Bitcoin

Bitcoin surged 23% to $77,559 this week on institutional ETF buying tied to U.S. debt concerns and Trump's push for crypto regulation.

Brian Armstrong outlines how stablecoins, DeFi, tokenized stocks, and Bitcoin are expanding financial services to billions outside traditional banking.

River's July report shows 18.6 percent of U.S. adults now hold Bitcoin, up from 14.3 percent at the start of 2026, as spot ETFs and regulatory clarity drive retail adoption.

Coinkite's security update requires user-generated randomness for new seeds and patches critical vulnerability that let attackers reconstruct weak keys from 8,600+ addresses.

The company's 840,447 BTC holdings flip to 2.4 percent profit, erasing a $13 billion loss from July as Bitcoin rallies 23 percent in five days.

A two-day rally wiped out over $4 billion in short positions, with Bitcoin hitting $70K for the first time since June and Ethereum leading gains on spot ETF demand and Treasury liquidity.

A breach of Coldcard hardware wallets hit 7,300 Bitcoin addresses across three attack waves, with other major protocols and bridges also targeted in the month's second-worst security toll of 2026.

Pantera Capital's CEO cites Bitcoin trading 43 percent below historical trend as smart money enters, signaling institutional accumulation amid AI-crypto divergence.

Yield Basis launches an impermanent loss-free AMM for wrapped native assets and tokenized real-world assets, establishing secondary markets and native yield infrastructure.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong projects Bitcoin at $300,000 to $400,000 by 2030 following White House push for digital asset legislation.

Hardware wallet breach, DeFi hacks and bridge exploits made July the second-worst month for stolen digital assets in 2026

Coinbase CEO reaffirms long position on Bitcoin, citing fixed supply against expanding demand and institutional adoption through spot ETFs

Bitcoin's best daily performance since February 2026 forced underwater short sellers to cover positions, triggering a self-reinforcing rally that caught retail demand at a two-year high.

The hardware wallet breach alone accounted for at least $100 million in stolen Bitcoin, impacting 7,300 wallets across confirmed attack waves.

With Bitcoin locked in its tightest range this cycle, active traders are chasing 5x-10x returns in smaller assets as institutional inflows remain absent.

Japanese firm deploys 2,100 bitcoin to establish U.S. Nasdaq-listed vehicle for corporate treasury strategy, acquiring 96 percent stake in gaming company rebranded as Superplanet.

With BTC price swings at their lowest point this cycle, active traders are rotating into altcoins targeting 5x to 10x returns.

On-chain data shows 360 BTC wiped from the position; the remaining 1,440 BTC short faces a liquidation trigger at $65,041.72.

Glassnode data shows BTC has beaten the S&P 500 on only one-third of trading days over the past three months—Monday flipped that script.

Fundstrat's Tom Lee, now BitMine chairman, says tokenization and agentic AI will drive the ETH/BTC ratio well above its current 0.02994 reading.

The whale trimmed his short twice but still lost 288 BTC to forced liquidation; a 512 BTC short worth $33M remains open with a liquidation price at $64,665.18.

The institutional crypto brokerage sent 954 BTC—about $61.4 million—to an unidentified wallet, days after a dormant 2011 wallet routed nearly 50 BTC to a FalconX-linked address.

Strategy raised $333.7M selling 3.46M MSTR shares, used proceeds to repurchase $132.2M of STRC and grow its cash buffer to $4.8B.

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley says two institutions each managing over $1 trillion greenlighted crypto access during a bear market—a move absent in the 2022 downturn.

Bitcoin's 21-million-coin cap and decentralized architecture make it the first digital asset to replicate the scarcity that defines hard money.

Spot bitcoin ETFs posted back-to-back outflows for the first time since late July, erasing last week's price gains as BTC slides below $63,000.

The 1-week 25-delta skew fell to roughly 4% from elevated June levels as large traders accumulate $70,000 strike calls ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision.

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet says a flagged 5,014 BTC transfer was a routine internal custody move, leaving its $2.73 billion treasury untouched.

Bitcoin's 30-day price range compressed to 5.6 percent, one of the narrowest readings on record, as analyst James Check warns the market is building toward a major directional move.

Crypto holders can borrow against Bitcoin and Ethereum at up to 75 percent LTV, keeping positions intact and avoiding taxable sales.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net redemptions Aug. 12 while spot Ethereum ETFs attracted fresh capital, signaling divergent institutional positioning.

CEO Simon Gerovich said the $322 million move was routine, confirming Metaplanet's holdings remain 43,000 BTC

The 800 BTC transfer, valued at $50.72 million, extends a two-month selling pattern that has moved 2,500 BTC off the address.

Circle is pitching cirBTC as neutral institutional collateral, but the token has captured a negligible slice of the wrapped Bitcoin market since its June 8 launch.

River research pegs Bitcoin's total addressable market at $225 trillion as institutional holders push collective positions to $19.9 billion.

On-chain losses hit $247.4 million in July, led by a Coldcard hardware wallet breach topping $100 million and attacks on multiple DeFi protocols and bridges.

The deal expands Goldman's active ETF assets to $80 billion, folding Neos's Bitcoin and Ethereum income strategies into its $130 billion global platform.

Bitcoin trades near estimated production costs, pressuring weaker miners and raising selling pressure fears as technical charts show demand holding at $60K–$62K.

A Bank of Russia draft directive permits public exchange access for three major digital assets, imposing a 300,000-ruble annual cap for non-qualified investors while excluding XRP.

CEO Phong Le says Strategy will resume Bitcoin buying once its STRC preferred stock returns to par value, after selling 7,000 BTC to cover shareholder obligations.

The Bitcoin-only conference at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre covers mining, treasury strategy, institutional adoption and open-source development.

Collectible card values outpace major benchmarks as blockchain platforms target the $15 billion market for tokenization and fractional ownership.

A firmware bug in Coldcard hardware wallets let attackers drain funds from over 5,200 addresses starting July 30, with total losses now exceeding initial estimates.

CEO Phong Le says Strategy is evolving from a Bitcoin holding company into a full digital credit business, with new preferred stock products and a $4.75 billion liquidity buffer.

The Bitcoin-backed preferred stock bridges traditional fixed income with digital assets, drawing $50 million from Strive.

On-chain data shows competing forces: exchange inflows signal potential selling pressure as a single $160M outflow points to fresh accumulation.

On-chain data shows hundreds of millions in Bitcoin and stablecoin transfers across Coinbase Institutional, Kraken and DeFi protocols in a single session.

On-chain data shows long-term holders adding to positions as BTC tests a key historical support level.

Bitcoin gained 1.6 percent while Layer 2s, real-world assets and the on-chain treasury trade continued to slide.

From Venezuela to Nigeria, people cut off from failing financial systems are using Bitcoin to pay bills, cross borders and keep businesses alive.