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The end of the US-Iran ceasefire may prompt Europe to reassess its military alliances and could lead to broader market volatility. The post Trump declares US ceasefire with Iran is over, sending Bitcoin down 2% and rattling European markets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post The altcoin depression: Ex-BTC/ETH market down 23% appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Strip Bitcoin and Ethereum out of the crypto market and what remains has shed almost a quarter of its value in the first half of 2026, falling to $666 billion while liquidity retreats into a handful of survivors. This is not a crash; crashes end. It is something slower and stranger: a depression in the long tail of crypto, with its own causes, its own refugees, and its own short list of assets that refuse to participate. Summary The ex-Bitcoin and ex-Ethereum crypto market lost nearly 23% in the first half of 2026. Liquidity is retreating from the long tail into Bitcoin, stablecoins, and a few assets with stronger revenue mechanisms. The current altcoin downturn looks more like a slow structural depression than a fast liquidation crash. Token supply glut, ETF-driven institutional access, and the rise of perpetual trading have weakened broad altcoin demand. The main survivors are tokens with

Meta description: Crypto minus Bitcoin and Ethereum fell 23% in H1 2026 to $666B. The three structural causes, the survivors, and the honest bull and bear cases.

The post Bigger Blocks or STARK Proofs? Bitcoin’s Quantum Dilemma appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. ZK STARKs are the best way to deal with the issues created with making Bitcoin quantum-safe — and to reach mass adoption at the same time — says StarkWare co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson. What’s more, he claims Blockstream founder Adam Back agrees. Ben-Sasson has been in the news this week for his controversial suggestion on X to increase Bitcoin inflation to 4% annually. Grok’s analysis of the replies found “zero clear support for the proposal.” But as the co-inventor of STARKs — quantum-secure, hash-based zero-knowledge proofs — he’s on much firmer ground, with some leading Bitcoin researchers supporting the concept. Ben-Sasson’s own project Starknet last week announced its own three phase project to become quantum secure. The problem of large PQ signatures on Bitcoin Adding zero-knowledge proofs to Bitcoin does not make the blockchain quantum secure by itself. ZK proofs are a way to deal

The post BingX Expands Tradfi Offerings with 1,000,000 USDT Earnings Season Campaign appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. PANAMA CITY, July 9, 2026 –BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3-AI company, today announced a 1,000,000 USDT trading campaign designed to help users participate in one of the year’s most active periods for equity markets, as July earnings season begins with more than 15 major global companies set to report results. Running from July 9 to July 29, 2026, the campaign forms the fourth edition of BingX’s Global Capital Gala series, featuring trading activities designed around the upcoming earnings season. Participants can earn rewards through earnings-stock trading tasks, first-time trades, and trading challenges tied to earnings announcement dates. Eligible users who complete campaign requirements will have the opportunity to share the total reward pool, with additional incentives available throughout the event period. The campaign highlights the continued

The post $560 Million Record: CashCat Coin Takes Over Robinhood; Hyperliquid Joins XRP in Bitwise 10 Crypto Index; 105,742,020% in Bitcoin: Satoshi-Era Whale Awakens – Morning Crypto Report appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. TL;DR $560 million in daily trading volume hits Robinhood Chain as the CashCat token drives new wallet activity. Bitwise removes Polkadot and Avalanche from its 10 Crypto Index, replacing them with Stellar (XLM) and Hyperliquid. 40 BTC moves from a wallet untouched since 2010, worth $2.54 million at current prices. Spot Bitcoin ETFs post a $221 million net inflow on July 9, ending a 10-day outflow streak. CPI and PPI data due July 14 to 15, followed by the Fed’s July 28–29 meeting, will test Bitcoin’s path toward $100,000. How the CashCat meme coin pushed Robinhood’s new blockchain to $560 million The new Robinhood Chain blockchain, launched just a week ago, is already going through its first major hype cycle. Speculative excitement around the Cash Cat meme coin

The post Bitcoin Price in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013-2018 & Beyond appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Launched in 2009, Bitcoin became the first decentralized blockchain network. Historical price data shows that by July 2010, Bitcoin was trading at approximately $0.05 per coin. Fast forward to today, its value has skyrocketed to over $60,000, marking an incredible increase of over 125,000,000% since its inception. In this article, we’ll delve into Bitcoin’s remarkable journey, exploring the key events and developments that have shaped its 16-year history. Key highlights: Bitcoin’s first recorded trade in late 2009 valued the cryptocurrency at $0.00099 per coin, with 5,050 BTC exchanged for $5.02. The price of Bitcoin saw its first major rally in 2011, soaring from $0.30 to $29.6, marking a nearly +10,000% increase. 2013 was a milestone year for Bitcoin, achieving a +5,575% growth and reaching a peak value of $1,156 against a backdrop of growing mainstream interest. The cryptocurren

Dealing with large post quantum signatures slowing down Bitcoin can be solved with bigger blocks, or aggregating signatures using STARK proofs.