Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 8 hours ago
Tether has released its first-quarter (Q1) 2026 attestation report, audited by BDO, a “top-five” global independent accounting firm. The report highlights what the company describes as continued momentum for the stablecoin issuer, including major fin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 9 hours ago
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin mining Difficulty is headed for another 3% drop this weekend. Here’s what this could mean for the network.
Bitcoin Block Time Has Been Slower Than Expected Recently
According to data from CoinWarz, the Bitcoin Di...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 10 hours ago
Bitcoin is holding above $75,000 as the market enters what is shaping up to be a decisive moment — a price level that has resisted multiple attempts at breakout and is now being tested again with a cleaner technical structure than any previous approa...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 12 hours ago
“If you’re trying to own someone, you’ll trigger their defenses and accomplish nothing.” That line sits at the heart of a new tool built by a Nordic Bitcoin education group — one that aims to change how Bitcoin supporters resp...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 13 hours ago
XRP has been struggling to hold above $1.35 as the market absorbs a wave of post-Fed deleveraging that has compressed derivatives activity to levels not seen since the beginning of the year. The price is at a critical juncture — and a CryptoQuant rep...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 15 hours ago
Input Output Group has put Cardano’s maintenance layer at the center of its latest governance pitch, arguing that the network’s future upgrades, applications and daily operations all depend on sustained funding for core infrastructure work.
In a post...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 16 hours ago
The end of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has shaken the global finance sector. With OPEC no longer controlling oil production, many countries are now setting their own prices as the US dollar loses value. Market analyst...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 18 hours ago
The broader cryptocurrency market appears to have turned bullish again, with leading assets such as Bitcoin bouncing back strongly. While the market is showing strength, it could be preparing for one of its most significant moments in history with a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 19 hours ago
Iran’s currency has lost between 60% and 70% of its value against the US dollar. One of the country’s largest banks collapsed last December. And now, nearly half a billion dollars in cryptocurrency tied to the Iranian government has been...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 20 hours ago
The crypto market is still struggling to fully shake off the fear that dominated most of April, even though Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have started to show signs of stabilization. The latest Crypto Fear & Greed Index from Alternative.me shows th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 21 hours ago
The Bitcoin price has entered another post-FOMC window, and there’s a pattern that has become difficult to ignore. According to crypto analyst and commentator Ardi, Bitcoin has sold off in the week following eight of the last nine FOMC meetings...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 22 hours ago
XRP, since the beginning of this year, has seen major developments that have put the leading altcoin and network in the spotlight of the crypto and financial sector. One of the key developments this year that is taking the wave in the sector is Raktu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse used an appearance at XRP Las Vegas on April 30 to push back against doubts about the company’s alignment with XRP, arguing that the firm remains economically and strategically tied to the asset even as it expands deeper...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
On-chain sleuth Tyler has drawn attention to a Bitcoin hard fork proposal amid the quantum threat to the Bitcoin network. This has raised concerns about what could happen to Satoshi Nakamoto’s BTC holdings, although the developer behind the proposal...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress that Bitcoin can serve as a tool of US strategic leverage, linking the asset to classified Pentagon efforts and a broader competition with China. The comments mark one of the clearest public signals yet th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
The US, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Chinese authorities have cracked down on multiple cryptocurrency pig-butchering scam centers that have taken millions of dollars from American victims.
276 Arrested, 6 Indicted In Global Crackdown
On Wedne...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Bitcoin is holding above $75,000 as the bullish momentum that drove it toward $79,000 over recent sessions has begun to slow. The recovery is real but not yet decisive — and as the market consolidates, a GugaOnChain report is drawing attention to a s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
The newly launched Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) has entered the US prediction market debate with a fresh submission to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
The Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, led by Jake Chervinsky, said it respond...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
XRP is struggling to hold the $1.35 level as the price consolidates within a long-term range that has tested the patience of bulls waiting for a decisive break in either direction. The surface picture is uninspiring — a market grinding sideways witho...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin spot volume has observed a notable decline, something that could make the market more sensitive to flow shifts.
Bitcoin Spot Volume Has Gone Through A Decline Recently
As highlighted by on-chain analytics firm Glassnod...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Japan’s crypto tax overhaul could soon make Rakuten’s new XRP feature far more attractive. Policymakers are reviewing a proposal to slash capital gains rates on digital assets from 55% to 20% — a change that would dramatically alter how J...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Visa has announced an expansion for its stablecoin pilot, with the payments processing giant adding Arc, Polygon, and three other blockchains.
Visa Has Added Five New Blockchains To Its Stablecoin Pilot
As revealed in a press release, Visa has expand...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Short-term holders have nearly stepped away from the market. Data from CryptoQuant shows that the realized cap UTXO age bands for one-week to one-month holders dropped to 3.91% — a level last seen in October 2023, when Bitcoin was changing hands near...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
A full-history scan of the XRP Ledger has put fresh numbers on one of crypto’s more uncomfortable long-term security questions: how exposed current accounts may be to a future quantum-computing threat. The analysis, shared by dUNL validator Vet on X,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
XRP ads showed up at the Aria, Horseshoe, and Treasure Island during one of Bitcoin’s biggest annual events — a move that put Ripple’s messaging directly in front of tens of thousands of Bitcoin conference attendees.
Ripple Plants Its Fl...