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From Bitcoin to XRP: Key cryptocurrency terms and what they mean

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-20 08:27:58

From Bitcoin to XRP: Key cryptocurrency terms and what they mean 3 hours ago Share Save Liv McMahon, Joe Tidy & Brandon Drenon BBC News Share Save Getty Images Bitcoin's price reaching a new high of $120,000 (£89,000) - buoyed by US President Donald Trump's crypto-friendly stance - has kept the buzzy world of cryptocurrencies in the spotlight. But it also contains confusing terms such as ETFs, blockchains and cold wallets, that can make the topic somewhat tricky to navigate. Worry not. If you

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Bitcoin Hits New Highs Daily, but Experts Warn It’s a ‘Crisis Mode’ Rally

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-21 02:02:17

Bitcoin’s historic rally continues with no signs of slowing down. The world’s most famous cryptocurrency hit an all-time high overnight from Sunday to Monday, briefly surpassing the symbolic threshold of $123,000 before pulling back slightly. By 6:00 a.m. ET, it was hovering around $122,013, according to data from CoinGecko. This staggering surge marks a more than 30% increase in Bitcoin’s price since January, outpacing even gold and fueling the narrative that Bitcoin is the new “digital gold.

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Bitcoin flies to new all-time highs, briefly topping $118,000 as institutions pile into ETFs

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-01-21 10:15:03

In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now Bitcoin extended its rally on Friday, rising to new records overnight after bitcoin ETFs saw their biggest day of inflows of the year. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 4% at $117,955.25, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $118,872.85. Ether rose 6%, crossing back above the $3,000 level for the first time since February. On Thursday, bitcoin ETFs logged their biggest

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Bitcoin surpasses $118K, its second all-time high in less than 24 hours

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2026-01-21 22:57:04

Bitcoin achieved a new all-time high of $118,900 on Friday after exceeding its previous record, $113,822, on Thursday. At the time of this writing, Bitcoin’s price stands at around $117,400. This is a significant milestone for Bitcoin, as it highlights its resurgence, now higher than its low of around $76,000 in early April. It dropped to nearly $49,000 last August. Some analysts think that if it reaches $150,000, it’ll set off a buying frenzy. It’s important to note that Bitcoin, just like m

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Bitcoin surpasses $118K, its second all-time high, in less than 24 hours

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2026-01-22 10:57:04

Bitcoin achieved a new all-time high of $118,900 on Friday after exceeding its previous record, $113,822, on Thursday. At the time of this writing, Bitcoin’s price stands at around $117,400. This is a significant milestone for Bitcoin, as it highlights its resurgence, now higher than its low of around $76,000 in early April. It dropped to nearly $49,000 last August. Some analysts think that if it reaches $150,000, it’ll set off a buying frenzy. It’s important to note that Bitcoin, just like m

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Bitcoin flies to new all-time highs, topping $118,000 as institutions pile into ETFs

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-01-23 11:19:15

On Thursday, bitcoin ETFs logged their biggest day of inflows of 2025 at $1.18 billion. Ether ETFs recorded their second-biggest day of inflows ever at $383.1 million, according to SoSoValue. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 4% at $118,396.01, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $118,872.85. Ether rose nearly 7% to trade back above the $3,000 level for the first time since February. Bitcoin extended its rally on Friday, rising to new records overni

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The day someone created 184 billion Bitcoin (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Decrypt 2026-01-23 03:51:51

In brief In August 2010, someone exploited a flaw in Bitcoin’s code to create 184 billion Bitcoin. The bug was quickly corrected by Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The person behind the "value overflow incident" exploit remains unknown. Decrypt’s Art, Fashion, and Entertainment Hub. Discover SCENE There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin. We’re not too far off—around 18 and a half million Bitcoin are already in circulation. But on the 15th of August, 2010, that limit was des

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Crypto Is on Fire as Bitcoin Nears $120K in Unstoppable Surge

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-23 10:19:52

Bitcoin is surging once again. And this time, the climb feels different. The world’s largest cryptocurrency continued its dizzying ascent on Friday, smashing through multiple symbolic price thresholds in a matter of hours and setting a new all-time high for the second consecutive day. After crossing $112,000 on Wednesday, Bitcoin has barely paused. On Thursday and Friday morning, it blew past $113,000, then $114,000, then $115,000, before jumping to $116,000, $117,000, and finally $118,909 as

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Bitcoin sets another record above $113,000 as investors jump into risk assets, liquidate shorts

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-01-24 15:32:05

Bitcoin climbed to new all-time high on Thursday, building on its previous record reached just a day earlier, as investors jumped into risk assets and liquidated short positions. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 2% at $113,766.74. Earlier, it rose as high as $113,863.18. Over the past 24 hours, $318 million in short liquidations across centralized exchanges, according to CoinGlass. When traders use leverage to short bitcoin and the cryptocurrency's price ri

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Bitcoin Hits $112K, but Something Feels Off

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-26 09:07:02

Bitcoin is on the move again. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value surged past a symbolic milestone on Wednesday, reaching a record-breaking $112,055 on the Coinbase exchange around 3:55 p.m. ET. That’s the highest price ever recorded for Bitcoin on Coinbase, surpassing the previous high of $111,891 set in May. With this latest surge, Bitcoin is up nearly 20% since the start of the year. The sudden move stunned traders and rekindled hopes among Bitcoin’s faithful. For weeks, pric

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Bitcoin Hits $112K But Something Feels Off

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-26 15:07:02

Bitcoin is on the move again. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value surged past a symbolic milestone on Wednesday, reaching a record-breaking $112,055 on the Coinbase exchange around 3:55 p.m. ET. That’s the highest price ever recorded for Bitcoin on Coinbase, surpassing the previous high of $111,891 set in May. With this latest surge, Bitcoin is up nearly 20% since the start of the year. The sudden move stunned traders and rekindled hopes among Bitcoin’s faithful. For weeks, pric

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Bitcoin rises to fresh record above $112,000, helped by Nvidia-led tech rally

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-01-27 00:48:04

The logo of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin can be seen on a coin in front of a Bitcoin chart. Bitcoin hit a fresh record on Wednesday afternoon as an Nvidia -led rally in equities helped push the price of the cryptocurrency higher into the stock market close. The price of bitcoin was last up 1.9%, trading at $110,947.49, according to Coin Metrics. Just before 4:00 p.m. ET, it hit a high of $112,052.24, surpassing its May 22 record of $111,999. The flagship cryptocurrency has been trading in a tig

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Bitcoin Depot breach exposes data of nearly 27,000 crypto users

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-27 15:33:46

Bitcoin Depot, an operator of Bitcoin ATMs, is notifying customers of a data breach incident that has exposed their sensitive information. In the letter sent to affected individuals, the company informs that it first detected suspicious activity on its network last year on June 23. Although the internal investigation was completed on July 18, 2024, a parallel investigation by federal agencies dictated that public disclosure of the incident should be withheld until it was completed. “On July 1

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BNY Mellon will have custody of Ripple's new stablecoin as institutional interest in crypto swells

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-01-29 02:41:45

Bank of New York Mellon will be the primary custodian for the Ripple's U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin reserves going forward, the two companies said Wednesday. The partnership should enhance regulatory compliance for Ripple, the issuer of ripple USD (RLUSD), and boost institutional credibility for the company as well as the fast growing stablecoin industry. BNY is the nation's oldest bank and primarily serves institutions and corporations. It also adds to the growing number of traditional insti

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Elon Musk Calls the U.S. Dollar ‘Hopeless,’ Says His America Party Will Embrace Bitcoin

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-03 00:58:25

As details about his new political venture begin to emerge, Elon Musk has confirmed that the “America Party” will embrace Bitcoin, a move that solidifies the party’s anti-establishment and tech-centric identity. The world’s richest man made the revelation on his social media platform, X, signaling a potential new frontier for cryptocurrency in American politics. The exchange unfolded after Musk positioned his new party as a home for centrists and voters disillusioned with the traditional two-pa

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Bitcoin Bought in 2011 Suddenly Springs to Life After 13 Million Percent Increase In Value

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-03 05:30:38

Two Bitcoin wallets that remained untouched for more than a decade just sprang back to life — and whoever owns them is now filthy rich in crypto. As MarketWatch reports, each Bitcoin was worth just 78 cents back when the unknown buyer purchased 20,000 tokens in 2011 for just under $16,000. Due to the digital currency's inexorable rise over the subsequent years, the extremely patient owner of the two "Sleeping Beauty" wallets where the Bitcoin was stored now holds more than $2 billion worth — a

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Drake Just Gave Bitcoin Its Biggest Pop Culture Moment Yet

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-03 03:00:47

Bitcoin just got its biggest shoutout in pop culture yet — from Drake. In a surprise drop on the night of July 4th, the hip-hop titan unleashed his latest track, “What Did I Miss.” More than just another reflective banger, the Canadian superstar’s new song injects Bitcoin, the world’s most famous cryptocurrency, directly into the mainstream cultural conversation, sixteen years after its inception. The track, which premiered during a YouTube stream titled “ICEMAN EPISODE ONE” where Drake plays

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The only time HN is this interested in Bitcoin is when there's a bubble (2017)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-03 03:54:40

The only time Hacker News is this interested in Bitcoin is when there's a bubble forming Sun 30 July 2017 You might have got the impression that there are a lot of Bitcoin-related posts on Hacker News lately. With SegWit set to activate in the next few weeks, and Bitcoin Cash likely to fork off on the 1st of August, I took a look at Hacker News' relationship with Bitcoin over the past years. In this post I'm going to argue, based on historical trends of Bitcoin-related posts on Hacker News, t

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Bitcoin Whales Are Offloading Their Bags on Institutional Investors

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-02-07 05:10:13

Bitcoin enthusiasts have been perplexed lately. Why is the price so stagnant, even with all the hype created by guys like President Donald Trump? The White House has largely been seen as enacting a pro-crypto agenda and even got its first crypto czar in David Sacks, after all. You’d think prices would be soaring. Well, there’s a simple answer, according to a new report from Bloomberg News. And the average, non-wealthy crypto trader probably isn’t going to like it. According to Bloomberg, the lo

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Ether and related stocks gain amid the latest crypto craze: Tokenization

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-02-10 10:35:33

A representation of cryptocurrency Ethereum is placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken on June 16, 2023. Stocks tied to the price of ether , better known as ETH, were higher on Wednesday, reflecting renewed enthusiasm for the crypto asset amid a surge of interest in stablecoins and tokenization. BitMine Immersion Technologies , a bitcoin miner that announced plans this week to make ETH its primary treasury reserve asset, jumped about 20%. It's gained more than 1,000% since the an

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A Viral Question Is Puzzling Bitcoin Fans: Why Isn’t the Price Rising?

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-13 10:10:44

A question is going viral on social media, reflecting the confusion shared by Bitcoin skeptics and believers alike. “Can anyone explain to me why companies are buying billions of dollars of Bitcoin every week and the price is virtually unchanged over the last 6 months?” one user posted on X on June 27. “Explain it to me like I’m 5.” Can anyone explain to me why companies are buying billions of dollars of bitcoin every week and the price is virtually unchanged over the last 6 months? Explain it

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Public companies bought more bitcoin than ETFs did for the third quarter in a row

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-02-13 20:49:15

In this article MARA KDLY PCAPU GME BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ozan Kose | Afp | Getty Images Corporate treasuries have surpassed ETFs in bitcoin buying for a third consecutive quarter as more companies try to benefit from the MicroStrategy playbook in a more crypto-friendly regulatory environment. Public companies acquired about 131,000 coins in the second quarter, growing their bitcoin balance 18%, according to data provider Bitcoin Treasuries. ETFs showed an

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Datadog's $65M/year customer mystery solved

news.ycombinator.com Amsterdam 2026-02-15 09:31:09

The internet has been speculating the past few days on which crypto company spent $65M on Datadog in 2022. I confirmed it was Coinbase, and here are the details of what happened. Originally published on 11 May 2023. 👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. We cover one out of six topics in today’s subscriber-only The Scoop issue. To get full newsletters twice a week, subscribe here. Datadog is a leading observability tooling provider which went publi

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Why We Should Care About This War over the Future of Money

news.ycombinator.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-15 15:00:40

The crypto world is buzzing. If you ask a true believer, they’ll say this is just the beginning of a financial revolution. Ask a skeptic, and they’ll swear we’re watching a bubble inflate in real time, one that could pop at any second. This entire debate is now playing out in a public showdown between two of the biggest names in finance. Michael Saylor and Jim Chanos are two men with very different visions of the future, and they’re now in open combat on X (formerly Twitter). Saylor, the billi

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Why You Should Care About This War Over the Future of Money

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-16 15:25:28

The crypto world is buzzing. If you ask a true believer, they’ll say this is just the beginning of a financial revolution. Ask a skeptic, and they’ll swear we’re watching a bubble inflate in real time, one that could pop at any second. This entire debate is now playing out in a public showdown between two of the biggest names in finance. Michael Saylor and Jim Chanos are two men with very different visions of the future, and they’re now in open combat on X (formerly Twitter). Saylor, the billi

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Wall Street strategist Tom Lee is aiming to create the MicroStrategy of Ethereum

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-02-16 20:23:07

Fundstrat's Tom Lee is joining a little known bitcoin miner aiming to become the biggest publicly traded holder of ether . Lee, a high-profile market strategist known for his prescient bitcoin price forecasts and stock predictions, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of BitMine Immersion Technologies , effective Monday. The company also announced a $250 million private placement to implement a buying strategy around ether, which it aims to make its primary treasury reserve ass

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Is Crypto in a Bubble (Again)?

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-17 03:32:48

The crypto world is buzzing. If you ask a true believer, they’ll say this is just the beginning. Ask a skeptic, and they’ll swear we’re watching a bubble inflate in real time. One that could pop any second. I saw the excitement firsthand at a crypto event in Brooklyn last week. The bar was packed. People were animated. It felt like a flashback to 2020 and 2021, when crypto fever gripped everyone from twenty-something retail traders to grandparents. Back then, it was all about Bitcoin, flashy NF

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Stablecoins go mainstream: Why banks and credit card firms are issuing their own crypto tokens

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos Jordan Smith 2026-02-16 16:00:01

In this article PYPL SHOP COIN CRCL V MA JPM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A $44 billion IPO. A Senate bill with bipartisan momentum. And now, a wave of Fortune 500 firms launching crypto tokens of their own. Stablecoins — once a niche corner of the cryptocurrency world — are entering the corporate and policy mainstream, potentially reshaping how money moves in the United States and around the world. "Many of the users out there today are not aware of stablecoins, or not

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Coinbase is the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 in June, and may have even more room to run

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-02-17 20:38:21

People watch as the logo for Coinbase, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron at Times Square in New York on April 14, 2021. Coinbase is the top performer in the S&P 500 in June, boosted by positive regulatory updates, product launches and, of course, its very inclusion in the benchmark stock index at the end of May. The crypto exchange's outperformance in the S&P 500 extends back to the April 8 market low, just after President Donald Trump's

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Coinbase is the best performing stock in the S&P 500 in June, and may have even more room to run

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-02-18 00:40:15

People watch as the logo for Coinbase, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron at Times Square in New York on April 14, 2021. Coinbase is the top performer in the S&P 500 in June, boosted by positive regulatory updates, product launches and, of course, its very inclusion in the benchmark stock index at the end of May. The crypto exchange's outperformance in the S&P 500 extends back to the April 8 market low, just after President Donald Trump's

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From Bitcoin to XRP: Key cryptocurrency terms and what they mean

Bitcoin Hits New Highs Daily, but Experts Warn It’s a ‘Crisis Mode’ Rally

Bitcoin flies to new all-time highs, briefly topping $118,000 as institutions pile into ETFs

Bitcoin surpasses $118K, its second all-time high in less than 24 hours

Bitcoin surpasses $118K, its second all-time high, in less than 24 hours

Bitcoin flies to new all-time highs, topping $118,000 as institutions pile into ETFs

The day someone created 184 billion Bitcoin (2020)

Crypto Is on Fire as Bitcoin Nears $120K in Unstoppable Surge

Bitcoin sets another record above $113,000 as investors jump into risk assets, liquidate shorts

Bitcoin Hits $112K, but Something Feels Off

Bitcoin Hits $112K But Something Feels Off

Bitcoin rises to fresh record above $112,000, helped by Nvidia-led tech rally

Bitcoin Depot breach exposes data of nearly 27,000 crypto users

BNY Mellon will have custody of Ripple's new stablecoin as institutional interest in crypto swells

Elon Musk Calls the U.S. Dollar ‘Hopeless,’ Says His America Party Will Embrace Bitcoin

Bitcoin Bought in 2011 Suddenly Springs to Life After 13 Million Percent Increase In Value

Drake Just Gave Bitcoin Its Biggest Pop Culture Moment Yet

The only time HN is this interested in Bitcoin is when there's a bubble (2017)

Bitcoin Whales Are Offloading Their Bags on Institutional Investors

Ether and related stocks gain amid the latest crypto craze: Tokenization

A Viral Question Is Puzzling Bitcoin Fans: Why Isn’t the Price Rising?

Public companies bought more bitcoin than ETFs did for the third quarter in a row

Datadog's $65M/year customer mystery solved

Why We Should Care About This War over the Future of Money

Why You Should Care About This War Over the Future of Money

Wall Street strategist Tom Lee is aiming to create the MicroStrategy of Ethereum

Is Crypto in a Bubble (Again)?

Stablecoins go mainstream: Why banks and credit card firms are issuing their own crypto tokens

Coinbase is the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 in June, and may have even more room to run

Coinbase is the best performing stock in the S&P 500 in June, and may have even more room to run

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