Bitcoin software provider Breez has released a new app it says will serve both everyday users and developers. The product, dubbed Glow, is supposed to be an easy way to make Lightning transactions easier for everyday users, while also doubling as an open-source blueprint — a way to see exactly how easy it is to
Demand for US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has accelerated over the past week, with a string of daily inflows coinciding with the Coldcard wallet hack — timing that has prompted speculation about whether some investors are reconsidering self-custody. According to Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), Fidelity Wise Origin
A Bitcoin strategic reserve is a government-held stockpile of Bitcoin treated as a national asset alongside gold, oil, and foreign currency reserves. The United States signed an executive order creating one in March 2025, and at least a dozen other countries are now exploring the same idea. Every country holds reserves. The composition of those
Block Inc. has increased its corporate Bitcoin treasury by 85 $BTC, taking its total holdings to 9,117 $BTC and moving the Jack Dorsey-led company to 15th place in the Bitcoin 100 corporate holdings ranking. According to Bitcoin Treasuries.NET, Block’s latest purchase raised its Bitcoin balance from 9,032 $BTC to 9,117 $BTC, placing the fintech company
A prominent German Bitcoin developer has admitted that concerns over self-custody security prevented him from accumulating more $BTC despite the fact that he actually believed in the cryptocurrency’s long-term potential. This rather unusual confession came after the biggest hardware wallet security incidents in Bitcoin’s history. René Pickhardt, a famed Bitcoin researcher and Lightning Network developer,
As Bitcoin ($BTC) spot trading volume recently dropped to the lowest level in 2026 amid the ongoing cryptocurrency bear market, Michaël van de Poppe, founder of MN Fund, argued that the market is offering an opportunity to accumulate. Poppe said the current “ghost town” conditions in crypto and Bitcoin should not be viewed as a
MetaPlanet Chief Financial Officer Dylan LeClair, a guest on Natalie Brunell’s show, discussed the recent sharp sell-offs in the cryptocurrency markets and the growing criticism of Bitcoin treasury companies. LeClair noted that the current pessimistic sentiment in the market bears striking similarities to the 2022 crash, arguing that the price pullback and the clearing of
Bitcoin ($BTC) stayed motionless at Thursday’s Wall Street open as analysis saw signs of reemergent US “stagflation.” Key points: Bitcoin stays below $65,000 as Iran tempers expectations over the Strait of Hormuz oil route reopening. US PMI data analysis sees “stagflation” return as a potential future risk. $BTC price indecisiveness means that the market still
The Bitcoin [$BTC] short-term holder spent output profit ratio [STH SOPR] is at 1. In other words, coins held for under 155 days were, on average, at their cost basis. The taker buy/sell ratio showed a slight skew towards aggressive sellers, too. Source: CryptoQuant The stablecoin supply ratio measures Bitcoin’s market cap to the aggregate
Bitcoin [$BTC] has traded lower since the bears seized control in October, when its price briefly pushed past $126,000. The asset has fallen 25.98% this year, and the downtrend keeps extending. The slide has stripped $665 billion from its market capitalization and dragged its valuation down to $1.29 trillion. Bitcoin has shown fresh strength over