Joao Wedson, popular market analyst and founder of analytics platform Alphractal, has shared a cautionary insight on the Bitcoin market involving potential developments with the Binance exchange reserves. Binance BTC Reserves In Danger – Possible Deep Bear Market? The Bitcoin market has remained in a bear phase for the last six months, marked by geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainties. During this time, the premier cryptocurrency has struggled to establish any sustained uptrend while constantly absorbing waves of corrective price action. In the most recent wave, Bitcoin prices returned to around…
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Bitcoin, Altcoins Give Back March Gains As Investors Cut Risk
Key points: Bitcoin’s fall below the $66,000 support heightens the risk of a drop to the $62,500 level. Select major altcoins have broken below their immediate support levels, opening the gates for further downside. Bitcoin (BTC) is under pressure from the bears, who are attempting to sustain the price below the $66,000 level. The uncertainty regarding the US and Israel-Iran war is capping the upside and putting downside pressure. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $171 million in outflows on Thursday, the biggest since the $348 million in redemptions on…
Incentive Design Could Change Retail Investors’ Fortunes
Opinion by: Ilya Tarutov, founder of Tramplin Crypto hasn’t struggled because the technology was flawed. Instead, it faltered as a result of the incentive structures the industry created, which have quietly turned it into something that works against the very people it was supposed to serve. Since 2017, every crypto market cycle has followed the same pattern. Each cycle started with excitement, followed by retail inflows, a velocity trap and catastrophic drawdowns, and ended in an erosion of trust that takes months, if not years, to rebuild. Each cycle begins…
Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $171M, as Investors Fear Weekend War Escalation
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged $171 million in outflows on Thursday, their biggest day of redemptions since March 3, when they posted $348 million in outflows. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) led the outflows with $41 million, Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) followed with $32 million, the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) sold $30.5 million, and Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) sold $24 million, according to data from Farside Investors. The outflows follow a period of demand for Bitcoin ETFs, which attracted $1.36 billion in monthly…
Strategy stretch shares draw retail investors seeking Bitcoin yield
Strategy’s “Stretch” preferred shares are drawing strong interest from retail investors as the company keeps using the product to fund Bitcoin purchases. Summary Retail investors hold majority of Strategy Stretch shares seeking lower volatility Bitcoin exposure with steady yields Strategy raised over 1 billion dollars through Stretch shares to fund recent Bitcoin purchases Stretch shares offer 11.5 percent dividend while redirecting part of Bitcoin returns to investors New comments from Strategy executives show that individual investors now make up most of the holders of STRC, a dividend-paying security that the…
Strategy’s Stretch Shares Lure Retail Bitcoin Investors
Retail investors are reportedly the largest cohort in Strategy’s high-yield, low-volatility “Stretch” shares, which have been used to buy more than $1 billion worth of Bitcoin this year. Around 80% of the owners of Strategy’s “Stretch” perpetual preferred shares (STRC) are owned by retail, said Strategy CEO Phong Le on Wednesday. “Retail investors prefer low-volatility, high-yield digital credit,” he added. The figure suggests that retail investors are still interested in exposure to Bitcoin, even though it is down about 45% from its all-time high. Strategy’s executive chairman, Michael Saylor, has…
Strategy’s Bitcoin Bet Now $3.35 Billion In The Red As Saylor Tells Investors To Wait
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer…
BlackRock says only Bitcoin and Ethereum attract investors
BlackRock digital assets head Robert Mitchnick said Bitcoin and Ethereum remain the only two cryptocurrencies attracting meaningful investor demand. Summary BlackRock says Bitcoin and Ethereum dominate investor demand. IBIT saw $26B inflows in 2025 despite Bitcoin’s price decline. ETH staking ETF aims to add yield to ether exposure. This comes as the asset manager evaluates future ETF products. Speaking on CNBC following the launch of BlackRock’s ETHB staked ether ETF, Mitchnick stated Bitcoin commands approximately 60% of crypto market share while Ethereum holds the low teens. The comments come as…
XRP Investors In Pain: $50 Billion Worth Of Supply Now In Loss
On-chain data shows the amount of XRP supply sitting underwater has shot up to historically high levels following the recent market downturn. 36.8 Billion Tokens Of The Asset Are Currently Being Held At A Loss In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has shared an update on the latest trend in the XRP Total Supply in Loss. This metric measures, as its name suggests, the total amount of the cryptocurrency’s supply that’s currently in a state of net unrealized loss. The indicator works by checking the on-chain…
Robert Kiyosaki Predicts Bitcoin ‘Blast off’ as Global Tensions Push Investors Toward Alternative Assets
Bitcoin could be headed for a blast off as safe-haven demand surges across markets, according to Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, who pointed to gold’s huge spike as a signal for bitcoin and silver. Robert Kiyosaki Signals Bitcoin ‘Blast off’ After Gold’s Sudden $128 Spike Sparks Safe-Haven Rush Rich Dad Poor Dad author […] Original