Bitcoin News, Page 7 of 111

Alte Messing-Balkenwaage auf einem dunklen Steintisch in einem leeren Amtssaal, in der linken Schale eine schwere Münze mit dem Bitcoin-Zeichen, die rechte Schale leer und höher hängend

Crypto holding period for Bitcoin: “That remains to be seen,” says the finance ministry

The federal cabinet did not adopt the draft abolishing the one-year crypto holding period on October 14, 2026; it is still stuck in inter-ministerial consultation. This overview sets out what applies today, which dates follow and why the December 31, 2026 cutoff has no force of law so far.

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Eine große runde Bahnhofsuhr ohne Ziffern und ohne Zeiger in einer leeren nächtlichen Bahnhofshalle, in der Mitte des Zifferblatts das Bitcoin-Zeichen als tiefe Metallgravur

Bitcoin futures at 5 BTC per contract: what to watch on margin and the expiry date

A Bitcoin future gives you a price and a date, not coins. What contract size, margin and expiry on the last Friday of the month mean for your account, and why the route to the futures market in Germany runs through the broker.

16 days ago

Mannshohe Wand aus schweren metallenen Kühlrippen einer Industrieanlage in einer dunklen Halle, dicke Rohre führen seitlich weg, in die mittlere Metallplatte ist das Bitcoin-Zeichen tief eingraviert

Mining difficulty jumps almost 6 percent today: why Bitcoin miners have no cushion this time

Bitcoin network mining difficulty rises by almost 6 percent on Friday afternoon, the steepest step up since June. Because transaction fees carry only 0.65 percent of mining revenue, the cost jump hits miners without any cushion at all.

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Schwere Stahltür eines Banktresors in einem dunklen Gewölbe, einen Handbreit geöffnet, im Stahl das eingeprägte Bitcoin-Zeichen, davor ein leerer Transportwagen

Bitcoin at $81,963 as ETF inflows shrink to $5 million

The US Bitcoin funds took in a net $5.06 million on Thursday, a day after $261.5 million flowed out. The price stands at $81,963 on Friday morning and has hung in a $521 range since midnight.

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Messingvergittertes Zahlschalter-Fenster aus dunklem Holz in einer alten Bankhalle, auf der Marmorablage darunter liegt eine einzelne schmucklose Metallscheibe

25 cents to trade, 1.31 euros to withdraw: the Bitvavo fees on 100 euros of Bitcoin

The trading fee is the smallest of four cost items: on 100 euros the purchase costs 25 cents, while moving Bitcoin to your own wallet costs 1.31 euros. We recorded every item separately on 15 October 2026 and measured the spreads of the four largest euro pairs ourselves.

16 days ago

Dunkles Observatorium mit geöffneter Kuppel, im Steinboden eine runde Messingintarsie mit dem Bitcoin-Zeichen, daneben ein altes Teleskop auf Stativ

Bitcoin Rainbow Chart: the middle of the colour bands sits at $140,000, the price at $82,000

The Bitcoin Rainbow Chart places the price in nine colour bands around a logarithmic regression. What the bands show today, where the model comes from and the point at which it has been wrong for years.

16 days ago

Leuchtzeichen mit dem Aave-Zeichen an der Betonwand einer nachts erleuchteten Rechenzentrumshalle, davor eine Reihe dunkler Serverschränke

Aave (AAVE) 13 percent below its weekly high, Babylon applies for native Bitcoin as collateral in V4: what matters now

Babylon Labs wants to bring native Bitcoin into Aave V4 as collateral, without wrapping and without a custodian. The first $500,000 of annual revenue goes entirely to the Aave DAO.

17 days ago

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Bitcoin price prediction: 18,029 contracts expire Friday, and the level that decides is $80,000

On Friday 18,029 Bitcoin options run out on Deribit, the calculated max pain sits at $83,000 and therefore $2,229 above the price. The spread of open contracts shows why the $80,000 level matters more on this expiry day than the $83,000 figure.

17 days ago

Nasse Betonmauer eines Stauwehrs bei Nacht, das Wasser steht dicht unter der Markierungskante, in den Beton ist das Dogecoin-Zeichen als Metallintarsie eingelassen

Dogecoin loses 8.6 percent in seven days, Bitcoin only 2: why DOGE falls more than four times as hard

Dogecoin falls to $0.0801 on Thursday and loses 8.6 percent over the week, while Bitcoin gives up only 2.0 percent. What decides is the zone around $0.0789, where the price already stopped on 16 September.

17 days ago

Säulenportal einer Notenbank bei Nacht, im Architrav das in Stein gemeisselte Bitcoin-Zeichen

US inflation rises to 3.7 percent, core rate above forecast: what matters now for Bitcoin

US consumer prices rose 3.7 percent in September, and the core rate 2.6 percent. Both figures came in above forecast, two weeks before the Fed decision on October 28.

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