The Bank of Japan left its benchmark at 1% and Governor Ueda's hawkish signals landed softly, since markets had already priced an October hike. Bitcoin held near $64,000.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $233M in net inflows on July 30, led by BlackRock's IBIT, while Ethereum ETFs extended gains with $13.3M inflows.
Bitcoin (BTC) is seeing a renewed drawdown in exchange-held supply even as trading activity shifts sharply toward U.S. hours, a combination that can signal changing liquidity conditions and regional risk appetite. Data compiled by CoinGlass as of July 31, 2026 at 04:30 UTC showed major exchanges holding a combined 2,479,357 BTC.
Bitcoin (BTC) options positioning on Deribit is tilting decisively bullish into Friday's expiry, with call contracts dominating open interest and recent trading flows—an indication that traders are still leaning toward upside scenarios even as spot prices hover near a key “max pain” level. As of 2:30 a.m.
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The 45-day standby facility ended on its preset Oct. 9 date without settled shares, cash or a Bitcoin purchase.
Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City named 3iQ to manage an undisclosed part of its Bitcoin treasury and build local investment capacity.
Institutional dominance in Bitcoin ETFs raises market concentration risks, potentially amplifying volatility if BlackRock alters its strategy. BlackRock clients purchase $183M in Bitcoin as institutional appetite keeps growing.
Samsung and SK Hynix both jumped more than 23%. Bitcoin moved a fraction of a percent in the past 24 hours, and most majors are still lower on the week.
Bitcoin self-custody users are being urged to move their funds after Block disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in multiple generations of Coldcard hardware wallets.
A hardware wallet randomness bug turned “impossible to guess” seeds into guessable ones, and $38 million is already gone.
Coldcard warns Mk3 users to move funds as experts investigate a 594 BTC sweep worth about $38 million, with the cause still unconfirmed.