Is Bitcoin still Digital Gold?
Bitcoin has long carried the "digital gold" label, built on its hard cap of 21 million coins and a design resistant to monetary inflation. But in 2026, that narrative is being put to the test
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Standard Chartered Reaffirms $100,000 Bitcoin Target
Bank Holds Firm on Year-End Call Standard Chartered is standing by its $100,000 year-end price target for $BTC, even as the market navigates a stretch of notable volatility. Geoffrey Kendrick
Russia moves to watch nearly every crypto transaction its citizens make
Real-Time Monitoring at a Low Threshold Russia is building one of the most comprehensive cryptocurrency surveillance architectures of any major economy. A new bill moving through the State Du
BlackRock moves 8,700 ETH to Coinbase Prime
@BlackRock moved 8,700 $ETH worth approximately $15.81 million from wallets linked to its spot Ethereum ETF to Coinbase Prime on July 10, according to on-chain data flagged by Onchain Lens. T
Grayscale hands XRP the "global payments" label
@Grayscale has assigned $XRP a single, defining identity: global payments. In a breakdown of what each major crypto asset is actually built for, the world's largest digital asset manager gave
Robinhood Chain is surging. So are the scams.
A New Chain, A Familiar Playbook @RobinhoodCrypto Chain launched its public mainnet on July 1, 2026, positioning itself as an Arbitrum-based Ethereum Layer 2 built for tokenized real-world as
Metaplanet wants its Bitcoin to underwrite a credit market
@Metaplanet is no longer content simply accumulating $BTC. Japan's largest corporate Bitcoin holder has opened a joint feasibility study to build tokenized, Bitcoin-backed credit products, a
Boyaa Interactive Buys 108 BTC for Treasury
Boyaa Interactive, the Hong Kong-listed gaming company, has purchased 108 BTC for its corporate treasury, continuing a pattern of Bitcoin accumulation that positions the firm among Asia's mor
Experienced Analyst Says, “99.9 Percent of Altcoins Are Garbage”, Shares What They Expect for the Bitcoin Price”
Popular cryptocurrency analyst Benjamin Cowen made striking statements in his latest analysis evaluating Bitcoin’s current market cycle. Cowen stated that no one can predict short-term price
STRC and SATA Preferred Shares Hit Record $10B in Combined June Trading Volume Despite Bitcoin Dip
BitcoinWorld STRC and SATA Preferred Shares Hit Record $10B in Combined June Trading Volume Despite Bitcoin Dip In a striking display of investor conviction, the combined monthly trading volu
Open source AI matters more than ever, says Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue
BitcoinWorld Open source AI matters more than ever, says Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue believes the debate over open versus closed source AI has never been mor
Bitcoin at Crossroads: $165M in Shorts at Risk Above $64,535
BitcoinWorld Bitcoin at Crossroads: $165M in Shorts at Risk Above $64,535 Bitcoin’s price action is tightening, and the stakes for traders are becoming increasingly clear. According to data f