Strategy acquired an additional 7,633 BTC and elevated its unrealized profit to over $17 billion on Feb. 9. Meanwhile, Metaplanet reported that 85% of its 2024 net income was attributed to Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, with nearly $36 million in unrealized profits. The firm said it intends to increase its Bitcoin stash to 10,000 BTC by […]

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Bitcoin holders with no record of selling their holdings have increased their BTC reserves during the Trump-led market rally.

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Aged Bitcoin wallets moved 14,000 BTC, but on-chain analysis indicates no immediate sell pressure on the market. …

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Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr has raised concerns about the finality of Bitcoin transactions, stating that the widely accepted six-block confirmation rule no longer holds. According to him, transaction finalization now takes over a week, casting doubt on Bitcoin’s resistance to censorship. Finality refers to the point where reversing a transaction becomes practically impossible due to […]

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Aptos (APT) joined Litecoin (LTC) as a top performer, gaining 9% over the weekend. …

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The largest Bitcoin miners by market capitalization experienced a sharp drop in production in January as both the mining difficulty and the hash rate rose. Data from Farside indicates that miners collectively produced 3,267 BTC in January, marking a 15% decline from December 2024. The table below shows that Riot Platforms was the only major […]

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Both the Bitcoin hash rate and mining difficulty are at all-time highs; however, miners’ daily revenue is low.  …

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