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 hashrate has soared to unprecedented heights, hitting an astonishing 900 exahash per second (EH/s) as of April 6. 900 EH/s Milestone: Bitcoin's Security Fortress Grows Stronger Merely a day earlier, at block 891,072, the network's difficulty adjusted upward from 113.76 trillion to 121.51 trillion—a striking 6.81% leap.

900 EH/s and Counting: Bitcoin Network Power Reaches Unprecedented Heights

 BTC fell 11.7% in Q1 2025, its weakest first quarter since 2015, as investors sold into economic uncertainty.

Bitcoin Posts Worst Q1 in a Decade, Raising Questions About Where the Cycle Stands

The publicly traded FAT Brands is now accepting Bitcoin for franchisee royalty payments—and won't rule out other assets or customer payments.

Why the Restaurant Firm Behind Fatburger and Johnny Rockets Is Embracing Bitcoin

Hayes stated that countries would shift from U.S. treasuries and stocks toward gold and bitcoin as “neutral” hedges as part of an adaptation process to pre-1971 trade relationships.

Arthur Hayes Highlights Shift to Gold and Bitcoin Following Trump's New Trade Order

Widening credit spreads could be sign of further trouble for risk-on positioning.

Chart of the Week: Bond Market Could be Bitcoin's 'Canary in the Coal Mine' Signal

The past week was a whirlwind of activity in the cryptocurrency world. From Ripple's concerns about the UK's crypto regulation to Circle's renewed public listing ambitions, and the anticipated Bitcoin price surge, there was no shortage of intriguing developments.

Ripple's Crypto Warning, Circle's IPO Ambitions, And Bitcoin's Anticipated Surge: This Week In Crypto

Macro investor Luke Gromen says that the White House may have caused a massive change in the way that Bitcoin (BTC) trades.

President Trump May Trigger Decorrelation Between Bitcoin and the Nasdaq, According to Macro Guru Luke Gromen

Wall Street banks are staring down the barrel of an “existential” bitcoin and crypto crisis as Trump pushes for radical new legislation

‘Existential Threat'—Wall Street Suddenly Braced For A Bitcoin And Crypto Price Game-Changer

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says that the stock market meltdown that he predicted years ago is now underway. The best-selling personal finance author tells his 2.7 million followers on the social media platform X that he thinks the US is staring at the possibility of entering a period of severe economic depression.

Robert Kiyosaki Warns Biggest Market Crash Has Arrived, Suggests Three ‘Non-Wall Street' Assets To Weather Storm

Market volatility poses risk to $1 trillion Treasury basis trades. A potential blowup could trigger a global dash for cash.

Bitcoin's Price Stability at Risk From Potential 'Basis Trade Blowup' That Catalyzed the COVID Crash

BitMEX founder and crypto investor Arthur Hayes says gold and Bitcoin (BTC) are effectively replacing US Treasuries and equities as the predominant global reserve assets.

Era of US Treasuries and Stocks As Global Reserve Assets Now Over As Gold and Bitcoin Take Over: Arthur Hayes

Ethereum

Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $65 million outflow on Friday with no offsetting inflows, led by exits from GBTC, ARKB, and BITB. Ether ETFs, on the other hand, saw a small inflow of $2 million, breaking their multi-day outflow trend.

Bitcoin ETFs Log $65 Million Outflow With Zero Inflows, Ether ETFs Break Losing Streak

Robert Kiyosaki declares the recession official and a depression imminent, urging urgent escape from collapsing paper assets into gold, silver, and bitcoin before it's too late.

Robert Kiyosaki Says Crash Has Landed—Recession Here, Depression Next, Buy Bitcoin

More and more "solo" Bitcoin mining wins are being celebrated on social media amid a rise in hobbyist rigs. Here's what's going on.

Solo Bitcoin Miners Are Winning More Blocks Lately—What Gives?

The proposal outlines a plan to enforce a network-wide migration of BTC from legacy wallets to ones secured by post-quantum cryptography.

Bitcoin Developer Proposes Hard Fork to Protect BTC From Quantum Computing Threats

Bitcoin is trading at $82,560 to $82,944 over the last hour with a market capitalization of $1.64 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $24.98 billion. Within the last 24 hours, bitcoin fluctuated between $82,497 and $84,497, signaling heightened volatility within a clearly defined intraday range.

Bitcoin Price Watch: Bulls Eye $85.5K Breakout as Bears Hold the Line

President Trump started a trade war with nearly every country on Wednesday and the stock market tanked. Bitcoin is doing OK, though.

This Week in Bitcoin: BTC Holds Steady as Trump's Trade War Wrecks Stocks

Bitcoin's hashrate reached a lifetime peak on April 5, climbing to 883 exahash per second (EH/s), a gain of approximately 21 EH/s compared to the previous record set on March 28. Bitcoin Miners Push Limits as Difficulty Hits 121.51 Trillion and Hashrate Peaks At press time, the Bitcoin network's computing capacity is gliding at 876.

Mining Difficulty Rises 6.81% as Bitcoin Hashrate Hits Record High

The cryptocurrency market is showing resilience as U.S. equities plunge and investors look to bitcoin as a potential hedge

Crypto Outperforms Nasdaq as BTC Becomes 'U.S. Isolation Hedge' Amid $5T Equities Carnage

The pseudonymous Bitcoin inventor's P2P Foundation profile lists April 5, 1975—a birth date loaded with historical significance for monetary freedom advocates.

Happy Birthday, Satoshi Nakamoto: Bitcoin Creator's Symbolic Birth Date Hits 50

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is warning that Bitcoin (BTC) is looking at a wall of worry this month amid US market uncertainty.

Arthur Hayes Issues Urgent Bitcoin Alert, Says April Is Going To Be a Tough Month for BTC – Here's Why

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared bitcoin an emerging “store of value”—comparing it to gold

U.S. Treasury Secretary Declares Bitcoin A ‘Store Of Value' To Rival Gold—As Its Price Beats Trump's ‘Crashing' Stock Market

Chainlink

Crypto analyst and trader Ali Martinez is leaning bearish on one large-cap altcoin as he offers his outlook for Bitcoin (BTC) and the native token of the blockchain oracle Chainlink (LINK).

Analyst Says Top-10 Altcoin Setting the Stage for a Big Crash, Outlines Path Forward for Bitcoin and Chainlink

Macro investor and fund manager Dan Tapiero believes that Bitcoin is gearing up for an explosive breakout against the S&P 500 index (BTC/SPX).

Bitcoin Primed To Outperform the S&P 500 Index As Markets Crash, Says Investor Dan Tapiero – Here's His Outlook

Last week, with tariffs looming and macro uncertainty unresolved, the move upward felt more like wishful thinking than fundamental confidence. This editorial is from last week's edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it's finished.

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