Oklahoma Introduces Bill Allowing State Employees and Vendors to Be Paid in Bitcoin Oklahoma lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would allow state employees, vendors, private businesses, and residents to negotiate and receive payments in bitcoin. Senate Bill 2064, introduced by Senator Dusty Deevers during the 2026 legislative session, establishes a legal framework for the
Bitcoin currently trades near $93,750, a level that sits roughly 25% below its $126,080 peak reached in October 2025. Bitcoin has so far struggled to reclaim the make-it-or-break-it $100,000 level, but Bill Miller IV, chief investment officer of Miller Value Partners and son of legendary fund manager Bill Miller III, says that he remains “a
Bitcoin price is consolidating below former range highs, and a developing bear flag pattern suggests downside risk remains elevated with $80,000 emerging as the key support level. Summary Bitcoin lost the range high, which has flipped into strong resistance. A bear flag is forming near the range midpoint, signaling continuation risk. $80,000 is the key
Bitcoin slipped today as on-chain data showed large investors shifting capital toward gold-backed assets instead of crypto. The move comes as traditional safe havens surge to fresh all-time highs, leaving the digital asset market in the red. Key Points Bitcoin slipped as whales rotated capital into tokenized gold amid record-breaking rallies in precious metals. A
Sellers are dominating over buyers at the end of the week, according to CoinStats. BTC/USD The rate of Bitcoin (BTC) has increased by 0.29% since yesterday. On the hourly chart, the price of BTC has made a false breakout of the local support at $88,548. However, if a bounce back does not happen by the
The Lightning Network started as a simple way to reduce the cost and time of small, day-to-day bitcoin (BTC) payments. However, as new research shows, joining and exiting the network with a single peer has created an intractable problem with channel depletion that developers have not been able to resolve for years. Historically, Lightning users
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao told CNBC on Friday he believes bitcoin will break its four year cycle this year because the U.S. and other countries have become crypto-friendly. “If you are looking at today, tomorrow, on a daily basis, there’s no way I can predict” which way the price of bitcoin is going to go,
Bitcoin traded near $89,133 on the four-hour chart as it steadied after a steep drop from the recent $97,971 peak. The sell-off broke the earlier run of higher highs and forced price into a tighter, more defensive structure. Traders now watch this consolidation range for signs of either renewed demand or another wave of selling.