Bitcoin

You are here: Home / Cryptocurrency News / Bitcoin eCash Hard Fork Launch Sparks Scalability Debate Ahead of August Bitcoin has gained renewed attention, following news from developer Paul Sztorc regarding the introduction of a hard fork referred to as eCash. This new network will launch in August, and its main objective will be to

FTX's fourth round of distributing bankruptcy recoveries arrives at a different moment. The estate will begin sending roughly $2.2 billion to eligible creditors on Mar. 31, just as Bitcoin (BTC) pushed back above $70,000 into what Glassnode called a thin $72,000-$82,000 on-chain zone. FTX announced on Mar. 18 that its fourth distribution will begin Mar.

Bitcoin’s hash rate dropped to approximately 920 EH/s, down roughly 8% over the past week, with a difficulty adjustment of about −8% expected on March 20. Rising crude oil prices are pressuring miners in energy-sensitive markets, while hash price hit an all-time daily low of US$27.89 PH/s/day in late February. Major public miners have collectively

Bitcoin sinks below $71,000, stocks close at session lows, as 2026 Fed rate cut hopes fade further Fed chair Jerome Powell said rising energy prices are feeding into the inflation outlook, but "nobody knows" yet how lasting the impact will be. Updated Mar 18, 2026, 8:21 p.m. Published Mar 18, 2026, 8:19 p.m. Make preferred

Bitcoin has climbed more than 30% from its February lows and is pressing toward $80,000, turning sentiment sharply bullish across trading communities. One analyst who has tracked this structure for months says the excitement may be arriving at exactly the wrong moment. The question is not whether the rally is real. It is what comes

Fold Holdings has launched a new Bitcoin Bonus Program that lets employers offer recurring bitcoin-denominated bonuses without changing payroll systems, positioning it as the first product under its new Fold Business platform. Employers set bonus amounts in dollars on their normal payroll schedule, while Fold handles conversion to bitcoin, custody, vesting and delivery through the

CryptoQuant Head of Research Julio Moreno identified US$75,000 and US$85,000 as critical resistance levels tied to the Traders’ On-chain Realized Price, a metric tracking the average cost basis of short-term market participants. Hourly Bitcoin inflows into exchanges hit 6,100 BTC on March 16, with large deposits accounting for 63% of total inflows, the highest share

Citigroup lowered its 12-month Bitcoin forecast from US$143K to US$112K and its Ethereum target from US$4,304 to US$3,175, citing weaker network activity and slower legislative progress. The bank cut its projected bitcoin ETF demand from US$15 billion to US$10 billion. However, it still considers institutional inflows through ETFs the single most important catalyst for crypto