The leading cryptocurrency has quietly crossed an important halfway point, starting the countdown to a new four-year cycle under unique market conditions. Less than two years remain until Bitcoin’s fifth halving — the scheduled reduction in the issuance of new coins by half. According to fresh data from CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn, the Bitcoin network is
Suddenly, 262.2 $BTC, or roughly $16.6 million at current prices, was transferred from a Bitcoin address identified as belonging to the North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group. Although the structure of the transaction does not yet appear to be a simple liquidation of the group’s Bitcoin holdings, it still merits attention. Restructuring their holdings The transaction shows
Undoubtedly, artificial intelligence is one of the biggest competitors for speculative investment capital in financial markets. However, according to Jeff Park, a former Bitwise portfolio manager and current advisor to the crypto asset manager, the AI boom could end up becoming a catalyst for $BTC, which is a rather unpopular opinion within the cryptocurrency sector.
Bitcoin’s price has shown signs of stabilizing after a rough stretch, but even setting aside where prices go in the near term, asset manager Grayscale says adoption of the cryptocurrency over the medium and long run remains largely unchanged. The reason: continued, unsustainable growth in government debt as a factor that keeps inflation and currency-debasement
Bitcoin was trading near $63,500 when the markets were measured at 1:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday afternoon on Aug. 12, 2026. Across six active markets on the leading prediction marketplaces, Polymarket and Kalshi, traders have wagered more than $120 million on where $BTC’s price could head next. Traders Price a Wide 2026 Range Polymarket’s biggest
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA) recorded $79,073 of realized gains and $265,776 of unrealized appreciation on written options in its first operating period, helping offset losses on its Bitcoin holdings and shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT). BITA posted an $860,335 decrease in net assets from operations through June 30, its
Talk about the concentration of risk. The two largest publicly listed bitcoin $BTC$63,373.56 treasury firms alone are sitting on paper losses big enough to rival the market value of major cryptocurrencies with strong use cases. Early Thursday, Tokyo-listed Metaplanet (3350) revealed a paper loss of $1.5 billion on its 43,000 $BTC as of end-June. Last
As the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin struggles to hold above $60,000, its adoption rate continues to rise. At this point, one analyst says that the adoption rate of $BTC will continue steadily, and that there are three main factors supporting this increase. Grayscale research head Zach Pandl published a report stating that despite recent pressure on
Japanese bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet (3350) unveiled a continuous bond issuance program, dubbed “BitBonds,” completing its first sale with four privately placed series worth about 200 million yen ($1.3 million). The Tokyo-listed company said the unsecured senior bonds mature in roughly three years and carry annual interest rates of 4% to 4.3%. Solicitation began in