Changpeng “CZ” Zhao made headlines earlier this week after saying that Bitcoin (BTC) would hit $1 million and that the climb would not take 25 years. “I think Bitcoin hitting $1,000,000 would be a good thing. And it will happen,” former Binance CEO said on the conference’s Nakamoto stage, in a video clip published by … Read more
Bitcoin completes its first quantum-secure transaction | Without a bank A new system called QSB used Bitcoin’s own legacy rules to lock a transaction against Shor’s algorithm. A quantum secure transaction was mined on the Bitcoin mainnet for the very first time. The underlying effort, built around an April 2026 research paper by StarkWare’s Avihu … Read more
The leading cryptocurrency surged above $80,000 again earlier today, reinforcing the idea that the resurgence could be the start of a true bull market. However, some industry players have warned that unless BTC clears crucial resistance zones, it is still at risk of falling back to as low as $50,000. The necessary conditions Bitcoin has … Read more
Bitcoin’s rally that began a week ago culminated yesterday with a surge of over $81,000 for the first time since May, when the asset was halted and pushed south a few thousand dollars. Most larger-cap alternative assets followed a similar trajectory, with XRP falling more than 4%, while ZEC fell more than 7% following the … Read more
Bitcoin has completed a remarkable turnaround over the past week, rising from below $65,000 on Wednesday to a three-month high above $81,000 earlier this morning. The movement began abruptly on August 19, accelerated in the following days and, unlike previous escape attempts, was not halted painfully in its tracks. Clearly, something has changed in the … Read more
Upbit’s trading activity rose sharply as Bitcoin’s latest rally brought South Korean crypto traders back into the market. Data from exchange CoinGecko showed that Upbit’s 24-hour trading volume increased 273% to around $1.84 billion on August 21. The move marked the exchange’s highest daily volume since mid-March 2026, with XRP standing out as one of … Read more