Square, the merchant services arm of Block Inc., has launched Square Bitcoin, a fully integrated BTC payment and wallet solution built directly into its commerce platform. Notably, the product allows local businesses to accept BTC payments at checkout, automatically convert part of their daily sales into Bitcoin. Simplifying Bitcoin for Everyday Businesses This rollout is
Richard Teng, Binance CEO, fueled the Bitcoin talk with a statement that the cryptocurrency is the digital gold of our era — something that has been said countless times before. However, this time, Michael Saylor — the man whose company, Strategy, transformed a software balance sheet into a Bitcoin vault — responded with a single
Well-known market analyst Jelle has identified a weekly breakout for Bitcoin (BTC), raising the possibility of another leg up. This observation comes when the price action of Bitcoin is on a positive upward trend, albeit with some fluctuations. At the start of October, BTC traded for around $117,000 and gradually climbed, reaching a peak just
Bitcoin Core has welcomed major release v 30.0, which comes months after the last major release, v29.0. According to the Bitcoin Core Project’s official X account, a new release candidate of Bitcoin Core, v30.0rc3, is available for testing. v30.0 is a major new release and follows v29.0, which was released in April this year. A
Short-term holders (STHs) have added roughly 450,000 BTC to their supply since July, now holding around 2.6 million BTC according to Glassnode data. STHs are defined as investors who purchased bitcoin within the past 155 days.This increase marks the third distinct cycle of rising STH activity since the start of 2024 and has typically marks
Bitcoin’s latest breakout is being fueled by institutions and steady on-chain demand rather than speculation, according to new data from Glassnode. In the Oct. 8 edition of its “The Week On-chain” newsletter, the analytics firm said bitcoin’s surge to a new all-time high near $126,000 earlier this week was powered by strong ETF inflows and
Analysts generally state that the classic 4-year halving cycle for Bitcoin is over and that it is now driven by institutional support. At this point, analysis company K33 Research stated that the 4-year halving cycle in Bitcoin has ended and the structural bull market will continue. According to The Block, analysts at K33 Research said
Key Takeaways DDC secured $124 million in equity funding, led by PAG Pegasus Fund and supported by Mulana IM. The company aims to acquire 10,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2025 through strategic acquisitions and partnerships. DDC Enterprise, a publicly traded company focused on Bitcoin treasury expansion, secured $124 million in equity funding led by
A Bitcoin whale that held about $11 billion in BTC before rotating more than $5 billion of the stash into Ether two months ago has returned to the cryptocurrency market, with another $360 million Bitcoin transfer. The whale address transferred $360 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) into decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Hyperunit’s hot wallet “bc1pd”
The value of Bitcoin may double in the not-so-distant future, according to one of Russia’s main banking and investment services providers. The forecast comes amid a wave of price predictions triggered by the latest all-time high of the cryptocurrency with the largest market cap. Russian bank sees Bitcoin selling much higher The price of Bitcoin