U.S. spot XRP ETFs have accumulated approximately $1.68 billion in net inflows, while their combined net assets stood at about $1.48 billion. The totals show continued demand for exchange-listed XRP exposure despite uneven daily flows and price volatility. XRP ETF Inflows Build Despite an Uneven September Start U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended Sept. […]

Following the 2010 dormant bitcoin wallets that shifted 600 vintage BTC from the Satoshi-era, another whale with a wallet first created in 2016, shifted 1,260.77 BTC worth over $100 million at block height 965770. Decade-Old Bitcoin Stash Turns Into $100 Million Fortune At first, September was witnessing a slowdown of dormant bitcoin moves in comparison […]

According to several reports, nearly 4,000 bitcoin worth roughly $319 million appear to have moved out of the Liquid Network’s federation wallet Sunday, followed by an onchain message from an unidentified party claiming, “we are whitehats. contact us on chain.” The developing story remains unconfirmed by the network’s team, and neither Blockstream, Liquid, nor Adam […]

While bitcoin’s price has fueled mining revenue, miners experienced a moderate difficulty rise of 1.31% at block height 965664. The latest change marks the eighth difficulty increase in 2026. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Climbs 1.31% At present, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is 1.31% harder than it was before block 965664 and the two weeks that preceded that […]

This weekend, the crypto community is once again discussing the crypto asset that was born after the Bitcoin chain split that occurred on Aug. 8, 2026, at block height 961632. Over the last few hours, the asset dubbed “bitcoin blake2” or “BTCB2” has been trading at prices between 750 USDC and 1,000 USDC over the […]

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said a BIS research team’s decision to test the XRP Ledger was unsurprising, citing its fees, speed, and record. The experiment used XRPL to help authenticate official statistical datasets. Garlinghouse Highlights XRP Ledger’s Technical Record Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse reacted on Sept. 4 after the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published […]

Jonathan Meléndez, part of the Mexican rock band Camilo Séptimo, his pregnant wife, their three-year-old daughter, and their housemaid were killed by an associate who knew of Meléndez’s bitcoin holdings in one of the worst wrench attacks in Mexican history. Four Dead in Mexico in Wrench Attack Involving $1.5 Million in BTC Jonathan Meléndez, part […]

At 9:30 a.m., bitcoin’s price was clocking roughly $79,750 to $80,100 per unit on Sept. 6, stuck in a tight weekend range after its early-September run above $82,000 lost steam. There’s a great deal happening under the surface, though: BTC’s price remains above every listed major daily simple moving average (SMA) and exponential moving average […]

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Bitcoin’s second-quarter unplug looked like capitulation. It wasn’t. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute, infrastructure, and data analysis from The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. Public miners analyzed by TheEnergyMag shed an estimated 56 EH/s of realized […]

President Nayib Bukele denied claims that El Salvador was ceding control of its strategic bitcoin reserve to a private operator, calling these allegations “totally false.” Bukele stressed that only Chivo Wallet shares were transferred to a private operator, not the BTC the nation owns.   Bukele Denies El Salvador Transferred Its Bitcoin Reserve to a […]

On Saturday, at block height 965639 through block 965646, a set of 12 distinct transfers from wallets created in 2010 shifted 600 BTC worth $47.84 million using current exchange rates. 2010 Bitcoin Miner Suddenly Moves 600 BTC Earlier on Saturday, Bitcoin.com News reported that September had logged 626.74 BTC so far. That figure didn’t stick […]

The exchange terminated operations and stopped withdrawals after an audit found unknown transactions worth over $7 million that moved custodied assets to external wallets. Orionx accused Joaquín Díaz and Roberto Zibert, the exchange’s founding partners, of participating in these movements. Orionx Halts Customer Withdrawals Amidst $7 Million Fund Deficit Chile, which had discussed adopting bitcoin […]

Over the last week, bitcoin’s price has been trading between $76,200 to $82,100, and market sentiment has been far more bullish. BTC’s price is roughly around the same height it was around May, and at that time, Bitcoin.com News queried 11 artificial intelligence (AI) models to predict bitcoin’s year-end price. With September historically proving to […]

The FBI seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended for Hamas through a series of court-authorized operations. Agents also took control of online infrastructure, intercepted donations, and gathered information about thousands of potential supporters. FBI Takes Control of Hamas Fundraising Network Federal investigators seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency and took control of domains and […]

The motion to reconsider the presidential veto, pushed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, failed to garner support in the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish Parliament, after President Nawrocki faced corruption allegations tied to the Zondacrypto exchange scandal. Polish Sejm Fails to Overturn Presidential Veto On Crypto-Asset Market Act Poland is facing a battle […]

Goldman Sachs, Jane Street, and Millennium Management led disclosed spot XRP ETF holdings in second-quarter filings. Bloomberg Intelligence data showed known filers held $183.5 million in fund exposure representing about 176.4 million XRP. Goldman Sachs Leads XRP ETF Holder Rankings Institutional investors held $183.5 million across U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the end […]

Tokenized equity trading reached nearly $3 billion in weekly volume during August, with Robinhood Chain, BNB Chain, and Solana handling most activity. However, only about 5% of the market is deployed in onchain financial applications. Tokenized Equity Trading Reaches New High Tokenized equity trading climbed to new highs in August as blockchain-based stocks attracted activity […]

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan has boiled the whole crypto market down to three stories, i.e., bitcoin, zcash and tokenization. Three Stories, One Portfolio Matt Hougan isn’t typically one to pick individual assets, as the Bitwise chief investment officer spends most of his airtime on structure, be it exchange-traded funds (ETFs), financial advisors, or regulation. However, […]