The Latest Breaking News from Bitcoin

Asian Markets Mixed As Bitcoin Surges To New High

Bitcoin hit a new peak during early Asian trading on Thursday, as the yen surged after the US Treasury Secretary said he expects Japan to hike interest rates.

International Business Times · Aug 14, 2025

Eric Trump Says The Trumps Didn't Have A 'Choice' But To Embrace Crypto After They Were Debanked

Eric Trump, the executive vice president of The Trump Organization, expressed his “love” for cryptocurrency on Wednesday, citing his personal experiences with debanking as a major factor.

Benzinga · Aug 14, 2025

Bitcoin Hits All-Time High; Ethereum, Dogecoin Spike: Analyst Says 'Parabolic Phase' Imminent For BTC

Leading cryptocurrencies jumped on Wednesday as optimism about a rate cut boosted investors’ risk appetite.

Benzinga · Aug 14, 2025

Bitcoin in Retirement Accounts Could Be a Good Idea

Trump’s executive order directs the Labor Department to loosen rules on retirement accounts, potentially shifting trillions in savings toward higher-return, but riskier assets like bitcoin.

Reason · Aug 13, 2025

Solana Soars 18% In 1 Week: Can It Outperform Bitcoin, Ethereum?

Solana's (CRYPTO: SOL) 18% surge over the past week comes amid strong ETF inflows and real-world adoption, fueling talk of a full-blown "SOL season" revival.

Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025

Trump-Backed Crypto Firm Strikes Deal for $1.5 Billion Crypto Treasury: Learn More of The Family's Massive Crypto Portfolio

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial will acquire 200 million ALT5 Sigma shares to build a $1.5B crypto treasury, expanding the Trump family's vast and controversial cryptocurrency portfolio.

International Business Times UK · Aug 13, 2025

Cryptocurrency Mogul Do Kwon Admits Guilt in $40B Collapse — Prison and $19M Forfeiture Included

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has pleaded guilty to fraud over the $40B collapse of TerraUSD and Luna, facing up to 25 years in prison and $19M forfeiture.

International Business Times UK · Aug 13, 2025

XRP Up 8% In 1 Week But Underperforms Bitcoin, ETH: What Is Going On?

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has notably underperformed Bitcoin and Ethereum over the recent days, but market observers remain confident that its moment will come soon.

Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025

Tom Lee: Ethereum Is 'The Biggest Macro Trade' For The Next 10-15 Years

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) could be the most significant macro investment opportunity over the next decade, according to Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee, who points to the convergence of artificial intelligence, tokenization, and Wall Street's migration to blockchain infrastructure.

Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025

Bitcoin Touches $122,00 As Total Crypto Market Cap Nears $4.2 Trillion

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged to a fresh weekly high of $122,026 on Wednesday before falling back below $121,000, capping a broad cryptocurrency market advance that lifted total capitalization to $4.189 trillion, according to CoinGecko data.

Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025