Trump created the US strategic bitcoin reserve program by executive order in 2025. One year later, let's examine: what has materialized, what remains a dream, and how confirmation bias distorts our assessment.
North Korea's Lazarus Group became the third largest state BTC holder after the Bybit hack. How did an isolated dictatorship steal $1.5 billion?
Trump's 15% global tariff announcement on February 23rd caused a 5% BTC drop. We analyze the Trump tariff crypto impact, the risk-off sentiment, and the macroeconomic connections.
The bitcoin crash of February 2026 shocked the market: BTC plunged to $61,000 in a -6σ move. We examine the impact of Trump tariffs, the Nasdaq correlation, and the altcoin bloodbath.
The Maturity of the Cryptocurrency Market The cryptocurrency market in 2026 is fundamentally different from 5 years ago. Institutional investors, regulatory frameworks, and technological development are shaping a more mature, stable market. But what does this mean for the everyday investor? Signs of Maturity 1. Institutional Presence Spot ETFs: Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs with billions in volume in the USA, Europe and … Read more
Is Bitcoin a Reserve Asset Similar to Gold? In 2020, MicroStrategy – a mid-size software company – began investing its corporate treasury in Bitcoin. Since then, the trend has accelerated: large corporations, financial institutions, and entire nations hold Bitcoin as a strategic reserve. What's behind this paradigm shift? Why has Bitcoin become so attractive, and how does it compare to … Read more
The Next Bitcoin Cycle: 2026-2028 Outlook Bitcoin's 4-year cycles are one of the industry's most well-known patterns. Price movements around the halving have followed a similar arc every time so far. But will the post-2024 halving cycle follow the previous patterns, or will market maturity bring new dynamics? Bitcoin Cycle History 1st Cycle (2012 halving) Halving: … Read more
Quantum Computers and Bitcoin The development of quantum computers regularly raises the question: is Bitcoin in danger? If a quantum computer broke Bitcoin's cryptography, the entire system would collapse. But how realistic is this threat in 2026, and what can the community do about it? How Can Quantum Computers Threaten Bitcoin? 1. Breaking ECDSA Signatures Bitcoin's Elliptic Curve Digital Signature … Read more
What is the Lightning Network? On Bitcoin's original blockchain, approximately 7 transactions per second can be processed. For comparison, the Visa network handles thousands of transactions per second. Considering that Bitcoin truly wants to become a global means of payment, a faster, cheaper solution is needed. This is the Lightning Network. But why is this layer necessary? Bitcoin's original … Read more
Bitcoin's Hidden Evolution: Ordinals and Runes In early 2023, developer Casey Rodarmor did something many thought was impossible and unnecessary: he brought NFTs and fungible tokens to the Bitcoin blockchain. The Ordinals and Runes protocols have been dividing the community ever since, but they undeniably opened a new chapter in Bitcoin's history. What Are Ordinals? The Ordinals protocol makes it possible … Read more