What's new

A running log of new calculators, features and fixes across the site.

  1. Oct 11, 2026

    Research: Digital capital, equity, credit and intelligence

    A critical look at Strategy's digital-economy thesis, including Bitcoin, MSTR, STRC, AI, tokenized securities and issuer-published performance figures.

  2. Oct 4, 2026

    Research: 10 physical gifts you can buy with Bitcoin

    Wine, El Salvador coffee, books, a mug and more, with product photos and verified Bitcoin payment details.

  3. Oct 3, 2026

    Research: Bitcoin art and physical collectibles

    A guide to Bitcoin-inspired 3D prints, handmade art, Bitcoin-native auctions and physical collectibles, with notable sale results and buyer checks.

  4. Sep 25, 2026

    Research: BTCPay’s Bark plugin & the Ark protocol

    How the newly production-ready Bark plugin lets merchants accept self-custodial Lightning and Ark payments on BTCPay Server with no node, channels, or liquidity to manage.

  5. Sep 12, 2026

    Research: The 4-Year Bitcoin Cycle Is Over

    Why the halving still matters, but spot ETFs, treasury accumulation, and liquidity conditions are now the main drivers of Bitcoin’s market.

  6. Sep 12, 2026

    Launched the Bitcoin Retirement Calculator

    Estimate your retirement FIRE target, compare Bitcoin accumulation scenarios, explore price sensitivity and test withdrawal strategies.

  7. Sep 9, 2026

    Research: Why AI Deflation Drives Monetary Expansion

    How AI-driven technological deflation interacts with debt-heavy fiat systems, creating structural incentives for central bank expansion—making Bitcoin a key macro hedge.

  8. Sep 7, 2026

    Research: Bitcoin treasury companies

    Published a comparison of Strategy’s MSTR and STRC with Strive’s ASST and SATA, covering mNAV, dilution, dividends, cash reserves and preferred-stock risk.

  9. Sep 5, 2026

    Contact page launched

    Send feedback, report bugs, or flag data-source corrections through a Cloudflare Turnstile-protected contact form.

  10. Sep 5, 2026

    Launched the Fiat Debasement & Wealth Erosion calculator

    Compare how cash savings lose purchasing power against CPI inflation, M2 money-supply growth and gold, Bitcoin, S&P 500 and US median home price benchmarks, in historical and forward-projection modes.

  11. Sep 5, 2026

    Research: Bitcoin L2 yield and custody

    Published a framework for evaluating Bitcoin Layer 2 yield products—custody models, bridge mechanisms and risk—in 13 languages.

  12. Sep 4, 2026

    Research: Bitcoin or Gold?

    Published a neutral comparison of Bitcoin and gold covering monetary properties, fiscal dominance, and the purchasing power of an illustrative grocery basket in 13 languages.

  13. Sep 3, 2026

    Research: mapping Bitcoin cycles with moving averages

    Published a moving-average research article in 13 languages, with localized charts and links back to the Bitcoin price tracker.

  14. Sep 3, 2026

    Research: grocery prices in Bitcoin, in 13 languages

    Published a data-backed research article comparing Bitcoin, gold and fiat purchasing power for a household grocery basket since 2015.

  15. Sep 2, 2026

    FAQs added to every calculator, in every language

    Each tool now answers its most common questions directly on the page, with structured data so search engines can surface them too.

  16. Sep 2, 2026

    Chart downloads now include the source URL

    Saved chart images are watermarked with bitcoinutility.tools and the page they came from, so shared charts are traceable back to the live tool.

  17. Sep 1, 2026

    Launched the Time-to-Earn calculator

    A new tool comparing how many work hours a lifestyle goal costs when saving cash versus buying Bitcoin.

  18. Sep 1, 2026

    Moved to bitcoinutility.tools

    The site now runs on its own domain, with updated canonical URLs, sitemap and structured data.