Around 7,000 bitcoin are estimated to have been purchased this week through Strategy’s (MSTR) perpetual preferred stock Stretch (STRC), underscoring how quickly the high yield instrument has become a key engine behind the company’s bitcoin accumulation. But the structure carries risks, according to Alexander Blume, chief executive officer of Two Prime, an SEC registered investment
Bitcoin ($BTC) price faces five more months of extreme pain as per on-chain data analyzed by Finbold on March 12. Bitcoin’s realized profit-to-loss ratio, for the 90-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), has signaled the final leg of the 2026 bear market, according to data from Glassnode, an on-chain analytics platform. Since February 21, this indicator
South Korea’s move to suspend Bithumb over AML failures turns a local compliance case into a market-structure story. Enforcement against the country’s second-largest exchange threatens to reroute retail flows, deepen venue concentration, and degrade one of crypto’s most-watched regional pricing signals: the kimchi premium. Compliance case hits market plumbing The Korea Financial Intelligence Unit sent
Bitcoin ($BTC) has shown notable sensitivity to major macroeconomic events, from tariff announcements to US presidential election results. With 2026 being a US midterm election year, attention is turning to what the political cycle could mean for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Midterm Years Hit Markets Hard, Then Reward Patience In a recent report, Binance Research
According to $ARK Invest and Unchained, quantum computing is unlikely to arrive as a sudden “Q-day” event. Instead, they suggest it will emerge through gradual technological progress, giving both the market and the Bitcoin (BTC) network time to prepare and adapt before any real danger materializes. In a recently released white paper, both firms outlined
Renowned financial advisor and author Ric Edelman shared his views on current developments and future expectations in the cryptocurrency markets. Despite short-term uncertainties, Edelman remains optimistic that Bitcoin will experience a massive increase in value by the end of the decade. Edelman sharply criticized the recent claims that “quantum computers will destroy Bitcoin,” calling them
Bitcoin fell 1.8% to around $69,400 on Thursday as crude oil surged back above $100 a barrel. The move laid bare the leading cryptocurrency’s inability to serve as a safe haven during the war in Iran. The near-term pain is clear, but the longer-term picture is more complex. Fed policy, war-driven money printing, and sanctioned
TL;DR Tom Lee states Bitcoin passed its toughest test by holding $70,000. October 2025 deleveraging was an exceptional event, now resolved. Exchange withdrawals of 29,000 $BTC support accumulation narrative. Fundstrat analyst Tom Lee told CNBC that bitcoin faced its most demanding exam — and passed. Speaking from the sidelines of the Future Proof conference in
Coinbase CPO Rejects Claims of Opposing Bitcoin Tax Relief as Jack Dorsey Demands Clarity from Brian Armstrong Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad directly denied allegations that the company is lobbying against a proposed de minimis tax exemption for Bitcoin. Responding on X to a post by Bitcoin podcaster Marty Bent, Shirzad wrote: “This is
Bitcoin held above $70K on Wednesday evening as oil markets swung sharply amid the escalating conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, which has triggered one of the most severe energy shocks since the 1970s. Iranian officials warned the world should prepare for oil reaching $200 per barrel if the conflict intensifies, according to