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 has topped its 50-week average for the first time in 45 weeks, a major bullish signal.

Bitcoin's price has cleared a key hurdle that has historically preceded major bull runs

A House committee advanced legislation that would codify the existing U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and prohibit sales of qualifying federal bitcoin for 20 years. The amended bill would place the current executive policy in federal law.

House Panel Advances US Bitcoin Reserve Bill With 20-Year Hold

Dogecoin

Ethereum

Leading cryptocurrencies rallied on Sunday as risk appetite surged amid the Securities and Exchange Commission's push to introduce tokenized-stock products. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:23 p.m.

Bitcoin Touches $82,000, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Also Gain Amid Tokenization Push by SEC: Analyst Confirms 'Breakout' in This Major Coin

Zcash

Hyperliquid

The total cryptocurrency market capitalization reclaimed $2.8 trillion and briefly approached $2.9 trillion amid a broad weekly rally. Crypto Economy Market Cap Nears $2.9 Trillion The cryptocurrency economy saw its total market capitalization reclaim the $2.8 trillion mark during a week in which privacy coins again outperformed the broader market.

Weekly Wrap: Bitcoin Reclaims $81K as ZEC and HYPE Hit New Highs

A Bitcoin wallet dormant since 2011 is moving 100 BTC worth $8.09 million on September 19, 2026, realizing a 2,486,052% gain from a low basis. The post Bitcoin Wallet Awakens After 14 Years Moving 100 BTC With 2,486,052% Gains appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Bitcoin Wallet Awakens After 14 Years Moving 100 BTC With 2,486,052% Gains

Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins shrugged off the Fed's first rate hike since 2023, rallying instead on new crypto rules from the SEC and CFTC. Here's why.

Bitcoin Price Rallies Despite Fed Rate Hike as SEC, CFTC Roll Out Crypto Rules

Michael Saylor has revived speculation about another Strategy bitcoin purchase with a new “orange” signal and holdings chart. The post follows a two-week buying pause while the company retained 845,050 BTC and billions in cash. Saylor Drops Another Bitcoin Purchase Signal Another large corporate bitcoin purchase could be approaching after Strategy Inc.

A Little More Orange: Saylor Signals Fresh Strategy Bitcoin Buy

A Glassnode and Bybit report frames the divergence as the defining feature of this cycle, with froth pooling in the market's riskiest corners even as Bitcoin does the heavy lifting.

Why Holding Anything But Bitcoin Has Been a Losing Bet for Two Years

This week in the crypto world was nothing short of eventful. The Altcoin Season Index hit a new high; the SEC Chairman made a bold statement about crypto regulations; Bitcoin broke the $80,000 mark; Binance reiterated its stance on sanctions violations; and two former Robinhood engineers faced insider trading charges.

Altcoin Index Soars, SEC's Crypto Rules, Bitcoin's Milestone, Binance's Zero Tolerance and More: This Week in Crypto

Bitcoin's price is sitting in an interesting spot Sunday morning, caught between a daily uptrend that still looks intact and a shorter-term rally that has plainly run out of steam beneath $82,000.

Bitcoin Price Hits an $82K Wall After a Wild $7,000 Comeback

Shark Tank star investor Kevin O'Leary has said he's now positioning for the next bitcoin and crypto cycle

Bitcoin ‘Will' Hit $1 Million Price—Kevin O'Leary Suddenly Ups His Massive $15 Trillion Prediction

Gen Z now makes up less than 5% of the new home market and Hunter Albright of SALT Lending thinks that changes what assets an entire generation chooses to build wealth with.

Move Over Housing – Bitcoin is Gen Z's New Wealth Building Asset

T. Rowe Price's Blue Macellari shares her insider perspective on the current state of the Treasury market.

T. Rowe Price's Blue Macellari: Bitcoin is Now Core to the Debasement Conversation

The Clarity Act's cloture vote failed. Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad breaks down what went wrong and where regulation goes next.

Coinbase Policy Chief: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Outlook

CEO Phong Le explains how MicroStrategy plans to become the "JPMorgan of Bitcoin" by making markets and providing liquidity for an 8-billion-person economy.

Strategy CEO Phong Le: We Want to Be the JPMorgan of Bitcoin

Miller Value Partners CEO Bill Miller IV explains why worsening fiscal deficits make Bitcoin further undervalued today than at the last cycle peak.

Why Legendary Investor Bill Miller IV has “Never Been More Bullish on Bitcoin”

Market experts view bitcoin's price stability as evidence of its fundamental independence from Washington, maintaining that global liquidity and adoption cycles remain the primary growth drivers.

Crypto traders braced for a total wipeout this week but Bitcoin had other plans

The gold bug argued that the market reaction to the new official push for tokenized stocks made no sense, as these would constitute another investment source competing with bitcoin for available liquidity, comparing the latter to a Ponzi scheme.

Schiff Warns Tokenized Stocks Will Siphon Liquidity From Bitcoin

The computer that guided Apollo astronauts to the moon once ran Bitcoin's mining math, and a viral clip of the stunt is lighting up crypto timelines again this week.

NASA's Apollo Computer Mined Bitcoin in 2019 But Today It Would Take Forever

Real Vision founder Raoul Pal says bitcoin is set to outperform the Nasdaq 100 from here, arguing that rising rates will force governments into printing the liquidity crypto feeds on.

Raoul Pal Says Bitcoin Will Outrun the Nasdaq as Rates Break Higher

Jason Calacanis called bitcoin a bouncing “dead cat” just as bitcoin's price cleared $81,000, prompting immediate replies from Michael Saylor and Cathie Wood.

Calacanis Calls Bitcoin a Dead Cat, Saylor and Cathie Wood Fire Back

Arthur Hayes seized on bitcoin's move above $80,000 to dismiss the CLARITY Act and argue that higher rates give wealthy investors more money for financial assets. The rally followed the Senate setback and the Federal Reserve's rate increase.

Arthur Hayes Calls CLARITY Act ‘Nonsense' as Bitcoin Tops $80K

Robert Kiyosaki says the “biggest crash in history” has begun and is spreading across global markets. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author is preparing for further turmoil by holding bitcoin, gold, silver, income-producing real estate, and oil investments.

Robert Kiyosaki Says ‘Biggest Crash in History' Has Started, Backs Bitcoin

With bitcoin's price almost hitting the $82,000 range on Saturday, at block height 967732, a wallet first created on Nov. 2, 2011, shifted 100 BTC worth more than $8 million using current bitcoin exchange rates.

Bitcoin Owner Turns $324 Stack Into $8 Million After Nearly 15 Years

U.S. crypto ETFs closed the week with a broad surge in demand, led by $433.03 million flowing into bitcoin funds. Ether, solana, Zcash and HYPE products also attracted fresh capital, while XRP ETFs posted a marginal outflow. Bitcoin Leads as Crypto Funds Rally Broadly Institutional money returned with force on Friday, Sept.

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