Bitcoin markets are reacting to another strategic move from Marathon Digital Holdings. The company, widely known as MARA, just transferred 250 $BTC worth $17.37 million. This move follows its massive liquidation of 15,133 $BTC earlier in March. That earlier transaction alone totaled nearly $1.1 billion. This fresh activity has sparked intense discussion among traders and
Economist Steve Keen, known for calling the 2008 Financial Crisis, has renewed his long-standing skepticism toward Bitcoin, warning that the cryptocurrency could eventually lose all value. Speaking on The Diary Of A CEO podcast, Keen argued that a combination of structural weaknesses, energy constraints, and geopolitical risks has undermined Bitcoin’s long-term viability. Notably, his latest
Capital.com Senior Financial Market Analyst Kyle Rodda warned that Bitcoin ($BTC) faces “binary risk” as President Trump’s Tuesday 8 PM ET ultimatum to Iran forces traders into a pure escalation-or-relief scenario. $BTC slipped below $69,000 on Tuesday after briefly topping $70,000 the previous day, as Iran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and Trump declared the
Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, announced on Monday that it purchased 4,871 $BTC for $330 million, marking one of its largest acquisitions of 2026. Yet a recurring question remains, why do these sizable purchases fail to move the market? In fact, bitcoin’s price often declines around the time these announcements
Five of the most powerful people in finance have publicly predicted Bitcoin to hit $1 million. They also collectively hold a lot of it. That is either the most bullish signal in crypto history, or the most expensive marketing campaign ever run. Bitcoin is currently trading at $69,107, 45% below its all-time high. Who Predicts
The challenge to solving the quantum threat to Bitcoin could be more social than technical, according to Grayscale’s head of research, especially if the community fails to come to an agreement on certain contentious issues. Google released a paper that shook the crypto industry on March 30, suggesting that a quantum computer could potentially crack
New research from Google suggests that existing protections for quantum bitcoin era risks could erode faster than many in the crypto industry anticipated, as resource estimates for attacks are revised downward. Google revises quantum requirements for breaking Bitcoin In a new whitepaper, Google researchers update projections on the computational power needed to crack cryptographic systems
Crypto analyst and Taproot developer Udi Wertheimer has stated that the Lightning Network is fundamentally vulnerable in a post-quantum scenario and claimed that its design leaves user funds exposed in ways that cannot be mitigated under current assumptions. According to Wertheimer, the core issue stems from how public and private keys function in cryptocurrency systems.
The US-Iran war remains uncertain and continues to impact markets. Bitcoin ($BTC) surged above $70,000 yesterday after US President Donald Trump hinted at a possible ceasefire. However, this rise was short-lived. While this decline is attributed to increased market volatility ahead of Trump’s negotiation deadline with Iran, Bitfinex analysts analyzed the latest situation in $BTC.