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.

Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) raised $333.7 million last week through stock sales but bought zero Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for the seventh straight week. What Monday's Filing Actually Shows According to a Monday 8-K filing, Strategy sold 3.46 million MSTR shares last week, using the proceeds to repurchase $132.2 million of STRC preferred shares, fund $52.4 million in STRC dividends, and add roughly $150 million to its USD reserve.

Strategy's Bitcoin Drought Hits 7 Weeks as Saylor Skips His Sunday Ritual

The Bitcoin treasury firm halted BTC sales after three weeks, with equity issuance covering dividends, a STRC buyback and the dollar reserve.

Strategy Leaves Bitcoin Untouched, Raises $334M Selling MSTR Stock

Strategy kept its bitcoin holdings unchanged at 840,447 BTC through Aug. 16 while lifting its U.S. dollar reserve to $4.8 billion. Common-stock sales funded the reserve increase, STRC repurchases and preferred-stock dividends. Strategy Leaves Bitcoin Holdings Unchanged Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug.

Strategy Holds Bitcoin at 840,447 BTC as Cash Reserve Hits $4.8B

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised $333.7 million via the sale of common stock.

No change in bitcoin holdings as Strategy boosted dollar reserve, bought back more STRC last week

Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $53.4 billion.

Strategy sells $334 million in MSTR shares, makes no bitcoin purchases or sales as USD reserve hits $4.8 billion

U.S. spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs recorded their largest weekly outflow since late June, even as Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) calls a September Fed rate hike “very unlikely.” What The ETF Numbers Show The 13 U.S.-listed Bitcoin ETFs saw $389.7 million drained in the week of Aug. 10, reversing the $853.5 million they pulled in the prior week according to SoSoValue data.

Bitcoin ETFs See Largest Outflow in Six Weeks: What's Going On?

Strive Acquired 79 Bitcoin At Average Price Of ~$63.231/Bitcoin Between Aug. 10, 2026 Through Aug. 14, 2026.

Bitcoin's implied volatility is near a seasonal floor, but options continue to price substantially more movement than the market is delivering.

Bitcoin options remain expensive despite summer calm. Here's why it matters

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) remains around $63,000, but diminishing volatility and fading social interest may be the precursors of a final bear market bottom, according to a prominent analyst. Will BTC's Narrow Range Break?

Bitcoin Stuck Around $63,000 but Volatility Is Coming, Analyst Warns

Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet, and Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, two of the cryptocurrency's biggest corporate holders, have doubled down on their argument that BTC's maximum issuance of 21 million coins beats infinite money printing, whatever the price is doing this week.

Bitcoin's biggest holders, Strategy and Metaplanet, are betting on math, not price

The U.S. national debt is set to cross $40 trillion, a mark it was expected to surpass only after Labor Day. The milestone has come faster than any previous trillion-dollar jump in the United States' history. The Fastest Trillion in US History The pace of America's debt accumulation has become a story unto itself.

US Debt Nears $40 Trillion in 5 Months as Bitcoin's Case Gets Louder

The macro fund raised its iShares Bitcoin Trust stake 18.9% to 688,529 shares worth $22.9 million in Q2, while sharply cutting its call options—a shift from leveraged bets toward direct spot exposure.

Paul Tudor Jones' Firm Buys Back Into BlackRock Bitcoin ETF After a Year of Selling

HIVE's BUZZ HPC signed a five-year, $350M GPU cloud deal, adding $70M in ARR, its second large NVIDIA cluster deal in two months.

Bitcoin miner HIVE inks five-year $350 million AI cloud contract, adds $70 million in annualized revenue

The price of bitcoin tracked a bounce in equities, but a $390 million ETF outflow streak and 10% odds on landmark crypto legislation leave markets searching for direction.

Bitcoin tracks equity bounce, but $390 million ETF outflow week keeps bulls on back foot

Ethereum

Harvard University left its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) position unchanged in the second quarter, according to its latest 13F filing released Friday. Harvard Holds Bitcoin ETF Position Steady Harvard Management Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University that manages its financial assets, reported holding 3.04 million shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) as of June 30.

Harvard Did Not Sell Its Bitcoin ETF Holdings in Q2, Discloses No New Ethereum ETF Stake

A flaw in an order-tracking plug-in of bitcoin wallet provider SafePal exposed names, addresses and phone numbers of nearly 40,000 customers.

SafePal Bitcoin Wallet Data Breach Stokes Fears of Physical Attacks

Consumer confidence is sitting near its weakest levels in a decade even as U.S. stocks notch record highs, and Glassnode says bitcoin is being left out of the rotation entirely. A Confidence Paradox Consumer confidence remains, in Glassnode's words, “among the weakest readings of the past decade,” even after two consecutive months of improvement.

Glassnode: Consumer Confidence Sinks as AI Stocks Soar, Bitcoin Left Behind

US spot ETFs took in more than 14,000 BTC in five days and Q3 flows have flipped positive, ARP Digital's Yusuf Fakhro says, fresh demand landing in the thinnest, most sold-out market in years.

Live updates: Bitcoin flat near $63,500, but the flows have quietly turned

Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao estimated on Saturday that 10–20% of all Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) that have already been mined are effectively gone forever. Permanetly Lost BTC?

Crypto Billionaire Changpeng Zhao Estimates 2-4 Million Bitcoin Gone Forever, Calls BTC a 'Deflationary Asset'

The market may be facing a dangerous liquidity mismatch as futures open interest outpaces trading volume by a significant margin.

The bitcoin futures market has a 'crowded club, tiny exit' problem – and it could cause pain

Veteran investor Ross Gerber questioned on Sunday whether Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has everyday practicality despite the “endless promises of its use cases.” Does Bitcoin Have Utility?

Ross Gerber Questions Bitcoin's Everyday Use Despite 'Endless Promise' Of Its Utility: Tesla Investor Says Haven't Sold Any BTC Unlike Michael Saylor

Dogecoin

Leading cryptocurrencies gained overnight on Sunday while markets digested the continuing U.S.–Iran impasse over ending the war. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Gain, XRP Dips as Crypto Remains in 'Fear'—Analyst Says BTC in 'End Stage' of Bear Market

Strategy CEO Phong Le expects regulatory action, expanding bank participation, and digital financial products to bring more activity to subdued bitcoin markets, while political and economic developments could add further momentum during the fall.

Strategy CEO Sees 7 Fall Catalysts Bringing Bitcoin More Life

Bitcoin developer Peter Todd's proposal to give miners a permanent stream of new bitcoin has triggered a fresh backlash from users who see the 21 million supply limit as the asset's most important promise. The fuse was lit when Bitcoin++ posted Todd's July 23 Toronto talk, “Tail Emissions and Demurrage,” on Aug. 14.

Peter Todd's Tail Emissions Pitch Sparks Bitcoin Inflation Debate

World Gold Council CEO David Tait says bitcoin is headed for zero because the supposed hedge keeps showing up as high-beta risk when markets turn ugly. Tait made the call in a Consensus Miami interview with David Lin, posted on Youtube later that month, and has recently gone viral on social media.

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