Tag: BTC

Nobody Wants to Sell BTC, Analyst Says as Bitcoin’s On-Chain Activity Limps

The dollar value of the mean onchain transfers on the Bitcoin blockchain remain well below the 2021 peak, data tracked by Glassnode show. That’s a sign of investors holding on to their coin stash in anticipation of higher prices, analysts at Blockware Solutions said. Bitcoin’s {{BTC}} price recently rose to new record highs above $70,000. […]

Bitcoin Price Falls By 5% As Grayscale’s BTC Outflows Hit $400M

Bitcoin Price Falls By 5% As Grayscale’s BTC Outflows Hit $400M Bitcoin‘s recent rally has hit a roadblock, with the cryptocurrency falling below $69,000 per coin today. While it has since recovered to above $70,000, it remains below its all-time high of $73,700 reached yesterday. The dip is attributed to a combination of factors, including […]

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Nears 200K BTC, Passing Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy

In less than two months of existence, the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has accumulated more bitcoin {{BTC}} than MicroStrategy (MSTR). According to the fund’s latest disclosure, IBIT held 195,985 bitcoin on Friday after another day of significant inflows. Meanwhile, the most recent public statements from MicroStrategy show the company as of Feb. 26 held […]

Bitcoin Shorts Lose $150M as BTC Poised for ‘Tremendous Upside’

Bitcoin’s price rally has shaken out leveraged bearish bets. Analysts said the cryptocurrency is a new bull market and poised to rally ahead of the impending mining reward halving. Leveraged bets against bitcoin (BTC) lost over $150 million in the past 24 hours as prices rallied 10% for the biggest daily gain since October, spurring […]

Bitcoin ETFs (Ex-GBTC) Now Hold More BTC Than MicroStrategy

The new spot bitcoin ETFs, excluding Grayscale’s GBTC, now hold more bitcoin than MicroStrategy. “Concentration of coins held by these entities is not a risk to the Bitcoin Network,” said one analyst. This excludes GBTC, which had been an operating fund long before it converted into an ETF. The recently launched spot bitcoin ETFs, excluding […]

Why Bitcoin’s (BTC) Price Plunged This Week

On Jan. 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the market’s first 11 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Unlike previous “Bitcoin ETFs,” which were pinned only to future contracts or held shares of Bitcoin-related companies, these new funds directly hold Bitcoins. Over the long term, these ETFs should closely track the spot […]