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.com News•Emmanuel Musa8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Sept
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.com News•Jamie Redman8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa8 Sept
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.com News•Jamie Redman8 Sept
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. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Media8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Sept
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.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Sept
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. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen8 Sept
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 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara8 Sept