Regulation
Russia’s central bank wants to prohibit crypto investments: report
Centrobank is reportedly concerned that growing volumes of crypto trading could present risks to financial stability.
Liam Frost 3 min read
BTC
Bitcoin news today
The latest Bitcoin news today — live BTC price updates, mining developments, halving cycles, ETF flows, and institutional adoption headlines.
Topic stats
Bitcoin Price The latest stored price in US dollars, with its reported change over the past 24 hours. Market data may be delayed. $79,894.92
Market signal A 0–100 indicator of price momentum, position within the historical trading range, and volume confirmation. It describes market conditions, not a price forecast. 60 /100
Coverage footprint Share of stories with a crypto tag. This topic’s share of CryptoSlate’s published stories in that group. Each story is counted once in the group total. 56.5%
Top Bitcoin Stories
Contributor
Adoption
Op-Ed: The real reason El Salvador adopted Bitcoin
El Salvador’s bold decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender inspired countless critical headlines, even before fresh-faced president Nayib Bukele’s November announcement of plans to build a volcano-powered Bitcoin City.
Analysis
This Bitcoin on-chain analyst says retail hasn’t “bought the dip this hard” since the Covid crash
Ever since the plunge on December 3, Bitcoin price has been struggling to move past the $50.000 resistance.
Latest Bitcoin News & Analysis
Exchanges
Bitcoin addresses sending coins to exchange plummets to new low
Bitcoin investors are refusing to send their holdings to crypto exchanges due to fear of the asset current volatility.
Stablecoins
Stablecoins collateralize $7.2 billion worth of Bitcoin futures
Stablecoins have recorded over 400% growth in this year and now collateralizes over $7 billion worth of BTC futures.
Hacks
Amid call for crypto regulation, hacker uses India’s PM Twitter account to promote fake BTC giveaway
India’s prime minister account has been used to promote a fake 500 BTC giveaway scam.
Contributor
Privacy
Bitcoin Privacy 101: Key differences between a CoinSwap and a CoinJoin
As new privacy-enhancing tools are becoming available, Bitcoin can be used more privately now than ever before.
Trading
Bloomberg analyst predicts Bitcoin could hit $100k in 2022
Blooomberg’s Mick McGlone is predicting that the price of BTC could finally reach $100k in 2022.
Legal
Russia drafts legal framework for confiscation of illicit Bitcoin
Russia's attorney general aims to form “unified and sustainable procedures” to deal with illicit cryptocurrencies.
More Bitcoin News Headlines
Adoption
There’s no stopping MicroStrategy as it acquires 1,434 more Bitcoin (BTC)
Analysis
This key metric correlates with Bitcoin’s largest price drops
People
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York explains why she doesn’t invest in Bitcoin
Adoption
