Bitcoin is a digital currency created in 2009 by an anonymous individual or group under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. It operates on a decentralized network, allowing users to make peer-to-peer transactions without the need for intermediaries like banks. Transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, maintained by a network of miners who validate and secure transactions through cryptographic algorithms. Bitcoin's supply is capped at 21 million coins, making it deflationary by nature. Its value is determined by market demand and supply dynamics, resulting in significant price volatility. Bitcoin is lauded for its potential to revolutionize finance by offering greater financial inclusion, lower transaction fees, and resistance to censorship and inflation. However, it faces criticisms for its environmental impact due to the energy-intensive process of mining, scalability issues, and its association with illicit activities on darknet markets. Despite these challenges, Bitcoin has garnered mainstream acceptance as an investment asset and payment method, with numerous businesses and individuals adopting it worldwide. Its underlying technology, blockchain, has also inspired innovations across various industries beyond finance.
Ten thousand XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) was worth $38,400 when the coin peaked in January 2018. The same 10,000 coins are worth $13,500 today, so the stack has lost roughly two-thirds of its value across eight years and two full crypto cycles.Standard…
By Sam Daodu
· 1:31pm ET Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz said on an X Spaces on September 9 that he expects XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) to eventually pass Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) in market value, and he attached a condition to…
Sam Daodu US spot Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) ETFs took in $216 million on Friday, September 11, 2026, while US spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) ETFs recorded a $13.29 million net outflow on their fourth straight outflow day.…
Sam Daodu Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) trades near $77,400, down from $79,155 on September 9 and from an intraday peak of $82,000 on September 4, a fall of 2.2% and 5.6%, respectively. August CPI came in…
Sam Daodu Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) trades at $77,278 as of September 12, 2026, after a 3.26% weekly pullback and a 33.48% drop from a year earlier, when Bitcoin traded near $116,106. The early September rebound stalled at…
XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) trades at $1.35 as of September 12, 2026, with a market capitalization of $84.65 billion. XRP has slipped 6.2% from $1.44 on September 9 and 10.0% from its late-August peak above $1.50,…
Ray Dalio just told millions of LinkedIn readers to rethink the role bonds play in their portfolios, but the advice that sounds like protection from one angle looks like a serious trade-off from another.
Mohammadreza Mohseni-Sani, a member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said on September 12, 2026, that Tehran no longer regards the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as binding. US strikes on Iran…
Traders on Polymarket price a 25 basis point hike at the September 15 to 16 FOMC meeting at 83%, with a hold at 18%, up from about 30% before Jackson Hole and about 50%…
Revolut, the London-based digital bank with more than 60 million customers worldwide, handed a bundle of customer files to someone impersonating a government agency. The request arrived from an official-looking email domain, and Revolut’s…
XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) is trading around $1.35, while Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) is around $77,000. XRP remains about 65% below its January 2018 record of $3.84, while Bitcoin is roughly 39% below its October 2025 all-time high…
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is trading around $79,000, but the more important number for Bitcoin’s long-term future may have nothing to do with its price. A new cryptography paper has cut the estimated cost of…
