According to BitMEX Research, Prof. Richard Werner said on Vlad Costea's Bitcoin Takeover Podcast that Bitcoin could reach $1,000,000. Source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 29, 2025. He also warned of a high risk that an early built-in death switch could be used to switch Bitcoin off and expropriate holders. Source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 29, 2025. These remarks frame BTC with both an extreme upside target and an existential protocol risk, as relayed from the interview. Source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 29, 2025.

According to BitMEX Research, among the 15 top-ranked Bitcoin NFTs by market cap based on March 2025 prices, the median floor price has fallen 45.9% in BTC terms (source: BitMEX Research, Aug 27, 2025). According to BitMEX Research, measured from each collection’s BTC-denominated peak, the median drawdown is 93.3%, indicating broad underperformance versus BTC for traders benchmarking in BTC terms (source: BitMEX Research, Aug 27, 2025).

According to BitMEX Research, Bitcoin did not trade anywhere near $122 in 2012, with the year’s peak around $13, correcting misinformation seen in circulating charts (source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 27, 2025). Independent historical datasets corroborate a ~13 dollar high for BTC-USD in 2012, confirming the corrected level (source: Yahoo Finance BTC-USD historical data for 2012). For traders, using the correct ~13 dollar 2012 peak instead of 122 dollars lowers the base by roughly 9x, materially affecting CAGR, drawdown, and long-term trendline backtests and any cycle models anchored to that year (source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 27, 2025; Yahoo Finance BTC-USD historical data for 2012). Update datasets, dashboards, and fair value bands that reference a 2012 ATH to prevent distorted signals and risk limits in strategy evaluation (source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 27, 2025; Yahoo Finance BTC-USD historical data for 2012).

According to @BitMEXResearch, they constructed a Bitcoin (BTC) transaction with a single 15-of-15 P2SH multisig input and one output, measuring 1.69 KB in size (source: @BitMEXResearch on X, Aug 26, 2025). The post states that 14 of the 15 private keys are intentionally vulnerable and can be calculated from on-chain data, and those 14 keys together encode a 439-byte JPG image (source: @BitMEXResearch on X, Aug 26, 2025). This on-chain demonstration highlights concrete key-derivation risk and data-embedding behavior that traders can factor into BTC custody, wallet infrastructure choices, and chain analytics monitoring (source: @BitMEXResearch on X, Aug 26, 2025).

According to BitMEX Research, the team created a Bitcoin (BTC) transaction that embeds an image within deliberately vulnerable private keys, making those keys computable solely from data available on the blockchain and allowing the image to be reconstructed from on-chain information, Source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 26, 2025 (link in post). According to BitMEX Research, they describe the image as “unstoppable” because its reconstruction relies on private keys that can be derived from the blockchain rather than off-chain storage or standard script fields, Source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 26, 2025 (link in post). According to BitMEX Research, the post shares the transaction and technical details for verification of the method, Source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 26, 2025 (link in post).

According to @BitMEXResearch, the team urges the industry to prevent private, bilateral transaction-inclusion deals and instead relay transactions on the open network (source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 22, 2025). For traders, aligning with this guidance means broadcasting through public mempool relays rather than private channels to avoid dependence on opaque inclusion arrangements (source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 22, 2025). Actionable takeaway: prioritize open-network relay paths in your on-chain execution workflows, review any reliance on bilateral inclusion agreements, and monitor ecosystem policy shifts by infrastructure providers toward open relay to adjust fee-bidding and timing strategies accordingly (source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 22, 2025).

According to @BitMEXResearch, Bloomberg reported that an additional $250 million has gone into Taproot, highlighting continued capital inflows tied to the Bitcoin ecosystem (source: @BitMEXResearch; Bloomberg). Traders can reference the Bloomberg report shared by @BitMEXResearch on August 19, 2025 to assess headline-driven interest in Bitcoin (BTC) infrastructure funding (source: @BitMEXResearch; Bloomberg).

According to @BitMEXResearch, Satoshi Nakamoto emphasized that paying a higher fee lets users outbid others to get included, reinforcing Bitcoin’s pay-for-priority mempool dynamics; source: @BitMEXResearch tweet dated Aug 19, 2025. Traders should expect faster confirmations for BTC transfers with higher fee rates during mempool congestion and slower settlement for low-fee exchange deposits and withdrawals, impacting execution timing and arbitrage; source: @BitMEXResearch. This fee competition can increase the share of miner revenue from transaction fees during busy periods, a signal traders monitor alongside mempool pressure and exchange deposit latency; source: @BitMEXResearch.

According to BitMEX Research, the team is highlighting the re-emergence of rhetoric similar to the past 'large blocker' debate and clarifies it is not a judgment that prior large blockers were wrong nor that current adopters are wrong, source: BitMEX Research on X/Twitter dated Aug 17, 2025. For trading, this statement functions as narrative context rather than a directional call, implying a neutral near-term signal for BTC positioning with no explicit fork or protocol-change claim in this update, source: BitMEX Research on X/Twitter dated Aug 17, 2025. The reference to 'large blockers' points to the historical Bitcoin blocksize dispute documented by BitMEX Research, offering context but no immediate market catalyst in this post, sources: BitMEX Research book The Blocksize War 2021 and BitMEX Research on X/Twitter dated Aug 17, 2025.

According to @BitMEXResearch, recent rhetoric comparing Bitcoin Core to the Chinese Communist Party mischaracterizes the current governance discussion and is very different from the historical blocksize war, reducing the validity of direct analogies to a 2017-style conflict, source: BitMEX Research, X, Aug 17, 2025. According to @BitMEXResearch, the post also references multiple historical Bitcoin client implementations (Bitcoin Core, BitcoinXT, Bitcoin Classic, Bitcoin Unlimited, Knots), noting close relationships rather than clearly separate camps, which challenges claims of a binary developer split, source: BitMEX Research, X, Aug 17, 2025. According to @BitMEXResearch, the post cites no concrete activation path, miner signaling, or upgrade timetable, indicating no confirmed near-term catalyst for a contentious BTC hard fork based on the information presented, a point traders can use when evaluating fork-premium or volatility narratives, source: BitMEX Research, X, Aug 17, 2025.

According to @BitMEXResearch, some current rhetoric compares Bitcoin Core to the Chinese Communist Party, but the present situation is very different from the historical Blocksize War (source: @BitMEXResearch). @BitMEXResearch added that during the blocksize debate, Bitcoin Core, BitcoinXT, Bitcoin Classic, Bitcoin Unlimited, and Knots were mostly written by the same contributors, highlighting overlapping development rather than a clean client split — a distinction BTC traders should factor into governance-related risk assessment (source: @BitMEXResearch).

According to BitMEX Research, node operation should be unattended and robust, with full nodes automatically following the correct chain and mining nodes prioritizing the most profitable blocks for higher mining profitability; source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 17, 2025. According to BitMEX Research, the post rejects the driving a car analogy for node management and emphasizes automation over manual intervention in consensus following and block template selection; source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 17, 2025. According to BitMEX Research, the focus on reliability and profitability in node behavior highlights correct chain tracking and profit-driven mining choices that are directly relevant to trading decisions about network performance and miner incentives; source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 17, 2025.

According to @BitMEXResearch, a Bitcoin Knots proponent said Knots lets users actually steer your node like driving a car, and BitMEX Research added that while the comparison is imperfect and the situation differs from 2017, it reminds them of Bitcoin Unlimited advocates’ analogies from that period, drawing attention to a governance narrative around node software choice that traders can monitor for BTC headline sensitivity. Source: BitMEX Research, Twitter, Aug 17, 2025. The post emphasizes analogy and context rather than any protocol change announcement, providing a qualitative signal on client-choice discourse relevant to BTC market monitoring. Source: BitMEX Research, Twitter, Aug 17, 2025.

According to @BitMEXResearch, more than 82,300 ETH from The DAO refunds remain unclaimed (about $375 million) plus over 70,000 ETH in the Extra Balance contract (about $322 million), based on the Etherscan contract data referenced in the post (source: @BitMEXResearch; Etherscan). @BitMEXResearch also reports roughly 1.3 million Ethereum Classic (ETC) from the same legacy claims remain unclaimed (source: @BitMEXResearch). The concentration of these dormant balances is material for on-chain monitoring, and traders can track the DAO refund and Extra Balance contract addresses highlighted in the post for any large movements (source: @BitMEXResearch; Etherscan).

According to @BitMEXResearch, 124,000 United States dollars per Bitcoin (BTC) is explicitly highlighted in a post on August 14, 2025 (source: @BitMEXResearch on X, Aug 14, 2025). The post pairs the USD/BTC figure with the terms Nasdaq, stablecoin, crypto, treasury, and bubble, marking 124,000 as a referenced level within a cross-market context that traders can note (source: @BitMEXResearch on X, Aug 14, 2025).

According to @BitMEXResearch, BitMEX Research has added the Litecoin Treasury company to its treasury companies article, expanding the reference list relevant for LTC market tracking, source: BitMEX Research on X (Aug 13, 2025) and BitMEX Research blog. Traders can reference this update when monitoring LTC-related treasury developments using BitMEX Research’s consolidated resource, source: BitMEX Research on X and BitMEX Research blog.

According to @BitMEXResearch, a new NASDAQ SPAC is being lined up and will itself become a Bitcoin treasury company, shared on X on Aug 12, 2025, source: @BitMEXResearch. The post includes two links but does not disclose the SPAC's ticker, timeline, or deal terms, source: @BitMEXResearch.

According to @BitMEXResearch, Qubic published an article claiming to control over 51% of Monero (XMR) network hashrate and stating its end goal is to take over all block rewards through full and sustained selfish mining. Source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 12, 2025; Qubic article as cited by BitMEX Research. @BitMEXResearch said they consider the 51% claim unlikely and noted key details remain unclear, highlighting unresolved uncertainty around XMR network security at this time. Source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 12, 2025. For traders, if Qubic’s claim were accurate, the setup would imply elevated 51%-attack risk characteristics consistent with selfish mining incentives and block reward capture on Monero. Source: BitMEX Research on X, Aug 12, 2025.

According to @BitMEXResearch, Monero (XMR) may have experienced a deliberate 6-block chain reorganization tied to Qubic mining. @BitMEXResearch noted that with Monero’s 2-minute target block time, the reorg spanned roughly 12 minutes and was described as small. @BitMEXResearch added it is not clear whether a double-spend occurred or whether the event reflected selfish mining behavior.

According to BitMEX Research, its latest report reviews advisory service agreements and asset management agreements used by the newest wave of crypto treasury companies, outlining the most notable contractual terms for analysis (source: BitMEX Research). According to BitMEX Research, some agreements extend up to 20 years and charge annual fees as a percentage that the report characterizes as attractive, providing concrete parameters on duration and fee mechanics (source: BitMEX Research). According to BitMEX Research, the report consolidates these duration and fee details to aid analysis of crypto treasury mandates by market participants (source: BitMEX Research).