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Tether Snaps up Another 8,888 BTC, Now Fifth-Largest Bitcoin Wallet

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Tether picked up 8,888 Bitcoin (BTC) on New Year’s Eve, increasing its disclosed Bitcoin stash to more than 96,000 to close out 2025, its CEO Paolo Ardoino said. The USDt (USDT) stablecoin issuer has become one of the biggest active Bitcoin holders, placing the company’s Bitcoin address as the fifth-largest behind Binance, Robinhood, and Bitfinex and ranking second among privately held corporate BTC treasuries. The move is part of a pattern of Tether’s quarterly Bitcoin accumulations. The company has been funneling up to 15% of its earnings into Bitcoin every…

Tether adds 8,888 Bitcoin to reserves; total holdings top 96,000 BTC

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Key Takeaways Tether expanded its Bitcoin holdings by acquiring 8,888 Bitcoin in Q4 2025. The purchase is part of Tether’s strategy to diversify its reserves with valuable digital assets. Share this article Tether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin, added 8,888 Bitcoin to its holdings in the fourth quarter of 2025, CEO Paolo Ardoino said. The acquisition reaffirms Tether’s confidence in Bitcoin as a long-term store of value. Tether acquired 8,888.8888888 BTC in Q4 2025.https://t.co/vMh1uzv1wO — Paolo Ardoino 🤖 (@paoloardoino) December 31, 2025 The latest purchase boosts Tether’s total Bitcoin…

Low Interest Rates, Money Printing to Drive BTC Price in 2026: Crypto exec

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Bitcoin’s price could rise in 2026 as easing monetary policy injects “massive” liquidity into markets, according to Bill Barhydt, CEO of crypto exchange and wallet company Abra, though other analysts sound more cautious notes. Speaking to the Schwab Network, Barhydt said he expects a “ton” of liquidity injections from the US Federal Reserve next year as policymakers continue cutting interest rates, potentially reviving quantitative easing and boosting risk assets such as Bitcoin, adding: “We are seeing quantitative easing light right now. The Fed is starting to buy its own bonds.…

Strategy Buys 22K BTC, RWAs Top $19 Billion: December in Charts

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Bitcoin’s price continued to fall as 2025 neared its end, declining 4% in December. Despite a slump in markets, Strategy capped off the year with massive Bitcoin buys. In December alone, the software company turned Bitcoin investment vehicle picked up over 22,000 Bitcoin (BTC). In the US, prediction markets are inking deals with major media outlets and scoring approvals from major federal agencies. However, in 11 states, gambling and gaming regulators are taking legal action against platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. Watchdogs state that such markets constitute a form of…

Make-or-Break BTC Charts to Watch in 2026

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Key takeaways: Bitcoin is consolidating as gold leads, a pattern seen before past BTC rallies. $84,000–$85,000 and the 100-week EMA are key levels to watch. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to rise above the $90,000 mark in December, with sharp rejections toward the $85,000-87,000 area on each attempt. BTC/USD hourly chart. Source: TradingView The sideways price action followed a sharp pullback of more than 30% from Bitcoin’s October all-time high above the $126,000 mark. Bitcoin’s consolidation resembled pauses seen in previous four-year cycle downtrends, when its price often moved sideways for extended…

$150K BTC or Bear Market Ahead?

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Looking to 2026, Bitcoin (BTC) forecasts clash with historical chart patterns and evolving market realities, as traditional finance plays a bigger role in the cryptocurrency space. Key takeaways: Standard Chartered and Bernstein forecast Bitcoin to hit $150,000 in 2026, revising down earlier higher targets due to slower ETF inflows.  Grayscale predicts a new BTC all-time high in H1/2026, driven by institutional adoption ending the traditional four-year cycle. Technical point to a potentially deep drawdown to $40,000-$70,000 if historical patterns repeat. Expert outlooks for Bitcoin price going into 2026 The post-2024…

Prenetics Halts Bitcoin Treasury Buys, Keeps 510 BTC

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Prenetics Global Limited halted its Bitcoin treasury buying program, ending daily purchases announced in June to refocus on its consumer health brand co-founded with former football player David Beckham. According to an announcement on Tuesday, the company paused its Bitcoin purchases on Dec. 4 and will not pursue additional BTC acquisitions, focusing instead on scaling its nutritional brand IM8, which Prenetics said surpassed $100 million in annualized recurring revenue within 11 months of launch. The company will keep 510 Bitcoin (BTC) on its balance sheets, along with more than $70…

$11B Bitcoin Whale Cashes Out $330M ETH, Opens $748M Long BTC, ETH, SOL

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The $11 billion Bitcoin whale who correctly predicted the $19 billion October market crash is once again betting on the price appreciation of the top cryptocurrencies, signaling a potential market recovery. After cashing out $330 million in Ether (ETH), the whale opened three leveraged long positions worth a cumulative $748 million, betting on the price increase of Bitcoin (BTC), Ether, and Solana (SOL). The largest is an ETH long position worth $598 million, opened at $3,147, which faces liquidation if Ether’s price falls below $2,143, according to blockchain data platform…

Whale increases leveraged shorts to $169M across BTC, ETH, and SOL

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Key Takeaways A major crypto trader has increased his bearish bets on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The total value of these shorts has climbed to $169 million. Share this article A large crypto trader has ramped up his bearish bets on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, expanding the total value of his leveraged shorts to $169 million, according to data from Onchain Lens, an analytics platform that tracks blockchain trading activity. The current position includes 36,281 ETH worth over $106 million, 552 BTC worth around $48 million, and 114,677 SOL worth…

Strategy Buys $109M in Bitcoin as Corporate BTC Treasuries Expand in 2025

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Strategy announced its latest Bitcoin purchase of 2025, adding 1,229 BTC after a year of accelerated accumulation that saw the company disclose more acquisitions than in the previous two years combined. According to a Form 8-K filed on Monday, the coins were acquired Dec. 22-28 for an aggregate purchase price of $108.8 million, funded through at-the-market stock sales. The purchase brings Strategy’s total Bitcoin holdings to 672,497 BTC (BTC) at an average purchase price of $74,997 per coin, according to the filing. It also ranks among the company’s smaller acquisitions…