For much of this month, bitcoin $BTC$67,852.73 has been trading around the mid-$60,000s. That much is humdrum. The interesting bit is a developing split in coin ownership that could shape what happens next. Data from Santiment shows the number of wallets holding less than 0.1 $BTC, a level typically associated with retail investors, has increased
The government of El Salvador defended its continuous bitcoin purchases before critics, even as the market is currently experiencing a downturn. Vice-President Felix Ulloa stated that bitcoin was part of a reserve strategy and that the country is preparing for a world where fiat currencies will disappear. El Salvador States Bitcoin Is Not a Stock
TL;DR Senator Lummis proposes selling gold reserves to purchase Bitcoin. The Treasury holds 261.5 million ounces valued at $11 billion. The government already holds 328,372 BTC from seizures worth $22.3 billion. Senator Cynthia Lummis urged the Treasury Department to utilize the country’s gold reserves for strategic Bitcoin acquisitions. The proposal aims to establish a national
TL;DR: Metaplanet has accumulated an accounting loss exceeding $1.2 billion due to the recent drop in $BTC prices. The firm’s CEO, Simon Gerovich, assured that the company has no plans to sell its assets even if the market worsens. Despite current pessimism, market whales have accumulated 200,000 $BTC in the last 30 days, stabilizing the
TL;DR Long-term Bitcoin holders (LTHs) are showing activity levels not seen in previous cycles, according to Coin Days Destroyed (CDD) metrics. Elevated movements are partly driven by wallet migrations, technical upgrades, and institutional consolidation rather than pure selling. Improved liquidity means these transactions have less immediate market impact, reflecting a maturing ecosystem. Recent data indicates
Bitcoin’s next major leg up could hinge on artificial intelligence stocks becoming excessively overvalued in the eyes of investors, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden. “It could be that the AI stocks eventually just peak, they get so silly big that they can’t get realistically much higher,” Alden told Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast
A notable development is occurring in the cryptocurrency markets regarding selling pressure. According to the latest report published by blockchain analytics company CryptoQuant, there has been a significant slowdown in Bitcoin transfers to centralized exchanges, while the selling trend among large investors continues unabated. According to company data, on February 6th, as the Bitcoin price
Bitcoin has suffered a brutal 29% drawdown over the last 30 days, but a new report from VanEck suggests that the worst of the selling pressure may finally be behind us. According to the asset manager’sBitcoin ChainCheck, authored by digital asset researchers Patrick Bush and Matthew Sigel, the recent market flush has successfully reset leverage
Cryptocurrency analysis platform Arkham has published a noteworthy assessment of Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin position. According to the analysis, Saylor is currently losing more than 10% compared to the average purchase cost. But the real question is whether this loss will force Strategy to sell Bitcoin. Looking at the company’s balance sheet, Strategy’s two