Since the start of the year, the number of bitcoin (BTC) treasury stocks — publicly listed companies that own BTC — has increased 131% from 73 to 169. Their BTC holdings have increased 67% from 590,649 to 984,535, and the value of their BTC has doubled from $56 billion to $112 billion. Nevertheless, BTC itself
The projects with the most active users on a weekly basis in the cryptocurrency market have been announced. On-chain data reveals activity in the user base of decentralized exchanges (DEXs), particularly layer-1 and layer-2 blockchains. BNB Chain took first place on the list. Here are the altcoin networks with the most weekly active users, their
Bitcoin is trading almost $11,000 below its Aug. 14 record, according to CoinDesk data, but FalconX’s head of research says the market’s internal structure still looks “extremely bullish.” In a post on X Wednesday, analyst David Lawant pointed to what happens in bitcoin’s order book — the live record of buy and sell offers on
The FOMC minutes, which contain the details of the Fed’s last interest rate meeting, have finally been published. Here are the highlights from the meeting minutes: Many officials said it could take time for the full impact of the tariffs to be seen. Some members are concerned about high asset values. The majority believe that
Amid the latest Bitcoin price struggles, a prominent market analyst has warned of a steeper decline if rejection hits at the $120,000 psychological mark. Technical analyst CasiTrades, who has over a decade of market experience, outlined a setup that could determine whether Bitcoin continues its correction or breaks into new highs. Bitcoin Completes Wave 1
Bitget has launched the first real-world asset index, introducing perpetual contracts tied to Nvidia, Tesla, and Circle. Summary Bitget has introduced a real-world assets index perpetuals for major U.S. listed stocks. The contracts for Tesla, Nvidia and Circle will offer up to 10x leverage and trade 5×24. Bitget said in an announcement on Aug. 20
The Base blockchain overtook Tron to become the fifth-largest blockchain in TVL, clocking in at over $6.6B. A spokesperson representing the Morpho DeFi protocol said the Layer 2 blockchain did great at promoting borrowing and lending protocols. The spokesperson added that the Morpho-Coinbase integration allowed users to borrow stablecoins against their BTC holdings. The DeFi
After public backlash over GPT-5’s rollout, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted the company “screwed up,” and said the fallout is already shaping the next version of ChatGPT. At a private dinner with reporters in San Francisco, first reported by The Verge, Altman admitted that GPT-5’s launch upset many of ChatGPT’s hundreds of millions of users.