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Bitcoin price news: BTC surges 5% to $71,000 as Trump postpones Iran escalation  CoinDeskBitcoin rebounds above $70K as Trump cites 'productive' Iran talks, easing immediate escalation fears  The BlockBitcoin Drops Below $69,000 as War Fears Weigh on Crypto Markets  Bloomberg.comCrypto market rattled by $400 million liquidations as bitcoin dips to $68,000: Crypto Markets Today  CoinDeskBitcoin falls below $70,000 mark, Middle East conflict drags down cryptocurrencies  The Times of India

Bitcoin price news: BTC surges 5% to $71,000 as Trump postpones Iran escalation  CoinDeskBitcoin rebounds above $70K as Trump cites 'productive' Iran talks, easing immediate escalation fears  The BlockBitcoin Drops Below $69,000 as War Fears Weigh on Crypto Markets  Bloomberg.comCrypto market rattled by $400 million liquidations as bitcoin dips to $68,000: Crypto Markets Today  CoinDeskBitcoin falls below $70,000 mark, Middle East conflict drags down cryptocurrencies  The Times of India

Bithumb is pressing ahead with plans to renew CEO Lee Jae-won’s term despite a string of controversies, including an erroneous bitcoin distribution incident last month, industry officials said Sunday. The country’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange was already hit with heavy sanctions by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Financial Services Commission, including a six-month partial suspension of operations and a 36.8 billion won ($24 million) fine for breaches of anti-money laundering rules. The measures also included a reprimand warning for the CEO and a six-month suspension for the reporting officer. In addition to these penalties, Bithumb is still awaiting the outcome of an inspection into its order book sharing with an overseas platform. Meanwhile, a separate probe by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) into the erroneous bitcoin payout case is nearing completion, raising the prospect of further sanctions and intensifying scrutiny over management. According to

Bithumb is pressing ahead with plans to renew CEO Lee Jae-won’s term despite a string of controversies, including an erroneous bitcoin distribution incident last month, industry officials said Sunday. The country’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange was already hit with heavy sanctions by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Financial Services Commission, including a six-month partial suspension of operations and a 36.8 billion won ($24 million) fine for breaches of anti-money laundering rules. The measures also included a reprimand warning for the CEO and a six-month suspension for the reporting officer. In addition to these penalties, Bithumb is still awaiting the outcome of an inspection into its order book sharing with an overseas platform. Meanwhile, a separate probe by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) into the erroneous bitcoin payout case is nearing completion, raising the prospect of further sanctions and intensifying scrutiny over management. According to

Учёные из Кембриджа опубликовали исследование, показывающее устойчивость криптовалюты Bitcoin к различным сбоям в сетевой инфраструктуре.  Как показывает работа, главная криптовалюта рынка обладает очень высокой устойчивостью в том числе к обрывам подводных кабелей, обеспечивающих работу Интернета.  Создано ChatGPT Учёные говорят, что для существенного нарушения работы сети необходимо одновременное повреждение 72-92% всех подводных кабелей в мире. Само собой, в нормальных условиях такой сценарий невозможен.  При этом авторы отмечают, что в ряде случаев целенаправленные атаки на сеть Bitcoin могут быть очень опасными.   Злоумышленник, атаковавший всего пять крупнейших маршрутизирующих доменов (Hetzner, OVH, Comcast, Amazon и Google Cloud), парализовал бы сеть

arXiv:2603.17261v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Privacy protection mechanisms are a fundamental aspect of security in cryptocurrency systems, particularly in decentralized networks such as Bitcoin. Although Bitcoin addresses are not directly associated with real-world identities, this does not fully guarantee user privacy. Various deanonymization solutions have been proposed, with network layer deanonymization attacks being especially prominent. However, existing approaches often exhibit limitations such as low precision. In this paper, we propose \textit{NTSSL}, a novel and efficient transaction deanonymization method that integrates network traffic analysis with semi-supervised learning. We use unsupervised learning algorithms to generate pseudo-labels to achieve comparable performance with lower costs. Then, we introduce \textit{NTSSL+}, a cross-layer collaborative analysis integrating transaction clustering results to further improve accuracy. Experimental results demonstrate a

Исследование Кембриджского университета показало, что блокчейн Bitcoin способен переживать масштабные случайные сбои из-за обрывов подводной кабельной инфраструктуры. В то же время, эта устойчивость не защищает сеть от целенаправленных атак на ключевые маршрутизирующие домены. Источник изображения: A Chosen Soul / Unsplash.com

arXiv:2603.16080v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Bitcoin transaction networks are large scale socio- technical systems in which activities are represented through multi-hop interaction patterns. Graph Neural Networks(GNNs) have become a widely adopted tool for analyzing such systems, supporting tasks such as entity detection and transaction classification. Large-scale datasets like Elliptic have allowed for a rise in the analysis of these systems and in tasks such as fraud detection. In these settings, the amount of transactional context available to each node is determined by the neighborhood aggregation and sampling strategies, yet the interaction between these receptive fields and embedding geometry has received limited attention. In this work, we conduct a controlled comparison of Euclidean and tangent-space hyperbolic GNNs for node classification on a large Bitcoin transaction graph. By explicitly varying the neighborhood while keeping the model architecture and dimensionality

Bitcoin's price trades above its 50-day average as bullish move gathers pace  CoinDeskBitcoin Is Rising While Bonds and Stocks Struggle—Here's Why  Yahoo FinanceBitcoin Climbs in Asia as Other Markets Remain Tepid  Bloomberg.comBitcoin trades around $72,800 in 'solid' relief bounce supported by ETF inflows  The BlockCrypto Stocks Rally, These Factors Drive Bitcoin Rebound To Feb. High  Investor's Business Daily

Bitcoin's price trades above its 50-day average as bullish move gathers pace  CoinDeskBitcoin Is Rising While Bonds and Stocks Struggle—Here's Why  Yahoo FinanceBitcoin Climbs in Asia as Other Markets Remain Tepid  Bloomberg.comBitcoin trades around $72,800 in 'solid' relief bounce supported by ETF inflows  The BlockCrypto Stocks Rally, These Factors Drive Bitcoin Rebound To Feb. High  Investor's Business Daily

ProShares' Simeon Hyman is highlighting a bullish bitcoin trend.

As global markets brace for potentially another year of volatility, a handful of small-cap companies are rewriting the

Bitcoin price news: BTC in deep bear market, could crash by another 30%, investment firm says  CoinDeskIs Bitcoin Going to $0?  The Motley FoolForget Iran, Bitcoin's 2026 Path Will Be Determined By These 2 Factors, Jan Van Eck Says  Yahoo FinanceBitcoin Bottom Near? 5 On-Chain Signals Suggest the Bitcoin Price Bottom  CoinpediaPrediction Markets Bet Bearish on BTC, ETH, and Stocks — But Do The Charts Agree?  Cryptonews.net

Bitcoin price news: BTC in deep bear market, could crash by another 30%, investment firm says  CoinDeskIs Bitcoin Going to $0?  The Motley FoolForget Iran, Bitcoin's 2026 Path Will Be Determined By These 2 Factors, Jan Van Eck Says  Yahoo FinanceBitcoin Bottom Near? 5 On-Chain Signals Suggest the Bitcoin Price Bottom  CoinpediaPrediction Markets Bet Bearish on BTC, ETH, and Stocks — But Do The Charts Agree?  Cryptonews.net

Better Cryptocurrency to Buy Today With $3,000 and Hold for 7 Years: XRP vs. Bitcoin  The Motley FoolView Full Coverage on Google News

Better Cryptocurrency to Buy Today With $3,000 and Hold for 7 Years: XRP vs. Bitcoin  The Motley FoolView Full Coverage on Google News

Better Buy in 2026: Bitcoin or Silver? The Answer Couldn't Be Clearer for Long-Term Investors.  The Motley FoolView Full Coverage on Google News

Better Buy in 2026: Bitcoin or Silver? The Answer Couldn't Be Clearer for Long-Term Investors.  The Motley FoolView Full Coverage on Google News

Bitcoin Is Headed to $500,000. This Wall Street Analyst Explains Why.  The Motley FoolCrypto Prediction Markets Say Bitcoin Is Nowhere Near $150,000 -- but Here's the Bull Case They Might Be Missing  Yahoo Finance2023 Bitcoin Bottom Signal Flashes Again as Macro Shifts  BitboTop economist explains why Bitcoin will hit $120,000 in March 2026  FinboldBitcoin bottom fractal calls for 130% rally, but is the model valid in 2026?  Cryptonews.net

Bitcoin Is Headed to $500,000. This Wall Street Analyst Explains Why.  The Motley FoolCrypto Prediction Markets Say Bitcoin Is Nowhere Near $150,000 -- but Here's the Bull Case They Might Be Missing  Yahoo Finance2023 Bitcoin Bottom Signal Flashes Again as Macro Shifts  BitboTop economist explains why Bitcoin will hit $120,000 in March 2026  FinboldBitcoin bottom fractal calls for 130% rally, but is the model valid in 2026?  Cryptonews.net

Bitcoin Suddenly Plunges As Markets Brace For Iran War Price Crash  ForbesBitcoin Slides Below $64,000 After Explosions Reported in Tehran  Bloomberg.comCrypto Market Hedges Iran War Risks With 24/7 Oil and Gold Trading  Yahoo FinanceBitcoin slides below $64,000 after US and Israel strikes on Iran  The Boston GlobeWhat next for bitcoin as Iran attacks U.S. bases? BTC likely to head lower  CoinDesk

Bitcoin Suddenly Plunges As Markets Brace For Iran War Price Crash  ForbesBitcoin Slides Below $64,000 After Explosions Reported in Tehran  Bloomberg.comCrypto Market Hedges Iran War Risks With 24/7 Oil and Gold Trading  Yahoo FinanceBitcoin slides below $64,000 after US and Israel strikes on Iran  The Boston GlobeWhat next for bitcoin as Iran attacks U.S. bases? BTC likely to head lower  CoinDesk

Bitcoin Slides Below $64,000 After Explosions Reported in Tehran  Bloomberg.comThe U.S. and Israel attack Iran. Bitcoin and oil offer a glimpse at how markets could react.  MarketWatchBitcoin falls below $64,000 after U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran (BTC-USD:Cryptocurrency)  Seeking AlphaClaude AI Predicts the Price of XRP and Solana If the U.S.–Iran War Escalates Further  CaptainAltcoinBTC price now: What next for bitcoin as Iran attacks U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE  CoinDesk

Bitcoin Slides Below $64,000 After Explosions Reported in Tehran  Bloomberg.comThe U.S. and Israel attack Iran. Bitcoin and oil offer a glimpse at how markets could react.  MarketWatchBitcoin falls below $64,000 after U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran (BTC-USD:Cryptocurrency)  Seeking AlphaClaude AI Predicts the Price of XRP and Solana If the U.S.–Iran War Escalates Further  CaptainAltcoinBTC price now: What next for bitcoin as Iran attacks U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE  CoinDesk

Bitcoin nears $63,000 as U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran  CoinDeskBitcoin Slides Below $64,000 After Explosions Reported in Tehran  Bloomberg.comThe U.S. and Israel attack Iran. Bitcoin and oil offer a glimpse at how markets could react.  MarketWatchBTCUSD Today, February 28: US Carrier Near Iran Stokes Hedge Demand  MeykaBitcoin falls below $64,000 after U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran (BTC-USD:Cryptocurrency)  Seeking Alpha

Bitcoin nears $63,000 as U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran  CoinDeskBitcoin Slides Below $64,000 After Explosions Reported in Tehran  Bloomberg.comThe U.S. and Israel attack Iran. Bitcoin and oil offer a glimpse at how markets could react.  MarketWatchBTCUSD Today, February 28: US Carrier Near Iran Stokes Hedge Demand  MeykaBitcoin falls below $64,000 after U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran (BTC-USD:Cryptocurrency)  Seeking Alpha

Billionaire family offices invested in pro soccer, bitcoin and semiconductors before the new year  CNBC

Billionaire family offices invested in pro soccer, bitcoin and semiconductors before the new year  CNBC

Bitcoin Miner Tied to Trump Family Pummeled by Crypto Crash  Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News

Bitcoin Miner Tied to Trump Family Pummeled by Crypto Crash  Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News

Bitcoin dips under $63,000 and history says more pain ahead before bottom forms  CoinDeskBitcoin extends decline, falling over 5% to below $63,000  CNBCBitcoin Heads for Worst Month Since Crypto Collapse of June 2022  BloombergBitcoin Price Fell Below $65,000. Why Trump Tariff Turmoil Is Crushing Cryptos.  Barron'sBitcoin stabilizes after tariff whiplash briefly sends price below $65,000  Fortune

Bitcoin dips under $63,000 and history says more pain ahead before bottom forms  CoinDeskBitcoin extends decline, falling over 5% to below $63,000  CNBCBitcoin Heads for Worst Month Since Crypto Collapse of June 2022  BloombergBitcoin Price Fell Below $65,000. Why Trump Tariff Turmoil Is Crushing Cryptos.  Barron'sBitcoin stabilizes after tariff whiplash briefly sends price below $65,000  Fortune

Криптовалюта упала второй раз за месяц ниже 65 тысяч долларов.

Курс Bitcoin во второй раз за февраль опустился ниже 65 000 долларов на фоне макроэкономической неопределенности и ситуацией вокруг тарифной политики США.

Курс Bitcoin во второй раз за февраль опустился ниже 65 000 долларов на фоне макроэкономической неопределенности и ситуацией вокруг тарифной политики США.

Снижение произошло после того, как американские чиновники заявили, что торговые соглашения с партнерами остаются в силе, несмотря на решение Верховного суда США.

Bitcoin falls over 3% as Trump tariff moves raise uncertainty  CNBCBitcoin Falls Below $65,000. Why Tariff Turmoil Is Crushing Cryptos.  Barron'sBitcoin Falls Below $65,000 in Latest Bout of Tariff Uncertainty  BloombergBitcoin and Ethereum are off to their worst start of the year in a decade—but some see a rebound in sight  FortuneBitcoin Price Crashes Below $65,000, Drops 5% in 2 Hours Amid Six-Week Slump  Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin falls over 3% as Trump tariff moves raise uncertainty  CNBCBitcoin Falls Below $65,000. Why Tariff Turmoil Is Crushing Cryptos.  Barron'sBitcoin Falls Below $65,000 in Latest Bout of Tariff Uncertainty  BloombergBitcoin and Ethereum are off to their worst start of the year in a decade—but some see a rebound in sight  FortuneBitcoin Price Crashes Below $65,000, Drops 5% in 2 Hours Amid Six-Week Slump  Bitcoin Magazine

BTC, ETH, DOGE price news: Bitcoin drops to $67,000 as Trump's tariff tentions return  CoinDeskBitcoin falls below $65,000 as Trump tariff moves raise uncertainty  CNBCBitcoin Falls Below $65,000 in Latest Bout of Tariff Uncertainty  Bloomberg.comCrypto Market Absorbs Tariff Pressure as Market Structure Shows Signs of Recovery  BlockonomiBitcoin sinks below $65,000 as macro shocks rattle fragile market: analysts  The Block

BTC, ETH, DOGE price news: Bitcoin drops to $67,000 as Trump's tariff tentions return  CoinDeskBitcoin falls below $65,000 as Trump tariff moves raise uncertainty  CNBCBitcoin Falls Below $65,000 in Latest Bout of Tariff Uncertainty  Bloomberg.comCrypto Market Absorbs Tariff Pressure as Market Structure Shows Signs of Recovery  BlockonomiBitcoin sinks below $65,000 as macro shocks rattle fragile market: analysts  The Block

Bithumb’s crypto exchange market share, which had generally hovered near the 30 percent level, fell to the mid-20 percent range in the aftermath of the erroneous bitcoin distribution incident on Feb. 6, industry officials said Sunday. The exchange’s temporary zero fee campaign, introduced as part of its compensation plan, briefly pushed its share back above 30 percent earlier this month. However, the rebound quickly faded once the promotion ended, reinforcing the view that short-term pricing incentives were insufficient to fully restore weakened investor confidence. According to data from market tracker CoinGecko, Bithumb accounted for 24.8 percent of trading among the country’s five won-denominated crypto exchanges as of last Friday. Upbit led with 58.4 percent, followed by Bithumb, Coinone at 13 percent, Korbit at 3.5 percent and Gopax at 0.3 percent. On Feb. 6, Bithumb mistakenly credited users with 2,000 bitcoins each instead of distributing bitcoins worth 2,000 won ($1.38) during

Bitcoin price analysis: seeds of BTC'S next big bull run may have already been sown  CoinDeskBlue Owl Capital Sets Off New Fears About the Private Credit Industry  The New York TimesThis week’s slump in asset-manager stocks was driven by private-credit fears. Here’s what’s worrying investors.  MarketWatchBlue Owl Closed a Gate. Yes, That’s a Red Flag  Bloomberg.com'Canary in the coal mine': Blue Owl liquidity curbs fuel fears about private credit bubble  CNBC

Bitcoin price analysis: seeds of BTC'S next big bull run may have already been sown  CoinDeskBlue Owl Capital Sets Off New Fears About the Private Credit Industry  The New York TimesThis week’s slump in asset-manager stocks was driven by private-credit fears. Here’s what’s worrying investors.  MarketWatchBlue Owl Closed a Gate. Yes, That’s a Red Flag  Bloomberg.com'Canary in the coal mine': Blue Owl liquidity curbs fuel fears about private credit bubble  CNBC

Yang, a 39-year-old office worker living in Mapo District, Seoul, sold part of his bitcoin holdings last summer when prices surged, locking in profits. But as prices recently corrected, he began buying again in installments. “Whenever there’s news about interest rates or regulations, the market gets shaky, but I believe the long-term trend is upward. Whenever prices drop sharply, it actually feels like a buying opportunity,” she said. In contrast, another investor, Park, a 45-year-old office worker living in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, could not withstand a recent downturn and sold half of his holdings at a loss. “The market has become much more complicated than before, and the upward momentum seems weak. For the time being, I plan to increase my cash position and stay on the sidelines,” he said. The bitcoin market, which surged past the $120,000 mark in October last year, has cooled sharply, leaving investors weighing whether to step in at lower prices or cut their losses. On Korean

arXiv:2602.14372v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Bitcoin's design promises resilience through decentralization, yet physical infrastructure creates hidden dependencies. We present the first longitudinal study of Bitcoin's resilience to infrastructure failures using 11 years of P2P network data (2014-2025), 658 submarine cables, and 68 verified cable fault events. Using a Buldyrev-style cascade model with a country-level physical layer (225 countries, 354 submarine cable edges, 325 land border edges), we find that Bitcoin's clearnet percolation threshold $p_c \approx 0.72$-$0.92$ for random cable failures, declining 22% from $p_c \approx 0.92$ (2014-2017) to a minimum of $p_c = 0.72$ in 2021 during peak mining concentration. Targeted attacks reduce $p_c$ to 0.05-0.20. To address the 64% of nodes using Tor with unobservable locations, we develop a 4-layer multiplex model incorporating Tor relay infrastructure. Tor relay bandwidth concentrates in well-connected European countries,

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‘Killing Satoshi’ Bitcoin Biopic Starring Pete Davidson and Casey Affleck Set to Use AI for Locations and to ‘Adjust’ Performances (EXCLUSIVE)  VarietyView Full Coverage on Google News

‘Killing Satoshi’ Bitcoin Biopic Starring Pete Davidson and Casey Affleck Set to Use AI for Locations and to ‘Adjust’ Performances (EXCLUSIVE)  VarietyView Full Coverage on Google News

Bithumb’s license renewal is likely to face a prolonged delay after the cryptocurrency exchange mistakenly distributed 620,000 so-called “ghost” bitcoins, triggering regulatory scrutiny, according to financial authorities and industry officials Friday. Under the Act on Reporting and Use of Certain Financial Transaction Information, virtual asset service providers are required to renew their registration every three years. The country’s second-largest coin exchange has remained in provisional operating status since its license expired in December 2024. The firm applied for a renewal of its business registration in October 2024, and the review process is still underway. Financial authorities had aimed to conclude Bithumb’s renewal review within the first half of this year. That timeline, however, has been thrown into doubt following the recent bitcoin misallocation incident. On Feb. 6, the exchange attempted to distribute bitcoin worth 2,000 won ($1.40) to participating users as part of

Some investors affected by Bithumb’s erroneous distribution of 620,000 bitcoins are considering bringing a class action lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange, legal sources said Thursday. The affected users include those whose holdings were forcibly liquidated or sold at sharply lower prices during the sudden plunge triggered by the mistaken transfer. Although Bithumb promptly offered a 110 percent compensation package, which covers 100 percent of losses plus an additional 10 percent, some users are reportedly inquiring about claims for emotional distress damages. Law firm Ahnpark & Partners recently outlined legal issues surrounding the incident in a blog post, stating, “We have been receiving inquiries about the feasibility of seeking damages and pursuing a class action lawsuit.” An official at a Seoul-based law firm, who asked not to be named, said, “The number of inquiries is not yet large enough to move forward with an actual class action, but we have received some

arXiv:2602.09027v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Bitcoin derives a verifiable temporal order from probabilistic block discovery and cumulative proof-of-work rather than from a trusted global clock. We show that block arrivals exhibit stable exponential behavior across difficulty epochs, and that the proof-of-work process maintains a high-entropy search state that collapses discretely upon the discovery of a valid block. This entropy-based interpretation provides a mechanistic account of Bitcoin's non-continuous temporal structure. In a distributed network, however, entropy collapse is not completed instantaneously across all participants. Using empirical observations of temporary forks, we show that collapse completion unfolds over a finite propagation-bounded interval, while remaining rapid in practice.

arXiv:2602.09822v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Unlike Ethereum, which was conceived as a general-purpose smart-contract platform, Bitcoin was designed primarily as a transaction ledger for its native currency, which limits programmability for conditional applications. This constraint is particularly evident when considering oracles, mechanisms that enable Bitcoin contracts to depend on exogenous events. This paper investigates whether new oracle designs have emerged for Bitcoin Layer 1 since the 2015 transition to the Ethereum smart contracts era and whether subsequent Bitcoin improvement proposals have expanded oracles' implementability. Using Scopus and Web of Science searches, complemented by Google Scholar to capture protocol proposals, we observe that the indexed academic coverage remains limited, and many contributions circulate outside journal venues. Within the retrieved corpus, the main post-2015 shift is from multisig-style, which envisioned oracles as co-signers, toward

arXiv:2602.09027v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Bitcoin derives a verifiable temporal order from probabilistic block discovery and cumulative proof-of-work rather than from a trusted global clock. We show that block arrivals exhibit stable exponential behavior across difficulty epochs, and that the proof-of-work process maintains a high-entropy search state that collapses discretely upon the discovery of a valid block. This entropy-based interpretation provides a mechanistic account of Bitcoin's non-continuous temporal structure. In a distributed network, however, entropy collapse is not completed instantaneously across all participants. Using empirical observations of temporary forks, we show that collapse completion unfolds over a finite propagation-bounded interval, while remaining rapid in practice.

The chief of local cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb apologized Wednesday for the company's accidental payout of 60 trillion won ($41.2 billion) in bitcoins, as he vowed to compensate customers who suffered losses due to a sell-off of the tokens. "I sincerely apologize to the people who may be deeply distressed by the erroneous payout made during our promotional event as the person who bears the ultimate responsibility," Lee Jae-won, chief executive officer of Bithumb, said in a parliamentary hearing on the incident. "We acknowledge that our internal control system overseeing ledger balances was unable to detect that more tokens (than available) were credited," he added. Lee said his company plans to compensate customers who suffered losses from a sharp drop in bitcoin prices, including around 30 people who used its cryptocurrency lending service and experienced a forced liquidation of their assets. "We will set a broader scope for victim relief and provide compensation based on various

The chief of local cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb apologized Wednesday for the company's accidental payout of 60 trillion won ($41.2 billion) in bitcoins, as he vowed to compensate customers who suffered losses due to a sell-off of the tokens. "I sincerely apologize to the people who may be deeply distressed by the erroneous payout made during our promotional event as the person who bears the ultimate responsibility," Lee Jae-won, chief executive officer of Bithumb, said in a parliamentary hearing on the incident. "We acknowledge that our internal control system overseeing ledger balances was unable to detect that more tokens (than available) were credited," he added. Lee said his company plans to compensate customers who suffered losses from a sharp drop in bitcoin prices, including around 30 people who used its cryptocurrency lending service and experienced a forced liquidation of their assets. "We will set a broader scope for victim relief and provide compensation based on various

arXiv:2602.08429v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Around three quarters of Bitcoin transactions take place off-chain. Despite their significance, the vast majority of the empirical literature on cryptocurrencies focuses on on-chain transactions. This paper presents one of the first analysis of both on- and off-chain demand- and supply-side factors. Two hypotheses relating on-chain and off-chain demand and supply drivers to the Bitcoin price are tested in an ARDL model with daily data from 2019 to 2024. Our estimates document the differential contributions of on-chain and off-chain drivers on the Bitcoin price. Off-chain demand pressures have a significant impact on the Bitcoin price in the long-run. In the short-run, both demand and supply drivers significantly affect the Bitcoin price. Regarding transactions on the blockchain, only on-chain demand pressures are statistically significant - both in the long- and short-run. These findings confirm the dual nature of the Bitcoin price

Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won’s reappointment for a third term, once considered all but certain, has been thrown into doubt following the cryptocurrency exchange’s unprecedented bitcoin misallocation, industry officials said Tuesday. Lee had been widely expected to secure a third consecutive term in March, but the massive mishap, valued at over 60 trillion won ($41 billion), has raised serious concerns about fundamental weaknesses in the exchange’s internal control frameworks and ledger management systems. The incident happened Friday, when the country’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange sought to credit customers participating in a promotional campaign with 2,000 won worth of bitcoin per person. Instead, an employee mistake resulted in each participant receiving 2,000 bitcoins, rather than 2,000 won, pushing the total misallocated amount to 620,000 bitcoins. At the time, bitcoin was trading near 98 million won, valuing the error at about 62 trillion won. According to Bithumb’s

Financial authorities began a formal investigation Tuesday into Bithumb, a local crypto exchange, to determine how it was able to pay out over 60 trillion won ($41.2 billion) in bitcoins it apparently did not have, industry sources said. Regulators informed the crypto exchange Monday that an investigation will be conducted, three days after they conducted an on-site inspection, according to the sources. "We are taking this case very seriously," an official from the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said. "The FSS will take stern legal actions against acts that harm the market order." On Friday, Bithumb erroneously sent 620,000 bitcoins, instead of the 620,000 won originally planned, to 249 customers in a promotional event, triggering a sell-off at the exchange. Most of the missent bitcoins were retrieved immediately after the accident, but 1,788 tokens were already sold off, the crypto exchange said in a statement. Centralized exchanges like Bithumb use a "book-entry trading system,"

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will launch targeted probes into high-risk areas that could significantly disrupt order in the virtual asset market following the recent bitcoin payment mishap at Bithumb, FSS Gov. Lee Chan-jin said Monday. Lee said the incident exposed structural weaknesses in virtual asset information systems, underscoring the need for corrective measures. Financial authorities have already set up an emergency task force to examine not only Bithumb but other virtual asset exchanges as well, focusing on management practices, operational conditions and internal control frameworks. Lee also vowed to support the country’s second phase of virtual asset legislation, under which exchanges could be required to adopt internal control standards comparable to those imposed on traditional financial institutions. “We will carry out planned investigations into major high-risk areas in the virtual asset market where unfair trading practices, such as market manipulation and

The recent fiasco at Bithumb, Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, has exposed a fundamental fragility at the heart of the digital asset market. What began as a clerical mistake — mistyping “won” as “bitcoin” during a rewards promotion event — briefly resulted in the notional creation of 620,000 bitcoins, worth more than 60 trillion won ($40.9 billion). The exchange intended to distribute 620,000 won in total; instead, internal ledgers credited customers with an amount equivalent to nearly 3 percent of the global bitcoin supply. Bithumb identified the error within 20 minutes, but it took another 20 minutes to fully suspend trading and withdrawals. During that window, some recipients sold the erroneously credited assets, triggering a sharp price drop and a temporary price gap of more than 10 percent compared with other exchanges. Customer losses are estimated at around 1 billion won. Although Bithumb has since reversed 99.7 percent of the erroneous bitcoin credits and pledged

A total of 86 customers have sold some or all of the bitcoins accidentally sent to them by Bithumb, a Korean crypto exchange, last week, financial authorities said Monday. On Friday, the crypto exchange accidentally gave away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to its customers in a promotional event, temporary making them multi-millionaires. It had planned to give away small cash rewards totaling 620,000 won ($423.6) to 249 customers, but instead sent 620,000 bitcoins, triggering a sell-off at the exchange. The crypto exchange halted the transactions and began retrieving the wrongfully sent bitcoins at around 7:40 p.m. Friday. Bithumb said it has recouped most of the bitcoins sold by users, but has yet to recover 125 bitcoins, worth around 13 billion won. Of them, around 3 billion won is said to have already been withdrawn and transferred to customers' bank accounts. The remaining 10 billion won has been used to purchase other virtual assets, according to the officials. "We are

Bitcoin is still about $69,000 too high  Financial TimesTrump promised a crypto revolution. So why is bitcoin crashing?  NPRBitcoin’s 50% plunge from highs ‘hurts a little’ — but it isn’t shaking these investors’ conviction  MarketWatchBitcoin Price Falls Below $67,000: Odds for BTC Low This Year  Federal News NetworkBitcoin loses Trump-era gains as crypto market volatility signals uncertainty  Reuters

Bitcoin is still about $69,000 too high  Financial TimesTrump promised a crypto revolution. So why is bitcoin crashing?  NPRBitcoin’s 50% plunge from highs ‘hurts a little’ — but it isn’t shaking these investors’ conviction  MarketWatchBitcoin Price Falls Below $67,000: Odds for BTC Low This Year  Federal News NetworkBitcoin loses Trump-era gains as crypto market volatility signals uncertainty  Reuters

Bithumb’s erroneous distribution of 620,000 bitcoins is widely seen as more than just human error, laying bare serious structural flaws in the cryptocurrency exchange’s asset ledger management system and internal controls, financial authorities and politicians said Sunday. Controversy centers on the system’s failure to properly block abnormal transactions. Questions have also been raised over how Bithumb, whose actual bitcoin holdings are estimated at around 40,000, was able to execute payouts totaling 620,000 bitcoins. Financial authorities believe the unprecedented episode underscores fundamental vulnerabilities in digital asset management, making regulatory sanctions inevitable. The incident occurred during Bithumb’s “random box” promotional event, which invited users to open a virtual box for cash rewards ranging from 2,000 won ($1.36) to 50,000 won. On Friday, the country’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange was about to distribute cash rewards to 695 participants. However,

Trump promised a crypto revolution. So why is bitcoin crashing?  NPRBitcoin price analysis: BTC's downside volatility is a feature, not a crisis, says hedge funder  CoinDeskBitcoin Price Falls Below $67,000: Odds for BTC Low This Year  Federal News NetworkIt’s the First Real Crypto Crash  New York MagazineBitcoin rebounds back above $70,000 after nearly breaking below $60,000 a day ago  CNBC

Trump promised a crypto revolution. So why is bitcoin crashing?  NPRBitcoin price analysis: BTC's downside volatility is a feature, not a crisis, says hedge funder  CoinDeskBitcoin Price Falls Below $67,000: Odds for BTC Low This Year  Federal News NetworkIt’s the First Real Crypto Crash  New York MagazineBitcoin rebounds back above $70,000 after nearly breaking below $60,000 a day ago  CNBC

S Korean crypto firm accidentally pays out $40bn in bitcoin  BBCSouth Korean crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoin to users  CNBCCrypto Exchange to Reimburse Some Users After $40 Billion Error  BloombergBithumb mistake sent BTC price to $55,000 on that exchange  CoinDeskCrypto disaster sends $44 billion in bitcoins to random users — exchange accidentally makes funds vanish thanks to a typo  Tom's Hardware

S Korean crypto firm accidentally pays out $40bn in bitcoin  BBCSouth Korean crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoin to users  CNBCCrypto Exchange to Reimburse Some Users After $40 Billion Error  BloombergBithumb mistake sent BTC price to $55,000 on that exchange  CoinDeskCrypto disaster sends $44 billion in bitcoins to random users — exchange accidentally makes funds vanish thanks to a typo  Tom's Hardware

The company quickly realised its mistake and managed to recover virtually all the missing tokens from customers.

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How options on the BlackRock bitcoin ETF may have worsened crypto meltdown  CoinDeskBlackRock's bitcoin fund hits $10 billion volume record, hinting at peak selling  CoinDeskBlackRock Links Record Bitcoin ETF Volumes With New Digital Advice Push  simplywall.stBlackRock’s IBIT Shatters Volume Records as $BMIC Targets Quantum Security Shift  TradingViewBlackRock’s IBIT Sees $10B Volume as Bitcoin Drops  Bitbo

BlackRock's bitcoin fund hits $10 billion volume record, hinting at peak selling  CoinDeskBlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF posts $10 billion daily volume record as BTC records major intra-day decline: Bloomberg  Yahoo FinanceWhat caused the massive Bitcoin crash? Clues point to a blow-up at Hong Kong hedge funds  FortuneBlackRock Links Record Bitcoin ETF Volumes With New Digital Advice Push  simplywall.stCulprit Behind Bitcoin's Plunge on Thursday: Forced Liquidation of Large Leveraged IBIT-Related Options?  富途牛牛

BlackRock's bitcoin fund hits $10 billion volume record, hinting at peak selling  CoinDeskBlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF posts $10 billion daily volume record as BTC records major intra-day decline: Bloomberg  Yahoo FinanceWhat caused the massive Bitcoin crash? Clues point to a blow-up at Hong Kong hedge funds  FortuneBlackRock Links Record Bitcoin ETF Volumes With New Digital Advice Push  simplywall.stCulprit Behind Bitcoin's Plunge on Thursday: Forced Liquidation of Large Leveraged IBIT-Related Options?  富途牛牛

What caused the massive Bitcoin crash? Clues point to a blow-up at Hong Kong hedge funds  FortuneNew Theory on Why Bitcoin Fell: Never Been Mentioned Before  Bitcoin Sistemi

What caused the massive Bitcoin crash? Clues point to a blow-up at Hong Kong hedge funds  FortuneNew Theory on Why Bitcoin Fell: Never Been Mentioned Before  Bitcoin Sistemi

Bitcoin bounces back as risk assets stabilize  ReutersBitcoin Drops to Lowest Price Since Trump Was Elected as Crypto Faces Slump  The New York TimesBitcoin gets slashed in half. What's behind the crypto's existential crisis  CNBCBitcoin’s latest selloff is shattering many of its most enduring myths  MarketWatchBitcoin price news: BTC re-takes $70,000 as Michael Saylor addresses Quantum Computing threat  CoinDesk

Bitcoin bounces back as risk assets stabilize  ReutersBitcoin Drops to Lowest Price Since Trump Was Elected as Crypto Faces Slump  The New York TimesBitcoin gets slashed in half. What's behind the crypto's existential crisis  CNBCBitcoin’s latest selloff is shattering many of its most enduring myths  MarketWatchBitcoin price news: BTC re-takes $70,000 as Michael Saylor addresses Quantum Computing threat  CoinDesk

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said a system error during an event payout led to an abnormal distribution of Bitcoin to some users, briefly disrupting prices on its platform. According to media reports, the event was originally intended to provide users with either reward points or a small Bitcoin reward worth about 2,000 won. However, a system configuration error caused the reward unit to be entered as a Bitcoin quantity rather than points, resulting in some users being credited with as much as 2,000 bitcoins instead. Media reports said Bithumb attempted to recover the mistakenly credited assets after recognizing the issue, but some users immediately sold the Bitcoin at market prices, realizing gains of hundreds of millions of won. As a result, Bitcoin prices on Bithumb briefly fell to around 81 million won — more than 10 percent lower than prices on other exchanges. In a notice released shortly after midnight Saturday, Bithumb said that during the payout process “an

The price of the digital currency has dropped significantly despite President Donald Trump’s public support.

MSTR Earnings: Strategy Reports $12.4 Billion Net Loss as Bitcoin’s Price Declines  TipRanksStrategy’s Michael Saylor Posts Four-Letter Response to Selloff  The Wall Street JournalSaylor’s Crypto Project Pounded After $12.4 Billion Loss  bloomberg.comStrategy Stock Falls Even Further After Earnings Miss  Barron'sStrategy Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results; Holds 713,502 BTC  Business Wire

MSTR Earnings: Strategy Reports $12.4 Billion Net Loss as Bitcoin’s Price Declines  TipRanksStrategy’s Michael Saylor Posts Four-Letter Response to Selloff  The Wall Street JournalSaylor’s Crypto Project Pounded After $12.4 Billion Loss  bloomberg.comStrategy Stock Falls Even Further After Earnings Miss  Barron'sStrategy Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results; Holds 713,502 BTC  Business Wire

Dunamu, operator of Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit, donated 100 million won ($68,000) in bitcoin to support Korean athletes at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, the firm said Friday. The donation comes amid the growing role of digital assets in sports sponsorship. Dunamu said it made the donation to the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee to help boost morale for the national team and contribute to the long-term development of Korea’s winter sports. The donation was delivered Wednesday at 6 p.m. (local time) in Milan, one of the host cities for the upcoming Games. The donation ceremony was attended by Sunghoon of K-pop group ENHYPEN, a former figure skater who currently serves as a promotional ambassador for the committee. As part of its Olympic partnership, Dunamu plans to roll out a series of promotional campaigns during the Games from Friday to Feb. 22. These include sending messages of support to all 71 Korean athletes and hosting Olympic-themed events through the Upbit app. The

‘Moment on Truth’ Arrives for Strategy Stock (MSTR) as Bitcoin Plunges  TipRanksStrategy’s Michael Saylor Posts Four-Letter Response to Selloff  The Wall Street JournalSaylor’s Crypto Project Pounded After $12.4 Billion Loss  Bloomberg.comStrategy Stock Falls Even Further After Earnings Miss  Barron'sStrategy Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results; Holds 713,502 BTC  Business Wire

Strategy Now Owns 3.4% of All Bitcoin That Will Ever Exist: Here’s Why That Number Keeps Growing  24/7 Wall St.Strategy’s Michael Saylor Posts Four-Letter Response to Selloff  The Wall Street JournalSaylor’s Crypto Project Pounded After $12.4 Billion Loss  BloombergStrategy Stock Falls Even Further After Earnings Miss  Barron'sStrategy Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results; Holds 713,502 BTC  Business Wire

Strategy Now Owns 3.4% of All Bitcoin That Will Ever Exist: Here’s Why That Number Keeps Growing  24/7 Wall St.Strategy’s Michael Saylor Posts Four-Letter Response to Selloff  The Wall Street JournalSaylor’s Crypto Project Pounded After $12.4 Billion Loss  BloombergStrategy Stock Falls Even Further After Earnings Miss  Barron'sStrategy Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results; Holds 713,502 BTC  Business Wire

‘Moment on Truth’ Arrives for Strategy Stock (MSTR) as Bitcoin Plunges  TipRanksStrategy’s Michael Saylor Posts Four-Letter Response to Selloff  The Wall Street JournalSaylor’s Crypto Project Pounded After $12.4 Billion Loss  BloombergStrategy Stock Falls Even Further After Earnings Miss  Barron'sStrategy Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results; Holds 713,502 BTC  Business Wire

Bitcoin Price Drops as Crypto Industry Faces Another Slump  The New York TimesBitcoin drops 15%, briefly breaking below $61,000 as sell-off intensifies, doubts about crypto grow  CNBCRetail Traders Lashed by Crypto Rout After Wall Street Bet Big  BloombergNo, but seriously: What’s going on with bitcoin?  cnn.comBitcoin Price Falls Below $67,000: Odds for BTC Low This Year  Federal News Network

Bitcoin Price Drops as Crypto Industry Faces Another Slump  The New York TimesBitcoin drops 15%, briefly breaking below $61,000 as sell-off intensifies, doubts about crypto grow  CNBCRetail Traders Lashed by Crypto Rout After Wall Street Bet Big  BloombergNo, but seriously: What’s going on with bitcoin?  cnn.comBitcoin Price Falls Below $67,000: Odds for BTC Low This Year  Federal News Network

The price of Bitcoin is now lower than when President Trump was elected in 2024, raising concerns of a new ‘crypto winter’ in the industry.

Bitcoin has plummeted to below $63,000 on Thursday, losing all of its gains since US President Donald Trump assumed office Read Full Article at RT.com

Despite strong backing from the White House, the price of Bitcoin is now lower than when President Trump was elected in 2024.

The price of bitcoin continued its monthslong slide Thursday, falling another 11 percent to $67,000, its lowest level in 15 months. The original cryptocurrency, pitched as “digital gold,” has lost 46 percent of its value since Oct. 6, when it hit a record high of $126,210.50, according to crypto trading platform Coinbase. As of 10:30 a.m. EST Thursday, its price had dipped to $67,245. After the election of President Donald Trump in November of 2024, Bitcoin prices chugged higher for the better part of a year, in part due to investors' expectations of a more crypto-friendly administration in Washington. Companies that enable investors to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, as well as the growing number of companies who have made investing in bitcoin their main business focus, have also been hit hard in the recent sell-off. Coinbase Global fell 9.1 percent and online trading platform Robinhood Markets lost 8.1 percent. Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms dropped 10 percent. Strategy, the

Курс Bitcoin 5 февраля опустился ниже 70 тысяч долларов — минимального уровня с конца 2024 года.

Курс Bitcoin 5 февраля опустился ниже 70 тысяч долларов — минимального уровня с конца 2024 года.

Криптовалюта упала более чем на 3% во время азиатской сессии до 70 052 долларов, что стало самым значительным падением с ноября 2024 года.

Bitcoin plunges up to 8% and South Korea's Kospi sinks nearly 4% in the latest tech-led sell-off  AP NewsSouth Korea's Kospi leads declines in Asia, tracking Wall Street tech sell-off; Topix retreats from record  CNBCTraders Pay Record to Hedge Korea as Chip-Fueled Run Unravels  BloombergAsian shares drop after Wall Street retreats thanks to sinking tech stocks  WAVY.comKOSPI plummets  MSN

Bitcoin plunges up to 8% and South Korea's Kospi sinks nearly 4% in the latest tech-led sell-off  AP NewsSouth Korea's Kospi leads declines in Asia, tracking Wall Street tech sell-off; Topix retreats from record  CNBCTraders Pay Record to Hedge Korea as Chip-Fueled Run Unravels  BloombergAsian shares drop after Wall Street retreats thanks to sinking tech stocks  WAVY.comKOSPI plummets  MSN

Bitcoin-Led Crypto Rout Erases Nearly $500 Billion in a Week  BloombergBitcoin hits lowest level since 2024 and stocks stumble as AI and geopolitical nerves fray  cnn.comBitcoin, XRP, Ethereum Drop. Why Cryptos Are Under Pressure Today.  Barron'sBitcoin: Finally The Crash Is Here  ForbesBitcoin briefly breaks below $73,000 to lowest since November 2024 as heavy selling resumes  CNBC

Bitcoin-Led Crypto Rout Erases Nearly $500 Billion in a Week  BloombergBitcoin hits lowest level since 2024 and stocks stumble as AI and geopolitical nerves fray  cnn.comBitcoin, XRP, Ethereum Drop. Why Cryptos Are Under Pressure Today.  Barron'sBitcoin: Finally The Crash Is Here  ForbesBitcoin briefly breaks below $73,000 to lowest since November 2024 as heavy selling resumes  CNBC