Bitcoin

If you only follow one thing in crypto, it should probably still be Bitcoin. Not because the other chains don’t matter, Ethereum, Solana, the whole L2 wave, stablecoins, they all matter, but because Bitcoin is the one asset that the rest of the financial system has finally decided to treat as real. Spot ETFs cleared $40 billion under BlackRock alone. Sovereign wealth funds have started showing up. Corporate treasuries hold it. And yet Bitcoin is still volatile enough to punish anyone who sized into it like it was a bond.

This hub collects everything we publish about Bitcoin: price action and technical analysis when the setup actually tells us something, institutional flow data when the ETF numbers shift, network-level news (halvings, quantum research, Lightning, mining economics), and the macro story that keeps whipping BTC around, Fed policy, oil shocks, dollar strength, Middle East tensions.

The editorial bias here is retail-first. We assume you have a job, some savings, possibly a mortgage, and no interest in being anyone’s exit liquidity. When we write about what’s driving a $70K breakout or a 10% dump, we try to tell you which parts are signal and which parts are noise that usually fades by the next session. When institutional analysts announce some dramatic target, we note whose book that forecast is long.

If you’re new to Bitcoin itself, the beginner’s guide is a better starting point than any of these news articles. If you want the live price and 24h chart, /coins/bitcoin/ has it. If you’re trying to work out whether to buy now or wait, the Fear & Greed Index is the quickest read on where sentiment actually sits.

Bitcoin guides worth reading

The flagship Bitcoin pieces we’ve written, organised by what they answer:

Learning Bitcoin from scratch

• What is Bitcoin? A beginner’s guide — the core concepts in plain English
• How to buy Bitcoin — regulated exchanges, ETFs, and self-custody paths
• Seed phrase security guide — the single most important thing to get right after buying
• Best hardware wallets: Ledger vs Trezor vs Coldcard — where long-term holdings should live

Making the investment decision

• Is Bitcoin a good investment in 2026? — the real case for and against, honestly
• Bitcoin price prediction 2026-2030 — the frameworks serious analysts actually use
• Ethereum vs Bitcoin — how the two biggest assets differ
• Coinbase vs Kraken vs Gemini — picking a US exchange in 2026

Understanding the structural story

• How crypto ETF flows work — reading the single biggest 2026 signal
• Quantum computing threat to Bitcoin — the long-tail risk, honestly assessed
• GENIUS Act explained — the US stablecoin framework that indirectly shapes BTC flows
• US crypto taxes 2026 — what the 1099-DA form means for Bitcoin holders

Below are the latest pieces in this category, newest first.