Advertisement     Five years after the euphoric 2021 bull run, Bitcoin’s on-chain data paints a far more subdued picture. According to leading analytics firm Santiment, network activity has contracted significantly since February 2021. Source: Santiment Unique BTC addresses participating in transactions have fallen 42%, while new address creation has dropped 47% over the…
Advertisement     Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous architect who introduced Bitcoin in a 2008 white paper and solved the double-spending problem, remains one of the most enigmatic figures in modern finance. Nakamoto was active until roughly 2010, before disappearing, leaving behind what is widely considered the largest single Bitcoin holding: 1.096 million BTC spread…
Advertisement     U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) suffered more redemptions on Thursday, prolonging a five-week slide that has drained nearly $4 billion from the products amid the brutal BTC price crash. Persistent Institutional Outflows According to SoSoValue data, investors withdrew $165.8 million from the 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs on Feb. 19, pushing…
Advertisement     A major Bitcoin on-chain indicator is now showing its strongest capitulation reading since 2018, suggesting the market may be nearing a potential cycle bottom. Historic Rally Signal Just Flashed: Is A Bullish Reversal Coming? Fresh on-chain insights from Checkonchain reveal that Bitcoin’s short-term holder stress has declined to a multi-year low…
Advertisement     Crypto markets turned green on Valentine’s Day, led by a sharp 4% rebound in Bitcoin following softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data. The cooler consumer price index (CPI) print strengthened expectations of rate cuts, lifting risk assets and reinforcing Bitcoin’s growing correlation with gold, as investors rotated toward perceived inflation hedges. The immediate…
Advertisement     Charles Hoskinson argues that Bitcoin is overdue for reinvention, describing it as “2009 technology” despite billions of dollars in research and development across the broader blockchain sector. Speaking at Consensus 2026, Hoskinson said that post-quantum upgrades represent an opportunity for Bitcoin to innovate rather than ignore advances achieved by competing networks….
Advertisement     The price of Bitcoin clawed back above the $70,000 level on Monday from its 15-month low of nearly $60,000 last week. The maiden crypto is up 11% from Friday’s low of $62,822 and is currently trading at $70,627, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. Analysts at Wall Street firm Bernstein on…
Advertisement     Mining difficulty on the Bitcoin blockchain has dropped by the most since China’s 2021 ban on crypto mining. Mining difficulty is an average measure of how many hash operations miners must perform to mine a block. According to data from the Bitcoin network explorer Mempool, the difficulty decreased by approximately 11.2%….
Advertisement     Analysts are converging on a data-driven framework to explain when Bitcoin is most likely to form a definitive market bottom, pushing back against claims that the worst is already over. Chain analyst and Alphractal CEO João Wedson insists a true Bitcoin bottom only materializes after two distinct phases unfold across holder…
Advertisement     The Royal Government of Bhutan has begun offloading its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings after months of wallet inactivity, with the selloff coming as the top crypto crashes below $70,000 amid risk-off pressure rippling through global markets. Bhutan Cashes Out $22 Million In Bitcoin Data from the on-chain analytics firm Arkham show that…