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The Bitcoin editorial team is comprised of crypto veterans providing reporting on Bitcoin, DeFi, crypto, and blockchain protocols. We deliver analysis on crypto adoption, regulatory shifts, and strategies, prioritizing integrity and accuracy.

Bitcoin Price Falls Below $87,000 as $200 Million Longs Vanish

Bitcoin Price Falls Below $87,000 as $200 Million Longs Vanish

Bitcoin experienced a sharp decline on Monday, falling below the $87,000 level during early morning hours. This sudden move wiped out nearly $200 million in leveraged long positions within a single hour, highlighting the risks associated with high-leverage trading in volatile markets. Traders who had positioned for continued upward

Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Terra Luna Collapse Fraud

Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Terra Luna Collapse Fraud

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon received a 15-year prison sentence in a Manhattan federal courtroom on Thursday for his role in one of the largest financial frauds in cryptocurrency history. The punishment follows the spectacular 2022 collapse of the $40 billion Terra ecosystem, which wiped out savings for hundreds of

Epstein Emails Expose Ties to Zcash Co-Founder Madars Virza

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein Emails Expose Ties to Zcash Co-Founder Madars Virza

The House Oversight Committee released more than 20,000 pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate in November, including thousands of emails that continue to reveal the financier's extensive reach into elite circles. Among the findings, communications between Epstein and former MIT Media Lab director Joi

Gemini Secures CFTC Approval to Launch Regulated Prediction Markets for US Traders

Gemini Secures CFTC Approval to Launch Regulated Prediction Markets for US Traders

Gemini crypto exchange achieved a significant regulatory milestone by obtaining approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to operate as a Designated Contract Market. This development allows the exchange to introduce regulated prediction markets tailored for American customers. The approval came after a lengthy review process that began

Bitcoin Pulls Back to $90K as Federal Reserve Delivers Cautious Rate Cut

Bitcoin Pulls Back to $90K as Federal Reserve Delivers Cautious Rate Cut

Bitcoin's price fell back to around $90,000 on Thursday following the Federal Reserve's anticipated 25 basis-point interest rate cut. The move came after a pre-announcement surge that pushed the leading cryptocurrency to $94,500, only for it to reverse course amid broader market caution. This

Michael Burry, Bitcoin Critic, Finds Promise in Blockchain Tokenization

Michael Burry, Bitcoin Critic, Finds Promise in Blockchain Tokenization

Michael Burry has captured attention once again with a subtle shift in his public commentary on Bitcoin and digital assets. The hedge fund manager, immortalized by Christian Bale in the 2015 film The Big Short, built his reputation on prescient bets against the housing market ahead of the 2008 crash.

Bitcoin Price Predictions for January 2026, According to Grok AI

Bitcoin Price Predictions for January 2026, According to Grok AI

As we are nearly half-way through December and Bitcoin closes out 2025 near the $90,000 mark, investors and analysts are all asking the same question: where does it go from here? With institutional inflows, regulatory shifts, and the lingering effects of the most recent halving, the stage is set

Bitcoin Cash Leads Layer 1 Cryptocurrencies with Strong Gains in 2025

Bitcoin Cash Leads Layer 1 Cryptocurrencies with Strong Gains in 2025

Bitcoin Cash has taken the lead among layer 1 cryptocurrencies in 2025, posting a year-to-date increase of nearly 40% that sets it apart from competitors. This performance comes as many other networks face declines in a challenging market environment. Data analyst Crypto Koryo highlighted these gains in a recent post,

Argentina’s Central Bank Considers Adding Crypto Services Following LIBRA Scandal Fallout

Argentina’s Central Bank Considers Adding Crypto Services Following LIBRA Scandal Fallout

Argentina's financial regulators are taking steps that could reshape the landscape for crypto assets in the country. The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic, known as the BCRA, is drafting revisions to its longstanding prohibition on banks handling cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. This potential shift comes after

Michael Saylor Leads Strategy’s Largest Bitcoin Purchase of 2025 Worth $963 Million

Michael Saylor Leads Strategy’s Largest Bitcoin Purchase of 2025 Worth $963 Million

Strategy has added 10,624 Bitcoin to its treasury, marking its largest purchase since July. The company completed the acquisition for about $963 million at an average price of $90,615 per coin during the week ending December 7. This move comes as Strategy reports a Bitcoin Yield of nearly

Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade Successfully Activates on Mainnet Bringing Major Scaling Improvements

Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade Successfully Activates on Mainnet Bringing Major Scaling Improvements

The most significant upgrade for Ethereum of 2025, known as Fusaka, officially launched on the mainnet this week. The hard fork activated at exactly 9:49 p.m. UTC during Epoch 411392, marking another milestone in the network’s long-term scaling roadmap. Developers, node operators, and layer-2 teams had been

Chinese Huaxia Bank Issues $637 Million in Blockchain Bonds via Digital Yuan

Chinese Huaxia Bank Issues $637 Million in Blockchain Bonds via Digital Yuan

Huaxia Bank, one of China’s major state-owned banks, has completed one of the country’s first commercial bond issuances fully recorded on a blockchain network and settled entirely in digital yuan. The 4.5 billion yuan offering, equivalent to approximately $637 million, was conducted through the bank’s commercial

CFTC Opens Doors to Spot Crypto Trading on Regulated US Exchanges

CFTC Opens Doors to Spot Crypto Trading on Regulated US Exchanges

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has taken a significant step forward in the evolution of digital asset markets. In a press release by the CFTC, Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced that listed spot cryptocurrency products will begin trading for the first time on CFTC-registered futures exchanges. This development marks

November 2025 Bitcoin and Crypto Market Sees Volatility Tempered by Institutional Growth

November 2025 Bitcoin and Crypto Market Sees Volatility Tempered by Institutional Growth

The markets have traversed a challenging yet resilient November, as Bitcoin and other crypto assets grappled with downward pressures while institutional interest continued to build momentum. We have released our latest monthly Bitcoin and Crypto Insights report, offering a detailed recap of the past month that highlights an environment defined

Polymarket Relaunches US Predictions Market iOS App After Regulatory Clearance

Polymarket Relaunches US Predictions Market iOS App After Regulatory Clearance

Polymarket has begun rolling out its iOS app to waitlisted users in the United States, a development the company shared on social media today. This step signals the platform's reentry into the American market after a nearly three-year absence prompted by regulatory action from the Commodity Futures Trading

Trump Sons' American Bitcoin Venture Declines 50% Amid Market Volatility

Trump Sons' American Bitcoin Venture Declines 50% Amid Market Volatility

Shares in American Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency mining company backed by President Donald Trump's sons, fell sharply on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, as early investors rushed to sell following the expiration of a lock-up period. The stock closed 38.8% lower at $1.90, erasing about $1 billion from

United Kingdom Passes Law Recognizing Bitcoin, NFTs, and Stablecoins as Property

United Kingdom Passes Law Recognizing Bitcoin, NFTs, and Stablecoins as Property

The United Kingdom has taken a decisive step toward integrating digital assets into its legal framework with the passage of the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025. This law, which received Royal Assent on December 2, 2025, from King Charles III, formally classifies cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, stablecoins, and non-fungible tokens

AI Agents Expose $550 Million in Blockchain Smart Contract Flaws

Artificial Intelligence

AI Agents Expose $550 Million in Blockchain Smart Contract Flaws

Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence research firm, has released findings that show the evolving risks to cryptocurrency blockchain networks. Advanced AI models demonstrated the ability to identify and exploit flaws in smart contracts, simulating multimillion-dollar losses in controlled tests. This development comes at a time when as decentralized finance continues

Crypto Prediction Market Kalshi Secures $11 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round

Crypto Prediction Market Kalshi Secures $11 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round

Kalshi, a leading prediction market platform, has closed a massive Series E funding round that values the company at $11 billion. The $1 billion dollar investment was spearheaded by Paradigm and included major players such as Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Meritech Capital, IVP, ARK Invest, Anthos Capital, CapitalG, and Y

Bitcoin ETFs Face Record Outflows Amid November Price Slump

Bitcoin ETFs Face Record Outflows Amid November Price Slump

Bitcoin wrapped up November 2025 on a challenging note, with its price settling around $86,000 after starting the month near $110,000. This marked a roughly 24% decline over the 30 days, erasing significant gains from earlier in the year and raising questions about the cryptocurrency's short-term

Telegram Launches Decentralized AI Network Rewarding GPU Owners with TON Crypto Tokens

Telegram Launches Decentralized AI Network Rewarding GPU Owners with TON Crypto Tokens

Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, revealed on Sunday that Cocoon, a new decentralized confidential compute network built directly on the TON blockchain, has officially gone live. This platform enables fully private processing of artificial intelligence requests, marking a significant step toward user-controlled data handling in the AI space. Designed

Trump Based Crypto Treasury Faces WLFI Token Strategy Backlash

World Liberty Financial

Trump Based Crypto Treasury Faces WLFI Token Strategy Backlash

ALT5 Sigma Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed fintech firm that shifted its focus to a digital asset treasury based on WLFI tokens, continues to grapple with mounting challenges. A recent report highlights internal disruptions, including executive departures and warnings of potential litigation, that have coincided with a sharp decline in the company&

Do Kwon Requests 5 Year Prison Sentence in TerraUSD Fraud Case

Do Kwon Requests 5 Year Prison Sentence in TerraUSD Fraud Case

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has requested a prison term of no more than five years from a Manhattan federal court for his involvement in the fraud that triggered the 2022 collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin. This development comes ahead of his sentencing hearing scheduled for December 11 before U.