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Bitcoin Slips Below $77K as ETF Outflows Hit, But On-Chain Supply Tightens

Bitcoin slipped below $77,000 after losing the $80,000 level, but the market is not exactly screaming “distribution” just yet. Price is weak, yes. Yet on-chain data keeps hinting that available supply is tightening, which makes this pullback look more like a squeeze in liquidity than a clean collapse in conviction. BTC price today: around $77,000 […]

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Strategy Buys 25,000 Bitcoin for $2B, Doubles Down on BTC Treasury Strategy

Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, has bought roughly 25,000 Bitcoin for more than $2 billion, and Michael Saylor is once again making the same point with a much bigger wallet: cash is losing buying power, while BTC keeps its hard-money crown. Roughly 25,000 BTC acquired More than $2 billion deployed Strategy keeps expanding […]

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Iran Launches Bitcoin-Settled Hormuz Safe Maritime Insurance Platform in Strait of Hormuz

Iran has reportedly launched a Bitcoin-settled maritime insurance platform called Hormuz Safe for cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most strategically explosive shipping corridors on the planet. Hormuz Safe is aimed at maritime cargo insurance in the Strait of Hormuz Payments are settled with Bitcoin, according to the report The platform […]

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Capital B Buys 192 BTC as Bitcoin Treasury Hits 3,135 BTC Amid New Funding Round

Capital B has turned fresh fundraising cash into more bitcoin, buying 192 BTC for €13 million, or about $15.1 million. The France-based bitcoin treasury company now holds 3,135 BTC and is still leaning hard into its strategy of stacking sats on corporate balance sheets. 192 BTC bought for €13 million ($15.1 million) 3,135 BTC now […]

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Michael Saylor Hints at Another Massive Bitcoin Buy as Strategy Raises $2.03B

Michael Saylor Hints at Another Massive Bitcoin Buy as Strategy Raises $2 Billion Michael Saylor has once again flashed the market’s favorite not-so-subtle clue that Strategy may be preparing another major Bitcoin purchase. After posting the familiar orange-dot accumulation chart with the caption “Big Dot Energy”, traders immediately started sniffing around for the next BTC […]

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Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Stack 316K BTC as Fed Looms Over Market

Bitcoin long-term holders are stacking sats again while the Federal Reserve looms over the market like a wet blanket with a printer attached. Supply in these stronger hands has climbed to 15.26 million BTC, the highest level since August 2025, while exchange reserves keep drifting lower and whales continue to accumulate. Long-term holder supply: 15.26 […]

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Bitcoin Exchange Inflows Rise as Binance BTC Volume Shifts to U.S. Session

Bitcoin is sending mixed signals: more coins are edging back onto exchanges, while Binance BTCUSDT trading volume has suddenly swung hard into the U.S. session. That’s not a doom-and-gloom setup by itself, but it does suggest the market is getting more sensitive to short-term positioning, liquidity, and who’s actually showing up to trade. Bitcoin exchange […]

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Bitcoin Institutional Holdings Hit 4.16M BTC as Supply Tightens Fast

Bitcoin is getting soaked up by corporations, ETFs, governments, and crypto-native firms at a pace that keeps shrinking the amount of coin actually available to trade. That’s good for adoption, great for legitimacy, and potentially nasty for volatility when demand suddenly shows up. 4,164,790 BTC are now held by 345 institutions Strategy and BlackRock’s IBIT […]

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South Korea Warns on AI-Branded Crypto Scams, Referral Funnels and Unregistered Trading Risks

South Korea is seeing a fresh wave of crypto schemes dressed up in AI branding, while regulators keep a close eye on referral-driven funnels that may cross the line into unregistered virtual asset activity. AI branding is being used as a trust gimmick. KakaoTalk and Telegram are key recruitment channels. Offshore exchanges, referral fees, and […]

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South Korea’s “Node” Crypto Sales Raise MLM and Scam Red Flags

South Korea’s crypto market is getting flooded with “node” offers that look less like blockchain infrastructure and more like an old-fashioned recruiting machine wearing a Web3 jacket. “Buy a node, get paid coins every day” Referral bonuses, staged price hikes, and USDT payments TokenPost says many “node” pitches look suspiciously MLM-like According to TokenPost, South […]

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Iran Launches Bitcoin-Settled Hormuz Safe Maritime Insurance Platform in Persian Gulf

Iran has launched Hormuz Safe, a Bitcoin-settled maritime insurance platform aimed at vessels moving through the Persian Gulf, mixing geopolitics, trade finance, and crypto in one fairly combustible package. Bitcoin settlement for shipping insurance Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz risk Trade finance outside traditional banks Innovation, sanctions pressure, and plenty of scrutiny The name […]

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South Korea Faces Stablecoin Trilemma as USD Tokens Threaten Digital Dollarization

South Korea is wrestling with a stablecoin problem that cuts straight to the heart of digital money: can a won-based token stay useful, stay safe, and stop dollar stablecoins from quietly taking over settlement in crypto and commerce? Trilemma: sovereignty, adoption, redemption stability Risk: digital dollarization through USD stablecoins Reality: approval does not create utility […]

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Jameson Lopp Warns of Google-Based Crypto Phishing Scam

Jameson Lopp Warns Crypto Users About Google-Based Phishing Scam Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp is warning crypto holders to treat incoming messages like hostile territory after a phishing attack abused Google’s own infrastructure to make a fake security alert look legitimate. Google’s trust was weaponized to push a fake security warning “Zero trust” is now the […]

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Saylor Hints at Another Bitcoin Buy as BTC Tests Key Resistance

Michael Saylor appears to be hinting at another Bitcoin buy just as BTC runs into a familiar wall: a key resistance level that traders have been watching closely. Michael Saylor hinted at another Bitcoin purchase Bitcoin is testing a key resistance level MicroStrategy remains the main corporate BTC accumulation story Saylor continues to be one […]

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Intesa Sanpaolo Doubles Crypto Exposure to $235M, Bets on Bitcoin and Ethereum

Italy’s largest bank is leaning harder into crypto, and it’s doing so with the kind of caution only a giant regulated lender can love. Intesa Sanpaolo more than doubled its crypto holdings in Q1, lifting exposure to roughly $235 million while shifting toward Bitcoin and Ethereum, cutting back Solana, and adding more crypto infrastructure bets. […]

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CLARITY Act Advances in Senate as US Crypto Regulation Gains Momentum

The CLARITY Act is edging closer to becoming more than just another crypto bill in Washington. If it gets across the finish line, it could do what the US has failed to do for years: give digital assets a clear legal framework instead of the usual patchwork of guesswork, turf wars, and enforcement-by-surprise. CLARITY Act […]

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