The Winklevoss twins’ bold $1-million-Bitcoin forecast has excited crypto investors and global markets, reinforcing Bitcoin’s status as gold 2.0. Bitcoin rose from $1 in 2011 to $1,000 in 2013, cementing itself as a global asset. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss bought Bitcoin early and founded Gemini in 2014 with a strong, compliance-first approach. The Winklevoss twins call Bitcoin “gold 2.0,” highlighting its fixed supply, portability and resistance to inflation as key advantages over traditional gold. Read more
Industry leaders are convinced that Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency ecosystem are set to take over financial infrastructure and swallow trillions of dollars of assets. Bitcoin all-time highs. Digital asset treasuries. Billions of dollars of institutional inflows. 2025 has been a breakout year for the cryptocurrency space, and this momentum may continue into 2026. The industry’s brightest minds painted an optimistic outlook for the remainder of the year at Cointelegraph’s exclusive LONGITUDE event during Token2049 in Singapore. Maelstrom chief investment officer Arthur Hayes, Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, acclaimed author Neal Stephenson and Aave Labs founder Stani Kulechov headlined a program that delved into the major narratives dominating 2025. Read more
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. announced its first Bitcoin purchase in October after opting not to buy more BTC the previous week. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, expanded its BTC holdings last week as the cryptocurrency surged to new all-time highs. Strategy acquired 220 Bitcoin (BTC) for $27.2 million in its latest purchase, Saylor announced in an X post on Monday, as the related filing had yet to appear on the US Securities and Exchange Commission website. The purchase was made at an average price of $123,561 per coin as Bitcoin reached an all-time high above $126,200 on Oct. 6 before dipping to $107,000 in Friday’s flash crash, according to data from Coinbase. Read more