Bitcoin news today

Updated April 19, 2026 · 8:42 AM UTC

The latest Bitcoin news today — live BTC price updates, mining developments, halving cycles, ETF flows, and institutional adoption headlines. CryptoSlate’s editorial team covers Bitcoin around the clock, from on-chain data and technical analysis to regulation and macro context, with breaking stories added throughout the day.

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Technology

Bitcoin Taproot has so far failed to live up to expectation, is there more to come?

The Taproot upgrade is the first major upgrade in four years, but why did the market fail to react as expected?

4 years ago

DeFi

Valkyrie announces $100 million DeFi fund across blockchains like Avalanche and Solana

The fund will include investments tied to a minimum of 24 assets distributed across 13 blockchains such as Solana, Avalanche, and Ethereum.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Mt. Gox Bitcoin redistribution plan approved, how might the market react?

Plans are in place to return some of the Bitcoin to victims of the hack. The big worry is that Bitcoin could tank due to oversupply flooding the market.

4 years ago

Analysis

Bitcoin drops below $60,000 triggering almost $875 million in liquidations

Bitcoin experienced a 10% correction in a day, pulling the rest of the market in the red.

4 years ago

Trading

Bitcoin falls $6,000 in past day as crypto markets dump

Bitcoin’s value crashed for the first in this month crashed below the $60k mark as traders sell their holdings massively.

4 years ago

Mining

China expels party official for supporting crypto mining firm

To demonstrate its continued hostility towards the crypto industry, China has relieved one of its top officials for supporting crypto mining.

4 years ago

Technology

Scalability comes to Bitcoin as Taproot upgrade goes live

After years of waiting, Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade is now live and its implementation could bring DeFi to the blockchain at last.

4 years ago

Regulation

Indian government might take action against misleading crypto ads

The Indian government will not tolerate deceiving crypto ads that promote false narratives when it comes to cryptocurrency trading in the region.

4 years ago

Adoption

Study shows Bitcoin delivered 99.996% deflation against the U.S. dollar over past decade

Inflation in the United States within the last decade has risen by close to 30% whereas Bitcoin has seen its value deflated by 99.996% within the same period.

4 years ago