Something revealing is happening on Google. Searches for the phrase “Bitcoin to zero” have surged to the highest level ever recorded in the United States, hitting a peak score of 100 on Google Trends, stronger than the panic spikes of the 2022 collapse and the 2025 drawdowns. The query is a window into the crypto
A new feature documentary is making the case that Bitcoin belongs in the boardrooms of professional basketball — and it has the access to back it up. Bitcoin Season, directed by Mike Nicoll, follows Swan Bitcoin, an American Bitcoin exchange, on its mission to establish Bitcoin-only partnerships inside the professional basketball industry. The film centers
Bernstein has reaffirmed its bullish Bitcoin (BTC) price prediction for 2026, arguing that the cryptocurrency remains on track to reach $150,000 despite a slowdown in capital inflows and weaker retail participation. According to the Wall Street brokerage, Bitcoin’s recent decline is primarily due to reduced investment flows rather than concerns about its long-term fundamentals. The
Blockstream CEO Adam Back publicly rejected Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 110 on June 8, citing fundamental technical flaws and warning that forced activation could split the Bitcoin network into competing minority chains. The proposal, which aims to limit non-financial data in Bitcoin transactions, has ignited a fierce debate within the developer and mining communities. What
Bitwise Asset Management has offered a nuanced perspective on Bitcoin’s recent price weakness, framing it not as a crypto-specific problem but as an early warning signal for broader financial markets. In a new analysis, the firm argues that Bitcoin is acting as a ‘canary in the coal mine,’ detecting shifts in investor risk appetite before
The cryptocurrency market ended last week with a massive loss of billions of dollars. Bitcoin’s market capitalization plummeted by $235 billion, sparking a major debate within the sector. Industry representatives and analysts are completely divided on the reasons behind this sharp sell-off. Prominent figures in the cryptocurrency industry, Bill Barhydt, Andrew Parish, and Tillman Holloway,
Five years ago yesterday, El Salvador’s Congress voted 62-to-22 to pass the world’s first Bitcoin Law, making the small Central American nation the first country on earth to grant bitcoin legal tender status. The date was June 8, 2021. Half a decade later, the government holds 7,677 $BTC worth approximately $480 million — and it
Bitcoin continues to flash warning signs, according to Quinn Thompson, CIO at Lekker Capital, as his fund remains firmly bearish on crypto heading into the summer. Thompson argues that the market faces a combination of structural challenges, including ongoing digital asset treasury (DAT) concerns, unresolved questions about Strategy’s preferred stock STRC, and lingering fears about
Bitcoin, which experienced a drop of approximately $18,000 in about 10 days, is the subject of much debate regarding the reasons for its decline. While some argue that Strategy’s sell-off was the main reason for the decline in Bitcoin, others claim that these sales were not the primary cause of the drop. At this point,
Bitcoin’s recent weakness is being driven by softer capital flows rather than concerns over quantum computing or other risks, according to Wall Street broker Bernstein. Growing concerns that future quantum computers could eventually break the cryptography underpinning Bitcoin have become a recurring topic in crypto markets, especially after recent research from Google suggested the computational