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Bitcoin Drop Below $80,000 May Not Be The Final Capitulation Event, Checkonchain Says
On-chain analytics firm Checkonchain has pointed out how data could suggest that the latest Bitcoin decline is part of a deeper bear market progression, rather than the final capitulation event. Bitcoin Has Broken Below Both True Market Mean & Average ETF Cost Basis In a new post on X, Checkonch...NewsBTC
Wed, Feb 4
Ethereum Active Addresses Near All-Time High Despite Price Plunge
On-chain data shows the Active Addresses indicator has shot up for Ethereum even as the cryptocurrency’s price has witnessed a drawdown. Ethereum Network Activity Has Surged Recently In a new post on X, CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn has talked about the latest trend in the 100-day mov...Bitcoinist
Wed, Feb 4
Profiting from the Carnage: LiquidChain ($LIQUID) Unifies Markets as ‘Short’ ETFs Hit Record Highs
The crypto market is currently witnessing a fascinating paradox. While prices experience significant turbulence, the GraniteShares 2x Short MSTR Daily ETF, trading under the ticker MSDD on Nasdaq, an ETF that specifically ‘feasts on the carnage’ of Bitcoin holders, has just hit a record ...NewsBTC
Wed, Feb 4
$SOL Drops to $97, Hints at Further Crash as $MAXI’s Presale Booms
Solana has officially breached the psychological $100 barrier, trading down to $97. That’s a problem. The breakdown of this critical support level isn’t just a technical glitch, it represents a liquidation cascade of over-leveraged long positions that simply failed to defend the triple-digit z...Bitcoinist
Wed, Feb 4
Coinbase Launches Prediction Market Across US as SUBBD Explodes
Coinbase just walked into the prediction market arena. By launching a U.S.-regulated platform for trading event contracts, the American crypto giant is taking a swing at emerging heavyweights like Polymarket and Kalshi. This isn’t just about competition; it’s a signal. By running these c...Bitcoinist
Wed, Feb 4
Market ‘Losses by Design’: Why MaxiDoge ($MAXI) Is the Ultimate Hedge for Strategic Traders
The crypto world was recently rocked by news of Bitmine’s staggering $6 billion paper loss on Ether. But according to veteran analyst Tom Lee, in a series of X posts, this massive figure is actually ‘by design.’ In a market where high-level institutional strategies often involve complex ...NewsBTC
Wed, Feb 4
Bitwise Seeks to Acquire Chorus One to Dominate Institutional Staking as BMIC Momentum Builds
The institutional race to capture the crypto yield economy just entered a new, aggressive phase. Reports indicating that asset management giant Bitwise seeks to acquire Chorus One, a leading European institutional staking provider, signal a pivotal shift in market structure. This isn’t merely ...Bitcoinist
Wed, Feb 4
Bitwise CIO Warns Market Is Facing A ‘Full-Bore’ Crypto Winter, Not A Pullback
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan has released a new analysis of the current state of the crypto market, arguing that the industry has been firmly entrenched in a bear market for over a year. In a report shared on social media, Hougan stated that his research indicates the current downtur...NewsBTC
Wed, Feb 4
US Probes Crypto Exchanges For Suspected Sanctions Violations Linked To Iran
Crypto activity in Iran has expanded rapidly over the past year, drawing renewed attention from US authorities who are now examining whether certain digital asset platforms may have played a role in helping Iranian officials and state‑linked actors bypass international sanctions. Rising Iran Crypto ...Bitcoinist
Wed, Feb 4
Bitcoin Slides Beneath $77K Support While Bitcoin Hyper Presale Capitalizes on L2 Narrative
Bitcoin dipped below the psychological $77,000 threshold this week. While technical analysts are calling it a necessary leverage flush rather than a capitulation, the red candles still draw bearish clicks. But look past the headline number, and the on-chain reality tells a different story. We aren&#...Bitcoinist
Wed, Feb 4
Agentic Economy Booms: Dev Launches Platform For AIs To Rent Humans, Fueling SUBBD Token Demand
The digital labor market is experiencing a bizarre inversion. For decades, humans rented software to boost productivity. Now? Software is beginning to rent humans. A fresh wave of ‘Agentic’ protocols, where autonomous AI agents hold their own crypto wallets, is driving a major narrative ...Bitcoinist
Wed, Feb 4
XRP Price Forecast: After the $1.58 Black Saturday Flash Crash, Can Ripple Still Recover amid Competition From This New Crypto?
XRP is currently testing the $1.50 mark after a sudden drop in the market. Large outflows from the spot ETFs are affecting the asset. Experts are saying that the continuous delays in regulations in the United States are a major factor. Even though the forecasts are positive in the coming months, the short-term journey is […]Cryptopolitan
Wed, Feb 4
Kalshi and Polymarket Offer Free Groceries Amidst $400M Prediction Markets Boom, While Maxi Doge Presale Accelerates
The fight for prediction market supremacy just took a bizarre, domestic turn. With weekly volume smashing past $400 million, platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are getting aggressive. We’re talking user acquisition strategies that include sweepstakes for free groceries. It’s a massive pivot ...Bitcoinist
Wed, Feb 4
Burry Warns of $1B Sell-Off: Why Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) is the Future of $BTC Utility
‘The Big Short’ investor Michael Burry has issued a stark warning to the markets. He suggests in his Substack that a potential Bitcoin plunge could trigger a massive $1B sell-off in traditional safe havens like gold and silver. Burry’s thesis is based on the idea that Bitcoin’s volatilit...NewsBTC
Wed, Feb 4
Bitmine’s $6.6B ETH Drawdown: Tom Lee Calls the Bottom as LiquidChain Enters the Fray
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee just stepped into the line of fire. His mission? Defending Bitmine’s staggering $6.6B unrealized loss on Ethereum. While that figure is startling, roughly the GDP of a small nation, Lee argues it’s not capitulation. It’s a ‘technical and time-based bottom.’ Basically,...Bitcoinist
Wed, Feb 4
Elon Musk’s xAI Seeks Human Brain To Decode Crypto Markets
Elon Musk’s xAI is seeking people who know crypto markets well to teach its machines how to think about money on blockchains. The role is aimed at bringing real market know-how into AI training, a move that mixes finance skills with data work. Related Reading: Who Struck Step Finance? Treasury Breac...Bitcoinist
Wed, Feb 4
