Patrick Witt signalled at Bitcoin 2026 that a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve announcement could come within weeks. Trump’s March 6, 2025, executive order created the reserve using government BTC from forfeitures and barred sales of deposited coins. Cynthia Lummis-backed legislation would codify the reserve and authorise up to 1 million BTC over five years. Patrick Witt, […]
Admiral Samuel Paparo told lawmakers on April 21 and April 22 that Bitcoin has cybersecurity value and that the military is already running a node. Paparo said the node is not mining Bitcoin, but is being used to monitor the network and conduct operational tests to secure and protect systems. Critics including Matthew Kratter and […]
Analysis from fund management firm VanEck suggests Bitcoin may be set for a bullish few months as multiple key indicators begin to flash bullish. VanEck’s analysis highlighted Bitcoin’s funding rate recently turning bullish, an indicator that has historically preceded substantial gains over 30-day to 180-day time horizons. The analysis also pointed to a fall in […]
US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded US$335.8 million in net inflows on April 22, according to Farside Investors data. BlackRock’s IBIT led the session with US$246.9 million, while Fidelity’s FBTC added US$56.7 million and Grayscale’s GBTC still posted an outflow. Eric Balchunas said every rolling flow period had turned positive for the first time in months, […]
Strategy acquired 34,164 BTC for approximately US$2.54 billion between April 13 and April 19. The company now holds 815,061 BTC acquired for roughly US$61.56 billion. Strategy’s treasury represents more than 3.8% of Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supply. Strategy acquired 34,164 Bitcoin (BTC) for approximately US$2.54 billion (AU$3.56 billion). The company said the purchase took place […]
Bitcoin fell toward US$75,000 after reaching ten-week highs near US$78,400 on April 17. CoinGlass data cited by market reports showed about US$260 million in crypto liquidations over 24 hours. Analysts warned that renewed Strait of Hormuz tension and oil volatility could keep crypto sentiment unstable. No one seems to know what’s going on anymore, and […]
BIP-361 proposes freezing non-migrated Bitcoin to protect up to 34% of supply from future quantum threats. Hoskinson argues around 1.7 million BTC cannot be recovered due to pre-seed phrase wallet structures. Debate continues over whether the upgrade is truly a soft fork and how Bitcoin should handle major protocol changes. Bitcoin developers are exploring a […]
Industry executives at Paris Blockchain Week 2026 said European firms face significantly different regulatory and capital market constraints that prevent them from replicating Strategy’s Bitcoin treasury model. Germany’s Bitcoin Group SE leads European public holders with 3,605 BTC, while France’s Capital B holds 2,925 BTC at a roughly 25.6% unrealised loss. European companies are turning […]
Bitcoin reached US$76,000 on April 15 before retreating to US$74,800, hitting its highest level since early February but stalling at a key resistance zone flagged by CryptoQuant. Hourly exchange inflows surged to approximately 11,000 BTC, while average deposit sizes hit 2.25 BTC, a reading not seen since July 2024. CryptoQuant Head of Research Julio Moreno […]
Bitwise CIO, Matt Hougan, believes continued fracturing of the US dollar’s hegemony over global transactions driven by geopolitical instability could drive Bitcoin’s price to over US$1 million. Hougan argues that since the start of the Ukraine conflict use of alternatives to the US dollar has grown, leading to Bitcoin being used increasingly as a currency. […]