The price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rose on Thursday as investors mulled the strength of Nvidia’s earnings and signs of a stronger-than-expected U.S. economy. Bitcoin changed hands around $113,000, a 0.9% increase over the past day, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. Solana meanwhile rose 2.3% to $212. SOL was up nearly 5% at
Story Highlights Vitalik Buterin warns of 20% chance quantum computers may compromise cryptography before 2030. Metaculus predicts median timeline of 2040 for quantum computers breaking modern cryptographic defenses. Researchers explore post-quantum cryptography, zk-proofs, and STARKs to secure the blockchain future. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has raised fresh concerns about the future of cryptography in the
Bitcoin (BTC) has flashed a rare death cross, as this is not occurring on its charts but rather on a key indicator. According to Ali, a crypto analyst, the Bitcoin MVRV Momentum indicator has recently formed a death cross with implications for Bitcoin price momentum. MVRV estimates the ratio of Bitcoin’s market cap to its
Portal to Bitcoin, a Bitcoin-first protocol enabling trust-minimized cross-chain trading, has secured $50 million in new financing led by Paloma Investments, bringing the project’s total funds raised to $92 million. The funding will support the expansion of BitScaler, the firm’s adapter that scales native Bitcoin without wrapped tokens, custodial bridges, or “message passing or other
The US government has taken significant steps toward distributing macroeconomic data via blockchain, as US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick recently stated that they would publish US GDP data on the blockchain. The US Department of Commerce launched a swift attack on this, announcing today that macroeconomic data will be transferred to many blockchain networks via
Stablecoin startup Mo has raised $40 million in Series B funding as venture capital firms continue to pile money into the sector, Fortune reported on Thursday. The funding round was led by Polychain and Ribbit Capital and included contributions from the Endeavor Catalyst fund and existing investors Pantera and Bain Capital Crypto. Mo, which has
Bitcoin traded at $112,996 to $113,210 over the last hour on Aug. 28, 2025, with a market capitalization of $2.24 trillion. Over the past 24 hours, it saw $37.65 billion in trading volume, fluctuating within a tight intraday range between $110,985 and $113,329. Bitcoin Bitcoin’s daily chart reveals a market in short-term consolidation following a
Wealth tokenization platform Arx Veritas and tokenization infrastructure firm Blubird are using blockchain technology to prevent nearly 400 million tons of CO₂ emissions, marking a record for the digital asset tokenization industry. The two firms have tokenized $32 billion worth of Emission Reduction Assets (ERAs) on Blubird’s Redbelly Network, aiming to set a “new standard”
While the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) is currently in a downward trend amidst heavy selling, analysts maintain their bullish expectations for the end of 2025. At this point, cryptocurrency analysis company Tiger Research stated in a recent report that the Bitcoin price could reach $190,000 in the third quarter of this year. This forecast indicates