Bitcoin reclaims the $80,000 handle for the first time since January, propelled by a $630 million ETF inflow surge and a decoupling from geopolitical anxiety in the Middle East.
At the Bitcoin 2026 conference, CNB Governor Aleš Michl presented data showing that a 1% Bitcoin allocation optimizes sovereign reserves, marking a historic shift in central bank policy.
Canada, the birthplace of the Bitcoin ATM, is moving to ban the machines entirely. Citing their role as a “primary method” for fraud and money laundering, the 2026 Spring Economic Update marks a major shift in Ottawa’s crypto strategy.
Tether is moving beyond its stablecoin roots to disrupt the Bitcoin mining industry, partnering with Canaan to build modular, immersion-cooled hardware that separates compute from power for industrial-scale efficiency.
Bitcoin bulls like Tim Draper are doubling down on a $250,000 year-end target, but technical analysts and historical “Sell in May” fractals suggest the 2025 peak may have been the top.
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific is repurposing its mining capacity for a 1.5 gigawatt AI data center campus in Texas, backed by a multibillion-dollar funding round.
Strive Asset Management has rapidly climbed the corporate rankings to hold 14,557 BTC, utilizing equity issuance to build a billion-dollar Bitcoin treasury in just months.
MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel announced the MARA Foundation to support Bitcoin’s open-source development, address quantum computing risks, and ensure long-term network resilience.
Fintech startup Aven is launching a Bitcoin-backed Visa card offering up to $1 million in credit with fixed rates, aiming to disrupt traditional lending costs
Digital asset investment products recorded $1.2 billion in weekly inflows, marking the fourth consecutive week of positive sentiment led by Bitcoin.
A quantum computing breakthrough has cracked a 15-bit elliptic-curve key, raising concerns about Bitcoin security and accelerating debate over post-quantum cryptography timelines.
Strategy’s MSTR stock is outperforming Bitcoin once again, a pattern that has historically aligned with crypto market bottoms and renewed bullish momentum.
Tesla kept its Bitcoin reserves unchanged in Q1 2026, though falling prices led to a $173 million loss on its digital asset holdings.
American Bitcoin shares surged after the company increased its mining capacity and expanded its fleet, strengthening its position in the Bitcoin market.
UK authorities have launched coordinated raids on suspected illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading operations, marking a major escalation in enforcement efforts.