Bitcoin $BTC$78,535.13 jumped nearly 25% last week to above $80,000, its best weekly performance in over three years. Several catalysts, including strong ETF inflows and the U.S. Treasury’s bond buyback announcement, make this surge believable. But there’s another major factor, one that gets far less attention but is fundamental to understanding whether genuine demand drove
Saylor Challenges Bitcoin’s Founding-Era Doctrine Bitcoin’s next phase should integrate the asset into modern financial and political institutions rather than isolate it within an ideologically pure economy, according to Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. In a 14-section essay published Aug. 24, Saylor called for a Bitcoin Reformation built around economic inclusion and
Polymarket Piles $59.7 Million Into Bitcoin’s Next Move The biggest action sits on Polymarket, where nearly $59.7 million in volume has piled into contracts asking what price bitcoin will hit before the end of 2026. With bitcoin’s price recently trading above $75,000, traders give $85,000 a 69% probability, while the odds of touching $90,000 drop
Gold is having its strongest run since 1979. The metal touched a record near $5,600 an ounce in January. And unlike other retail-frenzy driven asset runs, this one is being driven by the most conservative institutions on earth: Central banks. Central banks added 863 tonnes of gold in 2025 and are on pace for roughly
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) says Bitcoin’s latest move is tied more closely to America’s debt load than to another crypto policy fight. The U.S. total has now moved past $40 trillion, and BlackRock digital assets chief Robbie Mitchnick says that backdrop is pushing some investors toward Bitcoin as protection against fiscal pressure. Robbie told reporters that
Jesse Myers will step down as head of strategy on September 1, according to an official notification from The Smarter Web Company issued on August 25. The company reported reserves of 2,712 $BTC and an active £18.5 million credit line with Coinbase on its balance sheet as of August 3. The board of directors will
This price action appeared to be consistent with how the asset has performed since peaking at $81,255 late on Aug. 24. However, while it initially found support above $79,500, the cryptocurrency has seen that level decline to $79,000. According to market data, the digital asset failed to breach the threshold after 5:00 a.m. EST, getting
The U.S. government has moved a small amount of Bitcoin seized from Alameda Research accounts on Binance.US. Blockchain analytics firm Arkham flagged the transaction on Aug. 26, saying the Bitcoin came from funds seized from Alameda accounts at Binance and Binance.US roughly three years ago. Arkham did not say that the transfer represented a sale,
Nvidia’s NVDA$207.39·At close fiscal second-quarter results topped the expectations of Wall Street analysts. Total quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion beat consensus forecasts for $92.27 billion. Data center revenue was $89 billion versus estimates for $85.4 billion. Earnings per share of $2.22 beat estimates for $2.09. “AI has reached its inflection point,” said CEO Jensen Huang.
Injective ($INJ), a blockchain platform designed for finance, has officially joined the x402 Foundation as a core member, according to a report from Crypto Briefing. The move positions Injective to play a key role in shaping payment standards tailored for AI-driven commerce, a sector that is rapidly gaining traction as autonomous agents begin to handle