Cryptocurrency News

Twelve years after the first hardware wallet shipped, holding your own bitcoin has never been easier, and more people than ever are handing that job to someone else. There is a difference between owning bitcoin and owning a claim on bitcoin, and most people who think they hold it, are holding the claim. Their coins…Read More

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in Jordan yesterday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed, sending West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude up nearly 4% and putting bitcoin’s fragile ceasefire-driven rally back to the test. CENTCOM Says All Missiles Intercepted CENTCOM said in a statement that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces…Read More

South Korea’s Kospi index triggered a market-wide circuit breaker for the second consecutive time today, tumbling to an intraday low of 5,532.33 after opening more than 1% higher. Bitcoin (BTC), by contrast, climbed 1% above $64,000 even as Korea’s chip-stock selloff deepened. A Record Back-to-Back Circuit Breaker The Korea Exchange halted trading on both the…Read More

Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) says its stock has returned 42% annualized since the company adopted bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset in August 2020, outpacing bitcoin itself, the Magnificent Seven and the S&P 500. A Long-Term Bet, Restated Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor’s company touted its multiyear stock performance this week, telling followers that…Read More

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold its benchmark rate at 3.50% to 3.75% for a fifth straight meeting when Chair Kevin Warsh delivers the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) decision on July 29, but TD Securities says the U.S. dollar could weaken anyway as traders overprice the odds of a surprise hike. A…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine SEC Chairman Says He’s ‘Committed’ to Helping Advance Crypto Clarity Act  SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is the latest to throw support behind the crypto bill. This post SEC Chairman Says He’s ‘Committed’ to Helping Advance Crypto Clarity Act  first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Dubai-Based Emirates Airline Adds Bitcoin and Crypto Payments  The airline first teased Bitcoin payments back in 2022. This post Dubai-Based Emirates Airline Adds Bitcoin and Crypto Payments  first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Dips As Crypto Clarity Act Hopes Fade  Some lawmakers are hoping the long-awaited Clarity Act gets a vote by next week. This post Bitcoin Dips As Crypto Clarity Act Hopes Fade  first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.Read More

Bitcoin Magazine I Scanned the Entire Bitcoin Blockchain for Images. What I Found Will Shock You After three days of validation and half a day of deep scanning, the findings force a hard look at what “content on the blockchain” really means for ordinary node operators. This post I Scanned the Entire Bitcoin Blockchain for…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Quick Maths On STRC Buybacks: The Truth About Net Bitcoin Per Share and Accretion Understanding the logic behind STRC preferred stock buybacks starts with familiarity around Strategy’s newest metric. This post Quick Maths On STRC Buybacks: The Truth About Net Bitcoin Per Share and Accretion first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written…Read More