Bitcoin
All the latest Cryptovolix news on Bitcoin price, mining, and network activity.
Brookings Economist Says Bitcoin Still Isn't Gold's Safe-Haven Rival
Robin Brooks says Bitcoin's underperformance versus gold during the debasement trade proves it isn't a true safe-haven asset.
August 9, 2026
Bitcoin's BIP-110 'Anti-Spam' Fork Dies After Just Two Blocks
A breakaway Bitcoin chain built to block Ordinals data drew just 2.53% of hashpower and stalled two blocks after launch.
August 9, 2026
MARA Pledges $1.2B in Bitcoin for $600M in New Loans
Marathon Digital pledged 18,750 Bitcoin worth $1.2B to Coinbase and Two Prime for $600M in loans funding its $1.5B Long Ridge Energy acquisition.
August 9, 2026
No, Quantum Computers Aren't Coming for Bitcoin Yet, Experts Say
As Binance and researchers debunk quantum-computing doomsday claims, experts say a cryptography-breaking quantum computer remains roughly a decade away.
August 9, 2026
BTCPay Locks Down Remote Lightning Access After Node Drains
BTCPay Server patched a critical flaw that let attackers steal LND credentials and drain Lightning nodes, restricting remote access as a stopgap.
August 9, 2026
Satoshi's Untouched Bitcoin Stash Falls to $71B as BTC Sheds 48%
Bitcoin's 48% drop from its all-time high has cut the value of Satoshi Nakamoto's dormant 1.096 million BTC stash from $138 billion to about $71 billion.
August 9, 2026
Saylor Says Strategy Sold Bitcoin to Prove It Wouldn't Crash the Market
Michael Saylor says Strategy's Bitcoin sales were a deliberate 'backflip' to break the market's belief the company could never sell BTC without crashing it.
August 9, 2026
BIP-110 Fork Stalls at Two Blocks as Gap to Bitcoin Main Chain Hits 88
Bitcoin's BIP-110 minority chain has produced just two blocks since mandatory signaling began, now trailing the main chain by 88 blocks.
August 9, 2026
BIP-110 Minority Fork Now 18 Blocks Behind Bitcoin Main Chain
Bitcoin's minority BIP-110 chain has fallen 18 blocks behind the main network as the low-hashrate fork struggles to keep pace after this weekend's split.
August 9, 2026
MARA Pledges 18,750 BTC to Secure $600M in New Loans
Bitcoin miner MARA pledged 18,750 BTC, worth $1.2 billion, to secure $600 million in loans from Coinbase Credit and Two Prime for energy and AI expansion.
August 9, 2026
Bitwise CIO: Institutions Could Push Bitcoin to $1.3M by 2035
Bitwise's Matt Hougan says a 1% institutional shift into Bitcoin from a $200 trillion asset pool could drive the price to $1.3 million within a decade.
August 9, 2026
Grayscale: CLARITY Act Unlikely to Pass in 2026, But Crypto Moves On
Grayscale's Zach Pandl says election-year politics likely sink the CLARITY Act in 2026, but argues crypto's core growth doesn't depend on it.
August 9, 2026