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11 days ago
Brit says he is not elusive Bitcoin creator named by New York Times

A British Bitcoin entrepreneur has told the BBC he is not the digital currency's mysterious inventor after a New York Times article named him as its creator.
Adam Back, a prominent Bitcoin developer, said the high-profile investigation was a case of "confirmation bias" and that he is not the person known as Satoshi Nakamoto.
The true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is one of the internet's most enduring mysteries and Back has been accused of being Satoshi many times before.
But Back told the BBC on X: "I'm not satoshi, but
coinattac
11 days ago
Bitcoin Price Surges Above $70,000. Ethereum, XRP Jump as Cryptos Rally on Iran Hope.

April 08, 2026, 2:52 am EDT
The price of Bitcoin
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+3.96%
and other cryptocurrencies was rising sharply Wednesday amid relief after the U.S. and Iran agreed a 14-day cease-fire pending negotiations to secure a permanent peace deal.
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+3.96%

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coinattac
12 days ago
Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin’s Creator

Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led to a 55-year-old computer scientist named Adam Back.

https://www.nytimes.com/20...
coinattac
19 days ago
Nearly 7 Million Bitcoin is Sitting in a Quantum Minefield, Including Satoshi’s

On-chain reports suggest that almost 6.7 million Bitcoin are currently sitting in quantum-vulnerable addresses. These tokens have not moved in years, and some have not moved for over a decade. A portion of these coins is also believed to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto.
Currently, these coins are the most valuable target in the history of financial crime.
A new whitepaper from Google Quantum AI, published on March 30, 2026, maps the precise scale of Bitcoin's quantum vulnerability for the first time.
The research
coinattac
19 days ago
Washington moves to cut China out of the machines powering US Bitcoin mining

The new Mined in America Act tries to reshore Bitcoin mining hardware, reduce China-linked supply risk, and fold the industry into America’s broader digital-asset strategy.
Gino Matos is a law school graduate and a seasoned journalist with six years of experience in the crypto industry. His expertise primarily focuses on the Brazilian blockchain ecosystem and developments in decentralized finance (DeFi).
America holds roughly 38% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the specialized hardware powering that positi
coinattac
19 days ago
Bitcoin on the brink of its longest losing streak on record

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) hovered around $67,200 on Tuesday, on the brink of either snapping a five-month losing streak or extending losses for the longest period in the token's history.
"BTC has never recorded 6 consecutive monthly declines in its 17-year history," Compass Point ***** yst Ed Engel wrote.
After declining for five straight months from October to February, bitcoin was trading within 1% of February's $67,000 closing price, the ***** yst noted.
Bitcoin has shown more resilience than equities as the S&P 500 (^GSPC) has decli
coinattac
23 days ago
Bitcoin ETFs Buy 63,000 BTC In 30 Days As Retail Panic Selling Persists

On‑chain trackers showed GameStop’s $324 million worth of bitcoin leaving its wallets for Coinbase. Many ****** umed a full‑blown dump, but...
On-chain ****** ytics firm CryptoQuant has pointed out how Bitcoin has tended to revisit or stay below the Realized Price in...
Bitcoin price failed to stay above $70,500 and declined further. BTC is now consolidating below $70,500 and might continue to...

https://www.newsbtc.com/bi...
coinattac
23 days ago
Institutions are scooping up Bitcoin again as Iran war sparks $2.3bn ETF buying spree

James **** erfill says companies used to treat him like a dirty secret.
As CoinShares’ head of research, one of his jobs is to meet prospective institutional investors and try to convince them to trust the **** et management firm to invest their money into cryptocurrencies.
Five years ago, that was a tall order.
“We would generally meet them in the corner of some coffee shop because they were worried about the image it would portray of them meeting some crypto guys,” **** erfill told DL News.
But thing
coinattac
24 days ago
Bitcoin Rangebound At $70K While Macro Cracks Deepen – Why ***** yst Says It’s Too Early To Call A Bot...

The new Binance guidelines for market makers requires them to disclose information such as their identity and contract terms. Binance...
Bitcoin has clawed its way back toward $70,000 after a sharp slide to roughly $67,000, but Glassnode says the rebound...
Crypto exchange Bitrue made a bold claim Tuesday: XRP is trading at a fraction of where it belongs. With the...

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coinattac
24 days ago
MARA Dumps $1.1 Billion In Bitcoin To Cut Debt By 30%

MARA Holdings said they sold 15,133 Bitcoin for approximately $1.1 billion between March 4 and March 25 to fund the repurchase of its 0.00% convertible senior notes.
MARA, a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner expanding into digital energy and
AI infrastructure, announced a major balance sheet restructuring on Thursday.
The company said they sold 15,133 Bitcoin for approximately $1.1 billion between March 4 and March 25 to fund the repurchase of its 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2030 and 2031.
The company will repurchase $367.5 million
coinattac
24 days ago
Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF ready for ‘imminent’ launch. Here’s why that’s a big ...

A few years ago, few could have imagined that Morgan Stanley would launch its own spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
After all, its former top executive, James Gorman, said in 2024 that he never understood the value of Bitcoin.
Things have changed now, and with the “imminent” launch of a Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF, the $83 billion already sitting in Bitcoin ETFs is about to get a whole lot bigger.
On social media, Eric Balchunas, a senior ETF ***** yst at Bloomberg Intelligence, shared a screenshot of a p
coinattac
25 days ago
Bitcoin Rallies After Iran Strikes but Safe Haven Role Unproven

Bitcoin is beating gold during the Iran war, but its dependence on liquidity cycles keeps the safe haven narrative in question.
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Before the Iran war broke out, Bitcoin spent months trading sideways while gold rallied to record levels.
At the time, gold was seen as the go-to safe haven; inflation concerns remained persistent and geopolitical tensions continued to build, while Bitcoin
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$70,714
failed to live up to that role.
Nearly a month after the US and Israel launched the first strik
coinattac
1 month ago
Bitcoin To Rally 250% This Year? Crypto Founder’s Bullish Prediction Shows New ATHs

Chainlink is showing signs of weakness after a bearish shift in momentum, with sellers gaining the upper hand in the...
Bitcoin’s fear gauge plunged back into “Extreme Fear” on Wednesday — the same day traders flooded social media with bullish...
Data shows the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap has been positive for the past 25 days, a sign that could point...

https://www.newsbtc.com/ne...
coinattac
1 month ago
BTQ Technologies unveils BIP-360 to strengthen Bitcoin against Quantum risks |...

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coinattac
1 month ago
What’s next for Bitcoin price amid Iran war and oil prices surge

Bitcoin’s price dipped hard on Thursday as war in the Middle East escalated, sparking fears of an energy crisis, before rebounding.
Iran hit Qatar’s main gas plant, Ras Laffan, causing billions of dollars in damage. The strike came after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday dampened investor hopes of interest rate cuts later this year.
“We’re seeing a double-whammy for risk ****** ets,” David Lawant, Anchorage Digital’s head of research, told DL News. “Crypto isn’t immune to these macro headwinds.”
Bitcoin dropped to under $69,
coinattac
1 month ago
Gold, silver, bitcoin crash as safe-haven **** er fades following Fed decision

Gold plummeted as much as 6% on Thursday, with the precious metal acting like anything but a safe-haven **** et as the Middle East conflict escalates.
Investors went risk-off as the prospects of higher inflation lowered the chances investors are placing on Fed rate cuts.
Gold futures (GC=F) fell to around $4,600 per ounce, while the broader metals complex was also hammered, with silver (SI=F) and copper (HG=F) dropping 13% and 5%, respectively. Even "digital gold" was battered, with bitcoin (BTC-USD) dropping b
coinattac
1 month ago
Better Buy: Bitcoin or AI?

Over the past six months, there has been a stampede of money out of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and into artificial intelligence (AI). Most notably, publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies are winding down their crypto mining operations, selling off their Bitcoin, and using that money to make a high-profile pivot into AI computing.
But is AI really a better long-term investment than Bitcoin? Let's take a closer look.
Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" provi
coinattac
1 month ago
Bitcoin Risks Drop To $52,000, Veteran ***** yst Aksel Kibar Says

Major Wall Street investors poured $500 million into Ripple in 2025 — a figure that reflects just how embedded XRP...
A key price level is giving Bitcoin trouble — and on-chain data may explain why. Related Reading: XRP Moves Into...
Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, has crossed the 760,000 Bitcoin threshold with its latest purchase, bringing its total holdings to 761,068 BTC...

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coinattac
1 month ago
Bitcoin Price Prediction: We Asked ChatGPT What Bitcoin Will Be Worth by 31 December 2026

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is trading around $73,500 after one of its roughest stretches since the 2022 crash. The cryptocurrency hit $126,000 in October 2025 and started 2026 above $90,000. Then lost a third of its value in the **** e of roughly three months after the U.S. and Israel struck Iran and risk **** ets sold off across the board.
We gave ChatGPT the full picture—current Bitcoin price, ETF flows, the Fed’s rate stance, oil prices, the halving, and the extreme fear reading—and asked one question:
coinattac
1 month ago
Veteran financier urges 20% crypto allocation as Bitcoin holds near $71K

Bitcoin (BTC) is holding steady near $71,288 after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged.
While the decision was widely expected, the confirmation removes a key layer of uncertainty for markets. For crypto, that clarity is often enough to spark renewed optimism.
And some **** ysts believe this moment could mark a turning point.
Related: Bitcoin and XRP could potentially be included in 401(k) plans
The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates steady signals a continuation of the current policy stance, wi
coinattac
1 month ago
Bitcoin Price Prediction: We Asked ChatGPT What Bitcoin Will Be Worth by 31 December 2026

ChatGPT’s base case for Bitcoin by December 31, 2026 is $98,000, with a bull case of $132,000 and a bear case of $52,000.
The AI model named spot Bitcoin ETF flows as the single most important factor that will determine which scenario plays out.
ChatGPT’s $98,000 prediction relies on the second half of 2026 looking very different from the first, with oil, inflation, and Fed policy all needing to move in Bitcoin’s favor.
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coinattac
1 month ago
Assessing MicroStrategy (MSTR) Valuation After Its Largest 2026 Bitcoin Purchase

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Strategy (MSTR) just reported its largest Bitcoin purchase of 2026, adding 22,337 BTC funded mainly through STRC preferred shares and equity, a move that underlines its role in institutional Bitcoin demand.
See our latest **** ysis for Strategy.
That record BTC purchase lands at a time when the share price has climbed 12.25% over the past month but is still showing a 4.38% decline year to date,
coinattac
1 month ago
Here’s Why Bitcoin May Be a 2026 Rally Candidate

There’s no arguing with the data. Bitcoin and the related ETFs providing spot exposure to the largest cryptocurrency are saddled with year-to-date losses, extending bearishness that started last year.
Said another way, it’s difficult for investors to be positive about bitcoin, other digital currencies, and ETFs such as the CoinShares Bitcoin ETF (BRRR). But there’s another side to the story, and it goes beyond recent upside. Some experts believe there are structural forces at play that could be catalysts for a bitcoin rally in the coming yea
coinattac
1 month ago
Bitcoin inflows to exchanges spike as BTC hits resistance at $75K | FXStreet

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coinattac
1 month ago
This Week Could Be The Most Volatile For Bitcoin In 2026, Top Expert Warns

A single on-chain indicator has quietly called every major Bitcoin cycle bottom for the past decade, and it is now...
The wallet sat quiet for almost two years. No trades, no movement — just billions of Shiba Inu tokens parked...
A crypto ******* yst has identified an eight-year convergence pattern on the Ethereum (ETH)-Bitcoin (BTC) trading pair chart, suggesting it could...

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coinattac
1 month ago
Bitcoin 'Not Digital Gold,' Says WisdomTree CEO, Sees Crypto Winter Opportunity

Key Takeaways
WisdomTree CEO Jonathan Steinberg rejected the “digital gold” narrative.
Steinberg said the current market downturn offers investors a chance to enter Bitcoin.
Institutional flows signal growing confidence.
WisdomTree CEO Jonathan Steinberg said on Tuesday that Bitcoin should not be viewed as “digital gold,” adding that a recent downturn in crypto markets could present buying opportunities for investors, as the ****** et class continues to mature.

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coinattac
1 month ago
Strategy Bitcoin Bet Grows With Preferred Stock As Valuation Gap Widens

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Strategy Inc. (NasdaqGS:MSTR) acquired more than 22,000 BTC in a single week, its largest Bitcoin purchase of the year.
The company funded the move primarily through preferred stock and common equity, using high yielding, variable rate preferred shares (STRC).
This latest purchase lifts Strategy's total Bitcoin holdings above 761,000 BTC and puts it close to potentially surpassing BlackRock as the larges
coinattac
1 month ago
Bitcoin Surprises as Oasis of Calm While Iran War Jolts Markets

(Bloomberg) -- Cryptocurrencies have stood out as winners among **** et classes since the outbreak of the war with Iran, but the resilience of digital **** ets may be a matter of timing.
Bitcoin, the largest token, and a cohort of smaller digital **** ets have been an oasis of calm relative to the volatility in equities, gold and oil. As crude oil has surged more than 40%, bullion is down roughly 5% for the month and the MSCI World Index is down 4%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin pushed through a crucial psychological mark of $75,000 on T
coinattac
1 month ago
Do Bitcoin Halvings Matter Anymore If Strategy's STRC Exists?

Strategy bought seven weeks of new Bitcoin supply in one week, boosting the case for a $400,000 BTC price target if this pace continues.
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy is using its preferred stock, STRC, to buy Bitcoin
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$74,000
at an accelerating pace. But can this create a more powerful supply shock than the halving?
Key takeaway:
Strategy raised $1.18 billion via MSTR shares to fund Bitcoin purchases last week.

https://cointelegraph.com/...
coinattac
1 month ago
Strategy scoops $1.57 billion in Bitcoin in largest purchase since January | FXStreet

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