Bitcoin Knots, first released by developer Luke Dashjr in the early 2010s, has long offered a more configurable and policy-agnostic alternative to Core. Currently, most nodes use the Bitcoin Core client to support the Bitcoin network. However, Bitcoin Knots has grown an impressive 638% since the start of the year, jumping from only 394 nodes…
A county sheriff in Texas has taken a power-cutting tool to a local crypto ATM after a family was reportedly scammed out of $25,000, sparking debate among crypto users over the sense of his actions. According to local reports on Tuesday, a scammer had tricked a family in Jasper County, northwest of Houston, into depositing…
Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s OBV is rising despite price consolidation, signaling hidden accumulation. A similar OBV divergence in March–April preceded a 57% BTC price rally. A confirmed bull flag breakout could send Bitcoin toward $130,000-135,000 by Q3 2025. Bitcoin (BTC) has been stuck in a range between $102,000 and $112,000 since May, but its on-balance volume…
Key points: A historically accurate Bitcoin price metric is flashing green for the third time this year. Miners’ BTC sales have slowed since the start of the year compared to 2024. Profit-taking, while a popular move around all-time highs, is less “euphoric” than previous price cycles. Bitcoin (BTC) continues to see “buy the dip” signals…
An American tourist in the United Kingdom was reportedly drugged by an individual posing as a taxi driver, who stole the tourist’s $123,000 in Bitcoin stored on a cell phone. According to a report from My London, Jacob Irwin-Cline went out to a London bar and had several drinks before calling an Uber to take…
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has seen its largest inflow in the past two weeks as traders allocate to US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to scoop up the rocketing cryptocurrency. IBIT’s May 21 net inflows hit $530.6 million, its biggest single-day net inflow since it took in $531.2 million on May 5, according to…
Key Takeaways: The Bitcoin Risk-Off signal dropped to 23.7, its lowest since March 2019, indicating low correction risk and a high likelihood of a bullish trend developing. Despite the recent decline in network activity, bullish macro indicators like the Macro Chain Index (MCI) suggest Bitcoin could soon rally above $100,000. On May 5, the Bitcoin…
Key points: Bitcoin’s rally is backed by solid institutional buying in the spot BTC ETFs. A rally above the $95,000 level could be difficult, but analysts’ end-of-year price projections now extend to $200,000. Select altcoins are showing signs of a price bottom. Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied close to the $95,000 resistance level on April 23…
The US Dollar Index (DXY) plunged below the 98 level on April 21, falling to a three-year low. That catapulted gold to a new all-time high, and Bitcoin (BTC) also showed strength, rising above $88,000. BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom chief investment officer Arthur Hayes believes it may be the “last chance” to buy Bitcoin below…
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor hinted at an impending Bitcoin (BTC) purchase by Strategy and said that more than 13,000 institutions now have direct exposure to the company. The company’s most recent acquisition of 3,459 BTC, valued at over $285 million at the time of purchase, on April 14, brought Strategy’s total holdings to 531,644 BTC,…