Metaplanet reported a sharp quarterly net loss tied to its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy, even as the company continued expanding one of the world's largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries and pointed to strong operational growth across its core business.
Fireblocks CEO stated that the quantum threat to Bitcoin is primarily a coordination problem, not a technical one. Michael Shaulov noted that North Korean hacker attacks, such as the $292 million exploit on Kelp DAO, hinder institutional adoption more than volatility does.
Physicist Giovanni Santostasi says Bitcoin's long-term price trajectory is not best understood as an S-curve, speculative bubble, or simple exponential trend, but as a power law similar to patterns found in cities, biology and other natural systems. Speaking with Nathalie Brunell on the May 12 episode of the Coin Stories podcast, the director of the Scientific Bitcoin Institute argued that Bitcoin's historical data points to roughly $1 million per coin in about eight years and $10 million in roughly 20 years.
Jane Street, one of the largest quantitative trading firms in the world, reduced its Bitcoin ETF holdings during the first quarter of 2025 while simultaneously increasing exposure to Ethereum ETFs and Galaxy Digital, according to a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
After several failed attempts to rally above $82,200 over the past seven days, Bitcoin (BTC) price fell below its psychological support level around $80,000 on May 13, amid low demand in the United States.
Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) jumped from 4,467 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) purchases in January to 46,872 BTC in April using STRC preferred stock, creating a mid-month buying pattern that K33 Research says fuels recurring Bitcoin rallies. STRC Ex-Dividend Date Drives Mid-Month Rallies Bitcoin posted strong returns during the middle week of March and April.
Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported that the Bitcoin spot ETF iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has significantly outperformed the gold ETF SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) since March, outpacing it by roughly 33 percentage points in performance.
Institutional Flows: Bitcoin ETFs added more than $220 million on May 12, pushing monthly inflows toward $1 billion and reinforcing steady institutional demand. Hyperliquid Launch: 21Shares' Hyperliquid ETF debuted with $1.2 million in inflows and $1.8 million in volume, marking a solid but modest first trading day.
Bitcoin held by so-called conviction buyers has surged to nearly 4 million BTC, a roughly 300% increase since late 2025.
Legendary trader Peter Brandt has emerged as the main destroyer of market optimism, categorically stating that a reliable Bitcoin bottom pattern has "NOT NOT NOT" been formed. While the crowd is celebrating a local rebound, the veteran technical analyst offers a sobering view of the chart.
Bitcoin price has dipped below $80K after April PPI rose 6.0%, above forecasts, as rate-hike odds climbed and crypto liquidations topped $63M.
Crypto ETF flows turned sharply negative on Tuesday as investors pulled capital from both bitcoin and ether products, signaling a renewed wave of caution across major digital assets. XRP and solana ETFs continued to attract fresh money, extending a growing divergence in institutional positioning. Bitcoin ETFs Trade $1.