Bitcoin price action, ETF flows, mining, Lightning, and protocol development. 514 stories curated by CryptoCatalyst.
Strategy's market capitalization has fallen below the value of its bitcoin holdings, marking a sharp reversal from years when the company traded at a premium. This shift removes a key source of capital-raising flexibility that Michael Saylor had exploited.
Bitcoin's price fell to around $59,400 after $691 million was pulled from spot ETFs, the largest outflow since May. This comes ahead of a significant $10.6 billion options expiry on Friday, which could further impact prices.
Strategy’s $13 billion paper loss on Bitcoin exceeds the market caps of hundreds of tokens, including Chainlink and Polygon, highlighting extreme concentration of risk in the crypto market.
Bitcoin touched its lowest level since September 2024 before rebounding to $59,770, while ETH slipped further and another $1 billion in futures positions were wiped out.
Bitcoin fell to the low $60,000s ahead of a $10.6B June 26 quarterly expiry as $469M in ETF outflows and negative gamma weigh on sentiment.
DMND mining pool and GoMining mined the first known Bitcoin block using Stratum V2's Job Declaration feature, allowing a miner—not the pool—to select transactions and build its own block template, a milestone for decentralizing transaction control in Bitcoin mining.
Bitcoin has surged back above $60,000 for the second time after briefly dipping to $59,300, reinforcing the strength of this price level. If it closes the day above $60k, it could signal continued bullish momentum.
A massive $8.6 billion in Bitcoin options bets are expiring this Friday, marking the largest single expiry of bullish wagers this year. The event could cause volatility depending on whether Bitcoin's price meets the strike prices of those call options.
An estimated 20% of miners are now unprofitable at current prices, and the stress shows up at the network level, too.
Bitcoin ETP holdings are down 8% from their peak, the largest drawdown on record, according to Head of Research Vetle Lunde at K33. Rolling one-year flows have turned negative for the first time since 2023.
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, recommends a 1–2% Bitcoin allocation in diversified portfolios, arguing it can enhance returns while maintaining manageable risk.
The Trump administration is allocating significant resources to quantum security, which could help protect Bitcoin from future quantum computing threats. Millions of bitcoins with exposed public addresses are potentially at risk from quantum attacks.
Bitcoin transactions have spiked to over 820,000 in a single day, the highest since 2024, driven by increased activity on the Rune protocol. This surge is also boosting transaction fees, benefiting miners and the network's security.
OG Bitcoin holders' spending dropped to a 19-month low, as market cycle indicators point to September as a potential market bottom.
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at expanding U.S. quantum computing capabilities and speeding the transition to quantum-resistant encryption, which could impact Bitcoin's long-term security.
X (formerly Twitter) is adding support for Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network. This move could make it easier for users to send and receive Bitcoin directly on the platform.
Bitcoin developers want to remove a feature that allows users to speed up stuck transactions, as it has become a privacy risk. This change could make transactions harder to track but might also complicate fee management for users.
JPMorgan reports that more Bitcoin miners are operating near breakeven levels, making the network's hashrate and mining difficulty more reactive to Bitcoin's price changes. This increased sensitivity could lead to more volatility in the mining sector.
Bitcoin has lost nearly half its value in 11 months, forcing investors to question their long-term strategies and the fundamental reasons for holding the cryptocurrency. The decline has sparked discussions about Bitcoin's role as a store of value and hedge against inflation.
Activity on the Bitcoin network is surging, CryptoQuant said, but it's not correlating with price movement for its native asset.
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds experienced their largest 30-day net outflow since launching in 2024, totaling $6.4 billion. This coincides with Bitcoin's 17% price drop over the past month, reflecting broader market uncertainty.
Retail investors hold $8.8 billion in STRC, a bitcoin-backed security marketed as a safer, smarter investment but criticized as high-risk junk credit. The product offers an 11.5% income and is promoted as tax-favored with money-market risk, yet 82.7% of buyers are retail, and $15 billion sits across three similar securities (STRC, Strategy’s preferred stack, and SATA).
Franklin Templeton has filed for two new ETFs that automatically reinvest stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure, blending traditional equity investing with a built-in Bitcoin accumulation strategy.
Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh's hawkish first FOMC meeting underscores the need for constant dollar management, contrasting with Bitcoin's fixed supply and automatic monetary policy.