Bitcoin

Bitcoin

Opinion

Iran’s rial collapse mirrors Lebanon’s crisis, driving citizens to bitcoin

With the rial plunging, middle-class savers are bypassing local banks to move billions into the domestic crypto ecosystem.

People protest for overthrow of current Iranian regime

Finance

Metaplanet operating profit to rise 81% in 2026 after soaring 17-fold last year on options writing

The company recorded a non-cash bitcoin valuation loss of 102.2 billion yen ($650 million) due to the cryptocurrency’s price drop.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Videos

Charles Hoskinson on Cardano’s Greatest Challenge, Why Ethereum Will Fail and His $200M Bet on American Healthcare | CoinDesk Spotlight

Input Output CEO and co-founder Charles Hoskinson sits down with CoinDesk for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of crypto and technology. He explains why he believes Ethereum is a "victim of its own success" and will not survive the next 10-15 years, and the "sleeping giant" of Bitcoin DeFi. Plus, his investments in revolutionizing the American healthcare system and bringing back extinct animals.

Charles Hoskinson on Cardano’s Greatest Challenge, Why Ethereum Will Fail and His $200M Bet on American Healthcare | CoinDesk Spotlight

Markets

Bitcoin Bulls Take Another Shot at the Fibonacci Golden Ratio Above $122K as Inflation Data Looms

U.S. inflation data, expected to show a rise in core CPI, may affect market volatility but is unlikely to prevent a Fed rate cut.

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Tech

Bitcoin Devs Float Proposal to Freeze Quantum-Vulnerable Addresses — Even Satoshi Nakamoto’s

Bitcoin’s cryptography has never faced an existential threat and still doesn’t, except preemptive ones that can possibly target early wallets.

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Mysterious Creator Is (Almost) the World’s 10th Richest Person

Satoshi's wallet, which made all its holdings from mining the network in its earliest days, has remained untouched since 2010, when it was run on a few laptops.

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High Above $120K as U.S. Inflation Data Looms

John Glover, CEO of Ledn said that BTC's rally has legs and prices could rise to $136,000 by the year-end.

Statue of a bull (ianproc64/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin's Rally Reflects Dollar Weakness, Other Assets Highlight the Barriers Ahead

Bitcoin broke above $118,000, but key resistance levels remain across other assets.

Chart showing bitcoin's value in terms of gold  (TradingView)

Markets

Trump's Tariff Threat Fails to Move the Needle on Fed Interest Rate Expectations

Financial markets remain skeptical of Trump's tariff threats, expecting him to eventually reach a compromise.

Donald Trump speaks from his desk in recorded video (Nikhilesh De)

Markets

Metaplanet Picks Up Additional 2,205 BTC, Holdings Now Cross 15,555 Bitcoin

For the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a BTC Yield of 95.6%, following a 309.8% yield in the previous quarter.

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