Michael Saylor Signals Weekly BTC Buy While Pushing STRC Proxy Vote

Strategy chairman Michael Saylor on Sunday signaled the Bitcoin treasury company would be buying more of the cryptocurrency in the week ahead while also encouraging retailer shareholders to vote on a proxy measure enabling semi-monthly dividend payouts on the company’s STRC perpetual preferred stock. “Big Dot Energy” was Saylor’s tweet late Sunday morning to accompany a bubble chart tracking Strategy’s BTC purchases over the past nearly six years. That chart, from Iceland-registered StrategyTracker.com, has been consistently posted by Saylor in the days ahead of a corporate purchase. Saylor’s “Big Dot…

Binance Records $1.5 Billion Stablecoin Net Inflow Amid Highly Reactive Market

Semilore Faleti is a cryptocurrency writer specialized in the field of journalism and content creation. While he started out writing on several subjects, Semilore soon found a knack for cracking down on the complexities and intricacies in the intriguing world of blockchains and cryptocurrency. Semilore is drawn to the efficiency of digital assets in terms of storing, and transferring value. He is a staunch advocate for the adoption of cryptocurrency as he believes it can improve the digitalization and transparency of the existing financial systems. In two years of active…

Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply Climbs Back To August 2025 Levels As 316,000 BTC Move Into Strong Hands

Bitcoin’s latest on-chain picture is beginning to look less like panic and more like patience. Data from CryptoQuant, highlighted by crypto analyst Darkfost, shows that long-term holder supply has climbed back to 15.26 million BTC, returning to a level last seen in August 2025.  The move comes at a sensitive point for Bitcoin, with the price still trying to build strength around $80,000 while traders are currently split between another breakdown and a recovery. Related Reading Long-Term Holders Add 316,000 BTC In 30 Days On-chain data tracked by CryptoQuant shows…

Bitcoin’s Fall To $78K Could Be A Bear Trap — Here’s Why

After springing back to life on the back of positive CLARITY Act development, the price of Bitcoin has been relatively quiet over the past few days. The premier cryptocurrency, which had been dancing around $82,000, is now barely above $78,000. According to a crypto trader on the social media platform X, the latest decline in Bitcoin’s price might not be what it seems and could be a fakeout. Divergence Between BTC Price, Open Interest Suggests Imminent Reversal Pseudonymous crypto pundit Cryptic Trades took to the X platform to share an…

SBI, Rakuten, Nomura Preparing to Launch Crypto Investment Trusts in Japan

Japan’s major brokerages are preparing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investors, with SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities already developing products in-house, while others like Nomura plan to enter the space once regulations are finalized. SBI Securities plans to sell funds developed by group company SBI Global Asset Management, with products spanning both ETFs and investment trusts focused on liquid assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to a Sunday report by Nikkei. The group intends to handle everything from product development to distribution in-house. Rakuten Securities is taking a…

XRP Will Go ‘Higher, Much Higher,’ Analyst Says, Betting On Explosive Breakout

Tokenized US Treasury bonds sitting on the XRP Ledger have grown from $50 million to $418 million in roughly a year — an eightfold jump that is drawing fresh attention to Ripple’s blockchain network and renewing speculation about where XRP’s price could go next. Related Reading Institutions Behind The Surge Platforms including OpenEden, Ondo Finance, and Zeconomy are behind the Treasury tokenization push on XRPL. Their activity signals that established financial players are testing the network as a way to move traditional assets onto a blockchain rail. According to data…

Bitcoin slides below $79K on macro fears: Can fixed-income outflows save it?

While macro pain and Iran war uncertainty drag Bitcoin below $79K, fixed-income market outflows could trigger a medium-term Bitcoin rebound. Bitcoin (BTC) faced a sharp contraction on Friday following a rejection at $82,000 the prior day. Recent price movements closely resembled the US small-capitalization stock index, hinting that macroeconomic factors are the leading drivers behind the nosedive below $79,000.  The anxiety sparked a sell-off in fixed-income markets. Counterintuitively, this may help Bitcoin embark on a sustained bull run over the next few weeks. Key takeaways: Read more Original

Intesa Sanpaolo’s Crypto Portfolio Hits $235M as Italy’s Biggest Bank Goes Deeper Into Digital Assets

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest bank, more than doubled its crypto exposure in the first quarter of 2026, with holdings climbing from approximately $100 million at the end of 2025 to around $235 million as of March 31. The growth was driven by expanded Bitcoin positions, with the bank adding to positions in both the ARK 21Shares BTC ETF and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. It also entered Ethereum for the first time through BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust, and picked up a fresh stake in Ripple’s XRP via the Grayscale…

These Are The Major Factors At Play

Over the past few weeks, Bitcoin has struggled to break above the $82,000 price resistance and now trades near $78,000. While the integrity of either of these zones carries significant yet different implications for the flagship cryptocurrency’s growth, a crypto research and education group has revealed that several factors indicate a growing fragility in the market. Leveraged Risks On The Rise As ETF Outflows Surge In a recent Quicktake post on CryptoQuant, XWIN Research Japan delved into multiple on-chain signals that collectively flashed a signal of uncertainty for the Bitcoin market. The…

Michael Saylor Floated Bitcoin Sales Idea to Avoid ‘Impairing The Asset’

Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor said he raised the possibility of selling Bitcoin during Strategy’s recent earnings call to protect the asset’s long-term interests. “We own about $65 billion worth of Bitcoin. If the market thought we would never sell it, the credit rating agencies would say, Well then, I guess it’s not an asset,” Saylor told Scott Melker on The Wolf Of All Streets podcast published to YouTube on May 10. “There is $20 to $100 billion of liquidity in the Bitcoin market that is not correlated to our…