Starknet is launching strkBTC, a Bitcoin-backed token that permits non-public balances and confidential transfers inside its DeFi ecosystem. The system routinely mints tokens based mostly on verifiable deposits to take away discretionary management, utilizing protocol-level privateness fairly than third-party custodians. The initiative goals to draw institutional customers by permitting themContinue Reading

Institutional, company and sovereign consumers expanded Bitcoin publicity in 2025 regardless of a steep market retracement. Eight straight quarters of ETF inflows from US advisers underline sustained structural demand. River argues adoption breadth is widening at the same time as worth efficiency lags historic highs. Bitcoin traded at US$64,492 (AU$90,289)Continue Reading

On-chain analyst James Verify notes that Bitcoin’s present $63K degree aligns with historic “backside formation” zones much like December 2018 and June 2022. Whereas additional draw back is feasible, the evaluation suggests the market is in a “de-risked accumulation part” the place time consolidation is a much bigger hurdle thanContinue Reading

Seoul prosecutors allege a crypto funding dispute escalated right into a poisoning try involving a banned insecticide. Authorities declare mounting monetary losses and fund administration tensions preceded the alleged café assault. The sufferer survived after intensive care therapy, with the primary court docket listening to set for 10 March. SouthContinue Reading

Lightning processed US$1.17bn throughout 5.22 million transactions in November 2025 regardless of weak Bitcoin worth motion. Alternate flows and service provider adoption drove development, based mostly on aggregated node information masking over 50% of community capability. Common transaction dimension rose whereas whole rely remained beneath 2023’s micropayment-driven peak, with AIContinue Reading