Bitcoin's current cycle could last until 2028 because bearish macroeconomic conditions have persisted twice as long as in previous cycles.
Bitcoin network mining difficulty rises by almost 6 percent on Friday afternoon, the steepest step up since June. Because transaction fees carry only 0.65 percent of mining revenue, the cost jump hits miners without any cushion at all.
The company attributed roughly €67.5 million ($75.9 million) of the loss to an additional bitcoin impairment charge.
An alleged scammer is among the main victims of recent thefts affecting Ledger wallets. Chainalysis reveals on October 15 that an operator suspected of organizing a scam involving fake paid tasks lost over 60 bitcoins, approximately 4.8 million dollars.
Google cuts quantum computing errors 40-fold on its Willow chip, raising questions about future Bitcoin security and 6.04 million exposed BTC.
Bitcoin (BTC) price briefly dropped below $80,000 on October 15 after US PPI inflation came in hot at 6.3%. The rising inflation has now triggered hawkish remarks from Fed officials as the odds of one more Fed rate hike in 2026 soar.
Google's paper puts quantum-vulnerable bitcoin at up to 2.3 million BTC and cuts its qubit estimate about 20-fold; Coinbase's board counts near 7 million.
Capital B reports a $78 million first-half loss driven by Bitcoin impairment, while growing its treasury to 3,538 BTC by September 2026.
Big buyers caught bitcoin at $80,000 on Thursday, but Glassnode's order book data shows the bids under that level are getting thinner. A Day on the Order Book Glassnode posted a heatmap of resting orders on the Binance BTC/USDT spot book from Oct.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao “CZ” believes Bitcoin (BTC) could reach $1 million sooner than many investors expect.
Coinbase says Bitcoin's post-quantum transition could take seven years, putting governance over exposed and abandoned BTC at the centre of planning.
Europe's second-largest Bitcoin treasury raised $30 million and increased its Bitcoin holdings by 11% in the first half of 2026, despite reporting a $75 million Bitcoin impairment loss.