Fewer than 27,000 BTC now separates Strategy and Blackrock in what has become an unprecedented contest to be the first institution to hold 1 million bitcoin. Two Giants, One Finish Line For much of late 2024 and early 2025, Blackrock's iShares Bitcoin Trust was regarded as the fastest-growing exchange-traded fund (ETF) in U.S. market history.
On May 19, bitcoin rebounded from a low of $76,000 to trade above $77,000 ($77,200 by 3:50 AM EST). However, Bitfinex analysts warn that the drop below $78,000 exposes deep market fragilities. Geopolitical Relief Bitcoin climbed back above $77,000 on the morning of May 19, rebounding from a late‑Monday dip to $76,000.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded their biggest single-day outflows since late January after investors pulled nearly $650 million from the products as Bitcoin slipped below $78,000 amid rising geopolitical and inflation concerns.
Crypto market reversal begins as altcoins recover faster than Bitcoin, but BTC remains flat near $77K amid macro and geopolitical uncertainty.
After departing OpenAI in 2024 amid controversy over an alleged information disclosure incident, Leopold Aschenbrenner launched his investment vehicle Situational Awareness. His strategy centers on a bold wager: investing in AI infrastructure providers—particularly those controlling the land and energy resources critical to AI's expansion.
Market participants faced heightened uncertainty Tuesday as inflation anxieties dragged down US equity futures and maintained downward pressure on Bitcoin. With Nvidia's highly anticipated earnings release scheduled for Wednesday, trading activity remained cautious.
Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has announced its second-largest acquisition of 2026, costing the firm more than $2 billion. Strategy Has Added 24,869 Bitcoin To Its Holdings In a new post on X, Strategy co-founder and chairman Michael Saylor has shared the details related to the latest purchase completed by the treasury company.
Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF flows continue to shape institutional positioning this week. Money moving through vehicles like BlackRock IBIT, Fidelity FBTC and Grayscale GBTC shows measured accumulation rather than aggressive rotation.
Bitcoin (BTC) has slid sharply over the past week, retracing nearly 7% and wiping out the upside that built after last week's Senate Banking Committee markup of the CLARITY Act. That legislative momentum helped push BTC above the $82,000 area, but the coin is now changing hands around $76,700.
French bitcoin treasury firm Capital B has acquired 192 BTC after completing a series of capital raises totaling roughly $20 million (€17 million). The company now holds more than 3,100 bitcoin as it deepens its treasury-focused strategy.
Fear suddenly returns to the crypto market. After Bitcoin's drop to around $76,000, retail investors turned pessimistic while hundreds of millions of dollars were liquidated within hours.
Swan Bitcoin faces $970M Prime Trust lawsuit over 11,994 BTC, cash, stablecoins and XRP allegedly moved before bankruptcy in 2023 in courts.