Bitcoin is not merely an investment vehicle but a tool for financial freedom and survival that protects individuals’ savings from government overreach and inflation, according to Martin Kuchař, founder of Europe’s largest Bitcoin-only conference, $BTC Prague. Speaking at the ongoing $BTC Prague 2026 event in the Czech capital, Kuchař drew on the country’s history of
Bitcoin Core, the primary full-node software powering the Bitcoin network, disclosed a privacy vulnerability in its latest version 31.0 on Thursday. The bug, announced via the project’s official X account, could potentially expose the IP address of the user who first broadcasts a transaction to the node receiving it, under specific network conditions. Details of
Bitcoin’s largest buyers are no longer behaving like a reliable backstop for the largest cryptocurrency. The exchange-traded funds, public-company treasuries, and Bitcoin-linked equities that helped define the market’s institutional era are showing signs of strain, just as the world’s largest digital asset struggles to hold above $60,000, one of its most closely watched price levels.
Summary Bitcoin whipsawed from nearly $73,000 to below $60,000 before rebounding to about $63,500, briefly entering a valuation zone typically associated with bear-market bottoms without triggering a full capitulation sell-off. A small but symbolically important sale of 32 bitcoins by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, long identified with a “never sell” stance, rattled traders already uneasy about
Maelstrom, the family office of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, is pushing further into crypto privacy, with two of the four developers it funds through its Bitcoin Grant Program now working full-time on tools that make transactions harder to trace. The fund disclosed the split in its first annual report on the program, which has paid
Renowned venture capitalist and Bitcoin advocate Tim Draper recently shared his perspective on the industry’s icons: “I love Elon Musk.. Almost as much as I love Satoshi Nakamoto.” “Musk is Satoshi” Draper’s comparison arrives amidst a backdrop of long-standing, albeit unproven, internet folklore speculating that Elon Musk himself is the true identity behind Satoshi Nakamoto.
Historical data surrounding how Bitcoin reacted before and after the Coinbase IPO suggests the S&P 500 could pull back after the SpaceX IPO. As investors look ahead to the SpaceX IPO, market analyst Ali Martinez has called attention to Bitcoin’s performance around the Coinbase public listing in 2021 as a hint to what could happen
As more attention lands on Bitcoin treasury firms, Strategy’s business model is once again in the spotlight. A recent analysis says Strategy’s core software business is now worth almost nothing compared to the company’s total market value. Its software business brought in mere $124.3 million in revenue in Q1 2026, while the company holds $53
According to Lookonchain, a Bitcoin [$BTC] whale recently withdrew 2,341 $BTC worth $144.68 million from OKX. This outflow from a centralized exchange might not have been an isolated incident though. Exchange reserves have been shrinking lately, with flow data pointing to persistent accumulation. And yet, on the other hand, demand conditions have been “deeply unfavorable,”
I’ve been vocal about accumulating Bitcoin aggressively at current levels. Now I’m starting to look seriously at Strategy too. The same kind of confluence that flagged Bitcoin as a sizeable accumulation opportunity is appearing on MSTR, and in some cases, the readings are even more extreme. This week at a glance: The RSI has only