4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (227+ words) Nasdaq said on Thursday that its venture arm has agreed to invest $100 million in Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. The money extends a partnership the two firms announced in March, when Nasdaq said it would work with…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (364+ words) Visa says stablecoin-linked cards have turned into one of the fastest-growing corners of its network, with more than 160 programs live around the world during its fiscal second quarter. Payment volume across those programs grew nearly 200% year over year, and stablecoin…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (264+ words) Bitcoin mined in March 2010 has moved for the first time in more than 16 years, briefly reviving speculation about a link to Satoshi Nakamoto. Twelve addresses holding a combined 600 BTC, worth about $48 million, sent the coins on Saturday after leaving them…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (222+ words) Hargreaves Lansdown, the U.K.’s largest retail investment platform, has begun selling nine bitcoin and ether exchange-traded notes to its two million clients. Annual fees run from 0% to 0.35%. The Bristol-based firm, which oversees more than $200 billion in assets, said the rule…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (547+ words) In May 2026, someone deliberately destroyed 107 bitcoin — roughly $8.3 million — by sending them to a provably unspendable burn address. Bitcoin educator Bennet has now published detailed blockchain analysis tracing the coins back through a decade of wallet activity. On May 25, five near-identical…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (466+ words) BlackRock published a new research report titled “Re-Underwriting Bitcoin,” arguing that bitcoin’s roughly 50% decline from its October 2025 all-time high near $125,000 was driven by overleveraged positioning and flow rotation rather than any breakdown in its fundamental investment case. The report, authored…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (341+ words) Bitcoin has entered the early stages of a new bull market after a 24% rally pushed key onchain and demand indicators into bullish territory, according to CryptoQuant. The firm’s Bull Score Index jumped to 80 from 30 over the past week, hitting its…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (266+ words) Bitcoin recorded its largest dollar-denominated weekly gain in history, rising $14,264 to close the week ended Aug. 23 at $77,387—a 22.7% move in seven days. The rally was triggered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s announcement of an expansion to its buyback program, flipping…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (313+ words) Bitcoin touched $78,381 on Coinbase Thursday, its highest level in over three months as a confluence of macro catalysts and thinning sell-side pressure drove the rally. The move came after the U.S. Treasury doubled buyback sizes for long-duration debt, a step that…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (359+ words) Bitcoin exchange River published a newsletter on August 20 asking whether the current bear market has already ended, after bitcoin surged 12% over two days to hit $72,000—its highest price in nearly three months. River pointed to three factors behind the move....