Bitcoin whale’s $2 billion wager hints at dramatic market rebound as retail sells off
A high-conviction Bitcoin whale placed a $2 billion wager that the worst is over and the market bottom might be in after a brutal leverage washout stripped speculative froth from the crypto market. On Nov. 24, Deribit, the Coinbase-owned crypto options
Crypto treasuries facing $130 billion value reckoning as ETFs reshape market
Investors long paid premiums for Digital Asset Treasury firms, seeing them as practical substitutes for holding Bitcoin when direct access was limited. That approach worked when regulated channels were scarce and corporate balance sheets offered the closest approximation to holding the
Crossroads for Bitcoin: What’s next – $92k or $79k? Let’s break it down
Bitcoin bounced off $85,000 over the weekend and stayed within the $87k to $89.6k decision zone. The move keeps price pinned between nearby liquidity shelves on the attached 30-minute map, with the first overhead cap clustered at $92.8k to $93.4k and
Solana’s supply crunch deepens as 80% of holders sit underwater, setting the stage for a high-stakes reset
Solana is facing a market structure crisis, as the vast majority of its investors are underwater. This comes at a time when the blockchain has successfully courted Wall Street through spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and is enjoying significant market momentum. However, the
My medium term Bitcoin bear thesis – and why this winter could be the shortest yet
For all the talk that this cycle is somehow “different,” the structure of Bitcoin’s market still looks unmistakably cyclical to me. Each top brings the same chorus claiming the cycle model is dead, and each cooling phase renews the idea that
How M2 money supply and the dollar REALLY move Bitcoin price – The truth influencers aren’t telling you
Influencers on X love pointing to rising M2 charts or a softening dollar as proof that Bitcoin is about to blast off. Those overlays make for great engagement, but they flatten a far more complex relationship. They matter, but not in
Japan’s 20% crypto tax sets a new bar in Asia, pressuring Singapore and Hong Kong as retail costs fall
Japan is quietly preparing the most pro-crypto shift of any G7 nation. According to multiple reports from local media, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) is drafting a sweeping reclassification of digital assets that would bring Bitcoin, Ethereum, and around 100 other
Rate cut odds spike to 70%: But are Bitcoin traders ready to buy?
CME FedWatch now implies better than 70% odds that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points at its Dec. 9-10 meeting, dropping the target range from 3.75%-4.00% to 3.50%-3.75%. That marks a dramatic intraday reversal on Nov. 21,
Will MicroStrategy survive reclassification as a Bitcoin investment vehicle?
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is currently navigating the most complex regime in its four-year history as a corporate Bitcoin treasury. The company, which transformed itself from a steady enterprise software provider into the world’s largest corporate holder of BTC, is facing a
New Bitcoin for America Act lets you pay the IRS in Bitcoin and fuels a $14T boost to economy
The United States could generate up to $14 trillion in cumulative value if 1% of federal taxes are paid in Bitcoin over the next two decades, according to new modeling from Bitcoin Policy Institute presented alongside Rep. Warren Davidson’s Bitcoin
Why XRP holders are suddenly feeling the full force of Bitcoin’s liquidity crunch
The cryptocurrency market is currently navigating its most severe liquidity stress test since late 2022, with more than $1 trillion of value lost in the past month. While the headline volatility centers on Bitcoin, the structural damage is permeating deeply into
People prefer digital banks over crypto wallets: Can a 9% return on holdings change reality?
Digital wallets won the payments war. By mid-2025, around 65% of US adults used them, accounting for 39% of e-commerce and 16% of in-store transactions. Apple Pay and PayPal are boring infrastructure now, the default way millions move money without thinking
How Bitcoin bulls make money during downturns — and why BTC could hit $85k soon
When Bitcoin falls, most people see a shrinking number on a screen. The committed bull sees an opportunity to stack more sats for the next run quietly. Bear markets feel brutal in real time. Timelines fill with capitulation, “Bitcoin is dead”
Huge $100 billion crypto listing stampede started by Kraken’s stealth IPO filing
The most significant shift in crypto finance this year isn’t a token launch, a price breakout, or a new blockchain upgrade. Instead, it is the quiet return of the public listing for crypto-focused entities. Kraken’s Nov. 19 confidential filing for a
Traders put 50/50 odds on Bitcoin ending 2025 below $90k amid $3B ETF outflows
The Bitcoin market is undergoing a significant transition, with traders aggressively positioning for a year-end close beneath the $90,000 threshold. This comes as the flagship digital asset briefly slid to a seven-month low of $89,970 on Nov. 18 before recovering to
How a single computer file accidentally took down 20% of the internet yesterday – in plain English
Yesterday’s outage showed how dependent the modern web is on a handful of core infrastructure providers. In fact, it’s so dependent that a single configuration error made large parts of the internet totally unreachable for several hours. Many of us work in
Sidechains pay, XRPL won’t — the real tug-of-war over staking and XRP’s future
For more than a decade, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has, for one reason or another, stood apart from the rest of the blockchain industry. Built in 2012, long before the rise of modern DeFi, it embraced a minimalist design of fast
Bitcoin to $73k? Be prepared with the price levels to watch during a bear market
Bitcoin is quietly walking its way down the liquidity staircase, and the next solid step sits around $85,000. That number is not coming from a Fibonacci retracement, a moving average crossover, or any other technical analysis ‘gold standard.’ It comes from my