Bitcoin’s price has faced renewed pressure after a recent decline pushed BTC toward the lower end of its current range. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is hovering above the critical $85,000 level. While downside risks persist, sustained holder confidence is preventing a deeper correction. Long-term investors continue to act as a stabilizing force. Bitcoin
Bitcoin layer-2, the Lightning Network, has reached a new all-time capacity high amid increased adoption from major crypto exchanges and functionality improvements. Lightning Network (LN) capacity reached 5,606 BTC on Monday, beating its previous record in March 2023, according to Bitcoin Visuals. LN analytics platform Amboss also reported a capacity peak of 5,637 BTC, worth
Charles Edwards, the founder of quantitative Bitcoin and digital asset fund Capriole, warns that Bitcoin could head well under $50,000 if it isn’t quantum-resistant by 2028. Quantum computing’s potential threat to the crypto industry has long been debated and is considered an upcoming inflection point. More advanced computers that could break encryption have been theorized
Michael Saylor’s Strategy has been buying so much Bitcoin for so long that it is unlikely any public company will be able to catch up, according to Bitcoin entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano. “Very hard to see that happening,” Pompliano said on The Pomp Podcast published to YouTube on Tuesday. Strategy holds 671,268 Bitcoin (BTC) out of
The Kingdom of Bhutan says it will tap into 10,000 Bitcoin from its stash to help build its special administrative region, the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC). Located in the town of Gelephu in Southern Bhutan, GMC was launched in 2024 as Bhutan’s new economic hub to stop the exodus of young Bhutanese from the country
Bitcoin traders often focus on the US Federal Reserve. However, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) can be just as important for crypto markets. That’s because Japan plays a unique role in global liquidity. When that liquidity tightens, Bitcoin often drops hard. The ‘Cheap Yen’ is Bitcoin’s Hidden Liquidity Engine For decades, Japan maintained near-zero or
Network operators have scheduled a technical update that will adjust the base mainnet fee while also modifying block gas parameters on the Base blockchain. Summary Details of the Base mainnet update EIP-1559 elasticity and throughput effects Scope and impact of the scheduled work Details of the Base mainnet update On Thursday, December 18, between 19:00
Twenty One Capital CEO Jack Mallers explained the company’s strategy and how the markets have misinterpreted the company in an interview with Bloomberg Crypto. Mallers, while highlighting Twenty One Capital’s transformation into a publicly traded cryptocurrency company through a merger with special purpose acquisition firm Cantor Equity Partners, delivered his clearest message regarding Bitcoin assets
After the Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points in December, in line with expectations, market attention has shifted to the next FOMC meeting in January. According to the official schedule, the Fed will announce its monetary policy decision after its meeting on January 27-28, 2026. Recent data from forecasting markets indicates that the
Grayscale said crypto markets are entering an institutional era in 2026, supported by macroeconomic pressures and regulatory clarity that it believes are sustaining a long-running bull market across digital assets. In its report, “2026 Digital Asset Outlook: Dawn of the Institutional Era,” the asset manager argued that the familiar four-year crypto cycle tied to bitcoin