A statistical mirage briefly satisfied the crypto market this week that mid-sized whales had bought roughly $5 billion of Bitcoin. During the previous week, social media feeds crammed with charts exhibiting that roughly 54,000 Bitcoins are flooding into “shark” wallets, that are addresses holding between 100 and 1,000 cash. As a end result, many business…
The SEC has refreshed its crypto asset FAQs, clarifying how broker-dealers like Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and others can fulfill custody and capital necessities for crypto asset securities, and addressing how the framework applies to Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF exercise. The replace seems on the Trading and Markets FAQ index as “Frequently Asked Questions Relating…
Bitcoin surged $3,000 in an hour on Dec. 17, reclaiming $90,000 as $120 million briefly positions vaporized, then collapsed to $86,000 as $200 million in longs liquidated, finishing a $140 billion market-cap swing in two hours. The motion was pushed by leverage, making it appear that leveraged positions are uncontrolled. However, Glassnode’s information tells a…
Bitcoin trades close to $89,000 as we speak after its 14-day relative power index fell beneath 30 in mid-November, a threshold merchants monitor for capitulation. A chart circulated by Global Macro Investor’s Julien Bittel, sourced to LSEG Datastream, overlays Bitcoin’s current path with the typical trajectory that adopted the final 5 RSI breaks beneath 30…
Every few weeks, crypto aggregators run breathless headlines about capital rotating from Bitcoin into Ethereum. A whale swaps $200 million on THORChain, Ethereum ETFs inflows tick up for 3 consecutive days, a bridge information its highest weekly quantity since 2021. Each time, the narrative types immediately: institutional cash is rotating up the chance curve, altcoin…
Bitcoin slipped below $85,000 in a single day, triggering practically $600 million in liquidated lengthy positions throughout crypto markets inside 24 hours as expectations mounted that the Bank of Japan will hike rates of interest this week. As of press time, Bitcoin recovered barely to round $86,000. The drop worn out $218.7 million in Bitcoin…
Bitcoin is buying and selling close to $86,000 as losses construct throughout ETFs, treasury corporations, and miners. According to Checkonchain’s Dec. 15 “System Stress” observe, buyers are carrying about $100 billion in unrealized losses. Bitcoin system stress (Source: Checkonchain) Miners are pulling again hashrate, many treasury-company shares are buying and selling under their Bitcoin e…
President Donald Trump mentioned this week that the United States has taken in roughly $18 trillion as a result of of tariffs, framing the determine as proof that his commerce coverage reshaped the worldwide financial system and redirected capital again into the nation. The declare instantly drew scrutiny as a result of it far exceeds…
Robinhood has spent the previous few years attempting to outgrow its meme-stock fame, and the clearest signal that it is considering in another way now sits removed from Menlo Park. In early December, the firm stated it will buy PT Buana Capital Sekuritas, a small Indonesian brokerage, and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, a licensed digital…
On Dec. 9, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency put out a press launch with a very direct message for US banks: you’re allowed to sit in the center of crypto trades. In the memorably titled News Release 2025-121, the OCC published the one way or the other even worse-titled Interpretive Letter 1188…