Down 32% in 6 Months: What Binance Research Says About Bitcoin’s Next Move

Bitcoin ended the first half of 2026 near $60,000 after falling about 32% since January, Binance Research reported. Its Half-Year 2026: Macro & Bitcoin report described the decline as a third consecutive quarterly loss across broader financial markets worldwide. The weak first-half performance also extended Bitcoin’s longer-term drawdown. According to the report, the asset has […]

Can Bitcoin Miners Become Part Of The Payment Stack?

Bitcoin began as peer-to-peer electronic cash, but the market gave it a different job. Over the past decade, Bitcoin has become crypto’s benchmark investment asset: something to accumulate, custody, borrow against, and measure against. Stablecoins, meanwhile, became the industry’s practical payment rail. That split made sense. Bitcoin’s volatility, confirmation times, and tax complexity made it […]