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.
On September 13, 2026, Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) closed below $100 at $99.26, following a Senate vote on the crypto market structure bill. It fell again on September 15 and 16 but closed above $100 on September 17 at $101.54, and was…
By Sam Daodu
· 7:54pm ET Bitcoin printed new lows on a Sunday while BITI traders sat frozen on the sidelines, and that gap between a market that never closes and a hedge that does creates a structural…
Omor Ibne Ehsan On September 17, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission submitted its rulemaking for the crypto market to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, just two days after the Senate…
Sam Daodu Crypto-linked equities are outpacing the tape Friday morning as Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) trades at $80,888.81, up 5.5% over the past 24 hours. Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR | MSTR Price Prediction) stock is up 12% to…
A group that goes by the name iamnotavillain spent months emailing Revolut from an Italian government domain, posing as law enforcement and requesting files on named customers. The requests cleared Revolut’s verification, and the…
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) is down 0.3% Friday morning, but Ethereum treasury stocks are catching a bid. Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE:BMNR | BMNR Price Prediction) is leading that pocket after Ethereum…
The Senate refused to end debate on the CLARITY Act on September 15, 2026, with 49 senators voting yes and 50 voting no, eleven short of the sixty needed. Two days later, the SEC…
The U.S. Senate voted 49-50 against advancing the CLARITY Act on September 15, falling eleven votes short of the 60 needed to end debate. The defeat leaves crypto’s market-structure rules in the hands of…
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) fell after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act with a 49-50 vote against cloture, but investors had different reasons to care. XRP…
Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN | COIN Price Prediction) and Circle (NYSE:CRCL) both fell sharply after the September 15 Senate cloture vote failed to advance the CLARITY Act, while Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) barely moved. The split was striking…
Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) is a blockchain built to run programs, which is why people point to it when they say crypto can do more than move money. Developers deploy code to it, users call that…
MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA | MARA Price Prediction) stock is rallying in Thursday afternoon trading, with MARA shares up 6% to $11.76. Over the past month, MARA has gained 21%, a run that puts the…
