Bitcoin’s $BTC$77,317.26 price crash has shifted the market vibe, with bets on it sliding further now just as hot as moonshot plays over $100,000. The leading cryptocurrency by market value has dropped nearly 10% this week, reaching nine-month lows below $78,000, CoinDesk data. The price swoon has traders scrambling for put options, those derivative contracts
Bitcoin’s price fell below $77,000 due to intense selling pressure, reaching its lowest levels since April 2025. With the decline, $BTC also fell below $76,037, the average purchase price of MicroStrategy (Strategy), which has long been followed as a benchmark in the market. This level was last broken to the downside in October 2023. The
Bitcoin just crashed through a price milestone it’s been holding on to for two months, and sellers are calling the shots now. That trusty milestone? Bitcoin’s average price over the last 100 weeks. Since November, this so-called 100-week simple moving average has consistently acted as a safety net, a level at which buyers have continued
Bitcoin’s $BTC$85,174.34 fast tumble back to $84,000 during U.S. morning hours Thursday came alongside equally speedy declines in stocks and precious metals. But while stocks, gold and silver have since bounced off their worst levels, crypto remains near its session lows, with $BTC, ether $ETH$2,829.32, $XRP $XRP$1.8189, and solana $SOL$123.64 all down 5%-7% over the
The cryptocurrency markets have been shaken by a sharp sell-off. Bitcoin ($BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency, plummeted from around $88,000 to the $84,000 range in the last hour. A graph showing the decline in $BTC price. This rapid movement also resulted in a large amount of liquidation in the futures markets. According to data from
Quantum computing poses a theoretical threat to Bitcoin, but the risk remains distant and manageable, according to Wall Street broker Benchmark. While quantum machines could eventually compromise certain cryptographic systems, Bitcoin has both the time and engineering path to evolve before that point, according to Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer, who has generally been bullish on
Global institutional interest in Bitcoin-linked equities continues to strengthen. Europe’s largest fund services platforms now deepen exposure. Universal Investment Group has increased its stake in Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy. The firm now holds 134,967 shares valued at $21.2 million. This move reinforces confidence in Bitcoin-aligned corporate strategies. Universal Investment Group manages more than $1.72 trillion in
Bitcoin is struggling to find its footing near the $88,000 mark even as traditional safe-haven assets reach historic milestones. The leading crypto is down 2.1% over the last 24 hours, currently trading at just under $88,000, according to data from price aggregator CoinGecko. In stark contrast, gold reached a peak of $5,602 per ounce Thursday
Gold’s momentum is reaching unprecedented levels, raising questions about what could come next not only for the precious metal but the crypto market as well, specifically Bitcoin (BTC). Namely, the gold price has now pushed its Relative Strength Index (RSI) above 91, a level that has been recorded only once before in history, December 1979,