BlackRock created headlines when it went out and purchased a whopping $969.7 million worth of Bitcoin. This was another institutional boost for crypto and investors and market watchers alike are calling it a semi-seismic event that has partially aligned with other recent large purchases by whale Bitcoin holders. This purchase is significant not only because
The utility and edge that cryptocurrency enjoys over traditional assets is again in focus. 50TFunds founder Dan Tapiero, in a post on X, used the Japanese scenario to drive home the edge that Bitcoin has over the stock market, the Nikkei. Japan’s low-yield decades drive capital toward Bitcoin and gold Tapiero noted that Japan maintained
US stocks and home prices hit record highs in dollar terms, but they’ve dropped significantly when priced in Bitcoin. Bitcoin has seen a steady upward trajectory over the past seven days. Starting from around $114,000 this month, it peaked at over $126,000 yesterday, October 6, before dipping slightly to hover around $123,000. This price action
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently shared his thoughts on zero-knowledge (ZK) based anonymous voting. As Cointelegraph reports, he said these systems could help protect decision-makers from violent threats. This technology allows the voters to cast their votes privately while making sure that the results are accurate. ⚡️ LATEST: Vitalik says ZK-based anonymous voting can help
Billy Markus, the programmer who cofounded Dogecoin and now goes by Shibetoshi Nakamoto on X, found his own way to react to Bitcoin smashing through the $125,000 line. He did not go into any technical details or talk about macro policy. Instead, he dropped a meme — a half-collapsed building awkwardly supported by wooden beams,
South Africa has recorded a significant adoption of Bitcoin. The Scan to Pay payment processor has facilitated the use of Bitcoin Lightning Network in 650,000 merchants around the country. On October 7, 2025, the crypto historian Pete Rizzo announced in X one of the largest retail Bitcoin integrations across the globe. Bitcoin Payments The migration
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The tokenization of real-world assets has shifted from an early experiment to an undeniable financial reality. In late August 2025, tokenized assets on public blockchains surpassed $28 billion, with U.S. Treasuries alone
The Bitcoin Rainbow Chart projects that the asset could trade between $37,627 and $419,225 by October 31, 2025, depending on market sentiment and its position within historical growth bands. Notably, the Rainbow Chart is a long-term logarithmic growth model that visualizes Bitcoin’s (BTC) historical price performance through color-coded “sentiment bands.” With Bitcoin trading around $124,000,
The government shutdown in the US and the coincidence of October, historically known as a bullish month, caused Bitcoin to start October with a sharp rise. At this point, while new records were coming in BTC, this sharp rise also reflected positively on ETFs. According to Farside Investors data, spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US
Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel, expressed deep concern this week over gold’s soaring price and its implications for the U.S. dollar’s role as a global safe haven, according to Bloomberg. Gold futures just breached $4,000 an ounce, marking a gain of more than 50% so far in 2025. The U.S. dollar, measured by the U.S.