Category: Bitcoin

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley says 2025 could see a boom in smaller, niche businesses aided by AI and tokenization, more corporate Bitcoin adoption, and an “unfreezing” of mergers and acquisitions that could benefit crypto. In a series of X posts on Jan. 5, Horsley said he sees the world “on the precipice of change” in…

MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor posted the Bitcoin (BTC) chart from the SaylorTracker website on Jan. 5 — the same chart Saylor typically posts on Sunday before purchasing Bitcoin on the following day. “Something about SaylorTracker.com is not quite right,” the tech founder wrote to followers on X, hinting at an impending Bitcoin acquisition on Monday.…

Top Stories of The Week Odds of 2025 US Solana ETF listing top 77%: VanEck research head The odds of a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) listing in the United States this year are even higher than a popular betting market’s optimistic forecast, according to Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s head of digital assets research.  On Jan. 1,…

Bitcoin (BTC) exchange inflow — the total amount of BTC transferred to exchanges — and miner outflow — the amount of BTC sent by miners to exchanges — have significantly dropped since November 2024, suggesting reduced selling pressure. According to data from CryptoQuant, BTC exchange inflows in November 2024 peaked at 98,748 BTC on Nov.…

Bitcoin analysts are forecasting an imminent recovery rally despite signs of holiday-driven market illiquidity that contributed to December’s price correction. Bitcoin (BTC) is currently down over 10% from its $108,300 all-time high recorded on Dec. 17. The world’s first cryptocurrency has been trading under $100,000 since Dec. 19, Cointelegraph Markets Pro data shows. BTC/USD, 1-month…

MicroStrategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, is eyeing a $2 billion raise from a perpetual preferred stock offering to buy more Bitcoin in a move that would expand on the company’s “21/21” plan. The perpetual preferred stock may be obtained through converting MicroStrategy’s class A common stock, paying a cash dividend, redeeming shares or…

Bitcoin (BTC) kept up pressure on a key resistance level at the Jan. 3 Wall Street open as fears of a new BTC price dip remained. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin battles failed Christmas trendlines Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed that BTC/USD passed $97,000 as the US session began. After gaining…

The CEO of Bitcoin mining firm MARA Holdings, Fred Thiel, has recommended an invest-and-forget Bitcoin strategy for retail investors, citing Bitcoin’s strong price performance over the long term.  In a Jan. 2 interview with FOX Business, Thiel noted that Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has only fallen three times over the last 14 calendar years in arguing…

Everything looks set to change for crypto regulation and legislation in the United States in 2025. Token Alliance co-chair Paul Atkins has been nominated to replace crypto antagonist Gary Gensler as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), signaling a major shift in how crypto is regulated in the United States.  Gensler’s tenure, though…

Bitcoin continued a rebound on Jan. 2 as $95,000 returned ahead of the first Wall Street open of 2025. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView $130,000 BTC price “feels inevitable” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked BTC price gains of 1.5% on the day, taking BTC/USD to $95,880 on Bitstamp. After revisiting monthly lows…

Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to maintain prices above $95,000 since Dec. 28, but demand for leveraged positions has been on the decline. During this period, bulls faced $470 million in liquidations, while bears showed reduced appetite, especially as Bitcoin tested levels below $92,000. Measured by its open interest—the total number of contracts across all Bitcoin…

The Chinese foreign exchange regulator introduced foreign exchange rules requiring the country’s banks to monitor and flag risky trades involving crypto assets.  On Dec. 31, the South China Morning Post reported that mainland China’s new rules will make it more difficult for residents to buy digital assets.  Under the rules, banks must monitor and report…

A fresh proposal to constitutionally mandate the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold Bitcoin on its balance sheet has been set in motion by the Swiss federal chancellery on Dec. 31. The proposal will need to accumulate 100,000 signatures for it to be put to a public referendum, according to Tether’s vice president of Energy…

The original concept for Pixels, one of the most popular Web3 games on the planet, came to its founder after he ditched his comfy tech job in his early 20s to travel and work in New Zealand. “I wanted to mess my life up a little bit, so I moved to New Zealand,” Luke Barwikowski…

A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and suspended from office following his attempt to impose martial law in early December.  The Seoul Western District Court approved the warrant on Dec. 31, marking the first time a sitting South Korean president has faced an arrest warrant…

Bitcoin’s price has been in a slump since hitting $108,353 on Dec. 17, and its recent drop below $92,000 has put many analysts on alert due to the looming confirmation of a bearish head-and-shoulders chart pattern.  A few daily closes below the pattern’s neckline at $92,000 could be followed by a decline to the pattern’s…

A Hong Kong legislator wants the special administrative region to take advantage of China’s “one country, two systems” policy to include Bitcoin in its national reserve for financial security. Wu Jiexhuang, a member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, told state-owned newspaper Wen Wei Po that Hong Kong could study the market impact of United States-based…

MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor posted the Bitcoin (BTC) chart from the SaylorTracker website on Dec. 29. The tech entrepreneur and BTC advocate typically posts the same chart on Sundays before making a BTC purchase on Monday. “Disconcerting blue lines on SaylorTracker.com,” Saylor wrote to his 3.9 million followers on X. The post, which has become…

The crypto industry experienced a remarkable resurgence in 2024, fueled by a Bitcoin bull run that pushed BTC’s market price above $100,000, restoring investor confidence and delivering substantial returns across the crypto market. Amid the numerous significant milestones achieved throughout the year, it is easy to overlook the major challenges that industry players and investors…

Bitcoin’s price in 2025 could rise up to four times or, at worst, increase by 58%, depending on Donald Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve plan and Federal Reserve policies, says crypto mining firm Blockware Solutions. The 2025 “bear case” for Bitcoin (BTC) could push its price up around 58%, reaching $150,000 from its current price of…