Tagged: btc

August 20, 2026 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A planned revival of the stalled Bitcoin (BTC) network focused BIP-110 minority chain is once again drawing attention to longstanding risks tied to contentious Bitcoin forks, including chain splits and the absence of replay protection. BIP-110, known formally as the Reduced Data Temporary Softfork, aimed… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), the firm long associated with large-scale Bitcoin accumulation under Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, is placing greater emphasis on building liquidity and supporting its preferred stock offerings rather than prioritizing buybacks of its common shares. During the company’s Q2 2026 investor Q&A session on… Read More

August 17, 2026 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin trading activity has remained subdued through the later part of summer, but Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) President and CEO Phong Le believes the coming autumn months could deliver a notable pickup in market energy. In a recent social media statement, Le outlined a series of regulatory,… Read More

August 17, 2026 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peter Todd’s advocacy for permanent Bitcoin block rewards has once again stirred intense discussion about the cryptocurrency’s fixed supply and future security model. The latest controversy began after the Bitcoin++ conference shared a recording of a presentation Todd delivered on July 23, 2026, in Toronto…. Read More

August 16, 2026 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin’s circulating supply has reached approximately 20.07 million coins, leaving roughly 929,465 BTC still to be issued under the protocol’s hard cap of 21 million. That remaining portion will take more than a century to enter circulation because of the network’s programmed halving schedule, which… Read More

August 15, 2026 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), which is led by tech billionaire Michael Saylor and formerly known as MicroStrategy, has publicly opposed a fresh proposal from index provider MSCI that could force its removal from major global equity benchmarks. Digital assets are assets. Index providers should measure… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 2:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) has obtained a $450 million lending arrangement backed by Bitcoin from Coinbase Prime. This facility forms part of a broader financing package designed in part to support the company’s planned purchase of Long Ridge Energy, a substantial power generation and digital… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 12:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) has taken a significant step in leveraging its substantial Bitcoin reserves by committing 18,750 BTC as collateral for newly arranged credit facilities. This move, detailed in the company’s recent quarterly SEC filing, secures substantial incremental capital aimed at advancing its strategic… Read More

August 11, 2026 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BlackRock’s (NYSE:BLK) head of digital assets has pointed to a quiet but notable improvement in investor attitudes toward Bitcoin, alongside early indications that the cryptocurrency is beginning to trade more independently of traditional equity markets. Speaking in a recent interview, Robert Mitchnick observed that sentiment… Read More

August 11, 2026 @ 12:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On Saturday, nodes enforcing the BIP-110 rules diverged from Bitcoin’s primary blockchain at height 961,632. Those nodes began treating any block that failed to include the required version-bit signaling as invalid. When a non-signaling block was produced and accepted by the rest of the network,… Read More

August 11, 2026 @ 12:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ), the payments and financial technology firm co-founded by tech entrepreneur and bilionaire Jack Dorsey, has grown its long-term Bitcoin holdings to 9,117 BTC as of June 30, 2026. The update appears in the company’s quarterly report filed with the US Securities… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of BitMEX and chief investment officer at Maelstrom, has outlined a scenario in which Bitcoin could experience further short-term weakness before ultimately surging to extraordinary heights. In a recent essay, the crypto commentator suggested that the leading digital asset might trade… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Texas is intensifying its examination of large-scale power users as Governor Greg Abbott has instructed state regulators to thoroughly review every data center project seeking to connect to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid. The August 3, 2026 directive requires the Public Utility… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MARA Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA), a Bitcoin mining and infrastructure firm, reported a significant reduction in its Bitcoin treasury at the end of the second quarter of 2026. The company’s total holdings stood at 35,577 BTC as of June 30, marking a drop below the 36,000… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On-chain data reveals that major XRP holders have continued building positions throughout the recent market decline, even as prices remained range-bound. At the same time, Ethereum metrics highlight more evident paper losses among its broader holder base compared with Bitcoin and XRP. According to analysis… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Block (NYSE: XYZ), the payments and financial services company founded by billionaire tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey, disclosed second-quarter 2026 results showing a clear contraction in profitability from its Bitcoin-related activities. Bitcoin Ecosystem gross profit fell 31 percent compared with the same period a year earlier,… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin has moved closer to the $65,000 level in recent sessions, trading in the mid-to-high $64,000 range as of early August 2026. The cryptocurrency has shown resilience after earlier consolidation in the low $60,000s, with intermittent advances testing the psychologically important $65,000 BTC price threshold… Read More

August 4, 2026 @ 5:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin-focused treasury company Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) has started actively monitoring the cryptocurrency’s 200-week moving average, according to a recent announcement from its founder and executive chairman. The firm now displays this metric along with the premium of Bitcoin’s current price relative to that average on its… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 12:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally granted a petition from CME Group seeking review of a prior staff decision that conditionally approved Nasdaq PHLX’s plans to list and trade cash-settled Bitcoin index options. As a result, the approval remains stayed while the… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 5:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A critical vulnerability in certain Coldcard hardware wallets has led to substantial Bitcoin losses, with researchers tracking approximately 1,367 BTC drained from more than 4,500 addresses. The estimated value of the stolen funds has climbed toward $90 million as of early August 2026, according to… Read More