Bitcoin.com’s new documentary plunges viewers into the moment Cyprus’ banks locked their doors, froze transfers, rationed cash, and placed private savings in jeopardy. Panic engulfed the island while bitcoin surged from about $47 to $265. Inside the Human Cost of Cyprus’ Banking Panic The documentary begins with a nightmare hiding inside an ordinary bank account: […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms13 Sept
Bitcoin’s price is sitting between $76,400 to $76,700 per unit on Sunday morning, which sounds pretty uneventful until you look under the hood. Short-term momentum has gone sour, BTC has been turned away twice from roughly $82,300-$82,800, and several averages immediately overhead are now working against it. Yet zoom out far enough and almost the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman13 Sept
Events like the 2013 Cyprus crisis and recent government account freezes highlight the reality of third-party risk. As Graham Stone emphasizes, holding self-sovereign assets outside the traditional banking system, such as physical cash, gold, or bitcoin via private keys, is essential for effective financial risk management. Documentary Insights To mark the release of a new […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara13 Sept
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week, with a comment on each story. From last Friday, bitcoin has moved lower, around […]
Bitcoin.com News•David Sencil13 Sept
Ben Delo, co-founder of the crypto exchange BitMEX, and Christopher Harborne, a Tether investor, have pledged to donate 72 million pounds ($97.44 million) to Reform UK as Parliament debates a ban on crypto-based political donations. Reform UK Rakes In 72 Million Pounds From Crypto Millionaires Reform UK, the far-right political party, has received donation pledges […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko13 Sept
Out of the estimated 200 to 300 crypto companies now operating in Brazil, only 10 would have the structure and funding to satisfy the new rules established by the central bank, which establish capital requirements of up to 37.2 million reais, nearly $7.2 million, in some cases. Brazilian Crypto Market Expected To Consolidate After New […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko13 Sept
Bitcoin miners have found a new way to flex. In 2021, they competed on mining machine preorders and exahashes promised. In 2024 and 2025, the contest shifted toward HPC contracts: who could sign a major customer and announce the biggest deal. Now the competition reaches further upstream, to the electricity those computing ambitions require. This […]
Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author13 Sept
Galaxy Research documented a Bitcoin blockchain reorganization on Sept. 11, when two of the network’s largest mining pools found competing valid blocks, setting off a brief race that ended with one pool’s block joining the chain with the most accumulated work while the rival block was ultimately discarded. Bitcoin’s One-Block Reorg Pits Spiderpool Against Antpool […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman13 Sept
Federal authorities restrained about $52 million in scam-linked cryptocurrency in a single day during a crackdown on Xinbi Guarantee, lifting the Justice Department strike force’s running total to roughly $938 million. Treasury says the marketplace processed more than $24 billion and was reportedly used by North Korean hackers. Crypto Scam Crackdown Nears $1 Billion About […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms13 Sept
Polymarket has hired former Amazon CFO and Ripple board member Warren Jenson to oversee its finances as the prediction market expands. His responsibilities include capital strategy, long-range planning, and building the company’s financial infrastructure. Polymarket Adds Finance Leadership as Business Expands Polymarket is putting its financial and capital strategy under Warren Jenson as it scales […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms13 Sept
Sen. Cynthia Lummis has spent months trying to get a sweeping U.S. crypto market structure bill across the finish line. Democrats asked for more than 100 changes, Republicans put many of them into a revised 630-page draft, and now Washington is staring at a Sept. 15 vote that still needs seven Democratic votes to clear […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman13 Sept
Standard Chartered expects SKY to climb from a reference price of $0.065 to $0.325 by end-2028. The bank ties its fivefold projection to expanding USDS supply, agent borrowing, staking rewards, and token buybacks. Standard Chartered Sets Fivefold SKY Price Target SKY token holders could capture substantially more value as the Sky ecosystem expands, according to […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms13 Sept
Trump’s $5,000 payment pledge has bitcoin investor and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano looking beyond the checks to potential gains in bitcoin, gold, and land. He predicts larger government handouts will push those assets higher, while the offer hinges on Republican election victories. Trump’s Cash Pledge Fuels Pompliano’s Bitcoin Case A $5,000 check could put cash in […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms13 Sept
U.S. crypto regulation is becoming clearer even as the CLARITY Act faces an uncertain path through Congress, according to Grayscale. Stablecoin legislation and agency initiatives are advancing, though several changes remain proposals rather than final rules. Grayscale Sees Regulatory Progress Beyond CLARITY Crypto businesses could gain clearer fundraising and trading rules even if Congress fails […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms13 Sept
Stablecoin licenses carry different reserve and oversight requirements, Ripple emphasized as it outlined RLUSD’s regulatory structure. The company also distinguished its conditional federal bank approval from a completed charter and clarified the scope of derivatives collateral rules. Ripple Explains the Rules Behind RLUSD Protections for stablecoin holders depend on the issuer’s actual license, reserve requirements, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms12 Sept
Zcash mining rewards are roughly twice Bitcoin’s per machine and four times higher per unit of electricity, Grayscale estimates. Strong token prices are encouraging more mining activity, with the firm linking that expansion to stronger network security. Grayscale Details Zcash’s Mining Advantage Zcash miners can earn roughly twice the daily rewards per machine compared with […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms12 Sept
Newgenivf Group’s latest Nasdaq registration statement shows the fertility provider bought 146,432 XRP during 2025, disposed of all of it before Dec. 31, and cleared $10,849 on the round trip. What The SEC Filings Actually Say Buried in an amended registration statement from a fertility clinic operator with units in Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan is one […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati12 Sept
Traders on Polymarket put a September dip to $75,000 at 68.5% and a touch of $80,000 at 64%, pricing the downside as the likelier of the two with 18 days left on the clock. What the $80,000 Market Actually Asks Polymarket’s “Will Bitcoin reach $80,000 in September?” market resolves yes if even a single one-minute […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati12 Sept
Solana has been trading above the $100 mark since the end of August, but the more interesting action may be happening far away from the price chart. Tens of millions of SOL are sitting in enormous staking positions controlled by exchanges, institutional operators, liquid staking pools and, further down the list, a handful of entities […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman12 Sept
Goldman Sachs abandoned its forecast that the Federal Reserve would hold rates through 2026 and now expects a 25-basis-point increase next week, days after a hotter-than-expected inflation print pushed hike odds above 86%. The Reversal As recently as July 31, Goldman Sachs was the loudest institutional voice arguing the Fed would sit still. The bank […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati12 Sept