US President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, that Iran had “just informed us” that it has entered a “State of Collapse.” Moreover, he noted that the Iranian authorities want to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible as they try to “figure out their leadership situation.” Donald Trump
Paul Sztorc is not trying to move Satoshi Nakamoto’s bitcoin. That is the narrow fact getting lost in the backlash around eCash, a proposed Bitcoin fork scheduled for August at block height 964,000. The new chain would copy Bitcoin’s history up to that point, giving $BTC holders an equivalent balance on the forked network. Hold
The recent price drop of Bitcoin is due to two separate dynamics. On the one hand, there is a reduction in buying pressure, as emerges from the order books, which seem to have been declining for days now. On the other hand, there are the forced liquidations of leveraged long positions, which increase selling pressure.
In their weekly Market Pulse report, blockchain data and intelligence platform Glassnode observed a 199% surge in the Bitcoin [$BTC] spot CVD. Notably, the Funding Rates indicated a decrease in bearish positioning, and the strong increase in perpetual CVD showed buy-side aggression from leveraged traders. Together, these data points highlighted robust bullish momentum, the report
The first quarter of 2026 delivered a harsh reality check to digital asset markets. CMC data shows the combined cryptocurrency market capitalization fell 22.30%—dropping from $2.96 trillion to $2.3 trillion. Bitcoin absorbed heavy pressure, sliding 23.8% to close the quarter at $66,694. By February 5, Arkham Intelligence recorded a market sentiment reading of “5”, signaling
Hyperscale Data (GPUS), a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, now holds 675.35 Bitcoin ($BTC). This digital asset treasury is valued at approximately $53.1 million as of April 26. The firm increased its Bitcoin stash by over 150 $BTC since January, when it reported 524 $BTC. Hyperscale Data aims to expand its Bitcoin
Cathie Wood built ARK Invest’s Bitcoin case on the idea that Bitcoin would become a global monetary layer that is programmable, borderless, resistant to inflation, and eventually dominant in payments. The latest version of that argument concedes that stablecoins got there first on the payments side. In a recent interview with The Rollup, the ARK
Developers behind a new wallet product say they have found a way to tackle quantum computing risks using a smart contract layer that runs alongside Bitcoin without requiring any change to the network itself. Postquant Labs unveiled Quip Network’s post-quantum bitcoin wallet Tuesday, the company told CoinDesk in an email. The product runs on Arch