Category: Bitcoin News

Bitcoin ETF inflows resume with $192.3m as BTC rebounds from $65K 

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On Oct. 23, investors in BlackRock’s IBIT capitalized on Bitcoin’s over 3% decline, contributing $317 million in inflows to the fund as the cryptocurrency tested a critical support level at $65,000. On Oct. 23, Bitcoin faced significant downward pressure, sliding 3.3% to close at $66,649, a sharp contrast to the 0.12% gain in the previous session. Testing buyer demand at $65,000, BTC managed to find support with a session low of $65,161 before climbing back above the $66,000 level. The broader cryptocurrency market mirrored this decline, shedding 1.45% to a…

$581m in Bitcoin left CEXs in 7 days, whales restart accumulation

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The Bitcoin outflows from centralized exchanges and the rising whale accumulation helped it surpass the $67,000 mark again. According to data provided by IntoTheBlock, the Bitcoin (BTC) exchange net flows witnessed two days of inflows on Oct. 20 and 21, bringing the price down from the local high of $69,400.  BTC CEX net flows – Oct. 24 | Source: IntoTheBlock On Oct. 22 and 23, this movement shifted back to outflows. Per ITB data, BTC recorded a net outflow of $581 million over the past week. The increased outflows show…

Uncharted Territory: Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Reaches New Extremes

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Bitcoin’s difficulty has soared once again at block height 866,880, reaching a record-breaking 95.67 trillion. Meanwhile, the network’s computational power is keeping pace, operating at a blazing 729.13 exahash per second (EH/s) at the time of reporting. In the coming days, it’ll be fascinating to watch how the combination of increased difficulty and dipping prices […] Original

Self-Custody vs. Custodial Bitcoin: A Lesson From FDR ‘Forbidding the Hoarding of Gold’

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Michael Saylor, the founder of Microstrategy, recently downplayed concerns about bitcoin confiscations, calling them a “myth.” He referenced Executive Order 6102, which compelled U.S. citizens to surrender their gold, to support his stance. However, historical evidence paints a different picture, especially regarding voluntary compliance. The gold confiscations of 1933 highlight why self-custody of bitcoin, rather […] Original

Saylor voices Bitcoin self-custody support amid backlash

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Bitcoin maximalist Michael Saylor believes Bitcoin’s ecosystem should welcome everyone and every type of custodial option available. Cryptocurrency community leaders and members criticized MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor for comments that seemingly criticized users who self-custody Bitcoin (BTC). Saylor suggested that so-called “crypto-anarchists” solely advocating against institutional safekeeping of digital assets were counterintuitive to Bitcoin’s regulatory security and mass adoption. The comments attracted scrutiny from Bitcoin proponents like ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees and crypto developers like Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin. Buterin, in particular, found Saylor’s comments on custody to be “bat…