Bitcoin Price Drops Below $80,000 as $700 Billion Wiped from US Stocks

ZachXBT warns THORChain may have lost over $10M across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base as the protocol halts trading. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has warned that THORChain may have suffered a multi-chain exploit, with losses above $10 million. The alert named Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base as affected chains. Soon after, THORChain paused trading and carried […] The post ZachXBT Issues THORChain Alert As Multi Chain Losses May Exceed Ten Million appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Bitcoin faces Japan bond pressure as 30-year JGB yields hit 4%, while BTC network activity nears a key inflection zone. Japan’s rising bond yields are adding pressure to Bitcoin as analysts watch for signs of a yen carry trade unwind. At the same time, Bitcoin network activity is recovering, and on-chain data is moving near […] The post Bitcoin Faces Japan Bond Pressure As Network Activity Nears Key Inflection Zone appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

IREN, a prominent Bitcoin mining firm, completed a $3 billion convertible notes offering to accelerate its AI cloud infrastructure buildout.

Lombard migrates over $1B in Bitcoin-backed assets to Chainlink CCIP after reviewing cross chain security. The post Lombard migrates over $1 billion in Bitcoin backed assets to Chainlink CCIP appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

BTC bounced 2.24% off TBO fast line support, but $81,788 and the $82K breakout zone remain untested. Weekend risks and RSI weakness complicate the picture. Bitcoin closed up 2.24% Thursday after bouncing off the daily TBO fast line. Traders noticed. The question is whether price can now do something with it. According to MooninPapa on […] The post Bitcoin’s 2.24% Bounce Means Nothing Until It Clears This One Level appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

The post Strategy’s STRC Daily Trading Volume Hits $1.5B Amid Bitcoin Buying Push appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The STRC.live tracker indicates that based on Thursday’s performance, the firm has the potential to generate $735.4 million. Without diluting ordinary shares, Stretch allows investors to receive an 11.5% dividend. On Thursday, the trading volume of Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock, STRC, reached a new high of $1.5 billion. STRC is the principal instrument via which Strategy plans to finance its Bitcoin acquisitions in 2026. Volume hits record high. Michael Saylor, chairman, mentioned Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, which has $1.53 billion of liquidity. Without diluting ordinary shares, Stretch allows investors to receive an 11.5% dividend. Perpetual Preferred Stock Gains Traction The STRC.live tracker indicates that based on Thursday’s performance, the firm has the potential to generate $735.4 million, which could be used to buy

The post May Week 3 Bitcoin & Ethereum Options Set To Expire appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. About $2.63 billion in BTC and ETH options are expiring on Deribit, making May 15 a key derivatives event. Bitcoin’s $2.01 billion expiry cluster has a max pain level at $80,000, with a moderately bullish put/call ratio of 0.59. Ethereum’s expiry is smaller in value but more concentrated, with 11% of open interest expiring and a lower put/call ratio of 0.40. The crypto derivatives market is bracing for a shift as approximately $2.63 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options are set to expire today, May 15, 2026. As the clock ticks toward the 08:00 UTC settlement on Deribit, the largest crypto options exchange, the market appears to be caught in a classic “tug-of-war” between neutral spot movement and rising institutional positioning. ​While Bitcoin has spent the week oscillating around the psychological and technical anchor of $80,000, the broader market sentiment remains unexpectedly subdue

Strategy, the world’s first and largest Bitcoin Treasury led by its founder Michael Saylor, recently resumed its weekly BTC buying spree after pausing purchases ahead of its earnings call on May 5. With the company now in buying mode, Saylor predicts Bitcoin’s price will rise 30% annually over the next 20 years. If that happens, […]