Bitcoin price broke above $81,000 during Asian trading hours and early U.S. hours today, its highest price since late January and the latest sign that the market has moved past a brutal first-quarter stretch that bottomed near $60,000. The move came on the back of several forces hitting at once: a flood of institutional money
According to Michael Saylor, Strategy’s Founder and Chairman, the digital asset management firm has generated 63,410 $BTC gain YTD, worth approximately $5.1 billion. This earning has boosted Strategy’s Bitcoin holding to 3.9% of the entire Bitcoin network, further solidifying the company’s status as the largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency. How is Strategy Performing? Strategy’s
Paris-based Sequans Communications sold 1,025 bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026, cutting its digital asset reserves nearly in half as the IoT semiconductor maker grappled with declining revenue and mounting losses tied to a treasury strategy that has turned from ambitious to burdensome. The sale reduced Sequans’ bitcoin position from 2,139 $BTC at year-end
Bitcoin crossed back above $81,000 Monday, reclaiming a level it had not seen in four months and extending a recovery that has added nearly $500 billion to the total crypto market capitalisation since the US-Iran war began. The move was accompanied by liquidation of short positions, with bearish traders caught offside as price pushed through
Bitcoin Consolidation: $BTC Navigates Geopolitical Storm The cryptocurrency market is currently undergoing a critical test of resilience as Bitcoin ($BTC) stabilizes around the $80,500 mark today, May 5, 2026. After a brief and ambitious breach of the $81,000 psychological resistance earlier this morning, the premier digital asset has slightly retraced as investors digest the implications
Bitcoin bears likely consider $80,000 as an area to take profits around, but onchain data suggests it is the opposite. Bitcoin’s net realized profits, the metric that tracks the dollar value of coins sold above their original purchase price across the network, spiked to $207.56 million on Sunday, the highest reading in a month, per
In brief Bitcoin’s 30-day average funding rate has been negative for 66 days—the longest streak this decade—as shorts pay an annualized carry of around 12%. Open interest rose 12% while funding stayed negative, consistent with institutional hedging rather than fear-driven directional shorts. Historical data show buying Bitcoin during negative funding regimes delivers an 83–96% win
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $532.21 million in net inflows on Monday as Bitcoin pushed back above the $80,000 mark amid improving risk sentiment following the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the pack with $335.49 million in daily inflows, followed by Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC)
Iran’s attack on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and a drone strike on the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone sent Brent crude to $114.44 and WTI to $106.42, while the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to roughly 4.44% and the 30-year broke above 5%. Bitcoin registered an intraday high of $80,717.66 on May 4, putting its
Is Bitcoin [$BTC] going through a tense time? Exchange supply has been falling, big players are buying, and leverage is building on both sides. The next breakout depends on which side of the trade gets forced out first. Whales are buying again! According to data from Alphractal, wallets holding more than 1,000 $BTC absorbed around