Strategy’s bitcoin position has swelled to 846,842 BTC after surviving a dramatic 2022 crypto market downturn that put its balance sheet and stock price under intense pressure. Michael Saylor said the company raised over $60 billion, added 716,000 BTC, and now holds reserves exceeding debt by about $48 billion. From Bear Market Brink to Bitcoin […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms21 Jun
Bitcoin traded at $64,159 at 6:45 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, and the derivatives market around it tells a story of retreat and repositioning. CME‘s bitcoin options open interest, measured in dollar terms, has dropped from a peak near $290 million in late November to roughly $30 million to $40 million by mid June, according […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman20 Jun
Prediction markets set a weekly trading record as volume reached $10.8 billion, according to A16z crypto. The surge coincided with major finance, sports, and geopolitical events, with activity topping the $10 billion mark for the first time. Prediction Markets Hit a Record $10.8 Billion in Weekly Trading Volume Data from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz’s […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms20 Jun
Republican Rep. Bryan Steil has introduced the Stop Lawmakers from Predicting Act, a bill that would bar House members, their spouses and their children from wagering on political and policy outcomes via prediction markets. A New Line Between Lawmaking and Betting Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), chairman of the Committee on House Administration, unveiled the measure […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati20 Jun
This week’s crypto stories cut across market structure, adoption, sentiment, and policy. STRC’s sharp drop stress-tested Saylor’s bitcoin credit machine, UNI rallied on fresh long-term optimism, and Latin America extended its lead in stablecoin use for payments. Ethereum also came under fire from critics, calling it a lost-decade asset, while Illinois approved a new crypto […]
Bitcoin.com News•Alex Richardson20 Jun
Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young Ju says the consensus among top bitcoin analysts has flipped bearish, leaving him among the few still expecting a rebound as BTC trades roughly $25,000 below where it began the year. A Sentiment Shift Among the Pros Founder of onchain analytics firm Cryptoquant, Ki Young Ju, told his followers this week […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati20 Jun
The Ethereum Foundation has lost at least eight senior figures in five months after co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang resigned this week, further deepening a leadership vacuum at the organization that stewards the second-largest blockchain. A Second Co-Director Walks Hsiao-Wei Wang stepped down as co-executive director and board member of the Ethereum Foundation, effective immediately, the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati20 Jun
Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young Ju says the bitcoin-to- altcoin rotation that once powered every alt season has “basically disappeared,” with BTC-pair altcoin volume collapsing to levels unseen since 2021. A Rotation That Stopped Rotating For years, the crypto market has run on a familiar rhythm where bitcoin rallies first, early profits then rotate into ether, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati20 Jun
The measure, announced by the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, was taken in response to violations by the U.S. government of the memorandum of understanding signed to end the war. Nonetheless, reports indicate that no ground moves have been made to this end. Iran Announced Closure of the Strait of Hormuz After Lebanon Strikes The Iranian […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko20 Jun
A New York Supreme Court dispute involving 39,069 bitcoin wallet addresses took another turn this week after attorney Ian R. Cohen opposed an effort to lift a court-ordered stay, and new onchain data showed billions of dollars worth of bitcoin moving from addresses named in the lawsuit. The case, ABC Company, XYZ Company, and Noah […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman20 Jun
Charles Schwab is moving into prediction markets, but only on its own terms. The brokerage Charles Schwab has reportedly partnered with Cboe Global Markets to offer binary-style options contracts tied to the S&P 500, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing “people familiar with the matter.” The contracts let customers wager on whether […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman20 Jun
Bitcoin trades at $63,629, up 1.64% over the past 24 hours, as the asset holds a recovery range carved out after a sharp selloff from roughly $81,600 down to a low near $59,100. Daily Chart The bounce off $59,000 produced a string of higher lows on the daily chart, and the price now consolidates between […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman20 Jun
Strategy faces about $1.5 billion in annual preferred-stock dividends against roughly $477 million in software revenue, a cash-flow gap that Grayscale’s head of research, Zach Pandl, warns is a financing problem, not a bitcoin one. A Cash-Flow Problem, Not a Crypto Problem In a podcast with journalist Laura Shin, Grayscale’s head of research (who posts […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati20 Jun
As Bitcoin miners are increasingly monetizing their power allocations and cooling infrastructure for artificial intelligence, Gomining founder Kirill Solovev argues that pure-play infrastructure remains severely undervalued. The AI Pivot and Network Resilience The migration of public Bitcoin miners toward high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure has shifted from a minor diversification tactic to […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara20 Jun
JPMorgan analysts say bitcoin has traded below its estimated production cost for five straight months, pushing about 20% of miners into unprofitable territory. Public miners have responded by selling more than 32,000 BTC in the first quarter to fund operations. Bitcoin Miners Sold 32,000 BTC in Q1 as JPMorgan Flags Growing Profit Pressure Bitcoin miners […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa20 Jun
The Cuban National Assembly passed a set of reforms that would open the Cuban system to private investment and private banks in the island’s financial system. The measure came after the Trump Administration imposed sanctions on the Cuban state oil company, Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET). Cuba Backpedals On Socialism With New Economic Reforms Cuba, one of […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko20 Jun
Ireland has launched a National Risk Assessment and a 30-point action plan to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and sophisticated financial crime. Targeting Digital Assets and Crypto Loopholes Ireland announced a sweeping crackdown on financial crime on June 18, unveiling a national strategy that places a major emphasis on targeting the misuse of cryptocurrency and […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara20 Jun
The administration of Javier Milei has issued an executive order establishing exemptions to the 1.2% tax affecting money flows involving VASPs. The measure directly benefits users, who will now save these funds when depositing (or withdrawing) fiat funds from VASPs. Crypto Tax Exemption Executive Order Levels The Financial Playing Field in Argentina Argentina has taken […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko20 Jun
Patel stressed that the bureau would find those involved in these crypto crimes to “bring them to justice.” The FBI has been battling social crypto fraud, commonly known as “pig butchering” schemes, to prevent elderly Americans from being financially affected by these scams. FBI Director Kash Patel Intensifies Battle Against Crypto Fraud on Social Media […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko20 Jun
House lawmakers will review how digital assets could support people living under repressive governments or failing financial systems, tying cryptocurrency access to U.S. national security. House Roundtable Will Review Digital Assets and Repressive Financial Systems A congressional announcement issued June 18 scheduled a June 25 roundtable on how digital assets may help people facing repressive […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms20 Jun