Investors are panicking over Bitcoin’s recent slump and gold’s surge to record highs, but Raoul Pal and Weiss Crypto have issued a joint reminder to the market: zoom out. Responding to the hysteria surrounding Bitcoin’s underperformance in early 2026, the two analysts pointed to the long-term gold-to-Bitcoin ratio, arguing that the recent reversal is statistically
Bitcoin’s path back to a new all-time high and subsequent price discovery is being set by whether spot ETF flows turn persistent again after a two-way start to 2026 that tested how “sticky” institutional demand is in the post-ETF era. CryptoSlate tracked $1.29 billion of net outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs from Dec. 15
Fear returned to the crypto market late Sunday as Bitcoin slid amid rising macro risks. This comes during thin weekend liquidity, involving traders and policymakers. The dip comes due to shutdown fears, tariff threats and currency stress, which have together tightened liquidity and pressured risk assets.
With four days remaining in January, expectations regarding the levels Bitcoin might test by the end of the month have begun to take shape on the prediction marketplace Polymarket. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $87,832. In contracts titled “What price will Bitcoin reach in January?” on Polymarket, users are predominantly leaning
Metaplanet Inc. shares fell after the company revised its full-year forecast for fiscal 2025, reported a massive $720 million Bitcoin impairment charge, and issued a fiscal 2026 outlook heavily dependent on BTC-linked income. The Tokyo-listed firm announced it booked a Bitcoin impairment loss of $720 million (¥104.6 billion) following a BTC price decline. It also
The biggest risk to Bitcoin, according to Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) founder Michael Saylor, is ambitious developers. Although he’s casually said as much in long-form interviews before, he put any doubt about his belief to rest by publishing it directly on his social media yesterday. In Saylor’s view, developers have the power to introduce unknown risks
According to filings tracked by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, the Japanese banking conglomerate now holds 606,629 shares of Strategy. The stake is valued at approximately $96.6 million. This investment effectively functions as a high-yield Bitcoin proxy. The conservative trust bank is capable of gaining exposure to the asset class without having to deal with the various hurdles of
US Dominates Bitcoin Hiring in 2025 as Singapore Jumps 158%, Bitvocation Data Shows Bitvocation’s 2025 Bitcoin jobs report has just been released, and it shows continuing growth for the industry, as non-developer roles gain steam and Bitcoin-only companies grow 5% to become 47% of the broader crypto job market. Bitvocation is a jobs board and
Neither bulls nor bears are controlling the situation on the market at the beginning of the week, according to CoinStats. BTC/USD The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen by 0.19% since yesterday. The rate of BTC is near the local resistance at $88,389. If the daily bar closes above that mark, the upward move is
The stability of a major global currency is hanging in the balance, and the ripple effects are zeroing in on Bitcoin, at least in the short-term. This shift revolves around the potential for a coordinated currency intervention by the Federal Reserve, according to a Bloomberg report. After the New York Fed conducted a rate check—a