Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a new electronic payment system that removes the need for third party financial institutions. It speeds up transactions while reducing costs and minimizing the potential for fraud. The name “cryptocurrency” points to how it uses “cryptographic proof” to work, AKA a blockchain.

Bitcoin’s concept was first introduced in 2008 when a person going by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto shared a white paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” In January 2009, the Bitcoin blockchain was launched. 

A new electronic payment system called Bitcoin removes the need for third-party financial institutions. It speeds up transactions while reducing costs and fraud-risk. The name “cryptocurrency” points to how it uses “cryptographic proof” to work, AKA a blockchain.   

Bitcoin has a finite supply of 21 million, which is expected to be reached by the year 2140. Currently, 18.8 million are circulating in the market. Note that Bitcoin represents the concept of the network, while bitcoin (lower-case ‘b’) represents the currency.

Bitcoin is one of the most well-known cryptos as it was the first decentralized currency. 

Currently, BTC’s dominance is above 40%. Bitcoin Dominance is a measure of how much of the total market cap of crypto is made up of Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s influence in the crypto ecosystem could be vulnerable to competition as alternative coins grow in popularity and utility.

At 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, bitcoin's price stood at $84,162 on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, down 0.51% over 24 hours, as the leading crypto asset continued consolidating following its retreat from $87,374.

Bitcoin Price Still 33% Below Its Peak High as Bulls Plot a Comeback

The bitcoin price came within touching distance of $90,000 per bitcoin earlier this month amid a $365 trillion panic

It's ‘Time'—The Real $365 Trillion ‘Critical' Reason The Bitcoin Price Is Suddenly Soaring

A Georgia woman deposited $4,900 into a Bitcoin ATM after being told she had missed jury duty and needed to pay to avoid arrest. Her case follows a pattern of scams in which callers turn a supposed court obligation into an urgent cryptocurrency payment.

Bitcoin ATM Scam Takes $4,900 After Fake Jury Duty Threat

Researchers have mapped out private bitcoin-denominated transfers that run alongside Bitcoin, but the system still lacks a finished way to lock up real BTC and release it again.

Bitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rules

Sequans Communications sold its remaining 314 bitcoin, fully unwinding its crypto treasury program. The company is redirecting its strategic focus to scaling its core cellular IoT and software-defined radio semiconductor operations.

Sequans Sells Final 314 BTC to Clear Corporate Debt

Over six days, investors have spent $2.8 billion buying shares in bitcoin exchange-traded funds.

Bitcoin ETFs Extend Winning Streak With Nearly $3B in Inflows

Dogecoin

Ethereum

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) struggled to reclaim $84,000 as the broader crypto market remained cautious during renewed concerns over interest-rate hikes.

Bitcoin Slips Below $84,000 as Ethereum Holds $2,600, XRP and Dogecoin Rise on Rate-Hike Fears

Bitcoin traded primarily between $84,000 and $85,000 on Friday, following an earlier weekly high above $87,000. Intraday swings saw the price dip to $83,229 before stabilizing around $84,000. Intraday Reversals Drive $71M in Liquidations Bitcoin traded mostly in the $84,000-to-$85,000 range on Friday before a sudden volatility spike pushed its price near $83,000.

Bitcoin Price Near $84K as Macro Pressures Weigh on Sentiment

Bitcoin has pushed above the cost-basis levels that capped its recovery earlier this year, while ETF demand, stronger spot volume, and restrained profit-taking improve the market setup. With a massive quarterly options expiry now passing through the market, the next major onchain resistance sits near $96,700.

Bitcoin Price Eyes $96.7K as ETF Demand and Spot Volume Rise

Solana

Pullback or reversal? Here's what the charts suggest for BTC.

Bitcoin Rally Slows as $15.6 Billion Options Expiry Hits—XRP and Solana Keep Climbing

Strategy stockholders are being asked to attend a meeting to approve daily dividends on STRF, STRC, STRK, and STRD.

Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Proposes Daily Dividends For Preferred Stocks

As a prominent crypto asset analyst shared a graph showing that people are googling “AI” far more than “Bitcoin,” he missed a much bigger story. Data shows that interest in bitcoin beats AI by a wide margin when it comes to investing in either of these technologies.

People More Interested in Buying Bitcoin Than Investing in AI: Google Data

U.S. crypto ETFs posted broad inflows on Thursday, led by $190.65 million entering bitcoin funds. ETH, SOL, XRP, and HYPE products also attracted capital, while Zcash ETFs remained flat for a second straight session. Bitcoin ETF Buying Hits 6 Straight Days Institutional demand kept building Thursday.

Blackrock Drives $191M Bitcoin ETF Inflow as Shorts Bet on Pullback

STRC has remained below $100 since May, despite a 12% dividend rate and roughly $1 billion in preferred share buybacks.

Strategy proposes daily dividends to bring STRC back toward $100

Bitcoin is rallying despite macro headwinds. Mitchell Askew explains why on-chain data and 15M BTC in long-term supply signal seller exhaustion.

Mitchell Askew Explains What 15M Inactive BTC Means for Bitcoin's Next Move

A wallet holding 4,500 BTC since August 2019 moved every coin early Friday, shifting roughly $378 million onchain for a network fee of about $1.10. The Transfer Nobody Saw Coming Earlier today, a Bitcoin address that had not sent a coin since April 2022 emptied its balance in a single transaction.

A 2019 Bitcoin Whale Moved $378M and Paid Just $1 to Do It

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is on track for its first positive August-September combination since at least 2013, a pattern that historically sets up a strong “Uptober.” Why the Back-to-Back Green Months Matter CoinGlass data shows Bitcoin gained 24.95% in August, its third-strongest August since 2013 and best since 2017, crushing the historical August average of 2.82%.

Bitcoin's Rare August-September Streak Puts $100K In View This 'Uptober'

Fundstrat's Tom Lee expects Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to maintain a $150,000 target while arguing Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) could eventually reach $60,000 as tokenization, Wall Street adoption and AI bring a much larger pool of investors into digital assets. Why Lee Calls It Bigger Bull Market In a "Money Talks" interview on Sept.

Bitcoin Eyes $150K, Ethereum To Top $3K? Tom Lee Says Crypto's Biggest Bull Market May Be Underway

Two entries in his annual disclosure put the holding somewhere between $16,000 and $65,000, alongside more than $1 million in cash.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Holds Bitcoin in a Coinbase Wallet, Filing Shows

Bond volatility is at its highest since March, while the bitcoin VIX, BVIV and Wall Street's VIX remain near its yearly low.

Bond volatility surges while bitcoin and Wall Street stay calm

Bitcoin's BTC$84,378.52 recent surge has some traders liquidating the coins to take profits on their holdings. But the pace of this operation is far slower than at prior market peaks, a positive sign for the market.

Bitcoin holders are cashing out, just not the way they did at prior market tops

Quant jumped 39% over 24 hours and 93 of 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents rose, with the altcoin season index at its highest in more than three months.

Altcoins rally across the board as bitcoin consolidates near $84,000

The Shielded Bitcoin spec hides senders, receivers and amounts, but leaves how BTC enters and exits the system to a later paper.

Researchers Publish 'Zcash-Style' Design for Private Bitcoin Transfers

At one point in July, ETFs were down $5.8 billion in net outflows for the year. Now, that's turned into $800 million in net inflows.

Bitcoin ETFs have erased a $5.8 billion hole

Treasury yields eased from multi-decade highs and oil slipped on reports of a phased U.S.-Iran deal, with roughly $14 billion in bitcoin options set to expire on Deribit on Friday.

News for Bitcoin Crypto (BTC)