Bitcoin Treasury Companies Face a Borrow-or-Sell Test

May’s performance suggested that internal market dynamics were the major driver of weakness, rather than macro conditions.

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The broader crypto market has endured one of its toughest weeks of the year, with $1.5 billion in liquidations recorded since Monday alone. The pressure intensified as Bitcoin (BTC) slipped back below the $67,000 level for the first time since April, a move that heightened selling fears and weighed on overall market sentiment.  Despite the heavy liquidation numbers, Binance Research argued that the main driver of the recent pullback may have been less about things unique to crypto and more about capital moving into traditional markets.  BTC Hit by A ‘Capital Black Hole’? In a report posted on X (formerly Twitter), Binance Research pointed to a sign of unusual strain in equity markets: the CBOE Dispersion Index (DSPX) hit 42, described as the 3rd highest reading ever.  The implication is that investors were heavily concentrating their money into a small set of S&P 500 “hot themes,” leaving less liquidity available for other assets—Bitcoin included. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Falls T

The broader crypto market pulled back as Bitcoin (BTC) briefly slipped below the $67,000 level on Tuesday, and that weakness quickly spread to other major chains. In the weekly timeframe, Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA) each recorded a 10% retrace.  Against that backdrop, market expert Anders Bylund of The Motley Fool published a fresh comparison […]

Bitcoin carried nearly all of May’s inflows. Monthly flows into crypto treasury companies dropped to $180 million for the month, the weakest level since October 2024, and Bitcoin-linked firms accounted for almost all of it with $177 million. Smaller additions went to ZCash, Story and Sui, while Litecoin posted a $1.89 million outflow. The fall was steep. May’s total was down 95% from April’s $4.4 billion and about 93% below the monthly average from January through May, after March and April each cleared $4 billion. Related Reading: Bitcoin Faces Prolonged Downtrend Through 2027, Analyst Warns From Election Surge To Slower 2025 The latest drop comes after a sharp burst of buying late last year, when DAT inflows climbed past $12 billion after the 2024 US election results and a friendlier policy backdrop. DefiLlama’s figures show the trend then cooled through 2025, staying below $10 billion a month until late summer before slipping again. That left treasury firms with a tougher pitch. The

Bitcoin is sitting at a make-or-break zone, according to market analyst CryptoMichNL, who recently outlined two key price areas that could determine the asset’s next major move. While he believes the broader bullish structure remains intact, he also identified a lower range where investors may find what he considers one of the most attractive buying […]

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Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $70,000 zone. BTC is consolidating and might continue to move down if it dips below $66,000. Bitcoin failed to stay above $70,500 and extended losses. The price is trading below $70,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance near $68,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend losses if it stays below the $67,500 and $68,500 levels. Bitcoin Price Nosedives Bitcoin price failed to stay above the $72,000 support zone. BTC remained in a bearish zone and extended losses below the $70,500 level. There was a move below the $70,000 level. The price even dipped below $67,200. A low was formed at $66,111 and the price is now consolidating losses with a bearish angle below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $74,070 swing high to the $66,111 low. Bitcoin is now trading below $70,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving avera