Bitcoin News, Page 12 of 113

Bitcoin Tax: One Year Past the $126,080 Peak, Losses No Longer Count
Bitcoin trades at $82,558 on Friday morning, 34.5 percent below an all-time high that is now a good year old. Anyone who bought back then loses more than the prospect of a quick recovery when the one-year period expires: the tax value of the loss goes with it.
25 days ago

Bitcoin and Ether Under AI Pressure: “Bunker Mode” for Holdings on Already Signed Addresses
A researcher at the Ethereum Foundation considers a break of the ECDSA signature by AI possible within months in the worst case, and advises large holders to move to addresses that have never been used. Vitalik Buterin disagrees on the pace, and Coinbase's chief cryptographer sees no evidence.
26 days ago

Fed Minutes Point to a Rate Hike by Year-End, Bitcoin at $82,439: The Level That Decides Your Stop
The minutes of the September meeting, published on October 7, show a majority on the Fed committee that considers a further rate hike by the end of the year appropriate. Bitcoin stands at $82,439, and for holders in Germany the holding period, leverage and custody hang on it.
26 days ago

Bitcoin ETFs Lose $487 Million in a Single Day: the Reasons Behind the Outflow
Around $487 million flowed out of the US spot ETFs on Bitcoin on net on October 7, 2026, while the price tests the zone around $82,000. What the figure actually measures, why two data providers give two daily values, and what investors in Germany should check on an ETP.
26 days ago

Crypto Market Slides: Bitcoin Loses 4.2 Percent and $651 Million of Long Bets Are Liquidated
Bitcoin has lost 4.2 percent since Tuesday afternoon, and ether and XRP more still. Three reasons can be documented: outflows from the US ETFs, $651 million of forcibly closed long bets and Fed minutes holding out the prospect of another rate rise. A crash it is not, and what to check before buying more is set out here.
26 days ago

Two Routes Out of an Exchange Insolvency: Coins Back, or a Dividend in Euros
If the same coins come back after an exchange insolvency, the holding period from the year of acquisition runs on. If a dividend is paid out in money instead, the position is open, and the evidence question decides the case.
27 days ago

Bitcoin Price Falls as 41,700 BTC Leave Binance: The Exchange Reserve Drops to 663,100 BTC
Binance's bitcoin reserve has fallen by 41,700 BTC to around 663,100 bitcoin since September 20, the largest weekly outflow since June 2023. Why the price is giving way all the same, and what the finding means for your custody.
27 days ago

Three routes and no dates: the BaFin refuses bitcoin.de the MiCAR licence, futurum bank AG keeps holding customer assets
The BaFin has refused futurum bank AG the MiCAR authorisation, and with it the previous forbearance for bitcoin.de ends. What the mandatory disclosure says about your balance, which three routes the company names and which records you should secure now.
27 days ago

