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.

Ethereum

This week was a rollercoaster ride for the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged to a multi-month high, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is evolving beyond a blockchain and the crypto market rallied despite legislative setbacks.

Bitcoin Eyes $100K, Ethereum's Evolution and Crypto Market Rally: This Week in Crypto

Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer says bitcoin is testing the $80,000 ceiling of a double bottom that points to $100,000, nine months after he called 2026 a “year off.

Bitcoin Price Eyes $100K as Fidelity's Timmer Flips From His ‘Year Off' Call

Bitcoin is on course for its second-strongest third quarter on record, while ethereum has already delivered its best Q3 performance ever. With a few days still left in September, stronger ETF demand, rising spot activity and subdued profit-taking are keeping attention on whether bitcoin can extend the rally.

Bitcoin Price Gains 44% for Second-Best Q3 as Ethereum Jumps 71%

U.S. crypto ETFs finished Friday broadly higher, with bitcoin funds attracting $134.47 million and extending their inflow streak to seven sessions. Solana nearly matched ether's daily haul, while XRP and HYPE funds also closed firmly in positive territory. Blackrock Adds $97M as Bitcoin ETFs Stay Green The week ended with the institutional bid still intact.

Bitcoin ETFs Add $134M as 7-Day Inflow Streak Hits $2.98B

The inflows pushed bitcoin ETFs' year-to-date net flows back above zero, after the funds sat roughly $5.8 billion in the red just two months ago.

Bitcoin ETFs turn positive for 2026 with $2.4 billion weekly inflow, their largest since October

Bitcoin ETFs have drawn nearly $3 billion over seven straight sessions, erasing post-Clarity Act losses and pushing 2026 flows back into positive territory.

Bitcoin ETFs Notch Seven-Day Winning Streak as 2026 Flows Turn Green

For decades, the internet ignored HTTP status code 402, a built-in checkout lane for the web that nobody used. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) agents need to spend money thousands of times a day without humans clicking a button. To solve this, Block plugged the Lightning Network directly into the x402 payment standard.

Jack Dorsey's Block Brings Lightning Network to x402

Bitcoin-gold correlation hits a 6-year high. Sean breaks down the BTC-gold ratio, higher lows since Feb, and why BTC is nearly positive against gold.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: BTC to Cross Key Price Level Against Gold

Fairlead Strategies' Katie Stockton breaks down technical signals, $84K resistance, and why a move past $93K officially confirms a new bull market.

Katie Stockton: $93K BTC is the Key Price Level for the Bull Market

Grant Cardone explains how a massive shift in commercial real estate created the perfect opportunity to aggressively accumulate and store wealth in Bitcoin.

Grant Cardone: Real Estate “Armageddon” Is Here – Why BITCOIN is the Hedge

An open competition run by StarkWare, Yukon Research, and Eigen Labs drove the estimated cost of building a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction from about $320 to roughly $67, with AI models topping the leaderboards.

AI Agents Are Racing to Make Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Cheap—And Winning

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) surge from around $58,000 over the summer to a September peak of $86,000 defied what appeared to be an increasingly difficult macro backdrop, including a Fed rate hike and rising Treasury yields. VanEck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel and former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo offered two explanations for the rally: Exhausted sellers and improving liquidity conditions on one hand, and Bitcoin's growing appeal as protection against government debt and currency debasement on the other.

Why Bitcoin Hit $86,000 Despite Fed Rate Hikes - VanEck's Sigel, Former CFTC Chair Weigh In

At 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, bitcoin's price stood at $84,162 on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, down 0.51% over 24 hours, as the leading crypto asset continued consolidating following its retreat from $87,374.

Bitcoin Price Still 33% Below Its Peak High as Bulls Plot a Comeback

The bitcoin price came within touching distance of $90,000 per bitcoin earlier this month amid a $365 trillion panic

It's ‘Time'—The Real $365 Trillion ‘Critical' Reason The Bitcoin Price Is Suddenly Soaring

A Georgia woman deposited $4,900 into a Bitcoin ATM after being told she had missed jury duty and needed to pay to avoid arrest. Her case follows a pattern of scams in which callers turn a supposed court obligation into an urgent cryptocurrency payment.

Bitcoin ATM Scam Takes $4,900 After Fake Jury Duty Threat

Researchers have mapped out private bitcoin-denominated transfers that run alongside Bitcoin, but the system still lacks a finished way to lock up real BTC and release it again.

Bitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rules

Sequans Communications sold its remaining 314 bitcoin, fully unwinding its crypto treasury program. The company is redirecting its strategic focus to scaling its core cellular IoT and software-defined radio semiconductor operations.

Sequans Sells Final 314 BTC to Clear Corporate Debt

Over six days, investors have spent $2.8 billion buying shares in bitcoin exchange-traded funds.

Bitcoin ETFs Extend Winning Streak With Nearly $3B in Inflows

Dogecoin

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) struggled to reclaim $84,000 as the broader crypto market remained cautious during renewed concerns over interest-rate hikes.

Bitcoin Slips Below $84,000 as Ethereum Holds $2,600, XRP and Dogecoin Rise on Rate-Hike Fears

Bitcoin traded primarily between $84,000 and $85,000 on Friday, following an earlier weekly high above $87,000. Intraday swings saw the price dip to $83,229 before stabilizing around $84,000. Intraday Reversals Drive $71M in Liquidations Bitcoin traded mostly in the $84,000-to-$85,000 range on Friday before a sudden volatility spike pushed its price near $83,000.

Bitcoin Price Near $84K as Macro Pressures Weigh on Sentiment

Bitcoin has pushed above the cost-basis levels that capped its recovery earlier this year, while ETF demand, stronger spot volume, and restrained profit-taking improve the market setup. With a massive quarterly options expiry now passing through the market, the next major onchain resistance sits near $96,700.

Bitcoin Price Eyes $96.7K as ETF Demand and Spot Volume Rise

Solana

Pullback or reversal? Here's what the charts suggest for BTC.

Bitcoin Rally Slows as $15.6 Billion Options Expiry Hits—XRP and Solana Keep Climbing

Strategy stockholders are being asked to attend a meeting to approve daily dividends on STRF, STRC, STRK, and STRD.

Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Proposes Daily Dividends For Preferred Stocks

As a prominent crypto asset analyst shared a graph showing that people are googling “AI” far more than “Bitcoin,” he missed a much bigger story. Data shows that interest in bitcoin beats AI by a wide margin when it comes to investing in either of these technologies.

People More Interested in Buying Bitcoin Than Investing in AI: Google Data

U.S. crypto ETFs posted broad inflows on Thursday, led by $190.65 million entering bitcoin funds. ETH, SOL, XRP, and HYPE products also attracted capital, while Zcash ETFs remained flat for a second straight session. Bitcoin ETF Buying Hits 6 Straight Days Institutional demand kept building Thursday.

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