Bitcoin

Pixel NFT Leaders Among Bitcoin NFTs: Avatars made of small squares account for half of the top 10 spots in the recent BTC NFT popularity rankings. Pixel-art NFTs evoke childhood memories of the 1980s and have become a social phenomenon. Their distinctive style attracts investors and players, fostering communities and a sense of belonging. Despite both success and controversy, NodeMonkes became one of the top three NFT projects in the crypto world by total market cap in just two months. The Jubilee upgrade will bless all inscriptions, while cursed inscriptions will become discontinued, potentially marking a new starting point for the Bitcoin ecosystem. On January 5, 2024, the final cursed inscription was inscribed on a rare sat, becoming its final swan song. Rare sats carry exceptionally high premiums. The oldest is Block 9, and no new sats will ever be created.

This article introduces Bitcoin ETF, including the definition of ETF, market demand for Bitcoin ETFs, and the development history.

The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is a digital asset reserve policy established by the U.S. government through an executive order in March 2025. It is intended to manage eligible government-held Bitcoin as a long-term reserve asset.

Selling Bitcoin can help investors realize profits, reduce portfolio risk or access funds for other financial goals. However, deciding when and how much to sell requires more than watching Bitcoin’s price. That's where market conditions, transaction fees, taxes, liquidity needs and investment objectives all can influence the outcome of a Bitcoin sale.

Proof of Reserves (PoR) is a verification method used by cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians to demonstrate that they hold assets backing customer balances. It typically combines evidence of reserve holdings with a snapshot of customer liabilities, allowing users to assess whether an exchange has sufficient assets to cover the balances included in the assessment.

A Spot Bitcoin ETF is an exchange-traded fund that uses Bitcoin as its underlying asset and provides investors with exposure to the price of BTC through a securities exchange. Investors can participate in the Bitcoin market through a securities account without directly managing a crypto wallet or private keys.

Zeus Network (ZEUS) is cross-chain liquidity infrastructure that connects Bitcoin and Solana. Through ZeusNode, zBTC, ZPL, BitcoinKit, and APOLLO, it supports BTC tokenization, cross-chain verification, and BitcoinFi applications on Solana.

Gate P2P trading is a peer-to-peer marketplace with zero transaction fees on Gate.com that lets users buy and sell cryptocurrencies directly with one another using fiat currencies and local payment methods. Rather than routing transactions through a centralized order book, Gate connects buyers and sellers individually, holds crypto in escrow during each trade, and mediates disputes when they arise.

Bitcoin surged past $74,000, setting a new interim high. Crypto-related stocks and equity markets in Japan and South Korea advanced simultaneously. Renewed risk asset sentiment is driven by a repricing of policy expectations, geopolitical dynamics, and global liquidity.

This article provides an in-depth look at a systemic attack targeting Bitcoin: Ordinals inscriptions are exploiting the CVE-2023-50428 vulnerability, resulting in excessive node data growth. At the same time, Bitcoin Core has declined to implement a fix and has lifted existing limitations, putting decentralized validation and Bitcoin’s $1 million market cap potential at risk.

Strategy posted a $12.4 billion loss for the quarter, underscoring the stress on its capital flywheel, which is highly dependent on Bitcoin’s price. This article reviews the latest financial statements to analyze fair value accounting, preferred stock financing, and fixed expense structures. It explores the genuine risks and time horizons confronting this “Bitcoinized public company” during periods when crypto prices decline.

Using "Manhattan land" as a metaphor, this article systematically explores Bitcoin's role as a value anchor in the digital age, focusing on scarcity and consensus formation. It compares the supply/production ratio (SF), historical supply dynamics, and asset game theory to illustrate why Bitcoin retains its scarcity across long-term cycles and serves as a foundation for value storage and social consensus. These insights offer a deeper understanding of Bitcoin's long-term investment potential and underlying value logic.

This article offers a comprehensive overview of cryptocurrency staking concepts and mechanisms, explains Gate's staking and lending services, and covers essential risk management strategies.

Can dollar-cost averaging with leverage on BTC really boost returns significantly? Drawing on five years of backtesting data, this article compares the returns, drawdowns, and risk-adjusted performance of 1x, 2x, and 3x leverage strategies. Results show that 3x leverage delivers almost no cost-effectiveness in highly volatile markets, making spot dollar-cost averaging the superior long-term solution.

Nonce stands for "Number used once," and is a cornerstone of modern cryptography and blockchain technology. Whether securing online payments via SSL/TLS protocols or enabling Bitcoin's Proof-of-Work mining mechanism, the nonce is vital for maintaining communication uniqueness and preventing malicious replay attacks. This guide offers an in-depth exploration of how nonces function and why they are indispensable to digital security.