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Riot Platforms Offloads 475 BTC Amid Tougher Mining Climate
6.5.2025
Riot Platforms has broken its 15-month streak of holding all mined bitcoin, selling 475 BTC in April 2025 to support operations. The move signals a broader industry shift amid tightening mining margins post-halving. BTC Miner Riot Shifts Strategy, Sells Mined Coins to Fund Operations Riot Platforms...
Bitcoin price rallied 1,550% the last time the ‘BTC risk-off’ metric fell this low
6.5.2025
Key Takeaways:The Bitcoin Risk-Off signal dropped to 23.7, its lowest since March 2019, indicating low correction risk and a high likelihood of a bullish trend developing.Despite the recent decline in network activity, bullish macro indicators like the Macro Chain Index (MCI) suggest Bitcoin could...
Bitcoin price rallied 1,550% the last time the ‘BTC risk-off’ metric fell this low
6.5.2025
Key Takeaways:The Bitcoin Risk-Off signal dropped to 23.7, its lowest since March 2019, indicating low correction risk and a high likelihood of a bullish trend developing.Despite the recent decline in network activity, bullish macro indicators like the Macro Chain Index (MCI) suggest Bitcoin could...
Crypto Exchange Kucoin Slams ‘Misleading’ Report on BTC Holdings
6.5.2025
Kucoin has denied claims that it lost over 77% of its bitcoin reserves since June 28, 2023, and has described the data from Cryptoquant as “factually incorrect and highly misleading.” Cryptoquant Data Sparks Row Kucoin has refuted claims it lost over 77% of its bitcoin ( BTC) reserves since...
Bitcoin Traders Seek Downside Protection Ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s Comments
6.5.2025
We have only seen some nuanced demand for protective BTC puts, reflecting limited caution among sophisticated traders, Deribit's CEO told CoinDesk
Ghosts of the Silk Road: Dormant Wallets Move Over $322M in Bitcoin
6.5.2025
On Monday, two long-dormant wallets—first activated in July 2013, precisely a decade and ten months ago—moved 3,421 bitcoin valued at $322.5 million, marking their first transaction since inception. Long-Dormant Silk Road Wallets Move Millions in Bitcoin Data compiled on May 5, 2025, reveals...
Bitcoin risks sub-$92K retest as BTC price fails to match 4% gold gains
6.5.2025
Key points:Bitcoin is struggling again as gold retakes the limelight with week-to-date gains of nearly 5%.Bitcoin’s correlation with gold is under scrutiny amid ongoing macroeconomic shifts.Traders see a short-term slump amid a wider BTC price rebound.Bitcoin (BTC) eyed fresh month-to-date...
Bitcoin risks sub-$92K retest as BTC price fails to match 4% gold gains
6.5.2025
Key points:Bitcoin is struggling again as gold retakes the limelight with week-to-date gains of nearly 5%.Bitcoin’s correlation with gold is under scrutiny amid ongoing macroeconomic shifts.Traders see a short-term slump amid a wider BTC price rebound.Bitcoin (BTC) eyed fresh month-to-date...
Bitcoin price forms two BTC futures gaps after Coinbase premium flips negative
6.5.2025
Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium index turned negative for the first time in 15 days, indicating defensive short-term sentiment among US investors.Bitcoin CME futures gaps between support at $92,000-$92,500 and resistance at $96,400-$97,400 suggest a period of range-bound trading....
Bitcoin price forms two BTC futures gaps after Coinbase premium flips negative
6.5.2025
Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium index turned negative for the first time in 15 days, indicating defensive short-term sentiment among US investors.Bitcoin CME futures gaps between support at $92,000-$92,500 and resistance at $96,400-$97,400 suggest a period of range-bound trading....
Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas: Investing in Real Estate Is ‘Bullshit,’ Buy Bitcoin Instead
6.5.2025
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the fifth-largest billionaire in Mexico, has offered major investment advice to his followers on X, which unsurprisingly includes bitcoin. Salinas, who owns TV Azteca and Grupo Electra, advised against real estate investments and encouraged considering bitcoin instead....
OP_RETURN Conflict: Ocean Mining Accuses Core Developers of Colluding to Fill Bitcoin With ‘Spam’
6.5.2025
Bitcoin Mechanic, the pseudonymous global head of sales at Ocean Mining, stressed that Bitcoin Core developers were colluding with Citrea, a Bitcoin Zero Knowledge (ZK) expansion product, to facilitate the inclusion of so-called “spam” in the blockchain. Ocean Hints at Citrea-Bitcoin...
Florida Withdraws Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bills From Consideration
6.5.2025
The two bills, which were both filed in February, sought to allow investment of public funds in BTC
Bitcoin Developers Plan OP_RETURN Removal in Next Release
6.5.2025
Bitcoin Core’s decision to lift its long-standing 80-byte OP_RETURN limit has reignited tensions within the network’s developer and node-running communities
Warren Buffett Resigns as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Shares Tumble
6.5.2025
The legendary investor, at one time the richest man on the planet, once called bitcoin “rat poison.” Buffett Exits CEO Role at Berkshire Hathaway, Successor Named Efficient market theory posits that it’s impossible to consistently beat the market, but Warren Buffett, CEO of holding company...
Latam Insights Encore: I’m Convinced: Bukele Outsmarted the IMF, Even if We Don’t Know How
6.5.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how President Nayib Bukele has continued to purchase bitcoin, complying with the IMF policies of non-bitcoin accumulation established in their credit...
Coinshares: Digital Asset Investments Record Staggering $5.5 Billion Inflow Over 3 Weeks
6.5.2025
Digital asset investment products saw a surge in momentum, with $2 billion in weekly inflows pushing the 3-week total to $5.5 billion. Bitcoin led the charge, while ethereum, XRP, and tezos also gained ground. Crypto Investment Products Record Best 3-Week Run Since February Investor appetite...
Bitcoin sell-off to $93.5K is a brief hiccup — Data still supports new BTC highs in 2025
5.5.2025
Key takeaways:Bitcoin price slips, but BTC dominance is on the rise.Sizable purchases by Strategy and the spot BTC ETFs highlight institutional investors’ appetite for Bitcoin.Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has dropped by 4.3% in the last three days after nearly reaching $97,900 on May...
Bitcoin sell-off to $93.5K is a brief hiccup — Data still supports new BTC highs in 2025
5.5.2025
Key takeaways:Bitcoin price slips, but BTC dominance is on the rise.Sizable purchases by Strategy and the spot BTC ETFs highlight institutional investors’ appetite for Bitcoin.Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has dropped by 4.3% in the last three days after nearly reaching $97,900 on May...
Weekly ETF Recap: 3rd Straight Week of Gains as Bitcoin ETFs Attract $1.81 Billion
5.5.2025
Bitcoin ETFs posted a $1.81 billion net inflow for the week ending May 2, marking their 3rd consecutive week in the green. Ether ETFs also saw another week of gains, pulling in $106.75 million and extending their rebound. Bitcoin ETFs Keep Winning Streak Alive As Ether ETFs Follow with $106 Million...