Bitcoin

Coinbase Finalizes Deribit Acquisition to Lead Global Crypto Derivatives Market

Coinbase just became the undisputed titan of crypto derivatives, sealing a high-stakes acquisition that unifies spot, futures, and options under one explosive trading empire. Deribit Acquisition Launches Coinbase Into Crypto Derivatives Stratosphere Cr...

14 Aug 2025

Strategy Makes It Official—Legal Name Switch Hints at Bigger Moves

Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR/STRK/STRF/STRD/STRC) announced on Aug. 14 that it has officially changed its legal name from Microstrategy Inc. to Strategy Inc., effective Aug. 11, 2025. This formal transition completes the rebranding initiative first unve...

14 Aug 2025

Turkish Crypto Exchange Confirms Security Incident, Assures Users Funds Are Safe

Turkish crypto exchange Btc Turk has temporarily halted cryptocurrency deposit and withdrawal services after detecting suspicious activity in its hot wallets. User Assets Remain Secure Leading Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Btc Turk has announced a te...

14 Aug 2025

Dormant Bitcoin Vaults Stir: 1,799 BTC Worth $212.77M Moves After Years of Silence

Since Aug. 10, following a string of four 100 BTC transactions from 2012, nearly 1,800 BTC—worth over $212 million—has moved for the first time in years over the past four days. Old-School Bitcoin Stashes Continue to Wake After our report on 400 BTC sh...

14 Aug 2025

Robinhood Reports Historic Crypto Volumes, Hitting $16.8 Billion in July

The July 2025 operating data for Robinhood showed explosive growth in crypto trading, with app-based volumes up 110% from June and 217% year-over-year. The surge aligns with renewed market momentum and broader asset growth across the platform. Robinhoo...

14 Aug 2025

Scott Bessent Suggests Government Bitcoin Purchases Remain a Possibility

The Treasury Secretary's late-Thursday afternoon tweet seemingly contradicted his statement from earlier in the day.

14 Aug 2025

Mesh Funding Tops $130M to Expand Crypto Payment Infrastructure

Mesh announced it obtained additional funding on Aug. 14, 2025, with Paypal Ventures among the key investors. The capital raise brings the company’s total funding beyond $130 million. Mesh Bolsters War Chest With Investor Injection Investors in t...

14 Aug 2025

Bitcoin Tumbles as Markets Reel, in the Wake of Gloomy Inflation Data

The digital asset’s price saw a precipitous drop early Thursday morning after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published data revealing record inflation metrics. Inflation Shock Triggers Bitcoin Slump Just seconds after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat...

14 Aug 2025

Experts: Bitcoin’s Rally Fueled by ETF Demand, Weak Dollar, and Rate Cut Hopes

After bitcoin surpassed $124,000, some analysts suggest that the cryptocurrency may be entering a rapid growth phase, with potential price targets between $131,000 and $177,000. Record-Breaking Rally and Market Capitulation On Aug. 13, bitcoin (BTC) br...

14 Aug 2025

Google backs Bitcoin miner TeraWulf’s $1.8B AI project

TeraWulf, a prominent Bitcoin miner, has secured a strategic partnership with Google as part of its high-performance computing (HPC) co-location agreements with Fluidstack. According to an Aug. 14 statement, the search engine giant will backstop $1.8 billion of Fluidstack’s lease obligations, providing critical support for project-related debt financing. The arrangement grants Google a warrant to […]
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14 Aug 2025

XRP Price Watch: Bears Dominate as $3.25 Resistance Holds Firm

XRP is trading at $3.06 with a market capitalization of $181.57 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $11.35 billion. The digital asset moved within a 24-hour intraday price range of $3.06 to $3.34, reflecting high volatility amid ongoing bearish pre...

14 Aug 2025

Crypto Slide Spurs $1B Leverage Flush, But It’s a Healthy Pullback, Analysts Say

Market strategists said the crypto rally’s broader outlook remains positive despite the largest long liquidations since early August.

14 Aug 2025

Bitcoin’s 5% flash crash to $118k triggers $577 million liquidation in 1 hour

Bitcoin’s price experienced a sharp pullback on Aug. 14, dropping below $120,000 less than a day after reaching a new all-time high above $124,000. According to CryptoSlate data, BTC fell to $118,479 at press time, marking a 2.07% decline on the 1-hour candle and 5% from its 24-hour peak. The sudden dip rippled across the […]
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14 Aug 2025

Strategy and El Salvador saw massive gains as Bitcoin hit new peak

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and El Salvador showcased huge paper gains from their Bitcoin holdings after the flagship crypto surged to a new all-time high above $124,000. Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings reach ATH On Aug. 13, Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor announced that the company’s Bitcoin portfolio had reached a record high of $77.2 billion. This nearly doubles […]
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14 Aug 2025

Crypto Prices Quickly Slide After Troubling U.S. PPI Report

Inflation at wholesale level in the U.S. in July sped up far beyond economist forecasts, calling into question expectations for lower interest rates.

14 Aug 2025

Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Is a ‘Dangerous Game of Balance Sheet Roulette’: Report

Sentora's report warns that corporate adoption of bitcoin as a treasury asset is akin to playing 'balance sheet roulette.'

14 Aug 2025

Latam Insights: Brazil to Debate Controversial Crypto Tax; Libra Probe Sparks New Revelations

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Brazil is set to debate Lula’s controversial crypto tax, the probe into Libra’s launch offers new...

27 Jul 2025

Ripple Co-Founder’s Wallets Unleash Millions in XRP Transfers in July

Onchain data reveals that a wallet widely thought to belong to Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has shuffled close to 60 million XRP since July 15. Despite the flurry of activity, the wallet still sits on a hefty stash—282.49 million XRP, currently value...

27 Jul 2025

PUMP’s Market Cap Tanks Below $1B: From 12-Minute Sellout to Market Mayhem

After peaking with a $2.4 billion market cap, Pump.fun’s PUMP token has slipped below the billion-dollar threshold, now landing at $962 million following a 5% dip in price today. X Debates PUMP as Sentiment Turns Nuclear The PUMP token—tied to meme coi...

27 Jul 2025

Monero Faces Looming 51% Attack Threat From Rival Blockchain Qubic

Monero ( XMR), the leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency by market cap, faces an unprecedented threat as rival project Qubic prepares to attempt control of over 51% of its mining hashrate starting Aug. 2. Monero Community Faces Another Challenge Qubic...

27 Jul 2025

Bitcoin’s Hashrate Brushes All-Time High as Miners Close in on June Peak

Bitcoin’s computing power crept right up to its June 13 peak of 946 exahash per second (EH/s), brushing against it with a 945 EH/s reading on Sunday morning. Race to the Top: Bitcoin Hashrate Inches Within Striking Distance of Peak As of 10 a.m. Easter...

27 Jul 2025

Michael Saylor Is Bringing Bitcoin-Backed Money-Market-Style Vehicle to Wall Street: NYDIG

The offering doesn't give investors direct bitcoin exposure, but rather uses the asset's historical return profile to sustain high payouts.

27 Jul 2025

Ethereum Rockets Past $3.8K as Shorts Get Crushed With $28M Liquidated

Ethereum is back on the climb, cruising past the $3,800 threshold with a 2.2% gain against the U.S. dollar in the last 24 hours. As the weekend wrapped up, ETH’s market grip edged closer to 12% of the $3.91 trillion crypto economy. Ether Ignites the Ch...

27 Jul 2025

US Gov Approves Key Digital Asset, XRP Plunges & BNB Rises, and More — Week in Review

The U.S. Gov approves a key digital asset, XRP plunges while BNB rises, the U.K. moves to sell billions in confiscated bitcoin assets, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review In a historic move for the digital asset sector, the U.S. government ...

27 Jul 2025

Bitcoin Price Watch: Neutral Technicals Leave Bulls and Bears in Deadlock

Bitcoin’s price traded between $117,922 and $118,020 over the last 60 minutes, indicating minimal price volatility in the short term. With a market capitalization of $2.34 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $22.32 billion, bitcoin maintaine...

27 Jul 2025

Has Bitcoin Been Co-Opted? Ancient Whale’s Sale Examined

Scott Melker, host of The Wolf of All Streets podcast and cryptocurrency analyst, has weighed in on the possibility of bitcoin being co-opted from its original purpose with the recent sales of giant whales. Melker’s opinion sparked a debate on the mean...

27 Jul 2025

Bitgo Lands in Brazil, Targeting Banks Entering the Crypto Business

Bitgo, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency custody provider, recently announced the establishment of a local office in Brazil, where it will aim to acquire customers from the banking sector entering the crypto business. The company will also offer insurance op...

27 Jul 2025

$9 Billion Exit by Satoshi-Era BTC Whale Sparks Debate: Are Bitcoin OGs Losing Faith?

Galaxy’s $9 billion BTC sale for a Satoshi-era investor prompted Scott Melker to suggest some early whales are losing faith, sparking intense debate on X.

27 Jul 2025

Crypto Still Seen as ‘Risky’ Among U.S. Investors Despite Ownership Surging 8x Since 2018: Survey

Despite growing ownership rates, most Americans view cryptocurrency as a risky investment, with 64% of U.S. investors considering it "very risky."

26 Jul 2025

A Japanese AI Firm Plans to Buy 3,000 Bitcoin Over Next 12 Months

The decision to invest in bitcoin was driven by the depreciation of fiat currencies, rising global financial uncertainty, and a desire to diversify its asset portfolio.

26 Jul 2025