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.

Ethereum

A poll questioning whether XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) or Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) will deliver the best return till the end of the year has yielded a surprising result. What Happened: A Santiment poll found XRP leading with 37.5% of responses, followed by Ethereum with 35%.

XRP, Bitcoin Or ETH? Here's Which Coin Users Predict To Perform Best Until 2026

Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted a powerful $455 million inflow on Tuesday, stretching their winning streak to four days, while bitcoin ETFs continued their steady recovery with $88 million in inflows. Crypto ETF Momentum Builds: Ether Dominates With 4th Straight Inflow Day Ether ETFs refuse to slow down. Tuesday, Aug.

Ether ETFs Extend Streak With $455 Million Inflows as Bitcoin Adds $88 Million

Bitcoin Magazine Lightning Is Misunderstood The Lightning Network is one of the most exciting and innovative technologies built on Bitcoin, but it's also one of the most misunderstood

Lightning Is Misunderstood

A recent large sell order in the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) market has raised concerns among traders, with veteran analyst Peter Brandt highlighting its significance as a supply-driven event that could signal a market top. What Happened: Brandt noted on X that Bitcoin needs to exceed $117,570 to negate the formation of a seven-week double top pattern, a technical structure often associated with bearish reversals.

Bitcoin Must Reclaim $117,570 To Avoid Double Top Risk, Veteran Trader Says

Our analysis for the remainder of 2025 forecasts bitcoin reaching a target of $150,000 to $160,000 driven by a Fed policy pivot and rate drop expectations in the United States, beneficial liquidity conditions and the increasingly positive crypto regulatory environment.

Bitcoin Market Projection for the 2nd Half of 2025

KindlyMD, Inc., also known as Nakamoto Holdings, announced this week that it has established an at-the-market equity offering program to sell up to $5 billion of its common stock. NAKA Announces $5 Billion Shelf Registration for Stock Sales The program, KindlyMD (Nasdaq: NAKA) detailed in a filing with the U.S.

Nakamoto Holdings Establishes $5 Billion ATM Equity Program to Fuel Bitcoin Treasury

The largest company in the world by market cap at $4.4 trilion, Nvidia (NVDA) reports earnings after the U.S. market close on Wednesday.

Nvidia Earnings Loom Large, With Bitcoin Traders Eyeying Correlation

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Based on the latest data, bitcoin mining earnings have been sliding, marked by stretches of sharp price swings. Hashprice—the projected return for 1 petahash per second (PH/s) of computing power each day—now sits 7.61% below where it stood on July 27.

Bitcoin Mining Earnings Dip as Hashprice Falls 7.61% in 30 Days

Hut 8 (HUT) is set to spin out most of its bitcoin (BTC) mining operations into American Bitcoin (ABTC) within the next week, a move that Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer said could re-rate the company's shares.

Hut 8 Maps 'Path to Monetization' of Energy Assets as Bitcoin Mining Carve-Out Nears: Benchmark

Japan's Metaplanet intends to raise about $880 million in an international share offering and spend almost all of it on bitcoin over the next two months.

Metaplanet plans to raise $880 million via share offering to fund fresh Bitcoin purchases

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How Every American Can Invest in Bitcoin for Tax Free Gains – IRA Financial Founder Adam Bergman

Bitcoin's notional perp open interest has surged to a two-year high, raising the risk of long-side liquidations, according to K33.

Bitcoin at risk of further decline amid leverage peak and ‘huge' Ethereum rotation: analyst

Dogecoin

Cryptocurrency markets are trading higher on Wednesday morning, with sentiment slowly improving. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $111,192.09 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $4,602.45 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $204.74 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $3.01 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2207 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001248 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 83,243 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $263.75 million.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Edge Higher As Sentiment Stabilizes

Even though bitcoin (BTC) has bounced from earlier in the European day, it's still up less than 1% in the past 24 hours. With the end of August in touching distance, the largest cryptocurrency seems set to close the month in the red, as it has done for the past three years.

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Underperforms Ether, Broader Market

Hemi Labs, the Bitcoin programmability network founded by Jeff Garzik, has raised $15 million in funding to accelerate development and expand its ecosystem.

Hemi Labs Raises $15M to Expand Bitcoin Programmability

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) spot ETFs recorded $455 million in net inflows on Aug. 26, marking the fourth consecutive day of positive flows. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) spot ETFs added $88.2 million, led by BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ:IBIT) with $45.34 million, according to data from SoSo Value.

Ethereum ETFs Net $455M Inflows As Metaplanet, Kindly Announce Billions For Bitcoin Treasuries

Bitcoin remained under pressure on Aug. 27, trading at $111,036 with signs of short-term accumulation but broader trend weakness. The leading cryptocurrency's market capitalization stood at $2.21 trillion, while its 24-hour trading volume reached $39.66 billion, with an intraday range between $109,526 and $112,279.

Bitcoin Price Watch: Will Bitcoin Break the $112K Barrier or Fade to $108K?

As August draws toward a close, bitcoin (BTC) bulls may welcome the end of a modest pullback, with the largest cryptocurrency down around 4% for the month and 12% off its all-time high of $124,500.

Bitcoin Traders Eye Upside as BTC Holds Above $110K: Crypto Daybook Americas

An OG bitcoin holder sent 750 BTC to Binance and still holds an equal amount, with a related address keeping 2,500 BTC amid a wave of wallets moving assets.

Bitcoin whale sends 750 BTC worth $83 million to Binance, acquired in 2012 at $122 each

Bitcoin whale sends 750 BTC worth $83 million to Binance

Bitcoin (BTC) long-term holders (LTHs) have already realized more profit in this cycle than in all but one previous cycle (2016 to 2017), according to data from on-chain analytics platform Glassnode.

Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Have Realized Profits of 3.27M BTC This Cycle, Exceeding 2021 Cycle

KindlyMD (NAKA), the Nasdaq-listed health-care company that recently merged with bitcoin (BTC) treasury firm Nakamoto, is set to offer as much as $5 billion in equity to fund the purchase of more BTC.

Health-Care Firm KindlyMD Plans $5B Equity Raise for Bitcoin Treasury

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin and Crypto Advocates Warn Congress: Protect Developers or Lose Industry Support Over 110 crypto investors, developers, and advocacy groups have signed a sweeping letter to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, warning that failure to protect open-source software developers could drive innovation overseas and stall crypto adoption. This post Bitcoin and Crypto Advocates Warn Congress: Protect Developers or Lose Industry Support first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Frank Corva.

Bitcoin and Crypto Advocates Warn Congress: Protect Developers or Lose Industry Support

Spot Ethereum ETFs reported $455 million worth of net inflows on Tuesday, outpacing bitcoin ETFs' $88 million.

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