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What Happens When a Bitcoin Block Is Full? Every Byte Sparks a Live Fee Auction

When Bitcoin traffic gets heavy, a full block does not stop the network; it turns the next available space into a live auction where urgency has a price. Key Takeaways Bitcoin blocks cap at 4 million weight units, forcing lower-fee payments to wait. Bitcoin Core 31.0 can evict weak packages when a node’s 300 MB

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Jump on $9.8 Billion AI Data Center Deal

Bitcoin miner Hut 8’s shares rose Monday after the Toronto Stock Exchange- and Nasdaq-listed firm said it had signed a second 15-year lease worth $9.8 billion for its AI data center.  Hut 8 shares peaked as high as $106 a pop before dropping to around $101. They closed Monday up over 10%.  The deal will

Citi Says Mixing Bitcoin With Gold Can Boost Your Portfolio Performance 

Citi analysts say holding both gold and bitcoin can improve portfolio performance compared with traditional bond-and-equity mixes. In a new report cited by CNBC, analyst Alex Saunders said a 5% allocation to gold enhances portfolio efficiency, while splitting that exposure between gold and bitcoin produces stronger results.  The analysis found the mixed allocation improves returns

G. Love Loses ~$450K in Bitcoin Due to Fake Crypto Wallet in App Store

Photo Credit: RCXYZ NFT Gallery (The fake app in this story mimicked the official app for the Ledger crypto wallet, pictured right) Musician G. Love says he lost his retirement nest egg, a smattering of Bitcoin, due to a scam app on the App Store. “I had a really tough day today I lost my

Bitcoin Scholars Fund Launches With $21 Million Goal to Bring Bitcoin Education to K–12 Schools

A new nonprofit initiative, the Bitcoin Scholars Fund (BSF), announced plans attempting to redirect $21 million from federal coffers into K–12 Bitcoin education by 2027. The organization unveiled its mission on X, promoting what it calls a “modern alternative” to government-backed education funding. According to group statements, the fund will leverage the One Big Beautiful

How High Can Bitcoin Go? eToro CEO Yoni Assia Bitcoin Price Prediction Targets $250K

Bitcoin traded at $74,300 on Thursday, April 16, 2026, sitting 41% below the $126,198 all-time high set on October 6, 2025, as the market retests resistance at the top of a consolidation range that has defined the chart since early February. Tuesday's session briefly cleared $76,000 before reversing into a bearish pin bar, the same

Bitcoin whales just bought the most BTC since 2013 – so why is the price stuck below $80,000?

Bitcoin has spent much of 2026 moving between recovery attempts and macro shocks, yet one part of the market has kept moving in a single direction. Large holders have been buying. On April 16, Bitfinex highlighted CryptoQuant data showing whales accumulated 270,000 BTC over the previous 30 days, the largest buying spree since 2013, while

Bitcoin Price Deep Dive: $35,000 Worst Case as Analyst Maps Levels for ETH, SOL and XRP

Bitcoin is at a pivotal moment. Analyst Gareth Soloway has identified $63,500 as the single most important level in the near term. Bitcoin rallied from its double bottom to $67,200 before pulling back to current levels. That pullback is normal and healthy. But the level being tested right now is exactly where the original breakout

Bitcoin Price Prediction 2026: Could BTC Crash Toward $30K Before The Next Bull Cycle?

The optimism surrounding Bitcoin price has taken a serious hit in 2026, and the charts aren’t exactly offering much comfort. After reaching an all-time high near $126,296 in October 2025, the market entered a correction phase that appears to be following a historical pattern with uncomfortable precision. What’s making traders nervous isn’t merely the decline

Bitcoin funding rates hit most negative since 2023, history suggests bottom is in

Bitcoin funding rates hit most negative since 2023, history suggests bottom is in Despite a surge in short positioning, bitcoin has climbed toward $75,000, with past episodes of negative funding rates often aligning with local market bottoms. Perpetual Funding Rates (Glassnode) Bitcoin funding rates have dropped to their lowest levels since 2023, signalling heavy short

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What Happens When a Bitcoin Block Is Full? Every Byte Sparks a Live Fee Auction

When Bitcoin traffic gets heavy, a full block does not stop the network; it turns the next available space into a live auction where urgency has a price. Key Takeaways Bitcoin blocks cap at 4 million weight units, forcing lower-fee payments to wait. Bitcoin Core 31.0 can evict weak packages when a node’s 300 MB

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Jump on $9.8 Billion AI Data Center Deal

Bitcoin miner Hut 8’s shares rose Monday after the Toronto Stock Exchange- and Nasdaq-listed firm said it had signed a second 15-year lease worth $9.8 billion for its AI data center.  Hut 8 shares peaked as high as $106 a pop before dropping to around $101. They closed Monday up over 10%.  The deal will

Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Japan Announces Plan to Scoop Up Coins Despite Market Downturn 

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Japan Announces Plan to Scoop Up Coins Despite Market Downturn  Metaplanet subsidiary Bitcoin Japan is starting a crypto treasury.  This post Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Japan Announces Plan to Scoop Up Coins Despite Market Downturn  first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo...

Bitcoin-Treasury Capital B Plans 10-for-1 Reverse Stock Split for September

Capital B, the Paris-listed bitcoin treasury company once known as The Blockchain Group, will combine every 10 existing shares into one new share beginning September 8, according to a regulatory filing the company published Monday. The consolidation reduces the number of outstanding shares from 300,650,632 to 30,065,063. Each new share will carry a par value