₿itcoin News and Finance: What You Need to Know

Bitcoin has stalled around $80,000 for much of this week, and Arthur Hayes believes that pause alone is enough to break Strategy’s decade-old bitcoin playbook. The BitMEX co-founder argues Michael Saylor is now boxed into three uncomfortable choices, and none of them are free. The Premium Problem For years, Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) traded like […]

California is sitting on $15.485 billion in unclaimed property, spanning more than 84 million individual properties that the State Controller’s Office says are waiting to be returned to nearly 39 million Californians. Texas is holding about $10.5 billion and Ohio about $4.8 billion, and estimates suggest 1 in 10 Americans has missing money from sources […]

ACT, a party with the fourth-largest representation in the New Zealand Parliament, is campaigning to modernize digital finance rules, proposing regulation to waive crypto gains tax on qualified assets held for over a year and to exempt low-value purchases made with crypto assets. ACT Proposes New Rule For Digital Assets In Campaign Reform Pledge Cryptocurrency […]

Polymarket’s US-serving platform withdrew both of its NFL player participation filings on Aug. 26, one day after certifying them with the CFTC and one day before the listing date it had given the agency. On the same day, the exchange certified bitcoin, ether, and solana price contracts. Both sets were filed as swaps in the […]

Bitcoin and ether ETFs extended their inflow streaks to eight sessions on Wednesday, attracting $232.12 million and $192.35 million, respectively. XRP, HYPE and solana funds also drew fresh capital, keeping the late-August buying run broad. Bitcoin ETFs Add $232M as Blackrock Keeps Setting the Pace Eight sessions into the current run, institutional appetite for crypto […]

State treasurers across the U.S. are holding roughly $70 billion in unclaimed property, and NAUPA estimates about 1 in 7 Americans have money waiting for them. The funds often come from uncashed paychecks, dormant bank accounts, or abandoned safe deposit boxes, and can be searched for free through MissingMoney.com, not paid “recovery” services that demand […]

Federal authorities shut down two online tools that Chinese government-backed hackers allegedly used to attack major U.S. agencies. The platforms helped the hackers find vulnerable devices and make their attacks appear to come from other locations. FBI Takes QScan and QTRouter Offline Federal authorities disabled two interconnected hacking platforms on Aug. 26 by seizing domains […]

Prediction market traders are throwing millions of dollars behind bitcoin price targets stretching from $50,000 to $150,000, and the money on the board shows just how divided the crowd remains over what comes next. At the same time, the equity, macro, and quantitative research firm Bernstein and analyst Gautam Chhugani envisions six-digit bitcoin prices coming […]

Over the last year, people have been urging the financial sector to prepare quantum readiness and this week, the U.S. Treasury published an announcement revealing a task force dedicated to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent insisted that America’s economy must remain “strong, secure, and competitive” amid these technological advancements. Treasury Launches […]

The world’s money supply has reached a record milestone this week and at the same time, bitcoin’s price spiked 21% higher over the last seven days. Some believe bitcoin might be playing catch-up and moving toward the massive liquidity parked inside the modern financial system. Global M2 Blows Through Record Territory Just like the global […]

Iran’s rial collapsed to a record low this week just as President Trump’s new sanctions package named digital assets as a target for the first time, threatening the IRGC’s billion-dollar bitcoin mining workaround. A Record-Low Rial and a New Sanctions Wave Iran’s open-market exchange rate slid to roughly 2.02 million rials per dollar earlier this […]

Tomáš Jiříkovský, a primary defendant in a major Czech cryptocurrency-laundering investigation, has signaled for the first time that he may cooperate with authorities. Following a custody hearing, a court ruled that Jiříkovský must remain in detention due to flight risks and concerns that he retains control over undisclosed crypto assets. Current Status: Extended Detention The […]

Nebraska’s Secretary of State certified two online sports wagering petitions on Aug. 21, sending both to the Nov. 3 general election. One would authorize online wagering in the state constitution; the other would write the tax and licensing framework into statute. Fanduel and Draftkings each put roughly $3.5 million into the campaign, and a casino […]

While U.S. equities closed the day in green, gold held $4,665 per ounce and bitcoin’s price fluctuated between $78,750 to $79,500 during Tuesday’s trading session. Russia’s RIA Novosti reports that the United States and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire. Nobody from Washington or Tehran has commented on the so-called ceasefire, but announcements are reportedly […]

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argued in a new research note that the U.S. Treasury’s expanded bond buyback program marks the start of a fresh bitcoin bull market, as BTC trades above $80,000 for the second day running. Buybacks, Yields and Bitcoin Price’s Rally Arthur Hayes, the BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom Chief Investment Officer, released a […]

Bitcoin surged past $81,000, lifting its market cap to $1.62 trillion. The move wiped out $282 million in short positions over 24 hours—representing 62% of all crypto short liquidations. Short Sellers Squeezed for $282 Million in Liquidations Bitcoin continued its rally, breaching $81,000 as optimism grows over a broader bull market. The digital currency’s latest […]

Tether abandoned a roughly $120 million Bitcoin mining investment in Uruguay after a dispute with the state power company escalated into unpaid bills, an electricity cutoff and layoffs, according to a Reuters investigation. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) […]

U.S. debt has crossed $40 trillion, intensifying concerns about interest costs and long-term borrowing pressure. Devere Group CEO Nigel Green warns that the resulting feedback loop could affect bonds, equities, currencies, and household financing worldwide. US Debt Creates a Costly Feedback Loop Rising federal interest costs could intensify financial-market pressure without an economic downturn or […]

As part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury defined digital assets as a critical sector that can be targeted by secondary sanctions in the future, alongside technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. The Treasury Department stressed any nation or person can be sanctioned, regardless of location, following Executive Order (E.O.) 13902. U.S. […]

Abraxas Capital has piled into a $783 million short position on Hyperliquid even as bitcoin’s biggest weekly rally since March 2023 forces billions of dollars in bearish bets to unwind elsewhere. Whales Hold Short Positions Through the Surge Abraxas Capital, Fasanara Capital, and Wintermute together are holding onchain short positions of 138,569 ETH and 3,425 […]

An integration between PeaqOS and World ID allows autonomous machines to verify that they are interacting with real, unique humans without collecting personal data. Zero-Knowledge Identity Verification for Robotics Autonomous machines can now verify they are interacting with real, unique humans without collecting names, faces or other personal details, following an integration between PeaqOS and […]

Lawrence Lepard, author of “The Big Print,” explained that even with CLARITY passing, demand for U.S. Treasuries used to back most stablecoins in circulation was insufficient to prop up the debt market, as issuance is less than 3% of the total $8 trillion needed to position each year. CLARITY Act Unable To Save The US […]

A U.K. court shut down Key Coin Assets Ltd. after nine investors who complained to Action Fraud paid more than £300,000. Investigators found no evidence of genuine trading and described its operation as displaying hallmarks of a Ponzi-style scheme. UK Court Winds Up Key Coin Assets The U.K. government announced on Aug. 18 that a […]

XRP’s circulating supply grew 5.5% year over year, creating dilution that fee burns come nowhere near offsetting, according to 21Shares. XRPL revenue fell 81.6% as stablecoin balances and institutional tokenization expanded on the network. XRP Supply Dilution Outpaces Fee Burns XRP’s circulating supply expanded through monthly escrow releases that exceeded the amount returned to escrow. […]

This week, bitcoin awoke from its slumber, springing out of bed. Going in, bitcoin volatility was as compressed as it has been in a decade, with BVOL 7D at 2.82, the sixth-lowest reading in ten years, described at the time as a “historically stretched elastic band.” Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer, writing days before the move, had […]

The study, published by three Vietnamese investigators, found a positive relation between the EU’s carbon emissions pricing and a so-called “leakage” to cheaper jurisdictions, such as Russia. This means that as carbon allowance pricing grows, some of this mining activity shifts to Russia to maximize profits. Study Suggests High EU Carbon Pricing Causes Mining Migration […]

Bitcoin holders are lined up to receive a matching balance of a new asset called ecash (ECX) when the project kicks off its three-stage hard-fork rollout with an alpha launch around Bitcoin block height 963648. The launch comes from Layertwo Labs, founded and led by longtime Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc, also known as Truthcoin. The […]

Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick says record bitcoin short liquidations and renewed ETF demand have increased the market’s upside risk. He now sees a possible year-end run from $79,500 toward bitcoin’s $126,000 record, a 58% climb. Record Short Liquidations Reshape Bitcoin Outlook Bitcoin’s sharp recovery has raised the possibility that Geoffrey Kendrick’s $100,000 year-end forecast may […]

Grayscale sees three conditions aligning for people asking whether now is a good time to buy bitcoin. The crypto asset manager points to continued adoption, a mature bear market, and a supportive macro outlook, while acknowledging that prices could still fall. Grayscale Sees 3 Factors Converging for Bitcoin Buyers Bitcoin may now offer a worthwhile […]