Cryptocurrency News

A new Coinbase report argues that Gen Z and Millennials are abandoning traditional wealth-building playbooks in favor of crypto, non-traditional assets, and hands-on trading strategies that sharply diverge from older generations. Coinbase Q4 Report Reveals Sharp Shift in U.S. Crypto Investing Habits Coinbase’s Q4 2025 report, The Generational Shift in Investing, draws on research commissioned…Read More

The president issued a blockade of all sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers, sending oil prices up, while bitcoin and stocks fell. Bitcoin Retreats After U.S. Action Against Venezuelan Regime On Sept. 2, 2025, U.S. forces struck an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing nine of its occupants. Somehow, two men survived the initial phase of the attack,…Read More

Shima Capital is shutting down after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused founder Yida Gao of inflating his track record to defraud investors. Founder Departure and Fund Resignation Shima Capital, once one of the most prolific early-stage investors in the Web3 space, has begun a formal wind-down of its operations weeks after the Securities and…Read More

Tether leads strategic funding round for Speed, supporting Lightning Network and stablecoin-powered global payment infrastructure. Tether announced on December 16, 2025, a strategic $8 million investment in Speed1, Inc., a payments infrastructure company leveraging the Lightning Network and stablecoins. The funding round, co-led with ego death capital, aims to enhance global settlement capabilities using instant,…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine BitGo Enables Lightning Network Payments Directly from Custody BitGo will now offer Bitcoin Lightning Network access directly from its qualified custody platform. The move makes it one of the first companies to provide Lightning payments for institutional custody. This post BitGo Enables Lightning Network Payments Directly from Custody first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Pumps Above $90,000 Then Dumps to $85,000 in 4 Hours The bitcoin price briefly spiked above $90,000 on Wednesday before plunging back below $86,000 within hours. This post Bitcoin Price Pumps Above $90,000 Then Dumps to $85,000 in 4 Hours first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.Read More

Hut 8 has signed a 15-year lease agreement valued at $7 billion to supply 245 megawatts of AI data center capacity at its River Bend campus in Louisiana, marking a notable expansion beyond its historical focus on bitcoin mining. Hut 8 Signs Long-Term AI Infrastructure Lease as Bitcoin Mining Mix Evolves The agreement, announced Wednesday,…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Capacity Hits New-All Time High Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has hit a record 5,637 BTC in capacity, driven by increased capital from institutions. This post Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Capacity Hits New-All Time High first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Jeff Booth, Oliver Velez, and Bitcoin Beach Founder Mike Peterson to Speak at Bitcoin Medellín 2026 Bitcoin Medellín 2026 brings global Bitcoin experts to Colombia for two days of bilingual talks on mining, self-custody, and investment strategy in the heart of Medellín. This post Jeff Booth, Oliver Velez, and Bitcoin Beach Founder Mike…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Backs Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Strategy Norway just voted in favor of all five management proposals for Metaplanet’s upcoming Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Dec. 22, endorsing the firm’s bitcoin treasury strategy. This post Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Backs Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Strategy first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by…Read More