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Ongoing Bitcoin ETF outflows have historically “correlated with conditions favorable for patient accumulation rather than panic," according to Santiment. The recent streak of outflows from US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs, totaling more than $1 billion over the past trading week, suggests a potential buying opportunity for the world’s largest cryptocurrency, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment. “Santiment's analysts read these flows as a counter-indicator, since ETFs disproportionately reflect retail conviction rather than smart money positioning,” Santiment said in a report on Friday. Santiment said retail investors were losing patience after Bitcoin (BTC) failed to hold above $80,000 in May. Bitcoin is trading at $75,410 at the time of publication, after reaching as high as $79,052 on May 16, according to CoinMarketCap. Read more

Strategy chairman Michael Saylor said the goal is to maximize Strategy’s Bitcoin per share by 2033. Strategy chairman Michael Saylor has not ruled out the company offloading some Bitcoin as early as this year, after recently softening his long-held “never sell” stance. “I think it's not unlikely that we'll sell some Bitcoin between now and the end of the year,” Saylor said during an interview with Natalie Brunell published to YouTube on Friday. Saylor said it is “also likely” that the company will sell a mix of equity and credit and manage its USD and cash holdings. “We do it in a very thoughtful programmatic fashion where we're running our multivariate models, and we're literally running them,” Saylor said, noting the company is focused on long-term outcomes out to 2033: Read more

Laszlo Hanyecz's 2010 post, offering 10,000 BTC in exchange for two pizzas delivered to his home, marked the first recorded commercial BTC payment. The Bitcoin community celebrated the 16th anniversary of “Pizza Day” on Friday, marking the first recorded commercial Bitcoin transaction, in which real-world goods were purchased with Bitcoin. In May 2010, software developer Laszlo Hanyecz published an online post offering 10,000 BTC, which was valued at about $41 at the time, in exchange for two Papa John's pizzas. At current market prices, the BTC is worth more than $767 million, and at the all-time high of about $126,000 reached in October 2025, the 10,000 BTC was valued at more than $1.2 billion. Nischal Shetty, the founder of crypto exchange WazirX, said:  Read more

Mark Cuban sold most of his Bitcoin because it failed to provide a hedge when fiat confidence weakened and geopolitical risk rose. Cuban called it “not the hedge I expected it to be,” and the price record supports his frustration. Bitcoin traded around $77,663 in mid-May 2026, roughly 38% below the record high of $126,000 […] The post Mark Cuban’s Bitcoin sale tests the gap between a failed hedge and a surviving monetary bet appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Institutional crypto adoption accelerates as Tether expands Bitcoin holdings, miners pivot to AI and Polymarket joins Nasdaq amid $1 billion fund outflows. Institutional adoption continued to reshape the digital asset market this week, even as geopolitical tensions reminded investors that crypto remains sensitive to broader macro conditions. Digital asset funds suffered more than $1 billion in outflows as traders reduced risk exposure amid fading hopes for a durable ceasefire between the United States and Iran. At the same time, Tether tightened its grip on Twenty One Capital, Bernstein argued that Bitcoin miners are carving out a strategic role in the race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure, and Polymarket teamed up with Nasdaq to launch prediction markets tied to private companies. This week’s Crypto Biz underscores how institutions continue to influence the digital asset ecosystem. Read more

It's unknown whether Trump Media & Technology Group is selling its Bitcoin, though it has amassed sizable losses on its holdings.

Bitcoin headed lower as Wall Street trading began with new record highs for the Dow Jones, while traders warned of weak US demand. Bitcoin (BTC) faced familiar selling pressure on Friday as US stock markets began setting fresh record highs. Key points: Read more

MARA spent $4.3 million on CEO Fred Thiel’s security in 2025, including vehicle armoring, as crypto wrench attacks increased globally. Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings spent $4.3 million on personal security for CEO Fred Thiel in 2025, including $430,780 to armor a vehicle, as crypto companies respond to rising physical attacks on industry executives and investors. MARA, the seventh-largest Bitcoin mining company worth more than $5 billion, also spent about $58,810 on Thiel's home security installations and reported additional expenses related to the security measures of other executives, according to its DEF 14A filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30. The filing shows that MARA spent a total of $4.3 million on Thiel's security during fiscal year 2025, including the armored vehicle, bodyguards and home security fortifications. Read more

SpaceX’s IPO could turn the Mag 7 into a Mag 8, with Tesla and SpaceX comprising 25% of the group's Bitcoin balance-sheet exposure. Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company SpaceX is planning a $75 billion IPO in June, which could make it the largest near-term public listing with a major Bitcoin treasury. Key takeaways: SpaceX disclosed 18,712 BTC in its recent S-1 filing, worth roughly $1.45 billion, making it the largest known Bitcoin holder among companies preparing for, or recently filing for, a public listing. Read more

SpaceX’s IPO filing and revealed Bitcoin exposure have given crypto investors a formal benchmark for a company they had already begun trading before public markets received the prospectus. On May 20, the firm submitted an S-1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), outlining the financial performance, risk factors, and growth ambitions of […] The post SpaceX IPO filing gives crypto investors a new way to price Bitcoin exposure, X payments, and AI compute appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin rallied for 90 days after its dip below $60,000, breaking the record for the longest uptrend within a bear market in BTC price history. Bitcoin (BTC) has trended up for 90 days and is seeing a “bull market rally,” analysis says. Key points: Read more

The proposed fund would use covered-call and short-term options strategies designed to generate monthly income alongside Bitcoin exposure through a leveraged structure. Hamilton ETFs filed a preliminary prospectus in Canada for an actively managed Bitcoin income exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would use leverage and short-term options strategies to generate yield alongside Bitcoin exposure. The proposed Hamilton Enhanced Bitcoin DayMAX ETF would use covered-call strategies and leverage capped at roughly 25% of net asset value. The strategy is designed to generate income by collecting premiums from short-term options contracts tied to Bitcoin (BTC) price movements. The fund is intended to combine Bitcoin exposure with monthly income generation. The company said the ETF would seek listing approval on Cboe Canada under the ticker symbol BDAY. Read more

Bitcoin price reached $82,400 on May 20 and ran into a line on a chart. Up 37% from its April lows, BTC stalled at the 200-day moving average, pulled back to as low as $76,000, and left the market wondering what the rejection showed about the market's underlying structure. That line, a simple arithmetic average, […] The post Why do Bitcoin traders care so much about the 200-day moving average? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Under the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, Bitcoin must be held for a minimum of 20 years unless used to slash national debt. US lawmakers have renewed efforts to codify a US strategic Bitcoin reserve with a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that seeks to acquire around 1 million Bitcoin over five years.  The American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 would establish a Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile for other federally held cryptocurrencies, which would be held by the US Treasury Department, said the bill’s sponsor, Representative Nick Begich. ARMA, sponsored by 16 members of Congress, builds on the BITCOIN Act, which was introduced in July 2024 and updated in March 2025. Read more

Data show Bitcoin futures traders are pursuing overhead short positions, raising the chance of a rally to $80,000. A liquidity imbalance in Bitcoin (BTC) is building near $80,000, with more than $4 billion in short positions vulnerable to liquidation above that level. The setup strengthened after Bitcoin defended support near $76,100 for two days and formed bullish signals on the lower time frames.  On the one-hour chart, Bitcoin formed a bullish divergence between the price and the relative strength index (RSI), with improving momentum and higher lows near $76,100, suggesting underlying buying strength. BTC also retested $78,000 on Thursday after defending the $76,100 support level multiple times this week. Read more

Data shows Bitcoin traders cutting short positions and going long despite concerning US macroeconomic data emerging. Is a rally toward $82,000 next? Key takeaways: Bitcoin (BTC) flirted with $78,000 on Thursday but failed to sustain its bullish momentum after a disappointing outlook from US retailer Walmart and growing signs of a more restrictive US monetary policy. Despite weakening macroeconomic conditions, professional Bitcoin traders increased their bullish exposure. Is a rally to $82,000 the next step? Read more

Blockchain data firm Glassnode mapped the vulnerabilities embedded in Bitcoin’s existing supply, pointing to exchanges as a weak point.

Data suggest Bitcoin’s chance of dropping below $60,000 again is slim to none, thanks to longer-term investors holding more than 71% of the asset’s total supply. The chance of Bitcoin (BTC) falling below $60,000 is “extremely slim,” according to data showing that BTC long-term holders increased their holdings to 71.6% of the total supply. In addition to this data, a key technical signal turned bullish for the first time since February. Crypto analyst Sykodelic said the possibility of Bitcoin revisiting fresh lows has “become extremely slim” after the weekly relative strength index (RS) retested the 50 level. Historically, Bitcoin has entered long-term expansion phases after the RSI recovered above that threshold following an oversold position.  Read more

Washington just gave crypto one of its clearest policy wins of 2026. Bitcoin ETF demand cracked anyway. The Senate Banking Committee advanced H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, by a 15-9 vote on May 14, sending the market-structure bill toward the Senate floor. CryptoSlate reported that Bitcoin moved back above $81,000 after the vote, a clean headline […] The post Bitcoin ETF demand weakens despite CLARITY Act policy win appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin whales and investors shift to distribution as realized losses surge past $600 million, as BTC price declines toward $76,000. Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped nearly 7% from its local peak of $82,800, as several groups of wallet holders switched from accumulation to distribution. Data suggests that this distribution, combined with increasing realized losses, points to a potential shift in momentum. Key takeaways: The yearly absorption rate measures the amount of new BTC issued that has been absorbed by the market over the past year. Currently, the absorption rate by exchanges is improving while whales are losing coins at a historic pace. Read more