Bitcoin’s Lightning Network capacity has declined from over 5,400 BTC in late 2023 to around 4,200 BTC by August 2025, a roughly 20% drop, per mempool.space data. While the raw figures imply a contraction, analysts and developers suggest the shift reflects structural evolution in routing and protocol design rather than a retreat in adoption. Lightning
Bears remain weaker than bulls today, according to CoinStats. BTC/USD The rate of Bitcoin (BTC) has risen by 1.55% since yesterday. On the hourly chart, the price of BTC has made a false breakout of the local resistance of $115,258. As most of the daily ATR has been passed, there are low chances of seeing
In Bitcoin’s humble beginnings, it wasn’t possible to buy bitcoin, as there were no exchanges. There were no hardware wallets to store it and no influencers or the BlackRock marketing team even promoting it. Just Satoshi, some cypherpunks, libertarians, geeks — and a protocol that most dismissed as a nerd experiment. The tech was in
Bitcoin price hovers around $114,000 on Wednesday after facing rejection from its resistance level at $116,000. US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded an outflow of $196 million on Tuesday, continuing its four-day streak of outflows since the end of July. SBI Holdings announced that the company has filed for a dual-asset crypto ETF for BTC and
In a significant move that highlights the growing convergence of traditional industries and digital assets, ZOOZ Power, a U.S.-listed electric vehicle (EV) charging company, has successfully completed a private funding round. This initial injection of $5 million is specifically earmarked to advance its ambitious Bitcoin treasury strategy. This development follows the company’s earlier announcement on
Michael Saylor, the renowned Bitcoin permabull and the executive chairman of Bitcoin-focused company Strategy, has taken to his X account to address the global crypto community. Saylor gave them an important warning, referring to an iconic movie based on Chuck Palahniuk’s bestselling Fight Club. This tweet came out as Bitcoin dropped to the $114,000 price
Bitcoin derivatives activity has climbed to unprecedented levels, with futures open interest across major exchanges reaching $79 billion and options positioning signaling a heavy tilt toward calls. Bitcoin Derivatives Market at Record Levels as Traders Position for Moves According to Coinglass data, total BTC futures open interest (OI) stands at 692,490 BTC, equivalent to $79
Polymarket users are betting on a higher chance that the Bitcoin (BTC) price will continue in a mid-term falling trend. As of Wednesday, traders have put more capital behind a continued BTC price drop in August compared to bets on a rebound toward a new all-time high. Traders Bet on 80% Chance of a Drop