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BlackRock's Jay Jacobs says Bitcoin volatility has fallen to 35–40 as large holders use ETF wrappers for lending, options and liquidity.

Strategy shares gained 47.65% in one month to lead Nasdaq-100 constituents as Bitcoin rebounded above $80,000 and MSTR closed at $153.92.

A Glassnode and Bybit report frames the divergence as the defining feature of this cycle, with froth pooling in the market's riskiest corners even as Bitcoin does the heavy lifting.

Will this be Strategy's first purchase in three weeks?

Toyosa now accepts Bitcoin for Toyota purchases in Bolivia, with Towerbank processing transactions and BitGo providing wallet infrastructure.

Here's how Friday changed the entire week for the BTC ETFs.

Market experts view bitcoin’s price stability as evidence of its fundamental independence from Washington, maintaining that global liquidity and adoption cycles remain the primary growth drivers.

Leveraged funds became 7,275 BTC-equivalent less net short as asset-manager longs fell and weekly ETF demand barely stayed positive. The post Why Bitcoin’s rally above $80,000 isn’t backed by institutional conviction appeared first on CryptoSlate.

If you had shown BTC investors the headlines from the past several days a week ago, most would have expected a bloodbath.

STX, M, and ENA are the other notable gainers today.

The one-year share rose 0.98 percentage points in a month while adjacent age bands shifted around the threshold. The post Why Bitcoin’s 63% HODL wave isn’t the mega bull signal everyone thinks it is appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The tension in the Middle East is on the rise once again on several fronts.

Friday broadened demand, yet the two-day rebound left the midweek withdrawal gap partly open. The post Fidelity surge brings in $310M BTC saving Bitcoin ETFs from a disastrous week appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The new ASSX fund offers 2x daily exposure to Strive shares, giving traders a leveraged way to bet on the Bitcoin treasury company.

From "rat poison squared" to "stay away from it" - some of his remarks have been quite brutal. Yet, BTC's market cap is bigger than Berkshire's.

The first Fed rate hike in over three years didn't bring BTC down for long.

A Glassnode and Bybit report found Bitcoin climbed 24.6% in five August days even as active leverage fell, with short positions supplying 89% of every liquidated dollar.

Bitcoin has recovered sharply from the latest pullback and is once again pressing against the upper boundary of its consolidation. With BTC trading around $81.5K, the market is approaching a decisive area where a confirmed bullish breakout could trigger another expansion higher. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart The daily chart continues to show Bitcoin […]

Marc van der Chijs sold much of his bitcoin to invest in AI. Now, growing concerns about the technology accompany a move to put some profits back into crypto.

Trump’s new law sets the clock, but rates, targets and energy-market spillovers will decide whether crypto feels it. The post Bitcoin faces an October 18 test as Trump prepares new Russia tariffs appeared first on CryptoSlate.

"Bitcoin feels like the CD in the age of Spotify, the DVD in the age of Netflix," wrote Jason Calacanis.

BTC is above $81,000 despite the week it had. But the real test comes now.