Could anyone actually break Bitcoin? Micah Warren, associate professor of mathematics at the University of Oregon and author of Bitcoin: A Game-Theoretic Analysis, joins Grace Remington and Sean Hagan to break down Bitcoin’s security through the lens of game theory. He explains why miner incentives are one of the main things holding Bitcoin up, and why classic reorg and double-spend attacks are unlikely today.

Chapters:0:00 – Micah Warren on What Game Theory Reveals About Bitcoin’s Security1:33 – Why Miner Incentives Hold Bitcoin Together3:40 – How Treasury Companies, Governments and Miners Change the Game4:54 – North Korea, Iran and Bad Actors in the Bitcoin…

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Bitcoin’s digital gold case is “a pretty strong rationale,” says Morgan Stanley’s Amy Oldenburg. But she wants to see Bitcoin trade more like gold and less like risk assets. She discusses Bitcoin’s correlation with gold, how stablecoins, quantum fears, AI, and inflation are weighing on demand, and why she won’t let one day or one inflation print define Bitcoin’s outlook.

Chapters:0:00 – Stablecoins and USDT on Bitcoin1:23 – Who’s Buying Morgan Stanley’s Spot Bitcoin ETF?2:54 – Bitcoin as Digital Gold in Client Portfolios4:11 – Moving Self-Custodied Bitcoin Into ETF Shares5:33 – Borrowing Against Bitcoin ETFs and Spot Bitcoin6:33 – Bitcoin’s…

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SHERIDAN, Wyo. — October 16th, 2026 — Sazmining today began offering Proto immersion  hashboards to individual and institutional buyers through its mining-as-a-service platform. The  launch brings Proto’s immersion systems, until now deployed by large operators, to anyone who  wants to own competitive hashrate, starting at $1,397 with 0% financing over 18 months. 

Proto, Block’s (NYSE: XYZ) suite of bitcoin mining products and services, designs its immersion  mining hardware for efficiency, durability, and long-term performance. Customers purchase Proto  immersion hashboards, each configured to deliver roughly 200 TH at about 15 J/TH, and own  them outright….

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The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office has dismantled the online backbone of a multinational cryptocurrency scam that drained tens of millions of dollars from Russian-speaking victims across the U.S.

Working with the FBI, investigators executed search warrants across three time zones in a matter of hours and seized or disrupted 241 scam domains and more than 100 cloud servers hosted by Eastern European and American companies. The servers held the scammers’ victim data, site content and operating software, according to a Wednesday statement. 

“Our groundbreaking Virtual Currency Unit identified the fraud, tracked the stolen cryptocurrency, broke new ground by uncovering…

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Stocks and shares are a safer bet than buying bitcoin? Not so fast. 

According to research from crypto asset manager Grayscale, the digital coin’s realized volatility fell within the distribution of S&P 500 constituents — with a meaningful number of large-cap stocks exhibiting more price swings. 

Bitcoin’s price surged in August and September, giving it its best quarter in years and leading a number of analysts to declare that it’s back in a bull market. 

“As the asset has matured, with deeper liquidity, broader institutional participation, and more regulated access venues, its price swings have narrowed considerably from the extremes of its early years,” the…

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America is accumulating bitcoin while exporting dollar-pegged stablecoins to everyone else, according to a new Chainalysis report. 

The blockchain data said in its Wednesday report, “North America: Inside the Growth of Agentic Commerce,” that the U.S. became a net importer of Bitcoin in 2026 — for the first time since 2022.

According to the data, institutions this year have been buying bitcoin while retail largely sells. 

“A dollar stablecoin is a way to hold dollars without an American bank account, and Americans already have one,” the report read. 

“The rest of the world is pivoting to a digital dollar because it meets a need that American users don’t…

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Ledger has issued a statement following reports from customers of loss of funds and tampered devices, calling it one the most “sophisticated attacks” the digital asset industry has experienced. 

The hardware manufacturer said Thursday that a “highly organized criminal group” bought Ledger devices and installed implants that could read users’ seedphrases before then putting them back into the supply chain via resellers. 

Paris-based Ledger last week said it had started an investigation after customers in South East Asia reported they’d lost funds after buying from Malaysia-based reseller, CryptoBilis. 

The company then said it confirmed that one of the impacted…

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Bitcoin’s price momentarily dipped below $80,000 on Thursday following more hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data. 

The price of the biggest cryptocurrency recently stood at $81,028 after dropping as low as $79,805 on Thursday morning in New York. 

Over a 24-hour period, it’s only down over 1% after making a recovery. But over the past week, it’s shed nearly 3% of its value. 

Data Thursday from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics showed U.S. producer prices rose in September at the fastest pace in more than four years.

The numbers came one day after September’s Consumer Price Index came out higher than expected. 

Bitcoin has news that…

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What will it take for Bitcoin to break to new all-time highs? Charles Edwards says something substantial has to happen, whether it’s real progress on quantum, a shift in Fed policy, the U.S. government buying Bitcoin, or a stimulus event. He also discusses how institutional buying through ETFs is keeping the backdrop strong.

Chapters:0:00 – Charles Edwards on Rates, Liquidity and Bitcoin’s Market Outlook1:36 – ETFs vs. Treasury Companies: Who’s Driving Bitcoin Buying?2:54 – How AI-Driven Unemployment Could Change the Fed and Bitcoin4:01 – Hash Ribbons: Why Rising Hash Rate Is a Bullish Signal6:13 – Is This Hash Rate Cycle Different With AI?8:14 – Is Bitcoin Still…

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Bitcoin is “likely the best collateral one could ask for,” says OranjeBTC CEO Gui Gomes. He explains how digital credit, Bitcoin-backed loans, and new financial products are pushing Bitcoin deeper into global financial markets, including a first-of-its-kind Bitcoin-backed loan in Brazil. He also shares why every step brings Bitcoin closer to becoming the world’s reserve currency.

Chapters:0:00 – OranjeBTC CEO Gui Gomes on Running the Strategy Playbook in Latin America0:32 – Why Brazil Ranks No. 1 in Grassroots Bitcoin Adoption1:57 – Brazil’s Advantages for Building a Bitcoin Treasury Company3:38 – Brazil’s New Bitcoin Regulations and VASP Licensing5:23 –…

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