The Surprising Disconnect Between Bitcoin’s Price and Network Activity
Bitcoin is far less active than in 2021, as institutional exposure grows through ETFs and funds.
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A dispute with more than $85 million in total trading volume at stake has erupted on Polymarket after Strategy Inc. — formerly MicroStrategy — confirmed it sold 32 Bitcoin between May 26 and May 31, 2026, only for the prediction market to propose a “No” resolution on the grounds that public confirmation arrived one day […]
Read full articleBitcoin is far less active than in 2021, as institutional exposure grows through ETFs and funds.
Ethereum is back at a point on its Bitcoin pair where the price action has always started to ask a dangerous question: is ETH still weak, or is it being priced for another rotation? A new ETH/BTC chart shared by crypto analyst BLADE shows Ethereum falling through 14 straight lower closes against Bitcoin, taking the pair below the same relative strength zone during its February low. The setup matters because the last visit to that area came at a moment of heavy pessimism around Ethereum. A few weeks later, ETH began to outperform Bitcoin, and the move eventually carried Ethereum above $2,450. Ethereum Returns To The Same ETH/BTC Buy Zone BLADE’s analysis focuses on the Ethereum/Bitcoin pair, where ETH has moved into a clear short-term breakdown against BTC after weeks of steady underperformance. The pair was trading above 0.0313 in April, but that level gave way as sellers continued to pressure Ethereum relative to Bitcoin. Related Reading: The Mistake Investors Are Making About Ethere
Bitcoin price bets saw $50,000 returning after 6% daily BTC price losses liquidated $1.25 billion of crypto positions.
A market-stress gauge that has marked every bitcoin bottom for more than a decade is reading near 40%, a level reflecting meaningful pressure but stops short of the historical “maximum opportunity” zone. A Line That Keeps Marking Bottoms MorenoDV pointed to an onchain stress measure that he says has lined up with every major bitcoin […]
Polymarket trader disputes MicroStrategy Bitcoin market rules after a 49,695 YES-share bet worth about 35,000 USDC. A Polymarket trader has challenged the outcome of a MicroStrategy Bitcoin market after a large YES position turned into a loss. The dispute centers on whether the market asked if Strategy sold Bitcoin by May 31, 2026, or whether […] The post Polymarket MicroStrategy Bet Controversy: Trader Speaks Out on $35K Loss appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.
Schwab's crypto futures expansion and upcoming spot trading for advisors could significantly enhance digital asset accessibility and market engagement. The post Charles Schwab debuts 24/7 Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and Ripple futures, targets spot crypto for advisors next year appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Hive mined nearly 2,900 Bitcoin last year and is now racing to build what it calls Canada's largest private AI data center.
Kalshi filed with the CFTC to self-certify XRP perpetual futures, along with 12 other altcoins. The filing follows CFTC’s recent approval of Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual futures contract. XRP has roughly $3 billion in global perpetual futures open interest showing strong demand. The U.S. digital asset regulatory environment is undergoing a significant change. In a historic […] The post Kalshi’s XRP and Dogecoin Futures Filing Could Change Crypto Trading appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.