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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…

Bitcoin Whales Double Down on BTC Bull Market to end 2025

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Bitcoin (BTC) heads into year-end 2025 stuck at $90,000 as stocks and precious metals roar higher. Bitcoin sees only a modest uptick after its last weekly close of the year, as liquidity analysis warns of a fresh dip. Traders’ cost bases form the backbone of support reclaim targets heading into 2026. Risk assets, except crypto, are in party mode despite low expectations of another Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in January. Bitfinex whales are an island of hope in a defeated crypto landscape, with longs at their highest levels in nearly…

Precious Metals ‘Drastically’ Underperform BTC Since 2015: Analyst

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Bitcoin (BTC) has outperformed gold and silver by several orders of magnitude since 2015, racking up a 27,701% gain, compared to silver’s 405% gain and gold’s 283% appreciation during the same period, according to author and analyst Adam Livingston.  “Even ignoring the first six years of Bitcoin’s existence, for the crybabies who whine about the timeframe comparison, gold and silver drastically underperform the apex asset,” Livingston said in an X post. Gold advocate Peter Schiff, one of Bitcoin’s harshest critics, chimed in, telling Livingston that he should compare these assets…