Bitcoin

Blockstream narrows a post-quantum signature trade-off Blockstream Research says it swept 25,935 parameter candidates for SHRINCS, a hash-based post-quantum signature proposal aimed at Bitcoin. The work focuses on the stateless fallback path, where the team reports a signature around 5.7 KB...

The custody decision is a tradeoff between control and operational responsibility. Moving bitcoin away from an exchange removes one class of counterparty risk but introduces the possibility of losing, exposing or mishandling recovery material. Understand the exchange model An exchange manages...

Market narratives compress a complicated price move into a memorable explanation. They can organize evidence, but they often appear after the move and may ignore contradictory data. Identify the actual claim Rewrite the narrative as a testable statement. Specify the event, expected mechanism...

A treasury sale with a financing purpose Strategy Inc disclosed in a Form 8-K published on July 6, 2026 that it sold 3,588 bitcoin across two recent periods for approximately $216 million. The company said the proceeds were used to fund preferred-stock distributions and replenish the part of its...

Market discussion is welcome when assumptions, evidence and risk are stated clearly. Posts must not promise guaranteed returns or pressure readers into acting quickly. Analysis template Time horizon and market examined Data sources and the time the data was observed Thesis and assumptions...

BIP-361 Turns Bitcoin’s Quantum Debate Into a Property-Rights Fight Bitcoin developers have put a radical idea on the table: if the network ever gets a post-quantum output type, coins that stay on legacy cryptography long enough could eventually become unspendable. That is the core political...

A Two-Week Iran Truce Triggered a Classic Relief Trade The market got the headline it had been pricing for days, and then it moved all at once. Donald Trump said the United States would suspend bombing Iran for two weeks after accepting a truce proposal pushed by Pakistan, with the pause tied to...

Stretch STRC Is Becoming Strategy’s Weekly Bitcoin Engine Strategy’s latest week of buying highlights a new reality: the company is no longer just “holding bitcoin”, it is building a repeatable funding rail to acquire more of it. Russian-language outlet Bits.media reported that Strategy added...

Strategy’s Latest Bitcoin Buy Shows How Far the Treasury Playbook Has Moved Strategy disclosed that it bought 17,994 BTC for about $1.28 billion during March 2-8, 2026, continuing the company’s now-routine cycle of raising capital and converting it into bitcoin. The purchase lifts Strategy’s...

Corporate treasuries increase crypto holdings despite ETF outflows Public companies continue to expand their cryptocurrency reserves even as institutional capital flows out of US spot exchange-traded funds. Over the past week, BitMine and Strategy both increased their holdings of Ethereum and...

Bithumb suspends trading after mistaken Bitcoin airdrop A major operational error disrupted trading on South Korea’s Bithumb exchange on Feb. 6, after users were mistakenly credited with bitcoin instead of Korean won during a promotional airdrop. The incident occurred as part of a “random box”...

Bitcoin plunges toward $60,000 in sell-off reminiscent of FTX collapse The cryptocurrency market suffered its sharpest downturn since the FTX collapse, with Bitcoin breaking below the $60,000 level overnight and posting a daily decline of more than 10%. The move marked the steepest one-day...

Bitcoin breaks below $70,000 after overnight sell-off Bitcoin fell below the closely watched $70,000 level overnight on Feb. 5, 2026, extending a broader downtrend and reigniting downside forecasts. On Bitstamp, BTC traded as low as $69,101 before attempting to stabilize, according to CoinDesk...

Bitcoin breaks $80,000 as sell-off deepens Bitcoin posted its steepest daily decline in roughly nine months, sliding more than 10% over 24 hours and briefly touching $75,700. The drop pushed the price below $80,000 for the first time since April 2025 and extended a correction that has dominated...

Bitcoin falls to $83,000 amid ETF outflows and gold rally Bitcoin extended its decline overnight, falling more than 6% in 24 hours and briefly touching $81,000, a level last seen in November 2025. The drop brings the asset roughly 33% below its October peak of $126,000, marking one of the...

Strategy continues Bitcoin accumulation despite stock weakness Strategy added another 2,932 Bitcoin to its balance sheet over the past week, spending approximately $264 million at an average price near $90,061 per coin. The purchase brings the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 712,647 BTC...

Gold breaks $5,000 while Bitcoin loses momentum Gold prices surged past the $5,000 per ounce level for the first time on Monday, marking a historic milestone for the precious metal. At the same time, Bitcoin remained stuck near $87,000, underscoring a growing divergence between traditional...

Bitwise launches BPRO currency debasement ETF Bitwise Asset Management has launched the Bitwise Proficio Currency Debasement ETF, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BPRO. The fund is designed as a portfolio hedge against the long-term loss of purchasing power in fiat...

Trump Pauses EU Tariffs After Greenland Talks as Bitcoin Reclaims $90K A sudden policy pivot from President Donald Trump took the edge off global risk markets: after talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Davos, Trump said planned EU tariffs set for Feb 1 would not go forward. Bitcoin...

Stolen Bitcoin Trails Disappear as Billions Vanish in Crypto Mixers The belief that Bitcoin is fully transparent is facing a harsh reality check. In late 2025 and early 2026, blockchain analysts began documenting a troubling shift: stolen Bitcoin linked to major hacks is simply disappearing...