Bitcoin News

Bitcoin isn’t under quantum threat yet, but upgrade could take 5-10 years
Even if quantum machines capable of breaking Bitcoin’s cryptography are decades away, the work required to update software, infrastructure and user behavior would be measured in years, not months.

Boxing Day bonanza: $27 billion in bitcoin, ether options set for year-end reset
The expiration involves over 50% of Deribit's total open interest, with a bullish bias indicated by a put-call ratio of 0.38.

Bullish bitcoin plays on Bitfinex swell to highest since early 2024
Margin long positions continue to climb, signaling strong conviction despite bitcoin’s weakness.

Galaxy Digital’s head of research explains why bitcoin’s outlook is so uncertain in 2026
Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn says options markets, falling volatility and macro risks make next year hard to forecast even as the firm keeps a bullish long-term view.

Fed’s Hammack tilts hawkish on rates, questions CPI drop as distorted
"My base case is that we can stay here for some period of time," Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack told the WSJ.

Tom Lee responds to controversy surrounding Fundstrat’s differing bitcoin outlooks
A debate on X over seemingly conflicting bitcoin forecasts from Fundstrat analysts drew a response from Tom Lee, highlighting differing mandates and time horizons.

Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer: Expect lame 2026 as four-year bitcoin cycle appears intact
The director of global macro at the asset management giant remains a secular bull on bitcoin, but isn't optimistic about the next year.

Gold wins the debasement trade in 2025, but it is not the full story
U.S. bitcoin ETF AUM fell less than 4% despite a 36% price correction from the October high.

Bitcoin gets 'base case' price target of $143,000 at Citigroup
The Wall Street bank said its bitcoin forecast relies on further crypto ETF inflows and a continued rally in traditional equity markets.

Bitcoin battles $89,000 price ceiling as bulls try to break U.S. sell pattern
Bitcoin bulls are putting up a fight on Friday to break this week's choppy action that has capped all advances at around $90,000.

