Research
Adoption
US Bitcoin payments are getting real: Retail rails could push $2M a day on-chain
New merchant and wallet integrations show how checkout apps may quietly route millions in daily Bitcoin and Ethereum flows beyond ETF channels.
AI
The Un-Dead Internet: AI catches irreversible ‘brain rot’ from social media
New research shows the ‘Dead Internet’ theory will awaken terrifying ‘Zombie Internet’ through viral junk data.
AI
OpenAI’s $300B bubble: The AI circular economy rewiring Wall Street finance
Vendor-financed chip deals and energy contracts show how AI’s next boom could reshape capital markets.
Culture
Patent troll wins Bitcoin logo trademark, now claims online copyright infringement
Can a Spain trademark really delete Bitcoin from Amazon?
Analysis
Altcoin season is cancelled this year: Alts fail to match last cycle $1.6 trillion ceiling
Altcoin market cap still below 2021 market top as BTC tests late-cycle window.
Mining
New debt-fueled era for Bitcoin miners marked by 1 zetahash milestone – Report
Record difficulty and $0.06 power costs collide with a $90 billion debt-driven boom, testing whether miners’ AI pivots can outlast hashprice compression.
Analysis
Time is up: The case for why Bitcoin bear market cycle started at $126k
Market top signal reached: This time last cycle Bitcoin entered a bear market.
Analysis
5 things that need to happen for Bitcoin to stay above $100k
Realized support sits at $107K while flow data show U.S. ETFs still absorbing late-phase distribution.
Rumors
The Big Bitcoin Short (Part 2): Rumor mill suspects link to US government insiders
Bitcoin short probe shifts toward WLFI claims as investigator retreats, trader doubles down.
Politics
Nigel Farage attempts to copy £5B Trump crypto script, without his levers or power
“Your champion” for crypto? Nigel Farage touts 61k BTC reserve and 10% tax
Technology
How $800 hardware can sniff Bitcoin miner traffic via satellite
New research shows many GEO downlinks are unencrypted. If your pool uses Stratum V1 over satcom, passive eavesdroppers can read job templates and IDs.
Derivatives
How XRP moves compared to Bitcoin during market volatility
Is XRP turning into Bitcoin’s high-beta mirror?