Bitcoin News
Google warns quantum could crack bitcoin faster than thought
Google’s Quantum AI team released a new whitepaper revealing that Bitcoin’s security could be compromised with significantly less computing power than previously assumed. The report suggests that it might only take 500,000 to crack the network and Bitcoin’s own Taproot upgrade might have made it easier to target transactions in real time. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Bitcoin, stocks rise, oil slides, after report of Iran's willingness to end conflict
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country is prepared to end the conflict if it receives security guarantees.
Bitfarms targets zero bitcoin on the balance sheet as it pivots to AI
The company is actively selling bitcoin and redeploying capital into AI-focused data centers as part of a broader transformation away from mining.
Downside risk remains as bitcoin nears record-tying six-month losing streak
A close below $67,300 for bitcoin would confirm six straight monthly losses amid ongoing macro pressures.
Bitcoin bulls scramble for post-quantum protection as Google drops bombshell paper
Google's finding that breaking bitcoin's cryptography requires 20x fewer qubits than previously estimated has triggered the strongest industry response to quantum threats since the Willow chip in 2024. Here's how builders, investors, and researchers are reacting.
David Bailey’s Nakamoto sells roughly 5% of its bitcoin holdings, offloading 284 BTC
The sale underscores liquidity pressures as the company continues its pivot to a bitcoin treasury strategy.
Bitcoin demand falters as 'real' interest rates surge
Rising U.S. real yields, especially on 10-year TIPS, pose a headwind to zero-yielding risk assets like bitcoin.
Breaking Bitcoin with quantum may be easier than thought, with Taproot partly to blame, Google says
The findings suggest attackers could one day steal bitcoin mid-transaction, challenging assumptions that the threat is decades away.
Fed's Powell's comments sooth bond market, but oil continues rise, hitting crypto and stocks
WTI crude oil closed above $100 per barrel for the first time since 2002.
Trump-backed American Bitcoin hits 7,000 BTC as holdings expand rapidly
Satoshis per share climbs past 660, reinforcing rapid treasury expansion since Nasdaq debut.
