Researchers at Blockstream, a bitcoin infrastructure firm whose engineers have contributed to the Bitcoin blockchain’s core software for more than a decade, published a proposal on Thursday for SHRINCS, a way of signing bitcoin transactions that could withstand quantum computers without sharply reducing the number of transactions that fit in a block. Bitcoin proves ownership
Concerns about the US fiscal outlook and rising public debt are causing investors to turn to both gold and Bitcoin. According to Bloomberg data, a record $7 billion in capital inflows were recorded into gold and Bitcoin ETFs in the last five trading days. The strong preference for both assets during the same period indicates
Avalanche Treasury Corp approved a $10 million Class A share-repurchase program after reporting a $44.7 million second-quarter loss, with about $35.7 million attributed to losses linked to $AVAX. Management described the program as one tool to create shareholder value while it sees a market disconnect. The company’s Aug. 26 results release discloses the board’s approval
StarkWare researcher Avihu Levy has tested an experimental quantum-resistant transaction on the Bitcoin mainnet, in what the company described as the first transaction of its kind. According to StarkWare, the transaction was confirmed Wednesday in Bitcoin block 964,199. Onchain data shows that it spent a 10,000-satoshi output protected by Levy’s Quantum Safe Bitcoin (QSB) scheme,
Bitcoin $BTC$78,535.13 jumped nearly 25% last week to above $80,000, its best weekly performance in over three years. Several catalysts, including strong ETF inflows and the U.S. Treasury’s bond buyback announcement, make this surge believable. But there’s another major factor, one that gets far less attention but is fundamental to understanding whether genuine demand drove
Saylor Challenges Bitcoin’s Founding-Era Doctrine Bitcoin’s next phase should integrate the asset into modern financial and political institutions rather than isolate it within an ideologically pure economy, according to Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. In a 14-section essay published Aug. 24, Saylor called for a Bitcoin Reformation built around economic inclusion and
Gold is having its strongest run since 1979. The metal touched a record near $5,600 an ounce in January. And unlike other retail-frenzy driven asset runs, this one is being driven by the most conservative institutions on earth: Central banks. Central banks added 863 tonnes of gold in 2025 and are on pace for roughly