Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, increased its bitcoin holdings for the third consecutive week and its biggest purchase since July. Led by executive chairman Michael Saylor, the company added 13,627 bitcoin for $1.25 billion, at an average price of roughly $91,519 per bitcoin. Strategy now holds 687,410 BTC, acquired for
Media coverage of the threat posed by quantum computing usually identifies cryptocurrencies as a key area of classical cryptography that will be effortlessly broken when the technology hits the mainstream which, according to some estimates, may be less than a decade from now. Simply stated, computer chips based on quantum mechanics can perform some calculations
For the first time since May 2023, Bitcoin Core maintainers have increased the number of Trusted Keys possessing Commit power to the master branch of Bitcoin Core software. On January 8, 2026, pseudonymous developer TheCharlatan, also known as “sedited,” joined the five other keyholders. TheCharlatan joins Marco Falke, Gloria Zhao, Ryan Ofsky, Hennadii Stepanov, and
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds shed around $681 million over the past week as institutional demand appears to be losing momentum. Despite this, charts show a highly bullish pattern remains at play. Summary Bitcoin price has rebounded back after a bearish week. Bitcoin ETFs logged $681 million in net outflows over the past week. An
Samson Mow, the JAN3 CEO and a vocal Bitcoin proponent, has taken to his account on the X social media giant to share an ultra-bullish Bitcoin price prediction with his vast army of followers. While this is not the first time Mow has predicted Bitcoin would hit $1 million, this time, his statement has a
Bitcoin’s role as a non-sovereign risk asset may benefit from renewed investor focus amid a criminal investigation into US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Powell over testimony he gave to a Senate committee about renovations to the Fed’s buildings. In a Sunday statement, Powell said the investigation is
Bitcoin whale wallets showed a sharp 30 day balance jump near early January, while price stayed relatively steady on the same view. At the same time, analyst Friedrich said a weekly close above $88,500 could confirm the range break after weeks of consolidation above $80,000. Whale cohort balance flips positive on 30 day view Onchain
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has just spotlighted Bitcoin Cash (BCH) in a way that is certain to catch the crypto crowd off-guard. Most people were expecting “Bitcoin” to be another take on BTC, but Brandt flipped the script by openly expressing interest in Bitcoin Cash (BCH). You might know BCH as the often-ignored fork that
Bitcoin’s four-year cycle used to be a comfort blanket. Even people who claimed they didn’t believe in it still traded as they did. The halving would cut new supply, the market would spend months pretending nothing happened, then liquidity would show up, leverage would follow, retail would rediscover its password, and the chart would start
Bitcoin’s breakout story is on course, but the needed bounce is not clean. The Bitcoin price has reclaimed key trend support, history favors continuation, and short-term selling has dried up. Yet every push higher is meeting supply. The reason is not obvious from the price alone. One holder group is still selling into strength, and