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.

Bitcoin's price traded at $83,428.53 on Thursday morning, up 2.4% over 24 hours but roughly 4.5% below the recent $87,374 high, leaving the market caught between a broader advance and a much shakier short-term picture.

Bitcoin Price Retreats From September Highs With $82.8K in the Crosshairs

Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo explains why BTC serves as digital gold and a future currency anchor.

Former CFTC Commissioner Giancarlo: Why Rate Hikes Could Benefit Bitcoin

U.S. bitcoin ETFs attracted another $346.98 million on Wednesday, stretching their inflow streak to five consecutive sessions. Ether, XRP and solana funds also finished firmly in positive territory, while HYPE ETFs slipped. Bitcoin ETF Streak Hits 5 Days Momentum has become difficult to ignore.

Bitcoin ETFs Add $347M as Blackrock, Fidelity Lead Buying

Trillions in advisor wealth remain on the sidelines. Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart explains how strict wirehouse rules still cap Bitcoin ETF adoption.

Bloomberg's James Seyffart: Why Trillions in Advisor Wealth Could Flow Into Bitcoin

Is Bitcoin money or the ultimate liquidity play? Santiago Capital's Brent Johnson shares why BTC, digital assets, and stablecoins are built to last.

Brent Johnson: BTC the Best “Pure Play” Asset for Rising Global Liquidity

Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen said Thursday that Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) breakout feels like “the upside down,” with every other part of his macro thesis playing out except Bitcoin. Why the Macro Setup Made Sense to Cowen Cowen laid out his reasoning on his YouTube channel, pointing to rising oil prices that pushed the 10-year yield to 5.1% while the Fed falls behind the curve, unable to raise rates fast enough to match it.

Bitcoin Broke Out While Gold, Stocks Struggled: It Feels Like 'The Upside Down'

Bitcoin's recovery above $80,000 is reviving six-figure price scenarios, with PlanB outlining a possible move to $100,000 in October and a new record before Christmas. Glassnode data adds support to the bullish case, showing a shallower drawdown, restrained profit-taking, and BTC back above its 365-day moving average.

Bitcoin Price Drops Below $85K as PlanB Maps October Path to $100K

U.S. bond yields are little changed early Thursday after yesterday's surge higher sent risk markets sharply lower.

Live updates: Bitcoin continues lower as bond yields take center stage

The 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest since 2007, sending U.S. stocks and crypto lower before Asian and European traders bought the dip.

Bitcoin slides to $83,300 as bond yields hit highest level since 2007

The four-hike path is the most likely outcome, while rising bond yields and a stronger dollar weigh on bitcoin and gold.

Traders price in 4 Fed rate hikes by June 2027 as bitcoin slides below $83,000

Long-term, BTC ignores rising bond yields. In the short term, however, surging bond volatility could easily dampen crypto's animal spirits.

The data proves it: Bitcoin doesn't care about rising bond yields over long-term

Market research platform Bull Theory noted the cryptocurrency market's outperformance compared to other sectors despite geopolitical tensions, macroeconomic weakness and the CLARITY Act's failure. The Great Crypto Rebound Bull Theory highlighted that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) have surged 40% and 66%, respectively, in the last three months, while the total cryptocurrency market capitalization increased by more than 30%.

Bitcoin, Crypto Market Defy Iran Tensions, CLARITY Act Stalemate and Rate Hikes, Says Analyst — But Will the Rally Last?

StarkWare, which conducted the research, says contest participants using AI tools made the computation about five times faster, though the $66 figure has not yet been demonstrated in another transaction mined on Bitcoin.

A week of AI coding cut a quantum-safe bitcoin transaction estimate from $320 to $66

Dogecoin

A rebound in oil, the strongest U.S. business survey in five years and a poorly received five-year note sale pushed borrowing costs higher, with DOGE leading token losses.

Dogecoin down 8%, bitcoin under $84,000 as Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007

Ethereum

Leading cryptocurrencies corrected on Wednesday as hot macro data signaled the chance of another rate hike.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slide as Rate Hike Odds Jump: Analyst Says BTC Target Remains At $100,000 Despite the Dip

AI could take your job, Tim Draper warns, but his team is still growing as it adopts the technology. The venture capitalist and outspoken bitcoin bull argues that workers who use AI will gain an advantage, and that new roles will emerge.

‘AI Will Take Everyone's Jobs': Why Bitcoin Bull Tim Draper Is Hiring More

Treasury yields soared on Wednesday to their highest level since 2007 while bitcoin's price slumped.

Bitcoin Price Slips While US Treasury Yields Soar, Oil Prices Climb

Trump-linked investment accounts spent the early summer unloading shares of Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), the world's largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin. Then, with the stock badly beaten down, the accounts turned around and bought it back. On July 24, they reported a Strategy purchase in the $1,001-to-15,000 range, according to ethics filings.

Trump Accounts Reveal MSTR Buy as Bitcoin Treasury Giant Rebounds

Bitcoin derivatives are flashing a split personality as bitcoin's price trades around $84,000 on Sept. 23. Futures open interest is climbing back toward $60 billion, while options open interest has jumped above $50 billion. Calls command 60% of options positions, yet puts account for 58.2% of 24-hour options volume.

Bitcoin Derivatives Are Heating up, but Traders Want Insurance

Bitcoin traded below $85,000 after failing to break $87,000 resistance, despite significant spot ETF inflows. The 10-year Treasury yield surged to its highest level since 2007 and traders now pricing in a nearly 60% chance of another 25-basis-point rate hike next month.

Bitcoin Slips Below $85,000 as Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Fall With Treasury Yields at 19-Year Highs

Deribit's strike-by-strike data shows a book stacked with calls, and one price level drawing hedging pressure from both sides at once.

$15.6 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Friday—Here's What It Means

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) slipped below $85,000 Wednesday, down 2%, as the US 10-year Treasury yield surged past 5% to levels unseen in 19 years. What Triggered the Yield Spike Widely-followed crypto analyst Bull Theory posted on X that the 10-year yield jumped right after September's flash PMI data blew past forecasts, with the composite PMI hitting a five-year high.

Bitcoin Falls Below $85,000 as 10-Year Yield Hits 19-Year High

Morpho 

The product lets users lock in their rate and repayment date when borrowing USDC against Bitcoin, marking the first enterprise-scale deployment of Morpho Midnight and a shift away from on-chain lending's variable-rate norm.

Borrow Against Your Bitcoin at a Fixed Rate: Coinbase Expands Morpho Loans

A new report from Blackrock and new findings by the Bitcoin Policy Institute show that bitcoin is losing the agentic payment battle in the medium term at least, but the longer-term war is still undecided.

Bitcoin Losing AI Payments Battle per Blackrock, but Not the War

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) all pulled back Wednesday as traders braced for Friday's $18 billion options expiry, the largest of 2026. What the Options Expiry Means Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers told CoinDesk that roughly $15.9 billion in Bitcoin options and $2.1 billion in Ethereum options expire Friday at 8:00 UTC, wiping out 37% of Deribit's entire outstanding BTC open interest in one shot.

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