BTC dropped to $96,351, now $97,100, its lowest since May 2025. Total liquidations hit $1.02 billion, with $887 million from longs alone.
Massive ETF redemptions with BTC ETFs seeing a –$870 million exit, the second-largest in history, while ETH ETFs saw a –$260 million exit. Solana ETFs had a marginal inflow of $1.5 million.
Long-term holders (LTHs) sold ~815,000 BTC over the last 30 days, the highest since January 2024.
Stablecoin inflows into exchanges are rising sharply, signaling new capital could be getting ready to deploy.
For the first time since it began accumulating Bitcoin in 2020, Michael Saylor signalled the company may sell part of its holdings — a shift in the buy-and-hold model that has defined Strategy's identity and underpinned its equity premium.
The exchange's third major headcount reduction in three years tracks closely with the crypto market cycle, even as Armstrong points to AI as a structural reason to operate with fewer people.
The SEC this week delayed the launch of more than two dozen prediction market ETFs, citing concerns about product mechanics and disclosures. A Bloomberg analysis published last week suggests the retail-friendly pitch underpinning these products doesn't quite hold up to scrutiny.
A wave of exchange-traded funds designed to give investors exposure to prediction market outcomes was expected to begin trading as early as Thursday — until U.S. regulators intervened.
