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 put/call ratio has fallen to about 0.52 from 0.76 in late June, and one-week downside protection has collapsed in price. The options market is positioned for a quiet week that contains an FOMC decision.

Bitcoin options traders are dropping their hedges going into the Fed meeting

The selling reversed a seven-day, $1 billion inflow streak, with analysts blaming renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and Fed rate-hike fears.

Bitcoin ETFs Shed $465M Over Two Days, Led by BlackRock's IBIT

The broader outlook for perceived store-of-value assets such as bitcoin BTC$65,234.12 and gold remains constructive. The reason is simple: the U.S. government is more indebted than ever, with no end in sight.

Ballooning U.S. debt sends investors to bitcoin, gold to shelter from dollar devaluation

Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Chairman Michael Saylor argued that shutting bitcoin out of banks, custodians and capital markets denies its benefits to 99% of the world, as his own company's 843,775 BTC treasury currently sits underwater against its purchase price.

Saylor: Rejecting Bitcoin's Bank and Market Integration ‘Dooms It to 1% of Its Potential'

The vast majority of the activity was concentrated in BlackRock's IBIT product accounting for nearly $415 million of the outflows.

Bitcoin ETFs post third straight weekly inflows despite $465 million in late-week losses

Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) will report its second-quarter earnings after the market close on Thursday. Here's a quick overview of what's going on with the company and its stock.

Michael Saylor's Strategy Gears Up to Report Q2 Earnings—Will Bitcoin's Persistent Declines Weigh on Results?

Bitcoin funds shed $465 million over two sessions last week even as broader U.S. liquidity kept expanding to $5.92 trillion, leaving the asset locked in a tight $63,700-to-$65,500 range. The mismatch points to a leverage flush rather than a change in investor conviction. A Winning Streak Snaps Bitcoin is trading near $65,300 as U.S.

Bitcoin Reclaims $65,500 but Volatility Remains as US Liquidity Hits $5.92 Trillion

Ethereum

CoinEx's Jeff Ko sees bitcoin staying range-bound near $65,000 while retreating oil, a 4.7% 10-year yield and a week of mega-cap earnings set the tone.

Live updates: Ether leads crypto higher as bitcoin trades around $65,500

ETH outperforms BTC, hinting at potential altcoin rally, as the U.S. and Iran hold fire and oil drops.

Bitcoin is back above $65,000 as U.S. and Iran hold fire. Oil drops 5%

Dogecoin

Leading cryptocurrencies lifted late on Sunday alongside stock futures as investors weighed the pause in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Rise as US-Iran Hold Off Strikes: Analyst Says 'Very Likely' Bottom is in, Bets Most on This Coin

Bitcoin shifted from digital cash to investment asset while stablecoins took over payments. As block rewards diminish, miners are exploring ways as payment facilitators.

Can Bitcoin Miners Become Part Of The Payment Stack?

Strategy holds 843,775 BTC at an average cost of $75,476, leaving the position roughly $9.3 billion underwater with bitcoin near $64,600.

Michael Saylor teases ‘another color' after four straight weeks without a Strategy bitcoin buy

This week's stories spanned regulation, adoption, market conviction, and industry shakeouts. Seven Senate Democrats rejected the latest CLARITY Act draft, while Cathie Wood doubled down on SpaceX despite its sharp stock decline.

BTC Ownership Overtakes Gold in The US, Democrats Reject CLARITY Draft, And More – Weekly Recap

The Bitcoin blockchain just recorded its 15th difficulty adjustment of the year, trimming mining difficulty by about 0.74% at block height 959616. Amid the year's wild swings, the balance has clearly tilted toward difficulty cuts, with negative adjustments outnumbering increases by nearly 3 to 2.

Bitcoin's 15th Difficulty Reset Exposes a Mining Industry Under Pressure

Michael Saylor's latest bitcoin chart comes as Strategy holds 843,775 BTC, maintains a $3.225 billion cash reserve, and still has authorization to sell up to $23.53 billion of additional stock to raise capital, sharpening questions over whether the company will resume bitcoin purchases. Saylor Shares Strategy's Crowded Bitcoin Chart Strategy Inc.

‘We're Gonna Need Another Color': Michael Saylor Fuels Speculation Over Strategy's Next Bitcoin Move

On Sunday, during the morning trading sessions, bitcoin exchanged hands for $64,466 on July 26, giving back most of a rally that had pushed the cryptocurrency above $66,900 earlier in the week. The past seven days followed a familiar pattern.

Bitcoin Enters Volatility Trap as Fed Decision, CLARITY Act and Fork Drama Converge

The US Senate moved closer to a key vote on the CLARITY Act, and crypto markets rallied as a result. Will the BTC and ETH rally continue for another week?

Bitcoin, Ethereum Soar as CLARITY Act Edges Closer, but Will a Fed Hike End the Rally?

It's been another eventful week in crypto, with Bitcoin steadying through a tech-stock selloff, meme coins splitting into winners and losers, and Washington's CLARITY Act back in focus. Here's a quick recap of the major crypto stories that came in over the week.

Bitcoin Holds Ground, Meme Coins Diverge, CLARITY Act Looms Large and More: This Week in Crypto

At the inaugural Energy Investors Forum (EIF) in Dallas on July 23, the AI boom looked less like a software story than an enormous energy-infrastructure buildout. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute, infrastructure, and data analysis from The Energy Mag.

EIF's Megawatt Verdict: Not Every Bitcoin Mine Is Ready for AI

The Central Bank of El Salvador reported that cryptocurrency remittances failed to reach up to 1% of all volumes received during the first half of 2026. Only $35.4 million out of the over $5 billion received by Salvadorans was settled using digital currencies between January and June 2026.

5 Years After the Bitcoin Law, Crypto Accounts for Just 0.7% of El Salvador's $5B Remittance Market

Ten public companies now hold more than 1 million bitcoin between them, and the gap between the winners and losers on Wall Street has never been wider.

Top 10 Publicly Traded Firms by BTC Holdings Reveal a Million-Bitcoin Power Bloc

Michael Saylor shared a 953-hour reading curriculum outlining the ideas that shaped his views on leadership, markets, technology, and Bitcoin, giving followers a roadmap to the intellectual framework behind his long-term investment philosophy. Saylor Explains Why He Published the Curriculum Strategy Inc.

Michael Saylor Publishes 953-Hour Leadership Curriculum Culminating in Bitcoin

Crypto influencer and trader Carl Runefelt, known as "The Moon," said he sold two Ferraris worth a combined $2.5 million to increase his exposure to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Historically Significant Support Zones In a podcast on Friday, trader Runefelt argued that Bitcoin is approaching one of its most historically significant support zones.

Crypto Trader Sells $2.5M In Ferraris To Buy More Bitcoin

Ether funds have drawn nearly as much capital as bitcoin ETFs over the past three weeks despite holding about one-eighth as much in net assets.

Bitcoin ETF weekly trading volume falls to lowest since October 2024 as ether funds lead inflows again

Bitcoin currently trades near $63,800, oscillating around the $64,000 mark after touching a 24-hour low of $63,700. The choppy price action comes as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index sits at 27, still firmly in fear territory.

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