Bitcoin fell to $59,000, its lowest since 2024, amid ongoing bearish pressure linked to Strategy's failure to maintain its $100-per-Bitcoin peg. Strategy, a major Bitcoin buyer, stopped issuing new shares and sold 32 BTC to cover dividends, weakening demand and the broader market. Despite criticism, defenders like Michael Saylor and Lyn Alden argue Bitcoin's network remains robust and resilient to such pressures. The market's next move hinges on whether Strategy resumes buying or continues selling BTC.
About $315 million in leveraged crypto positions, mostly long trades, were liquidated in the past 24 hours, signaling a market reset. The liquidations, concentrated on Binance and focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum, cleared crowded bullish bets and ease...
The funding rate for Bitcoin perpetual futures on OKX has plunged to an extreme annualized -453%, forcing short sellers to pay about 1.3% daily just to hold their positions. This unusually high negative rate indicates a heavy concentration of short b...
Bitcoin rose above $61,800, with Ethereum outperforming by gaining over 4%, signaling a modest risk-on shift in the crypto market. Several major altcoins also saw gains, indicating improving sentiment beyond Bitcoin. However, trading volumes across s...
Bitcoin faces a potential short squeeze as nearly $26 billion in short liquidation leverage sits above its $62,000 price level, while long liquidation exposure remains under $2 billion. Over the past 24 hours, shorts lost $218 million, more than doub...
Standard Chartered predicts that Strategy could announce a significant bitcoin purchase of either 320 BTC or as much as 3,200 BTC following its recent sale of 32 BTC. This potential large-scale accumulation may shift market focus back to strong insti...
