Bitcoin BTC$87,996.38 bulls are fighting to break on Friday what’s been a consistent pattern of sell pressure during U.S. hours. Dipping below $85,000 late on Thursday afternoon, BTC once again climbed after U.S. markets closed, pushing back above $89,000 they opened Friday morning. That level, though, has roughly capped every attempt of a breakout throughout
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), has experienced a decline in the last three months of the year, and expectations for a rise have been postponed until 2026. At this point, as price predictions for 2026 continue to come in, the latest forecast comes from Citibank. According to the bank’s latest report, Bitcoin is projected to
Story Highlights Citi turns bullish on Bitcoin, pointing to easing U.S. regulation and renewed institutional momentum. After a sharp market reset, major banks now say Bitcoin may be stabilizing rather than weakening. Wall Street is starting to treat Bitcoin less like a trade and more like a macro asset. Bitcoin is once again drawing serious
Burry warns U.S. households now hold more wealth in stocks than homes, a rare signal that last preceded multi-year bear markets in the late 1960s and 1990s. Summary Wells Fargo–Bloomberg data show household stock wealth now exceeds real estate, a pattern last seen before long bear markets in the late 60s and 90s. Burry blames
The European Central Bank plans to allow blockchain-based settlement in central bank money next year and is preparing to issue a digital euro, but its privacy safeguards will ultimately depend on approval from EU lawmakers. ECB executive board member Piero Cipollone said in a Friday statement that the institution will “make it possible to settle
Quantum computers can’t decrypt Bitcoin but could forge signatures from exposed public keys, putting ~6.7m BTC at risk unless wallets migrate to post‑quantum paths before large fault‑tolerant machines arrive. Summary Bitcoin stores no encrypted secrets on‑chain; the critical quantum threat is Shor‑enabled key recovery from exposed public keys, allowing authorization forgery on vulnerable UTXOs. Project
The U.S. Federal Reserve has requested public feedback on the payment accounts, also known as the ‘skinny master account,’ which Fed Governor Chris Waller proposed earlier this year. This marks a positive for crypto firms such as Ripple and Circle, which could gain direct, although limited, Fed access as they advance payment innovations.
Wall Street bank Citigroup refreshed its digital-assets stock coverage to reflect recent across-the-board declines in crypto, but remains constructive on the sector. “Despite recent token volatility, we remain bullish on digital assets stocks,” wrote analysts led by Peter Christiansen, in a Friday report. Issuer of the USDC stablecoin, Circle Financial (CRCL) remains Citi’s top pick,
Bitcoin price rebounded by 3% today, Dec. 19, reaching a high of $87,960. This rise happened after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) delivered its first interest rate in 11 months. However, technicals suggest that the BTC price may dive to $80,000 and below ahead of a $2.7 billion options expiry and as ETF outflows continue.
Crypto analysis platform CryptoQuant has warned that demand for Bitcoin is weakening, suggesting that the current outlook could put downward pressure on the price. In data shared on its social media account, the company stated that there have been three major increases in demand in the spot market during this cycle, but the latest wave