While market observers and crypto proponents discussed Strategy’s latest STRC buyback, social media is also talking about the company’s new store offerings, which sell Strategy-branded Nike Air Jordans and Nike Dunks. Critics, however, are ragging on the bitcoin treasury firm for only accepting Apple Pay and credit cards. Strategy’s $250 Bitcoin-Themed Sneakers Spark Social Media […]

Bitmine now controls about 5.93 million ETH, worth about $14.8 billion, putting it within touching distance of its 5% ethereum supply goal. With most of that position staked, the company is turning its balance sheet into one of the biggest single bets on ethereum anywhere in public markets. Bitmine Builds One of Public Markets’ Biggest […]

While the bitcoin treasury firm Strategy has paused buying for the time being, Strive Inc. disclosed on Tuesday that it purchased another 1,375 bitcoin last week. Strive Adds 1,375 Bitcoin as Treasury Climbs to Fifth Largest According to the SEC Form 8-K submitted by Strive, the firm’s corporate bitcoin treasury now stands at 24,531 BTC. […]

Robinhood said Tuesday it will route some football event contracts through OG.com’s federally regulated exchange while taking minority equity stakes in the platform and its former parent, Crypto.com. The stakes are priced against a $20 billion valuation, and contracts began reaching eligible U.S. customers the same day. ‘The beginning of a very strategic relationship’ Robinhood […]

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) says bitcoin could eventually overtake gold, potentially as soon as the next bull market. His call comes as bitcoin trades increasingly like the precious metal and less like a technology stock, strengthening the digital gold argument. CZ Calls Bitcoin Better Than Gold as Market Gap Narrows Bitcoin’s long-running comparison with […]

Bitcoin dipped below $78,000 on Tuesday, reaching a daily low of $77,603 before mounting a minor relief rally back to around $78,600. Bitcoin Drops Below $78,000 as August Momentum Cools Bitcoin briefly dipped below $78,000 on Tuesday, continuing a downward trend after dropping below $79,000 following a weekend above that threshold. The gradual decline, which […]

Abraxas Capital has added 13,000 ETH worth about $32.39 million in the spot market, offsetting a 141,180 ETH short on Hyperliquid valued near $353.27 million. Abraxas’ Buy The purchase was brought to light earlier today, with the firm acquiring 13,000 ETH in the spot market for about $32.39 million (or an implied price near $2,491 […]

This weekend, Bitcoin.com News reported on the exploit that affected Blockstream’s Liquid Network, as nearly 4,000 BTC was siphoned from the layer-two protocol’s reserves. So far, self-described white hats returned 3,400 BTC and kept ‎598.49 BTC. Additionally, throughout the whole ordeal, which is still somewhat up in the air, both parties leveraged the Bitcoin blockchain […]

Bitcoin and XRP have traded in near-perfect sync since Sept. 3, peaking on the same day and pulling back by almost the same amount. That relationship faces a major test this week as an XRP Ledger upgrade lands alongside U.S. inflation data. Bitcoin-XRP Lockstep Faces Its Biggest Test as CPI and XRPL Upgrade Near Bitcoin […]

Privacy is the only major crypto sector trading above its level when bitcoin peaked in October 2025, rising 213% while every other sector remains underwater. Zcash has led the move with a 2,496% gain, though the rally’s scale is reviving questions about whether fundamentals justify its new top-10 status. Zcash Drives 213% Privacy Rally as […]

Strategy founder Michael Saylor announced Tuesday that the company repurchased $176 million of STRC and doubled its securities repurchase program to $2 billion, putting fresh attention on how the bitcoin-heavy company supports its financing strategy. Strategy Doubles Its Buyback Capacity The move, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), affects Strategy’s U.S. securities […]

Bitcoin’s price was trading between $78,060 and $78,500 on Tuesday morning around 8 a.m. EDT, after pulling back from the $80,537 area, leaving short-term sellers with an edge even as longer-term technical measures remained constructive. The split leaves bitcoin’s price walking a tightrope between support around $78,170-$78,193 and resistance stretching from roughly $78,430 to $80,537. […]

Nasdaq-listed Cypherpunk Holdings distanced itself from a stock token bearing the Zcash ticker on Robinhood’s blockchain and clarifying it only holds the privacy coin. Cypherpunk Says It Only Holds ZEC Nasdaq-listed Cypherpunk Holdings has distanced itself from a crypto token using its name on Robinhood’s blockchain platform, joining a growing list of public companies condemning […]

Chainalysis estimates France generated $9.4 billion in taxable crypto activity in 2025, while just 24,000 French taxpayers declared €368 million (approx. $427 million) in gains for 2024. The Two Numbers That Don’t Match A quick look at the numbers and the problem states itself. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis puts potentially taxable crypto activity in France […]

OrbitX has officially launched its QR payment functionality, enabling users to convert stablecoin balances into local currency purchases at point-of-sale terminals via simple QR scans. The initial rollout is active in Vietnam and the Philippines—two regions dominated by QR-based merchant transactions—with expansion planned across additional markets in the coming weeks. The launch addresses a fundamental […]

Tron founder Justin Sun has redeemed 10,000 ETH from Lido since Aug. 26, and roughly $12.3 million of it has already landed on Poloniex, an exchange he backs. The Trail Since Aug. 26 Onchain analysts flagged the latest step on Tuesday: a wallet cluster attributed to Sun requested the unstaking of another 5,000 ETH from […]

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams says the protocol’s annualized UNI burn rate has passed $250 million, up from the $200 million pace he flagged days earlier. From $200M to $250M in a Single Post Adams marked the milestone with a simple message, “Update: now over $250m,” quoting his own earlier post noting that the trailing seven-day […]

Bitcoin traded near $79,100 on Tuesday, unable to hold $80,000, with jobless claims, inflation data and a Federal Reserve decision all landing inside eight days. The Calendar Doing the Work Three dates now stand between bitcoin’s price and a resolution of the range it has been stuck in. The first is Sept. 10, when U.S. […]

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority has held talks with trading platforms about easing the retail binary options ban that keeps Kalshi and Polymarket out of the UK, The Times reported. The rules are unchanged, and a second regulator still stands between the platforms and British customers. A British Change in Direction The Financial Conduct Authority has […]

The deal has sparked concerns among Hong Kong fans, who fear that wearing the team’s jersey could make them liable for what the HKMA’s stablecoin ordinance describes as offenses related to advertising regulated stablecoin activity and offering specified stablecoins. Hong Kong Chelsea Fans Nervous About Latest USDC Jersey Deal The recent deal between Chelsea FC […]

Decentralized finance platform Jupiter has integrated its Gacha trading digital card platform directly into the mobile app, allowing users to buy, rip, and collect physical trading cards without leaving the application. Scaling Mobile Adoption Jupiter, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on Solana, announced Monday that its rip-and-collect trading card product, Jupiter Gacha, is now natively […]

Tree biomass jumped 176% on a degraded plot inside Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Conservation Area after 12,000 tonnes of orange peels were spread there in 1997. The experiment was later halted by Costa Rica’s Supreme Court after a challenge from rival producer TicoFruit, but researcher Timothy Treuer’s 2013 revisit found a nutrient-rich, invasive-resistant canopy where bare […]

The Swedish Tax Agency ordered six cryptocurrency mining entities to pay approximately $56.5 million in back taxes and penalties. Audit Uncovers Systemic Tax Evasion The Swedish Tax Agency (STA) has reportedly imposed approximately $56.5 million (540 million Swedish kronor) in back taxes and penalties on six cryptocurrency mining companies operating in Boden following an investigation […]

The American Gaming Association expects citizens to wager $29.5 billion with regulated sportsbooks on the 2026 NFL season, the first one without meaningful growth since the Supreme Court struck down the federal betting ban in 2018. The trade body attributes the stall to prediction markets, which it calls “backdoor sports betting.” Trade Body Forecast Lands […]

Chris, the pseudonym the British man gave to the media, managed to reclaim his bitcoin stash after a legal fight with Intersango, formerly known as Britcoin, an exchange that shut down operations in 2014. While it was under Intersango’s custody, his investment grew to 3.3 million pounds ($4.4 million). Man Recovers Multi-Million-Dollar BTC Fortune After […]

A bullish bitcoin setup is emerging as BTC separates from the S&P 500, according to Willy Woo, who compares the divergence with 2015. Another analyst disputes whether the chart shows a meaningful decoupling. Bitcoin-Stock Split Revives the 2015 Comparison Bitcoin market analyst Willy Woo argued Sept. 6 that BTC’s relationship with stocks had reached its […]

While bitcoin’s price has risen a great deal over the last month, and Wall Street, die-hard crypto proponents, and even AI chatbots are bullish, prediction market bettors are expecting BTC prices to stay volatile and rather boring throughout the rest of the year. Prediction Markets Still See a Shaky, Sideways Road Ahead Over the last […]

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the Dutch central bank’s $11 billion gold relocation illustrates how slowly traditional finance moves value. The bank used physical transfers and market transactions to reposition 86 metric tons. Garlinghouse Contrasts Gold Logistics With Crypto Transfers Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse argued on Sept. 4 that a months-long gold operation by De […]

France-listed Capital B has acquired another 376 bitcoin after raising fresh capital from investors including Adam Back and TOBAM. The purchase lifts its bitcoin treasury to 3,521 BTC, even as the market value of those holdings remains below their accumulated cost. Capital B Adds Bitcoin After $33.3M Private Placement Capital B is doubling down on […]

Bitcoin’s relationship with gold is strengthening even as the cryptocurrency becomes less sensitive to rising Treasury yields. Cathie Wood says the shift is reassuring, adding to the case that bitcoin may be maturing into an independent monetary asset rather than trading like a high-beta tech stock. Bitcoin-Gold Correlation Climbs as Treasury Sensitivity Weakens Bitcoin’s price […]