Bitcoin’s 2026 price targets span from $60,000 to $500,000, centering on a median near $201,000 off a current price near $113,000, framing a cycle defined by institutional demand, policy shifts, and a constrained float. According to a consolidated analysis of public forecasts, the range maps to conservative, base, and bullish clusters that hinge on fund
Quatrefoil Data Services, a firm on a mission to provide institutional-grade benchmarks for digital assets, starting with a reference rate for Ethereum staking, has rolled out operations, the firm said on Monday Its flagship product, the Composite Ether Staking Rate (CESR), measures yields from Ethereum validators and is designed to function as crypto’s equivalent of
Decentralized oracle network Chainlink is working with 24 of the world’s largest financial institutions to overhaul how corporate actions, such as dividends, stock splits, and mergers, are processed across global markets. Chainlink ran a pilot with SWIFT, DTCC, Euroclear and six other financial institutions. It leveraged a combination of its blockchain-based and artificial intelligence (AI)
A new proposal in Korea suggested that the National Pension Service(NPS), the country’s public pension fund, should actively consider investing in digital assets. Kab Lae Kim, a senior research fellow at the Korea Capital Market Institute, made the recommendation Monday at a local conference. NPS is the world’s third-largest pension fund with over $930 billion
QCP Capital announced that cryptocurrency markets are showing signs of recovery after last week’s selling pressure, paving the way for an “October rally.” The company’s report noted that Bitcoin (BTC) rose to $112,000 and Ethereum (ETH) to $4,100. Spot prices remained stable over the weekend, despite significant ETF outflows last Friday, suggesting that selling pressure
Strategy (MSTR) announced on Monday that it purchased 196 BTC for $22.1 million, bringing its total holdings to 640,031 BTC. The latest purchase was made at an average price of $113,048 per bitcoin, raising the company’s overall average purchase price to $73,983. The acquisition was funded through the issuance of common stock via an at-the-market
Bitcoin recovered above $112,000 Monday morning, supported by a surge in buying pressure noted during the weekend. As a result, the top crypto is up 2.5% in the past 24 hours, undoing most of last Thursday’s losses, per CoinGecko data. Buoyed by Bitcoin’s strength, altcoins have also soared higher, resulting in a $354 million liquidation
Analyst James Check and Unchained produced a report on the current bitcoin BTC$112,136.68 market landscape, with the most interesting takeaway being the rise of the bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) specifically the success of iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and the options market that now underpins the product. The report opens with a quote saying: “Options are
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Bitcoin has just reached another historic milestone, with its hashrate climbing to a new all-time high of 1.2 zetahashes per second (ZH/s) before settling near 1.039 ZH/s. This major record shows the growing industrial scale of Bitcoin mining and sets the stage for what could be a critical period for BTC’s price action. JUST IN: