings now stand at 850,364 BTC, acquired for $64.16 billion, an average cost of $75,456 per coin.

MSTR Drops 3% Despite Strategy's Biggest Bitcoin Buy in 6 Weeks

SpaceX is asking Starbase, Texas, to approve a $24 billion gas-powered supercomputer, worth 17 times the firm's 18,712 BTC treasury at current prices.

SpaceX Proposes $24B Texas Supercomputer, 17x Its Bitcoin Stack

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Monero (CRYPTO: XMR) remain the best bets in current market conditions, according to prominent analyst Alexander Good, who sees “despair” as a consequence of the Binance hack end of October. Goodalexander Favors BTC and XMR Amid Crypto Market Risks Good wrote in a post on X that he remains long Bitcoin and Monero while shorting the S&P 500 through perpetual swaps, calling himself bullish on crypto broadly but focused on managing hack and war-related risk to preserve capital.

Bitcoin, Monero Remain the Best Coins for Market in 'Despair,' Analyst Argues

▶ Kraken's Dave Ripley explains why Bitcoin's rebound past $80K hints the bear market is over, marking the softest macro pullback in the asset's history.

Kraken's Dave Ripley: “That Was the Bear Market” and Bitcoin Is “On Our Way Out of It”

Strive purchased 29 bitcoin from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 at an average of $75,721, lifting holdings to 43,153 BTC while cash slipped to $487.6 million and SATS preferred shares edged higher.

Strive (ASST) Adds 29 Bitcoin for $2.2 Million as Weekly Buys Slow After Crossing 43,000

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) started the week near $74,000, down 5.1% from $78,000 on Nov. 1, and below its one-year median of $77,000. The drop leaves BTC between that median and the year's 25th-percentile price of $67,000, according to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. Bitcoin has also slipped below the $75,500–$76,000 support range watched by trader Doctor Profit.

Bitcoin Drops Below $75,000: What the Data Says Could Come Next

Bitcoin price fell to $73,477 overnight, its lowest since August, before bouncing to about $74,700 Monday morning as a Nvidia probe, Democratic regulation fears and ETF outflows hit risk appetite.

Bitcoin Price Drops Below $74,000 as Nvidia Probe and Regulation Fears Spark $1 Billion in Liquidations

Strive added another 29 bitcoin to its corporate treasury for approximately $2.2 million, CEO Matt Cole announced Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. The acquisition lifts the company's holdings to 43,153 BTC as corporate bitcoin accumulation continues despite weaker cryptocurrency prices.

Strive's Bitcoin Buying Slows With Latest $2.2 Million Purchase

Strategy bought 1,036 bitcoin last week for $81.9 million at an average of $79,012, lifting its stack to 850,364 BTC.

Strategy (MSTR) Adds 1,036 Bitcoin for $81.9 Million as Holdings Slip Below Cost

The Bitcoin treasury firm sold $284 million of MSTR stock to fund the moves, days before MSCI names companies facing index removal.

Strategy Buys $82M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $188M of STRC

Strategy Inc. expanded its enormous bitcoin treasury again, acquiring 1,036 BTC for approximately $81.9 million between Nov. 2 and Nov. 8, 2026. The latest purchase, disclosed Monday in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, lifted the company's holdings to 850,364 BTC. Strategy's Bitcoin Treasury Reaches 850,364 BTC According to its Nov.

Strategy Scoops up 1,036 BTC as Bitcoin Holdings Reach 850,364

Strategy's total holdings account for more than 4% of bitcoin's supply cap, with $500 million in paper gains.

‘Connecting the dots': Michael Saylor's Strategy buys another 1,036 bitcoin for $82 million as holdings reach 850,364 BTC

Bitcoin closed below its 50-week moving average as more than $1 billion in crypto long positions were liquidated.

Bitcoin loses 50-week moving average as 24-hour crypto long liquidations top $1 billion

Spot bitcoin ETFs, the source of demand many crypto bulls were counting on to keep powering prices higher into year-end, have faltered badly.

Bitcoin bulls can't rely on ETF flows

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) closed the previous week below its 50-week moving average and Galaxy's Alex Thorn says the two prior times this exact pattern played out, the bear market never made a new lower low. Two Prior Cycles Never Made a New Low After This Setup Thorn on Monday said that Bitcoin's current pattern already played out twice before.

Bitcoin Loses Crucial Trendline: What BTC Did the Last Time This Happened

Neocloud stocks retreat after Friday's rally, while gold holds above $4,000 and bitcoin trades near $74,000.

Live news: Nvidia slides on CEO allegations as bitcoin hovers just above its 200-day average

The already weak bitcoin market just got another source of uncertainty: Nvidia's CEO affair and its potential effect on the company's stock and the broader AI sector, as bitcoin continues to move in tandem with these stocks.

Bitcoin Traders Will Now Need to Follow Nvidia CEO's Affair, Too

Benjamin Cowen is claiming vindication with bitcoin's price near $75,000, saying the fourth-quarter stock correction he warned about all year has arrived on schedule. Behind the Victory Lap Market analyst Benjamin Cowen told his followers on Nov.

Popular Analyst Predicted Bitcoin's Latest Slide and Sees More Pain Ahead

Investors rotated their capital to gold and its on-chain derivatives last week amid a sharp slowdown in the cryptocurrency market ‘Digital Gold' Rises Physical gold-backed cryptocurrencies, such as Tether Gold (CRYPTO: XAUT) and PAX Gold (CRYPTO: PAXG), jumped over 4% in the last 7 days. The two were were the fifth and sixth-largest gainers last week, bucking the broader sell-off in coins with much larger market capitalizations.

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