Bitcoin (BTC) is flashing a potentially unstable setup: as the price slid toward the low-$60,000s, bearish traders piled into leveraged shorts—creating what derivatives data suggests could become a $2.6 billion 'short squeeze' trigger if BTC reclaims the mid-$60,000 range. The latest leg down accelerated late last week.
Presto's Min Jung told The Block that KOSPI's crash may have had some impact on bitcoin's recovery, but not substantially.
Here's why the current drawdown in the market should not scare away crypto investors.
Strategy's bitcoin buying model is facing new scrutiny after Grayscale warned that current share prices could limit future accumulation. The concern followed a bitcoin sale, STRC dividend pressure, and questions over whether Strategy can keep funding purchases without stronger investor demand.
The reactivation of dormant Bitcoin wallets challenges the application of traditional property laws to decentralized digital assets. Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallet moves 15 BTC after 14 years of silence, complicating a $285 billion lawsuit.
After a judge halted a default judgment Friday in the New York Supreme Court case Noah Doe v. John Does 1-39,069, several onchain wallets linked to the litigation have sprung into motion. On Sunday, Galaxy Research identified a wallet dormant since 2019 that transferred 1,878.5711 BTC, valued at $114.
STRC dropped below $100, breaking Michael Saylor's $100-per-Bitcoin strategy.
Bitcoin price started a recovery wave above the $62,000 zone. BTC is consolidating and might aim for more gains if it clears the $64,500 resistance zone.
After days of steep downward movement, the price of Bitcoin appears to have found a somewhat reliable anchor around the $60,000 region. However, recent on-chain data suggests that the premier cryptocurrency might not be down for long, with a bullish reversal seemingly on the cards.
The extreme funding rates on OKX could trigger a market shift, forcing shorts to capitulate or risk significant losses, impacting broader crypto sentiment. OKX BTC perp funding hits -453%, shorts face brutal daily bleed.
Cryptocurrency prices moved broadly higher early Sunday ET, with Bitcoin (BTC) pushing above $61,800 and Ethereum (ETH) outperforming as the market leaned into a modest ‘risk-on' rotation. The gains signaled improving sentiment across majors and large-cap altcoins, even as overall trading activity cooled—raising questions about how durable the bounce will be.
Justice King stays proceedings on suit claiming 39,069 dormant wallets worth $234B in bitcoin