What Is Starknet strkBTC? An Intro to ZK-Shielded Bitcoin

Starknet launched strkBTC, which bridges BTC to L2 with optional ZK-shielded addresses so transfer amounts and counterparties can be hidden while supply conservation remains provable. A practical breakdown of how it works, how it differs from Wrapped BTC, where compliance lines fall, and what the real usage friction looks like.

How Does Citrea Mainnet Use BitVM2? How Does the Clementine Bridge Work?

Citrea went live on 2026-01-27 as the first BitVM2-based Bitcoin ZK rollup, with assets bridged via Clementine. This piece breaks down how BitVM2 verification actually works, what roles the Clementine bridge assigns, what the security assumptions are, and what real on-chain data tells us four months in.

Where Does OP_CAT (BIP-347) Stand in 2026? Will It Activate?

Where is OP_CAT in mid-2026? How did BIP-347 get its number, who backs it, what is the state of node implementations, and what would activation actually unlock for Bitcoin L2 and covenants? A grounded status report.

What the Bitcoin Spot ETF Actually Changed — Real Impact on Market Structure

More than two years after launch, the Bitcoin spot ETF's real impact on market structure goes far beyond "more inflows". This article unpacks five storylines — institutional pricing power, weakening miner selling pressure, changing volatility structure, rising correlation with macro assets, and the bidirectional flows — to show what the Bitcoin market actually became after the ETF.

Bitcoin L2s in 2026: What Do They Actually Do, and Does Anyone Use Them?

The bitcoin L2 narrative has been running for two years. Which chains actually have users in 2026? A grounded tour through the three categories of BTC L2, the live use cases, and how to tell real demand from airdrop farming.

Has Bitcoin Bottomed Yet? Real Cycle-Bottom Signals to Watch in 2026

BTC has fallen from 110K to 75K over seven months, and sentiment has rotated from euphoria to confusion. Has it really bottomed? This piece uses MVRV, SOPR, long-term-holder behaviour, miner pressure, and stablecoin market cap — five distinct indicator stacks — to define what a real bottom looks like.

Can You Still Make Money Mining Bitcoin After the Halving? 2026 Real-World ROI

After the April 2024 halving, the block subsidy dropped to 3.125 BTC, and with BTC hovering near 75K in 2026, miner ROI has been rewritten. This piece runs a 2026 real-world ROI calculation across electricity tiers, rig models, and major pools.

Where Are Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries in 2026? Tracing the Spread from MicroStrategy to Mid-Cap Listed Firms

When MicroStrategy first put BTC on its balance sheet in 2020, most CFOs treated it as a publicity stunt. Five years later, listed companies from North America to East Asia and Latin America are starting to treat BTC as a cash management tool. This article uses 2026 data to dissect the diffusion path, motivations, accounting treatment and risks of corporate BTC reserves.

What Is Babylon? How Bitcoin Staking Actually Works

Babylon turns bitcoin into collateral that secures external PoS chains, while the coins never leave the Bitcoin mainnet. A plain explanation of the mechanism, the yield source, the risks, and where it stands in 2026.

What Is Bitcoin Hyper? Bitcoin Layer 2 Enters Solana-Speed Territory

Bitcoin Hyper is one of the most-watched Bitcoin L2 projects of 2026. It ports the Solana Virtual Machine onto Bitcoin so BTC finally gets an application layer that approaches Solana speed. This piece breaks down the architecture, presale, and use cases, then puts it back on the full Bitcoin L2 map.

Bitcoin Inscriptions, Ordinals and Runes Explained: A Beginner's Guide to BTC Assets

Ordinals, inscriptions, BRC-20 and Runes let Bitcoin issue assets and "NFTs" too. Here's how they relate, how they work, their impact on Bitcoin and the risks.

What Is Bitcoin? Understanding the Ledger, Halving, and the 2026 Cycle

Truly understand Bitcoin through three keywords—ledger, decentralization, and scarcity—and learn how the halving cycle shapes market expectations and holding strategies heading into 2026.

What Happens to Bitcoin's Price After the Halving? Reviewing Every Cycle and Looking to 2026

Bitcoin halves roughly every four years. This article reviews the price action after the 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 halvings — the patterns, the causes, the impact on miners — and takes a level-headed look at 2026.

What Is a Bitcoin Spot ETF? The Impact of BlackRock and Fidelity Getting Approved

A bitcoin spot ETF lets traditional money buy bitcoin in a compliant way. Here's how it differs from a futures ETF and from buying coins directly, what the giants entering means, plus the impact and risks.