In brief Crypto-margined Bitcoin futures now make up about 12% of open interest, down from nearly 100% around 2019–2020. Bitcoin rebounded from around $57,000 to a weekly close near $79,175, today up about 1.88%. In the past 24 hours, $570.08 million in positions were liquidated, with shorts hit harder than longs. Bitcoin futures traders have
Bitcoin price slipped back below $80,000 after reaching a multi-month high above $81,200, as overbought conditions and resistance near its previous range high prompted traders to take profits. Bitcoin price cools after testing $81,200 According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin ($BTC) price traded near $79,250 on Aug. 25 after briefly reaching approximately $81,250. The pullback
The recent strong surge in Bitcoin’s price signals the beginning of a new bull run in the market, according to the on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant. The company noted that its Bitcoin Bull Score indicator rose from 30 to 80 in just one week, marking the fastest market regime change in the past year. According to
The strong rally in the cryptocurrency market in recent weeks has led to a sharp shift in investor sentiment. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose to 81 points, reaching its highest level of the year, pushing market sentiment into the “Extreme Greed” zone. Just a month ago, the index was in the “Fear” zone,
In brief Gold climbed toward $4,700 an ounce Tuesday, reaching its highest level since mid-May. Bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time in three months as the dollar weakened. Gold-backed ETFs recorded $3 billion in net inflows in July after two consecutive months of outflows. Gold climbed to a three-month high Tuesday, extending its August
Bitcoin’s price faced fresh volatility on Tuesday, nearly wiping out earlier gains as it dipped below $79,000. The pullback occurred just hours after touching a monthly high of $81,255—a level last seen around May 11. According to market data, bitcoin fell to $78,600 by mid-morning, even as the Crypto Fear and Greed Index held firm
Metaplanet, the Japan-based Bitcoin treasury company, has transferred 1,000 $BTC to Coinbase Prime, according to a report from Bitcoin News. The move, which represents a significant portion of the company’s holdings, has sparked speculation about potential selling. However, Coinbase Prime is not a standard exchange; it is a prime brokerage platform tailored for institutional investors,
Strategy’s Bitcoin treasury may be less vulnerable to a crypto market crash than to a prolonged loss of capital-market access, a risk that could threaten its ability to fund roughly $1.76 billion in annual obligations without selling Bitcoin, according to a recent analysis from Regime Intelligence. According to the report, Strategy’s 840,447 $BTC stash sits
Strive Asset Management’s perpetual preferred stock, SATA, has demonstrated significant investor demand, raising enough capital within the first hour of trading to acquire 75 Bitcoin ($BTC), according to a report from $BTC Treasury. The development follows the firm’s recent addition of 1,110 $BTC to its treasury last week, underscoring a growing trend among asset managers
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their inflow streak to six trading days on Monday, adding another $337.6 million and pushing the run to roughly $2.26 billion. The latest intake has put the funds on course for their strongest month of 2026. Bitcoin ETFs have attracted about $2.72 billion in August, according to CryptoRank,