News and updates about Bitcoin, the first and most established cryptocurrency.
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Bitcoin fell 22% in Q1 2026 from $94,000 to $73,000, underperforming the S&P 500's 8% decline and marking one of the worst quarterly showings in recent years.
By March 2026, Strategy accounted for approximately 76% of all Bitcoin held by publicly traded companies as other corporate treasury programs paused or reversed.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) held 762,099 Bitcoin valued at $57.69 billion on March 22, 2026, near break-even on its average cost basis as prices recovered.
Foundry USA pool mined the 20 millionth Bitcoin on March 10, 2026, leaving only 1 million BTC remaining to be mined over approximately 114 years.
The crypto market shed $1 trillion in value across February 2026 as tariff shocks, tech stock collapse, record liquidations, and geopolitical tensions converged.
Bitcoin dropped more than 5% below $65,000 on February 23 as Trump announced a 15% global tariff rate, triggering $2.56 billion in liquidations across crypto markets.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced record weekly net outflows in late February 2026, marking the first sustained selling since their launch in January 2024.
The US Treasury Department added newly seized Bitcoin from criminal proceedings to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in February 2026.
Stifel Financial published a research note on February 5, 2026, predicting Bitcoin could fall to $38,000 amid macro headwinds and forced selling.
Texas launched its state cryptocurrency reserve in December 2025 with a $5 million initial Bitcoin purchase, becoming the first US state to fund such a reserve.
Bitcoin reached $126,198 on October 6, 2025, setting a new all-time high amid continued institutional inflows.
Bitcoin dominance, measuring Bitcoin's market capitalization as a percentage of total cryptocurrency value, exceeded 60 percent by mid-2025, reaching heights unseen since April 2021 and signaling diminished market enthusiasm for altcoins.
Trump created Strategic Bitcoin Reserve capitalized with 200,000 BTC held by U.S. Treasury
MicroStrategy rebranded to Strategy in February 2025, with the company holding over 500,000 Bitcoin and maintaining a corporate identity centered entirely on Bitcoin acquisition.
Trump signed executive order establishing digital asset framework and appointed venture capitalist David Sacks as special advisor for crypto
Trump granted full pardon to Ross Ulbricht one day after inauguration, ending decade-long imprisonment
Bitcoin reached $109,356 on January 20, 2025, marking a new all-time high coinciding with Trump's inauguration.
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization surged to $3.7 trillion on January 20, 2025, marking an all-time record and shattering the previous peak of $3 trillion set in November 2021.
El Salvador amended its Bitcoin legal tender law in December 2024 as a condition for securing a $1.4 billion IMF loan, making merchant Bitcoin acceptance voluntary rather than mandatory.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs collectively exceeded $120 billion in assets under management by mid-December 2024, surpassing the combined AUM of major gold ETFs.
