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Bitcoin’s return above $80,000 has brought back a question traders have not had to confront at scale since 2020: how does the world’s largest digital asset behave when a health scare, rather than rates, regulation, or crypto-native leverage, becomes the market’s dominant risk headline? The immediate trigger is a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, […] The post Bitcoin’s potential bull run return faces pandemic-style fear as Hantavirus scare gets amplified appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Core Scientific mined 279 BTC in the quarter, down 45% from a year earlier, while its colocation business became its top revenue source. Core Scientific (CORZ) reported a $347.2 million first-quarter net loss as its Bitcoin self-mining revenue fell sharply and high-density colocation became its largest revenue source.  In its earnings report published Wednesday, the company reported a net loss of $1.06 per diluted share for the quarter. A year earlier, Core Scientific reported diluted earnings of $1.24 per share. Core Scientific said the loss included $266.5 million in non-cash impairment charges and a $30.8 million non-cash loss from changes in the fair value of warrants and contingent value rights. Read more

VanEck’s Matthew Sigel says Bitcoin may reach $1 million in five years, comparing adoption trends to the video game industry’s shift to mainstream use. Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at investment manager VanEck, said he sees Bitcoin (BTC) reaching seven figures within the next five years. “Bitcoin going up for us is the base case. We think this asset is going to reach a million dollars over the next several years,” Sigel said on CNBC’s Halftime Report on Wednesday. Sigel later clarified that BTC is likely to reach that threshold in “half a decade,” comparing Bitcoin’s adoption to the video game industry’s, where usage has expanded across age groups after initially being limited to younger users. Read more

A slowdown in profit-taking and reclaiming $88,000 as support are prerequisites for BTC to confirm cycle bottom. Bitcoin’s (BTC) relief rally to $82,000 appears to be cooling off, and analysts say key levels must be reclaimed for BTC price to “confirm a durable continuation higher.” Key takeaways: Read more

On Strategy's May 5 earnings call, Strategy CEO Phong Le said plainly that “we will sell Bitcoin when it is advantageous to the company,” with Saylor adding that Strategy would “probably sell some Bitcoin to fund a dividend just to inoculate the market.” Strategy held 818,334 BTC as of May 3, up 22% year-to-date, with […] The post The “never sell” Bitcoin treasury trade is seriously starting to crack appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BNY is partnering with Finstreet and ADI Foundation to offer regulated Bitcoin and Ethereum custody to UAE clients from the Abu Dhabi Global Market. BNY has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based Finstreet and ADI Foundation to develop institutional digital asset custody services for clients in the United Arab Emirates. The initial focus is on Bitcoin and Ether custody for Finstreet’s existing clients, with plans to later extend to ADI Foundation’s blockchain infrastructure, the world’s largest custodian said in a Thursday announcement. The companies said they intend to expand the product scope to include stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets and other regulated digital instruments, though no timeline was given. “BNY is uniquely positioned to connect traditional and digital financial ecosystems,” Hani Kablawi, executive vice chair at BNY, said. BNY claimed it is the first US global systemically important bank to offer digital asset custody. Read more

Alex Pruden said the asymmetry between acting on a post-quantum signature scheme today and waiting for certainty about quantum-computing hardware timelines means Bitcoin developers should move from research into production.

Bitcoin's market dominance climbed above 61% as BTC led crypto market flows. Data also showed Binance-listed altcoins' share of volume hitting 49% in March. Bitcoin dominance climbed to 61% on Wednesday, its highest level since November 2025. The metric has risen from 58.44% at the start of April, proving that the bullish trend continues to favor BTC over the wider crypto market. In the last two months, altcoin volumes on Binance also increased by 49%, while 12.6% of altcoins on Binance reclaimed their 200-day simple moving average (SMA).  Bitcoin dominance, one-week chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Read more

By the time Bitcoin and other networks are ready to defend themselves, it may already be too late, according to a new analysis.

With Bitcoin trading near $82,000, a move back into price-discovery territory depends on whether ETF buyers keep absorbing supply while macro pressure remains contained. That is the practical answer to the two questions shaping the rest of 2026: when can Bitcoin reach a new all-time high, and is the market bottom already in? Bitcoin has […] The post If the bear market bottom is in, when will Bitcoin price reach a new all-time high above $126k? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin price action failed to revisit the $83,000 mark after US-Iran war tensions took over to steer the crypto market mood. Bitcoin (BTC) cooled from new 13-week highs at Wednesday’s Wall Street open amid mixed signals over a US-Iran peace deal. Key points: Data from TradingView showed a new local peak for BTC/USD of $82,833 on Bitstamp. Read more

Bitcoin rose above $82,000 as oil prices tumbled amid a powerful tailwind from a sudden and dramatic de-escalation in US-Iran geopolitical tensions. Data from CryptoSlate showed that BTC extended a weeklong rebound that has lifted its value by more than 7% this week after President Donald Trump paused a US military operation in the Strait […] The post Bitcoin rips past $82,000, shorts liquidated after President Trump halts Hormuz operation sending oil price spiralling appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin’s onchain data suggests that the upside may not be over for BTC price, but resistance at $84,000 could delay the recovery. Bitcoin (BTC) buyers resumed their activity during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday, pushing the price to a new multi-month high of $82,240. Onchain indicators, including the short-term holder (STH) cost basis, suggest that the BTC price can go higher, with the next big target at $92,000.  Read more

CME to launch CFTC‑regulated Bitcoin Volatility futures in June, giving institutions an onshore way to trade implied BTC volatility. CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures on June 1, pending regulatory review, giving investors a compliant way to trade expected Bitcoin volatility rather than price direction, according to a company release published Tuesday. The Chicago-based derivatives marketplace said the contracts will settle to the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index, a 30-day measure of expected Bitcoin volatility derived from CME options markets. CME describes the new contracts as Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated futures aimed specifically at Bitcoin volatility, extending the existing US regulatory framework that already covers CME’s Bitcoin and Ether derivatives. Read more

Bitcoin price analysis saw $84,000 as bulls' "most critical" reclaim target as the risk of new $50,000 lows returned to the radar. Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching its “most critical” resistance hurdle of the bear market, new BTC price analysis says. Key points: Read more

Strategy reported a massive first-quarter loss after Bitcoin’s early-year drawdown overwhelmed its software revenue, even as Michael Saylor pointed to internal Bitcoin metrics showing continued gains in shareholder exposure. The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $12.77 billion, or $38.25 per diluted share, for the first quarter. […] The post Strategy to “sell some Bitcoin” after posting $12.7 billion Q1 loss as Saylor points to $5 billion Bitcoin gain appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Short liquidations and rising open interest may be signs of the bulls’ plan to push the Bitcoin price closer to $90,000. Bitcoin (BTC) may have a clear path to $90,000 after $7.9 billion in short liquidations in February put pressure on the bears. Data show liquidations came in three waves that extended from February through April. The liquidations highlight a growing imbalance as BTC traders continue to build short positions above $80,000, while the price holds firm, creating repeat conditions for future short squeezes. Bitcoin researcher Axel Adler Jr. tracked over $7.9 billion in forced short liquidations since early February. The largest spike hit $737 million on Feb. 13, followed by multiple waves through March and April.  The liquidation volumes ranged from $2–28 million per day before jumping back to $175 million on May 4. That spike came during a quiet week, pointing to renewed short exposure near $80,000. The pattern shows consistent reloading of bearish positions at higher levels. Read more

A high-stakes tug-of-war is unfolding in the digital asset markets as Bitcoin wrestles with the critical $80,000 threshold. While long-term holders are capitalizing on the recent surge to lock in massive profits, a relentless wave of institutional capital flowing into exchange-traded funds is absorbing the sell-off, keeping hopes for a near-term rally toward $90,000 firmly […] The post Bitcoin sellers take profits above $80,000, but ETF demand keeps $90,000 rally hopes alive appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin bottom calls grow as analysts target $180,000–$250,000 within a year, fueling debate over whether BTC has resumed its broader bull cycle. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed 3.5% this week to hit $81,325 on Tuesday, its highest level since January. But is Bitcoin’s multi-month highs just a bear-market rally, or has it already bottomed to resume the so-called "supercycle," as some traders suggest? Key takeaways: BTC/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView Read more

Bitcoin's move above $80,000 is testing whether its latest break from the S&P 500 reflects a real macro regime shift or the market's most liquid risk switch reacting to two different clocks. After months of Bitcoin following the US stock market open in terms of direction, volatility, and stress, it appears to be decoupling from […] The post Bitcoin rally breaks from US stock market as mixed macro data creates bullish setup for BTC appeared first on CryptoSlate.