As sharp declines in Bitcoin (BTC) and the cryptocurrency market fuel talk of a crypto winter, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Matt Hougan has made some bold statements. Matt Hougan said that the market downturn is not just a correction, but a severe ‘crypto winter’. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan assessed that the current cryptocurrency market
The US ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reached 52.6 in January 2026, breaking above the critical 50 level for the first time in a year. The January reading marks a shift from contraction to expansion. Investors and analysts are now exploring links between manufacturing PMI trends and Bitcoin price cycles. US PMI Breaks Expansion
Amid renewed institutional interest in crypto, Hyperscale Data bitcoin accumulation is rapidly reshaping the company’s balance sheet and market profile. Summary Bitcoin treasury climbs to $44.3 million Cash and Bitcoin exceed market capitalization Executive commentary on valuation and strategy Breakdown of Hyperscale Data’s Bitcoin holdings Ongoing Bitcoin accumulation strategy Investor information and public filings Business
Bitcoin-backed borrowing at the Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank is increasingly being used for long-term financial planning rather than short-term liquidity, according to the bank’s 2025 Digital Wealth Report. Shared with Cointelegraph, the report says 52% of the Bitcoin-backed loans issued by Xapo in 2025 carried a 365-day term, with many of those loans remaining open even
Norway’s largest pension fund has made a decisive move that is drawing global attention. The fund increased its Bitcoin exposure by investing approximately $13.5 million through MicroStrategy stock. This decision arrived during a volatile market phase when many investors hesitated. Instead of retreating, the fund chose to act with confidence. The move highlights growing institutional
After losing the psychological $80,000 level, Bitcoin is currently trading in a very risky structure. Derivatives data now indicates that liquidation zones, rather than organic spot demand, are driving price action. Two dense clusters of high-leverage liquidity that are likely to determine Bitcoin’s next significant move are highlighted in the most recent 24-hour BTC liquidation
As February begins, Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin $BTC$78,271.48, is already down 7% and on track for an eighth consecutive monthly decline. The stock, currently trading near $141, is down roughly 75% from its November 2024 record high of around $540. The bulk of the decline has occurred since July,
In a recent tweet, blockchain analytics platform Arkham disproves speculation about Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, selling a portion of their $BTC holdings. Satoshi Nakamoto is the name used by the presumed pseudonymous person or persons who developed Bitcoin, authored the Bitcoin whitepaper and created and deployed Bitcoin’s original reference implementation. Satoshi has not sold
Bitcoin slipped under $80K as policy shifts and thinning liquidity strained market resilience. Spot ETFs saw $1.61B in January outflows, weakening demand during Bitcoin’s decline. Prediction markets gave a 63% chance of Bitcoin testing the $69K level in early 2026. Bitcoin’s price slump in early 2026 cut through expectations with surprising speed, slipping beneath the
The cryptocurrency market has slightly recovered following its bearish performance over the weekend. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, is up by nearly 3% in the last 24 hours and is now trading above $78k. It could rally higher in the near term as institutional inflows into ETFs resume. US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted