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Bitcoin Treasuries ‘Decentralizing’ BTC, Corporations Buy 7% Supply

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Corporate Bitcoin holdings continue to climb, but treasury executives argue the trend is strengthening, not weakening, decentralization across the network. Despite increasing concerns about concentrated Bitcoin (BTC) ownership, emerging corporate treasury firms and new institutional players are contributing to broader distribution across the ecosystem, according to several executives speaking at Bitcoin Amsterdam 2025. “At the end of the day, what we are doing is really decentralizing Bitcoin. It doesn’t seem like that, but it is the case through the demand that we provide in the market,” said Alexander Laizet, board…

Kiyosaki Says Cash Crunch Driving Crash, Stays Bullish on BTC, Gold

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Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, has told his 2.8 million followers on X that he is not selling his Bitcoin or gold despite the sharp decline. “The everything bubbles are bursting,” he said in a Saturday post, adding that the real reason markets are falling is a global cash shortage. “The cause of all markets crashing is the world is in need of cash,” he added. Kiyosaki said he expects what he calls “The Big Print,” citing Lawrence Lepard’s thesis that governments will resort to massive money…

Eric Trump Defends Volatility as American Bitcoin Boosts BTC

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Eric Trump, a son of US President Donald Trump and co-founder of American Bitcoin, is undeterred by the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency markets, saying that volatility is the cost of achieving outsized returns.  “I think volatility is your friend,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview, as Bitcoin (BTC) briefly fell below $95,000 and stood about 25% lower than its early-October peak. The turbulence has been worse in the altcoin segment, with major assets down from 5% to 11% — part of a weakness that began with…

‘We are Buying’ — Michael Saylor Denies Reports of Strategy Dumping BTC

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Michael Saylor, executive chair of Strategy, denied reports that the company was offloading some of its Bitcoin amid a flash crash in the cryptocurrency’s price. In a Friday X post, Saylor said that there was “no truth” to a report claiming that Strategy reduced its overall Bitcoin (BTC) holdings by about 47,000 BTC, or $4.6 billion at the time of publication. Saylor said the company was continuing to buy Bitcoin as the price dropped by more than 4% in less than 24 hours, from more than $100,000 to less than…

Wrapped Bitcoin Launches on Hedera, Expanding BTC DeFi

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Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), the largest tokenized version of Bitcoin, has expanded to the Hedera network — a move that could open the door to more decentralized finance (DeFi) options for BTC holders. The integration, announced Thursday, brings additional liquidity to Hedera, which already supports smart contracts and native tokenization and markets itself as a low-fee network with no frontrunning or miner-extractable value (MEV).  Frontrunning and MEV are tactics where validators reorder transactions to profit at users’ expense — a problem Hedera’s consensus mechanism is designed to avoid. The launch was…

BTC, ETH Divergence Reshapes Market Dynamics: Glassnode

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Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) continue to diverge, and they currently operate in different monetary universes, according to a new joint report from Glassnode and Keyrock. The study noted that Bitcoin is drifting deeper into a savings-driven, low-velocity profile, while Ether is rapidly evolving into a productive onchain asset powering staking, collateral, and institutional wrappers. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s dormancy and turnover now resemble gold far more than fiat. Ether’s long-term holders are spending coins 3 times faster than BTC holders. Both assets are leaving exchanges for ETFs, DATs, and staking…

Bitcoin faces sell-side pressure as long-term holders sell 815K BTC in 30 days

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Key Takeaways Long-term Bitcoin holders have sold 815,000 BTC within the past month. This sell-off has increased sell-side pressure and contributed to a price decline. Share this article Bitcoin faces intensified selling pressure as long-term holders, veteran investors who maintain positions for extended periods, have sold 815,000 BTC over the past 30 days while market demand remains subdued. The substantial sell-off from these established investors has created supply-demand imbalances that continue pressuring Bitcoin prices downward. On-chain indicators show long-term holders increasing market supply at a pace that outstrips current buyer…

Czech National Bank Buys $1M BTC, Crypto to Test Crypto Reserve

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The Czech National Bank (CNB), the central bank of the Czech Republic, announced on Thursday the purchase of cryptocurrencies worth $1 million for the first time to test a digital asset reserve and gain “practical experience” in handling digital assets. CNB’s reserves will include Bitcoin (BTC), one US dollar-pegged stablecoin and one tokenized bank deposit, according to the announcement. The bank said that while the test is intended to study crypto and prepare the bank for international adoption to remain globally competitive, it is not planning to adopt a digital…

BTC Dips as Stocks, Gold Rally Ahead of Key US House Vote

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US stock markets soared on Wednesday as investors anticipated the upcoming US House vote on a bill to end the government shutdown. Bitcoin (BTC), on the other hand, fell from an intra-day high of $105,300 to a weekly low near $101,200, marking a 3.4% decline. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin dropped 3.4% amid renewed flows into equities and precious metals. The DOW gained 423 points, hitting a fresh intraday high ahead of the US shutdown vote in the US House of Representatives. Bitcoin four-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Market dynamics between Bitcoin and…

BTC ‘Wave III’ Setup Hints at $200K Rally Ahead: Analyst

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Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Wave III expansion could drive prices toward $200,000 to $240,000. The long-term structure remains bullish despite flat futures market activity in Q4. US economic rebound and risk-on sentiment may fuel Bitcoin’s next rally. Bitcoin’s (BTC) long-term price structure is showing renewed strength as analysts anticipate the next phase of its parabolic expansion. According to market analyst Gert Van Lagen, Bitcoin has once again rebounded from its 40-week simple moving average (SMA). Van Lagen said that the corrective Wave II phase appears close to completion, with Wave III…