The post A $293 billion fight over Satoshi’s Bitcoin just got a lot more complicated appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
A lawsuit seeking legal ownership of long-dormant Bitcoin addresses, including wallets tied by researchers to Bitcoin’s earliest mining era, has narrowed after the plaintiffs dropped 44 defendants that moved funds after the case was filed. The July 7 voluntary discontinuance removes only a small slice of the 39,069 wallets targeted by the case. But the filing has sharpened scrutiny of the plaintiffs’ central claim that inactivity on a blockchain can support a court declaration that the assets have been abandoned. The lawsuit, filed in New York County Supreme Court by ABC Company, XYZ Company and a pseudonymous plaintiff known as Noah Doe, asks the court to recognize the plaintiffs as owners of wallets they say were found, reported to police, and left unclaimed after a notice campaign. The case has drawn attention because the addresses collectively hold millions of B
The post Zcash (ZEC) Surges 28% in Volume, Beating Bitcoin, Ethereum and Hyperliquid appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Traders are back at it Zcash’s unexpected recovery One of the most actively traded assets in the cryptocurrency market is ZCash. ZEC has quietly reported one of the biggest volume expansions among major digital assets, with trading activity rising by more than 28 percent over the past 24 hours, while Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to dominate headlines. Traders are back at it Derivatives market data shows that ZEC’s trading volume increased by about 32%, greatly outpacing both Ethereum’s volume decline of almost 10% and Bitcoin’s roughly 5% increase during the same period. After weeks of comparatively quiet activity, the spike puts ZCash among the best-performing assets in terms of market participation, indicating a resurgence of trader interest. The volume increase is not happening in a vacuum. ZEC/USDT Chart by TradingView ZEC has extended a recovery that started
The post Bitcoin, Ethereum Options Worth $1.75B Expire appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
The post Bitcoin, Ethereum Options Worth $1.75B Expire appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Options contracts tied to Bitcoin and Ethereum worth about $1.75 billion expired today, a move that could increase short-term market volatility. Around 23,000 Bitcoin options, valued at $1.5 billion, expired with a put-call ratio of 0.97 and a maximum pain price of $62,000. Meanwhile, roughly 140,000 Ethereum options, worth $250 million, also expired, carrying a … Source: https://coinpedia.org/crypto-live-news/bitcoin-ethereum-options-worth-1-75b-expire/
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You see a massive Bitcoin transfer hit the chain. A treasury wallet shuffles coins. Twitter lights up. Everyone yells sell. But there is no spike in exchange inflows. So what actually happened? This piece is a playbook for reading treasury-sized moves without getting trapped by scary-looking transactions. We will break down why coins move, how to check if it is heading toward market liquidity, and what signals matter more than a single splashy transaction. The short version: movement is not intent. Coins can shift for security, accounting, or settlement reasons without touching an order book. Let’s get precise.
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What to Know
Exchange flows vs. internal moves
Only deposits to known exchange clusters add immediate sell pressure. Internal or custodian hops do not.
Common non-selling reasons
Custody migration, multi-sig rotation, UTXO consolidation, OTC se
The post Japan’s ‘invest locally’ plan likely to spur demand for assets like bitcoin (BTC), gold: Crypto Daily appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
This hidden form of taxation, first used by nations after World War II, allows authorities to finance deficits cheaply, gradually erode the real value of the debt burden through moderate inflation, and avoid the relatively damaging alternatives of outright default or severe austerity. (Other indebted nations like the U.S., U.K. and European countries may do the same soon enough.) Such an environment creates a strong incentive to seek assets with limited supply that may preserve purchasing power, such as bitcoin and gold. BTC has already proved its mettle: Housing prices measured in bitcoin look far cheaper than in dollars. But there’s a near-term risk worth noting. The GPIF holds $931 billion in foreign assets, including $232.1 billion in U.S. Treasuries. A slight diversion of capital to local assets may create jitters on Wall Street, pote
The post Metaplanet and partners open joint study into Bitcoin-backed digital credit appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Metaplanet (TYO: 3350), Japan’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has started a joint study with three partners into Bitcoin-backed credit instruments. The Bitcoin treasury company made this known via its X account, releasing a “Notice of Commencement of a Joint Study in the Digital Credit Domain Utilizing $BTC, $JPYC, and Security Tokens.” The study groups Metaplanet with its brokerage arm Metaplanet Securities, yen-stablecoin issuer JPYC, and digital securities platform Progmat. Progmat published its own release on the collaboration the same day. The four entities are examining how Bitcoin (BTC), the JPYC stablecoin, and security tokens could combine into a blockchain-based system for issuing and managing credit products such as corporate bonds. What would the study model do? Each asset plays a unique role in the proposed structure, with Bitcoin sitting as colla
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Metaplanet has started a joint study into Bitcoin-backed digital credit products with stablecoin issuer JPYC, tokenization company Progmat and its securities arm in Japan. Summary Metaplanet will study Bitcoin-backed credit using JPYC settlement and Progmat’s security token infrastructure in Japan. No product has launched, while issuance timing, yields, terms, and distribution methods remain undecided. Project Nova seeks to turn Metaplanet’s Bitcoin treasury into collateral for regulated digital credit products. The study will assess whether Bitcoin can support digital corporate bonds and other credit products as collateral or a credit-enhancement asset. However, the companies said they have not decided to issue any product. Metaplanet studies Bitcoin-backed digital credit According to Metaplanet’s July 10 announcement, the four companies will study product design, regulation, investor p
The post Cryptoquant CEO Tells Bitcoin Holders to “Hang in There” And That “Bullish Opium Is Coming” appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Key Takeaways Ki Young Ju said July 10 that bullish bitcoin catalysts are months away, telling holders to ‘hang in there.’ Cryptoquant’s CEO has warned the bear market that turned in October 2025 could run into early 2027. Bitcoin is trading near $64,000, down about 11% in 2026, with sentiment gauges still deeply bearish. A Statement of Hope The head of the onchain analytics firm delivered the message in his signature aphoristic style, writing on X: “Some bullish Bitcoin opium is coming in the next few months to relieve your bear market pain. Just not yet. Hang in there.” Ju did not specify what the coming relief would be, leaving followers to parse whether he meant a market catalyst, an onchain signal, or simply a bounce. But in any case, the post is notable as it not only comes with the promise of relief but also a warning that the bottom might not
