Bitcoin’s mining difficulty fell 5% on July 11, dropping to 127.17 trillion in the network’s 14th adjustment of 2026 and pulling the metric closer to its low for the year. The adjustment landed at block height 957600. Difficulty moved from 133.87 trillion to 127.17 trillion, a decline of roughly 6.70 trillion. The change took effect […]
Michael Saylor outlined five risks facing bitcoin, arguing that the threats come not from bitcoin disappearing but from changes in financial structures, custody systems, regulation, and long-term network security. The Five Risks Saylor Says Could Shape Bitcoin’s Long-Term Path Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor explained that bitcoin’s most significant risks, according to […]
Bitcoin traded a hair above $64,000 on July 12 at 11:30 a.m. EDT, as President Donald Trump declared a fragile ceasefire with Iran finished, adding a new layer of uncertainty to a market still climbing out of one of its worst months on record. Trump Says the Ceasefire Is Over Trump posted on Truth Social […]
Coinbase’s chief policy officer pushed back against Senator Elizabeth Warren’s criticism of the CLARITY Act, arguing the crypto bill strengthens national security protections rather than creating sanctions risks. Coinbase Challenges Senator Warren’s Warning That CLARITY Act Threatens Sanctions Enforcement Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) pushed back after U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) warned that the […]
Bitcoin is hovering below $64,000, but where it lands next is anyone’s wager. We asked a roster of artificial intelligence (AI) models to cut through the market noise and name their BTC price for Aug. 1. July has treated BTC somewhat more kindly than June. Yet bitcoin remains down more than 40% over the past […]
Patrick Shyu, the former Meta and Google engineer known online as Techlead, warns that quantum computing and decaying miner incentives are two undefused threats hanging over Bitcoin. A Warning Worth Heeding Shyu, who served as a tech lead at Google and later as a staff software engineer at Meta before building a YouTube audience of […]
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted $90.44 million on July 10 while ether funds added $18.43 million, sealing the bitcoin products’ first weekly net inflow since May. Blackrock’s IBIT supplied $86.83 million of the day’s total. Green Indicators Reappear U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $90.44 million in combined net inflows on Friday, July 10, […]