Bitcoin News

The ‘Bitcoin killer’ case remains one of the largest crypto fraud cases globally, as per the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Kraken chief of security Nick Percoco said the cryptocurrency exchange identified and shut down two instances of unauthorized internal access since February and is now being threatened with “extortion attempts.”

Ethereum’s price rose over 9% in the last 24 hours to its highest level in over two months, with retail traders on Stocktwits watching if the leading altcoin can cross the $2,400 mark.

Santiment data showed on Monday that XRP sentiment turned sharply negative, marking one of the highest negative levels in the past two years.

Crypto ETFs attracted $1.1 billion in inflows last week, marking the strongest weekly demand since January.

The company now holds a total of 780,897 BTC, still lagging behind the iShares Bitcoin ETF's horde of 788,927 BTC.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin accumulation came as it filed for a new Bitcoin income ETF, and Strategy signaled further accumulation, showing intensifying competition among large Bitcoin holders.

Market sentiment remained cautious as US-Iran ceasefire talks ended without a breakthrough, adding geopolitical uncertainty to the already fragile momentum in crypto.

The dip in Bitcoin’s price comes after the apex cryptocurrency came close to crossing $74,000 over the weekend.

The former managing director of Morgan Stanley raised the long-term possibility of AI agents operating autonomously in financial markets, which may gravitate toward Bitcoin as a default settlement layer.

The White House recently released a framework to manage seized Bitcoin in a Strategic Reserve.

Cathie Wood said that collaboration with a prediction market could drive a “resurgence in active equity management” as investors focus more on event-driven outcomes.

Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood said Bitcoin has begun outperforming gold again after diverging during the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle in 2022.

Gemini’s stock tumbled in morning trade after a more than 50% cut in its price target by Morgan Stanley.

The CPI increased 0.9% for the month, with annual inflation at 3.3%, driven by higher energy costs.

TD Cowen said it expects Bitcoin to reach $140,000 and for Ethereum’s price to hit $3,650 by year-end.

While retail sentiment on Stocktwits remained in ‘bearish’ territory for Coinbase, sentiment around Galaxy Digital jumped to ‘extremely bullish’ from the ‘neutral’ zone.

In a post on X, Arthur Hayes challenged the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to show a Bitcoin transaction for vessel tolls.

Cantor raised its price target to $80 from $68 and kept an ‘Overweight’ rating on HUT’s stock, while slashing price targets for MARA, RIOT, CLSK, CIFR and GLXY shares.

In a filing with the SEC, Bitcoin Depot said a security breach resulted in the theft of 50.9 BTC, worth around $3.66 million.

Bitcoin held above $71,000 despite continued outflows from U.S.-listed Bitcoin ETFs.

Bitcoin’s price remains 40% below its record high of over $126,000 in October, while analysts debated if the 'stress cycle' is over.

Mawson Infrastructure Group was the top-performing crypto-linked equity on Wednesday and among the top 10 gainers in the stock market.

Angel investor Naval Ravikant has defined Zcash as "insurance against Bitcoin," assuming Bitcoin is considered insurance against fiat currencies.

Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE outperformed Bitcoin on Wednesday, rising over 7% in the last 24 hours compared to BTC’s gain of over 4%.

MSTR’s stock gained in morning trade amid Bitcoin’s rally to nearly $72,000 in the last 24 hours.

U.S. investigators believe Iran has utilized crypto assets to sell oil, move finances, and aid its proxies, with over $3 billion in Revolutionary Guards-related transactions and increases amid crises.

Retail traders on Stocktwits are divided on whether the market optimism will last, with some calling the move “premature.”

President Trump said late on Tuesday that there would be a two-week ceasefire with Iran, but only if Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.

Cryptographer Adam Back denied being Bitcoin’s mysterious creator in response to a New York Times report that linked him to the identity through linguistic analysis.

This is the second linguistic analysis that points to Adam Back being the creator of Bitcoin after John McAfee’s investigation in 2018.

Wyoming was the first state to issue its own stablecoin, and Tennessee is seeking citizen approval before constructing crypto mining sites, as crypto adoption continues to spread across the U.S.

In a post on X, Peter Schiff said Bitcoin would still be the best performing asset of the past decade even if it falls to $10,000 by the end of 2026.

UBS on Tuesday also upgraded Morgan Stanley to ‘Buy’ from ‘Neutral’ with a price target of $196, up from $195, implying an upside of 18%.

Many top crypto-related companies have recently transitioned into artificial intelligence and data center infrastructure.

Most of the Bitcoin was sold at spot prices, while the rest was adjusted to address call and put exercises as well as other trading activities.

Bitcoin ETF net inflows rose to $471.32 million for the second week in a row.

Zcash rose nearly 5% over the past 24 hours, outperforming Bitcoin during a broader crypto market decline.

Retail sentiment across most crypto-linked stocks in pre-market trade on Monday remained in 'bearish' territory on Stocktwits, with Empery Digital the exception, holding in the 'bullish' zone over the past day.

Mike Alfred’s comments support the “10 AM dump” theory, which gained popularity in the crypto community after the lawsuit linked to the 2022 Terra collapse became public.

Last week, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong committed to personally work on Bitcoin's quantum resilience.

The Bank of New York Mellon will act as financial agent, while Robinhood will serve as brokerage provider and initial trustee.

Strive has progressively expanded its Bitcoin accumulation in 2026, with Strive's Strategy tracker showing six purchases this year.

Strategy now holds a total of 766,970 Bitcoin acquired at around $75,644 per Bitcoin, which puts its holdings at a loss of over 8%.

Riot reported production of 1,473 BTC in the first quarter of the year , while MARA gained modestly after cutting 15% of its workforce to pivot toward AI.

Cardano and Ethereum outperformed Bitcoin in the last 24 hours, leading gains among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization on Monday morning.

A long-term Bitcoin critic predicted that gold could reach $11,400, drawing a historical comparison to gold’s price surge after the 2008 financial crisis.

As Bitcoin struggled to gain momentum over the past week, some analysts flagged a potential drop to $10,000, while others maintained that the current weakness reflected short-term liquidations.

Bitcoin is range-bound amid weak institutional flows and bearish retail sentiment on Stocktwits, while chatter around BNB remained ‘high’ over the past day.

Last year, the ICBA challenged Coinbase's National Trust Bank Charter application on various grounds, claiming it failed to meet National Bank Act standards.