Bitcoin is the first and most widely recognized cryptocurrency, created as a decentralized digital alternative to traditional money. It operates on a public blockchain that records all transactions transparently and immutably, without relying on banks or central authorities. Bitcoin introduced the concept of peer-to-peer digital value transfer, secured by cryptography and a global network of miners. Its fixed supply of 21 million coins is designed to make it scarce, often leading to comparisons with digital gold. Over time, Bitcoin has evolved from a niche experiment into a globally traded asset, widely used as a store of value, investment vehicle, and benchmark for the entire crypto market.
Citi has deepened its infrastructure collaboration with Coinbase to solve operational friction for institutional clients, launching automated fiat-to-stablecoin conversion tools and merchant payment acceptance gateways.
[alloc] init has proposed Shielded Bitcoin, a Zcash-style privacy metaprotocol that enables confidential transactions on Bitcoin's base layer without consensus changes.
Bitget has suffered a $351.6 million security breach, marking the largest crypto hack of 2026, though CEO Gracy Chen confirmed platform reserves will fully reimburse affected…
Following the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike to 1.25%, Japanese government bond yields reached levels unseen in decades, triggering discussion over yen carry trade unwinding…
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has expanded its partnership with Bitpanda Enterprise to establish a group-wide digital asset framework across its Central and Eastern European banking network.
BlackRock sees stablecoins as payment tools for AI agents, while a cited simulation study points to Bitcoin as a possible longer-term store of value.
Arthur Hayes suggests that weaker demand for AI compute could stress debt markets and insurers, ultimately driving dollar liquidity that benefits Bitcoin.
Bitcoin has cleared $85,000 following renewed spot ETF buying and short liquidations, putting $87,000 and $90,000 in view despite caution from macro headwind and exchange net…
Bitcoin touched $85,000 for the first time since January after a 24-hour rally forced more than $648 million in short liquidations, lifting broader cryptocurrency markets alongside…
Weekly global NFT sales volume contracted to $37.54 million despite a massive surge in unique wallet participation, driven by a sharp pullback in Bitcoin-based NFT trading…