Bitcoin, once the rebel flag-bearer of the cypherpunk movement, now finds itself embraced by the institutions it was designed to circumvent.

The cryptocurrency industry has pushed President-elect Donald J. Trump to establish one, creating real political momentum behind the plan.

This article offers various selections of the best altcoins to watch today. Traders can leverage this information for improved market entry.

Bitcoin(CRYPTO: BTC) has made another notable 24-hour move today, increasing 2.6% since 4 p.m. ET yesterday (as of 1:30 p.m. ET), with Ethereum(CRYPTO: ETH) and Dogecoin(CRYPTO: DOGE) also catching a bid, surging 3.8% and 4.4, respectively, over the same time frame.

Pension funds are dipping their toes into buying bitcoin, in a sign that even typically staid corners of finance are finding it hard to ignore the potential outsized returns from cryptocurrencies.

CNBC’s Tanaya Macheel joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss crypto and bitcoin hitting a new 2025 high ahead on the inauguration.

A portrait of President-elect Donald Trump, created by arranging block data, has been put onto the Bitcoin blockchain by American miner MARA.

As President Donald Trump’s second term begins, the Bitcoin community looks to his bold promises on Bitcoin regulation, national strategy, and economic growth. What’s in store—and how soon?

Banking giant JPMorgan (JPM) has forecastedthe next wave of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—focusing on Solana and XRP—could experience substantial growth if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gives the green light.

Altcoins have had a strong run in recent months, but JPMorgan expects bitcoin to be the main attraction in crypto in 2025.

Bitcoin hovered near $100,000 after notching its biggest gain of the new year on reassuring US inflation data that lifted global markets by reviving bets on further Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.