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Bitcoin failed to successfully retest the yearly open after US sell-side pressure reentered to start the week, keeping volatility firmly in control. Bitcoin (BTC) fell back below $90,000 around Monday’s Wall Street open as US selling pressure returned. Key points: Bitcoin keeps volatility coming as US sellers send price back below $90,000. Read more

Strategy unveiled its largest Bitcoin purchase in over 100 days, but the company's stock price was little changed on Monday.

Michael Saylor said that he pitched Bitcoin as “digital capital” to wealth funds and banks, calling it the foundation for a new yield-bearing credit asset class. Michael Saylor’s Strategy has expanded its Bitcoin treasury again, buying nearly $1 billion in BTC even as digital asset treasury inflows cool and its own stock trades sharply lower on the year. Strategy chairman Michael Saylor announced on X that the company bought 10,624 Bitcoin (BTC) for roughly $962.7 million at an average price of $90,615 per coin last week. The move brings Strategy’s total holdings to 660,624 BTC, acquired for approximately $49.35 billion at an average price of $74,696. The move comes during a rough stretch for Strategy’s equity. According to Google Finance, Strategy shares recently traded around $178.99, down 51% over the past 12 months. Read more

Many analysts say BTC’s rebound is a bull trap, warning its price could fall to as low as $40,000 over the coming months. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed 14.50% from its recent lows of $80,600, inching back toward $93,000 as traders were at odds between a “comeback” by the bulls or the start of a bear market. Key takeaways: Analysts say Bitcoin’s rebound is a bull trap, with risks extending to as low as $40,000. Read more

A $3.9 billion transfer moving 43,033 BTC was recorded on-chain and flagged by Whale Alert, with the receiving cluster matching labels used by intelligence dashboards for Twenty One, known as XXI. The timing aligns with the company’s stated plan to relocate more than 43,500 Bitcoin from escrow into its own custody before it begins trading […] The post Tether just moved $4 billion Bitcoin for Twenty One, but the chain data reveals a deceptive liquidity trap appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Stablecoins were once a minor appendage of crypto markets, a functional parking spot for traders cycling between Bitcoin and Ethereum. However, framing no longer fits. With a circulating supply above $300 billion and annual trading volumes exceeding $23 trillion in 2024, stablecoins have matured into a parallel dollar infrastructure. They extend US monetary power into […] The post Stablecoins just eclipsed Bitcoin in the one metric that matters, exposing a $23 trillion global fault line appeared first on CryptoSlate.

When European police staged another coordinated sweep against crypto mixers this autumn, most people saw a familiar headline and scrolled on. But every seizure, every frozen server rack, every compressed hard drive pushed into an evidence van has the potential to change how Bitcoin actually moves. Mixers (tools that allow users to break the traceable […] The post Bitcoin wallets interacting with this specific protocol are now flagged for “high-risk” seizures by compliance algorithms appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The number didn’t look dramatic at first glance ($13.5 billion in overnight repos on Dec. 1), but for anyone who watches the Federal Reserve’s plumbing, it was a noticeable spike. These operations rarely break into headlines, yet they drive the liquidity currents that shape everything from bond spreads to equity appetite to the way Bitcoin […] The post A sudden $13.5 billion Fed liquidity injection exposes a crack in the dollar that Bitcoin was built for appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ric Edelman isn’t budging from the Bitcoin investment strategies he urged six months ago, even as BTC lingers far from record-breaking heights.

Bitcoin saw snap downside toward the weekly close with $87,000 back on the radar ahead of an important Federal Reserve interest-rate decision. Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $88,000 into Sunday’s weekly close as traders eyed weakness into a major US macro event. Key points: Bitcoin sees snap volatility into the weekly close, dipping close to $87,000. Read more

Bitcoin’s “liveliness” metric is rising despite stagnant prices, signaling renewed underlying demand. The post Bitcoin “Liveliness” Indicator Rises, Hinting the Bull Cycle May Not Be Over appeared first on Cryptonews.

ETF expert Eric Balchunas argued Bitcoin's 17-year track record and multiple recoveries make tulip mania comparisons obsolete despite recent criticism. Bitcoin can no longer be compared to the “Tulip Bubble” due to its endurance and resilience over the years, according to Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg’s exchange-traded fund expert. “I personally would not compare Bitcoin to tulips, no matter how bad the sell-off,” said the senior ETF analyst on Sunday.  Balchunas pointed out that the tulip market rose and collapsed in around three years, “punched once in the face and knocked out,” but Bitcoin (BTC) has “come back from like six to seven haymakers to reach all-time highs and has survived 17 years.” Read more

Bitcoin long-term holders lost interest in selling at $90,000, new research showed, as profitability of their BTC supply dried up. Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a “complete reset” of sell pressure after dropping below $90,000, says new research. Key points: Bitcoin long-term holders have reset their selling habits as BTC price action returns below $90,000. Read more

Gold has popped 4,000% following CFTC's approval in the 1970s, leaving Bitcoin and Ethereum with a similar scaling setup. On Thursday, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) products will begin trading for the first time on its registered futures exchanges. Here are three reasons why this is a big deal for the top two cryptocurrencies heading into 2026. Key takeaways: Read more

Bitcoin treasury firms are entering a “Darwinian phase” as equity premiums collapse, leverage turns into downside and DAT stocks flip to discounts, Galaxy warns. Bitcoin treasury companies are entering a “Darwinian phase” as the core mechanics of their once-booming business model break down, according to a new analysis from Galaxy Research. The report said that the digital asset treasury (DAT) trade has reached its natural limit as equity prices fell below Bitcoin (BTC) net asset value (NAV), causing the issuance-driven growth loop to reverse and turning leverage into a liability. That breaking point arrived as Bitcoin dropped from its October peak near $126,000 to lows around $80,000, triggering a sharp contraction in risk appetite and draining liquidity across the market. The October 10 deleveraging event accelerated the shift, wiping out open interest across futures markets and weakening spot depth. Read more

The physical Bitcoin collectibles were minted when Bitcoin was trading for just $3.88 and $11.69 each, marking a massive potential return. Two long-dormant Casascius coins — each backed by 1,000 Bitcoin — have just been activated as of Friday, unlocking more than $179 million stashed away for more than 13 years.  Onchain data indicates that one of the Casascius coins was minted in October 2012, when Bitcoin was trading for $11.69.  The other was minted earlier in December 2011, when Bitcoin was valued at only $3.88, giving that Casascius coin a theoretical return of about 2.3 million percent, not including the cost of minting.  Read more

Strive CEO Matt Cole has urged the MSCI to “let the market decide” whether they want to include Bitcoin-holding companies in their passive investments. Nasdaq-listed Strive, the 14th-largest publicly-listed Bitcoin treasury firm, has urged MSCI to reconsider its proposed exclusion of major Bitcoin holding companies from its indexes.  In a letter to MSCI’s chairman and CEO, Henry Fernandez, Strive argued that excluding companies whose digital asset holdings comprise more than 50% of total assets would reduce passive investors’ exposure to growth sectors and would fail to capture companies it intends to. Losing a spot in MSCI indexes could be a significant blow to digital asset treasury firms. JPMorgan analysts had earlier warned that Strategy, a Bitcoin treasury firm listed in the MSCI World Index, could lose $2.8 billion if MSCI moves ahead with the proposal.  Read more

Strategy CEO Phong Le said his firm raised 21 months of dividend runway in just eight days to head off investor unease. Strategy CEO Phong Le said part of the reason for establishing a $1.44 billion USD reserve was to alleviate investor concerns over the company’s health amid a Bitcoin slump.  “We’re very much are a part of the crypto ecosystem and Bitcoin ecosystem. Which is why we decided a couple of weeks ago to start raising capital and putting US dollars on our balance sheet to get rid of this FUD,” said Le during CNBC’s Power Lunch on Friday. On Monday, Strategy announced the $1.44 billion US dollar reserve, funded through a stock sale. The reserve is intended to maintain an amount sufficient to cover at least 12 months of dividends, and will eventually expand to cover a runway of 24 months, the firm said. Read more

The “infinite money glitch” of the corporate Bitcoin treasury has stalled. For much of this market cycle, the trade was simple: stock in companies holding Bitcoin traded at a massive premium to the underlying Net Asset Value (NAV). This allowed firms to issue expensive equity to buy cheaper coins, thereby accretively increasing Bitcoin per share. […] The post Bitcoin treasury stocks are becoming “distressed assets” as a $107,000 cost basis traps late entrants underwater appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin miners face record margin pressure as proxy stocks sink, Kalshi lands $1B funding and Ether derivatives volumes overtake Bitcoin on CME. Bitcoin (BTC) miners are learning the hard way that “number go up” doesn’t always trickle down. Even with Bitcoin prices still elevated by historical standards, mining margins have been sharply squeezed, with some industry analysts describing the current climate as the “harshest margin environment” on record. Balance sheets are shrinking, leverage is being reduced, and companies such as CleanSpark are moving to pay down Bitcoin-backed credit lines. The strain is spilling into public markets. Bitcoin miners and other BTC “proxy” trades have come under heavy pressure, highlighted by the collapse in shares of American Bitcoin. Not every corner of the market is retreating, however. Capital is flowing into crypto-adjacent platforms, with prediction market Kalshi recently raising $1 billion at an $11-billion valuation after a tenfold increase in trading volumes since 2024,...