Bitcoin

Iran's new Hormuz Safe platform offers cryptographically verified insurance certificates against vessel inspection, detention and confiscation — payable in bitcoin. The revenue target is $10 billion a year. CoinDesk and Bloomberg cannot confirm that a single policy has actually been sold.

Bitcoin's first push above $80,000 since January lasted only hours. A report by Iran's Fars news agency that two Iranian missiles had hit a US patrol boat near the Strait of Hormuz reversed the move; CENTCOM denied any ship was hit, but the price still hasn't recovered.

Michael Saylor's Strategy bought 34,164 bitcoin last week for $2.54 billion, vaulting past BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust to become the largest institutional holder of the cryptocurrency.

The first spot bitcoin ETF from a major US bank has drawn $103 million in net inflows within its opening week, charging 0.14 per cent — eleven basis points below BlackRock's dominant IBIT fund.

Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper has asked the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate whether Nigel Farage's promotional video for Stack BTC amounts to market abuse, given his 6% equity stake in the company.

Perpetual futures funding rates on Binance have stayed below zero since early March, matching a pattern last seen in late 2022 that preceded a sustained price recovery.

The USDC issuer has announced a wrapped bitcoin token backed one-to-one by native BTC with onchain-verifiable reserves, aimed at institutional counterparties including OTC desks, market makers, and lending protocols.

Michael Saylor's company bought roughly 31 days of global mining output in a single week, paying $71,902 per coin through sales of its Stretch preferred stock without issuing a single common share.

Vice President JD Vance confirmed no agreement was reached after 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan, reversing a week-long rally that had carried bitcoin above $74,000 on ceasefire optimism.

Since the outbreak of the Iran conflict on 28 February, bitcoin has gained more than 5 per cent while the iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF has fallen over 2 per cent — the widest divergence since the two assets began tracking each other in late 2024.

Vivek Ramaswamy's bitcoin treasury firm now holds 13,741 BTC purchased at an average cost well above current market prices, raising questions about the sustainability of the corporate bitcoin accumulation model beyond Strategy's dominance.

The 2025 Nobel laureate and Qolab co-founder warns that elliptic curve cryptography — the backbone of Bitcoin's security — is among the easiest targets for a sufficiently powerful quantum computer, giving the network a five-to-ten-year window to prepare.

Risk assets reversed sharp losses within hours after the US president stepped back from a threat to annihilate Iranian infrastructure, accepting a Pakistani-brokered pause that sent oil tumbling 8 per cent from session highs.

The SEC faced a March 27, 2026, deadline for final decisions on 91 pending cryptocurrency ETF applications covering 24 different tokens.

The SEC and CFTC issued joint interpretive guidance on March 17, 2026, classifying 16 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum as digital commodities.

Bitcoin reached $126,198 on October 6, 2025, setting a new all-time high amid continued institutional inflows.

Trump created Strategic Bitcoin Reserve capitalized with 200,000 BTC held by U.S. Treasury

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.

The Bitcoin Lightning Network's total capacity surpassed 5,000 BTC in early 2024, representing approximately $225 million in locked liquidity across over 15,000 active nodes.

Bitcoin-Core developer Matt Corallo has recently proposed a series of changes to the Bitcoin...

Ohio's treasurer began accepting cryptocurrency payments for business taxes on November 26, 2018, making the state the first in the United States to adopt this payment method.

Bitcoin tumbled below $6,000 on November 14, 2018, reaching its lowest level since August and marking the beginning of sustained downward pressure on cryptocurrency valuations.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed its decision on VanEck and SolidX's proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund until September 30, 2018, extending its review period.

Intercontinental Exchange has announced the formation of Bakkt, a software platform designed to manage digital assets through physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts.

CME Group has begun Bitcoin futures trading on the Globex platform, with the January 2018 contract opening above $20,000 before settling at lower levels.

Bitcoin surged past $19,000 on December 17, 2017, approaching the $20,000 psychological barrier as cryptocurrency markets experienced exceptional volatility during the year's final weeks.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange has launched Bitcoin futures trading, beating CME Group to market and providing the first regulated cryptocurrency derivatives product for institutional investors.

Bitcoin reached $10,000 for the first time on November 28, 2017, marking a tenfold increase from its $1,000 opening price and crossing another major psychological milestone.

CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange, has announced plans to launch Bitcoin futures contracts by year-end 2017, pending regulatory approval.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has publicly declared Bitcoin a fraud and stated he would fire any traders caught speculating in the cryptocurrency, intensifying Wall Street skepticism.

Bitcoin achieved a new all-time high above $5,000 on September 2, 2017, though prices subsequently pulled back below the level amid profit-taking and market volatility.

Segregated Witness activated on Bitcoin's mainnet on August 24, 2017, after miners achieved consensus support, enabling transaction malleability fixes and establishing the foundation for the Lightning Network.

Bitcoin Cash launched as a new cryptocurrency on August 1, 2017, following a hard fork that increased the block size limit from 1MB to 8MB in an effort to reduce transaction fees.

Bitcoin reached $2,000 for the first time in its history, pushing the cryptocurrency to a new record amid rising trader interest and sustained investor buying pressure.

Japan's legislature has passed a law recognizing Bitcoin as a legal method of payment, bringing cryptocurrency exchanges under anti-money laundering rules and establishing capital requirements.

Lightning Labs released the first alpha version of the Lightning Network daemon on January 7, 2017, enabling Bitcoin developers to test payment channels that could process transactions off-chain.

Bitcoin crossed the $1,000 mark for the first time since early 2014, marking a dramatic milestone as the cryptocurrency begins 2017 with strong momentum and investor interest.

21 Inc unveiled the Bitcoin Computer, a Raspberry Pi-based device with an integrated mining chip, priced at $399 and designed to let developers earn bitcoin while selling digital services.