Bitcoin Price Falls. Key Crypto Conference Fails to Lift Digital Coins. — Barrons.com
By Elsa OhlenBitcoin price edged down despite a flurry of crypto news and the 2025 Bitcoin Conference underway in Las Vegas, with key crypto figures touting a bright future for digital coins.The price of the world's largest cryptocurrency is down 0.9% over the last 24 hours to last trade at $108,934, according to CoinDesk data. XRP and Solana were down around 1% while Ether was flat.The lukewarm crypto developments come after Bitcoin last week hit a record high of nearly $112,000, following easing trade tensions and legislation regulating stablecoins advancing in the Senate.There were more signs of Bitcoin's growing mainstream acceptance at the annual Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas.Fintech company Block announced Tuesday it will launch Bitcoin payments on its platform Square, with the first payments using the digital coin to be showcased at the conference. From there, Block intends to roll out Bitcoin payments during the second half of the year with the aim for it to be available for all merchants in 2026.Speaking at the conference, President Donald Trump's son, Don Jr. said "we're seriously long Bitcoin," adding that is why they created a "Bitcoin treasury," referring to the announcement Tuesday morning that Truth Social parent Trump Media & Technology would raise $2.5 billion to invest in the digital coin.Write to Elsa Ohlen at [email protected] content was created by Barron's, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. Barron's is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.