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- Bitcoin’s price sank sharply over the weekend, sliding below $78,000 — its lowest level since April — as profit-taking collided with thinning liquidity and a scarcity of fresh buyers. Traders told CoinDesk that a rally once backed by corporate demand, particularly from Strategy’s (MSTR) bitcoin purchases, has run out of steam, leaving markets vulnerable to forced selling and derivative liquidations. For some market analysts, Saturday’s slide fits into a broader bearish pattern that has been emerging for months. Eric Crown, a former options trader at NYSE Arca, has argued since late October that bitcoin is in a sideways-to-downside phase, and that the optimism around a return to new highs — or a rotation from metals back into crypto...

- Bitcoin’s recent sell-off has exposed a growing tension in crypto markets, pitting seasoned “buy-the-dip” investors against mounting evidence of structural vulnerabilities. As the digital asset fell alongside a broader risk-off move in global markets, analysts offered sharply contrasting interpretations of the downturn and its implications for investors. Bitcoin’s Sell-Off Reveals a Deepening Clash Between Conviction Buyers and Structural Market Weakness For long-time Bitcoin bull and author Robert Kiyosaki, the decline represents a rare buying opportunity. He compared market behavior to retail sales, noting that while many rush to buy discounted goods in stores, investors often panic during asset-market sell-offs. Other experts...

- Are Dogecoin Holders Looking to Buy More After 16% Crash? Dogecoin price dropped sharply over the past several days, triggering concern across the market. The meme coin fell 16% in four days, briefly breaking key psychological levels. While the move unsettled short-term holders, the decline may support a healthier macro setup. Historically, similar pullbacks have created favorable accumulation zones for DOGE. Dogecoin Holders Are Sharp On-chain data shows Dogecoin holders moved quickly as price weakness emerged. Exchange net position change indicates rising accumulation during the sell-off. Buying pressure overtook selling as DOGE dipped below recent averages. This behavior suggests investors viewed the drop as an opportunity...

- Crypto Theft Hit Nearly $400 Million in January 2026 The crypto industry’s security challenges reached a critical point in January 2026. A surge in sophisticated phishing attacks and treasury breaches drained roughly $400 million from the ecosystem. Data from blockchain security firm CertiK shows that 40 recorded incidents cost the crypto industry approximately $370.3 million. Single $284 Million Phishing Attack Dominates However, that figure climbs to over $400.3 million when accounting for a $30 million exploit of the Solana-based platform Step Finance on January 31. CertiK reported that a singular, devastating social engineering scam, rather than complex protocol hacks, defined the month. A lone investor lost $284 million on...

Bitcoin wipeout erases entire Trump-era gains Bitcoin’s entire Trump-era gains have been wiped out after the cryptocurrency was hit by a fresh market sell-off. The price of Bitcoin dropped sharply over the weekend to around $77,000 (£56,000) as investors fled the notoriously volatile asset. The losses pushed Bitcoin to its lowest level since last April, when the US president shocked global markets with sweeping tariffs on his so-called “liberation day”. It signals a reversal of fortunes for Bitcoin after the cryptocurrency surged to almost $125,000 late last year, buoyed by a series of crypto-friendly measures introduced by Mr Trump. These included easing regulations on crypto assets, passing a landmark law on stablecoins and...

- How instant gratification is sucking the air out of the bitcoin market Bitcoin (BTC) is suffering from an identity crisis that has nothing to do with fundamentals and everything to do with shrinking attention spans. While gold rallied more than 12% and the S&P 500 ticked higher in the past 30 days, bitcoin slid more than 10% in a market that appeared to pose no reason to shock the largest cryptocurrency. The real story, according to NYDIG’s global head of research, Greg Cipolaro, is what he calls speculative cannibalization. That is, the buzz of short-term speculation is creating a capital shortfall. The kind of instantly gratified, high-risk investment that once fueled bitcoin rallies is now moving to flashier alternatives like...

- Is the YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF an Underrated Crypto Play? If you're a dividend investor, buying cryptocurrencies probably won't be very appealing. However, the YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEMKT: MSTY) offers you a way to get exposure to Bitcoin while also providing you with dividends. That sounds great, until you hear the dividend yield. But the problem isn't that the yield is too low. Read on before you make your final investment decision. What does the YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF do? From a big-picture perspective, the YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF is an option-income exchange-traded fund (ETF). Its options approach focuses on just one company: Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR)...

- Michael Saylor signals another bitcoin buy as BTC price slumps to $78,000 Strategy (MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor indicated that the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin (BTC) bought more of the largest cryptocurrency over the past week. “More Orange,” Saylor wrote in an X post on Sunday morning. For months, Saylor has typically previewed Strategy’s bitcoin purchases with a weekend post referencing orange dots, a signal that is usually followed by a formal announcement on Monday. Given that the common stock fell 6% over the week, closing below $150 per share, it is likely the company’s ability to raise capital through at-the-market (ATM) sales was constrained, limiting the amount of BTC acquired. Stretch (STRC)...

- MicroStrategy, an enterprise software firm turned Bitcoin treasury powerhouse, signaled its intention Sunday to deepen its bet on the flagship digital asset. This move comes as the company's massive $55 billion hoard hovers just above its average purchase price. Strategy Hikes STRC Dividend to 11.25% to Fuel Bitcoin Spree In a post on the social media platform X, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor shared a graphic captioned "More Orange." Over the past months, the billionaire has long used similar phrases to hint at upcoming BTC acquisitions. Notably, the company recently marked a milestone of 2,000 days since adopting its "Bitcoin Standard." Meanwhile, this potential acquisition comes as the firm’s balance sheet faces its most...

- Bitcoin ETFs See $6 Billion Exit as Institutional Demand Cools Demand for US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has reversed, with the 12 products recording $1.6 billion in net withdrawals this month. Data from SoSoValue shows that this marks a third consecutive month of negative flows for the ETF products. During this period, the funds lost around $6 billion in flows. Bitcoin ETF Demand Reverses Course After Three Months of Sustained Selling Meanwhile, these monthly outflows represent the longest streak of losses since the US SEC authorized the products in January 2024. Market observers noted that persistent outflows indicate that demand for Bitcoin products has entered a sustained decline. Notably, data from...

- Wall Street Banks, Crypto Leaders Set to Meet in Washington with Clarity Act Hanging in the Balance The final piece of legislation needed to meld the crypto world with mainstream finance is at risk of getting derailed. At the center of the D.C. turmoil is a standoff that pits major crypto exchange Coinbase Global (COIN) against the US banking industry. To settle the matter, the White House has stepped in to mediate the fight. On Monday, crypto czar David Sacks will host banking and crypto trade groups, along with Coinbase, for what could evolve into multiple rounds of policy negotiations, according to people familiar with the matter. The need for the White House to step in comes after months of building tension over whether...

- Analysts Reiterate Their Optimism On Strategy Inc (MSTR) As Bitcoin Slides Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) is one of the 12 tech stocks with the biggest upside potential. On January 26, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) with a Buy rating, citing confidence in the company’s long-term strategy. The firm has a price target of $213 for the shares, implying a further 49% upside from the current levels. In a research note to investors, the analysts said that they remain confident about bitcoin’s prospects. They added that ongoing institutional adoption is expected to continue, a trend the firm believes supports MSTR’s long-term vision. While the company’s core software business represents a relatively small...

- Japan’s biggest wealth manager reduces crypto positions after Q3 losses Nomura, a Japanese brokerage with around $153 trillion in client assets, says it has “reduced its positions in cryptocurrencies” after its crypto arm suffered unspecified losses in the third quarter. The firm confirmed that it is reducing risk at its Europe-based crypto subsidiary Laser Digital, which handles its cryptocurrency trading operations. The comments came from Nomura’s chief financial officer Hiroyuki Moriuchi, according to Bloomberg Japan. Nomura’s “commitment to digital asset-related businesses remains unchanged,” Moriuchi said. He added that the firm hopes to expand its crypto-related business operations “in the medium to long term.” Japanese...

- If you want to actually beat the market this year, then Telegram’s TON Wallet is worth looking into. The edge is speed, positioning, and ruthless execution discipline. According to the TON Foundation’s DeFi review, the ecosystem has evolved into a full-on-chain trading environment that lives directly inside your chats. Over the next 12 to 24 months, messenger-based DeFi should surface early opportunities inside Telegram before big exchanges. According to crypto expert Michele M. Tivey, TON Wallet lets everyday users act like agile traders instead of passive, bank-dependent holders. Think of Coinbase as the airport lounge and TON Wallet as the motorcycle on an open road; the question is whether you can actually handle the ride...

- Analysts Divided on Bitcoin Bear Market Calls as Prices Inch Up from $77,000 Bitcoin has entered a bear market, with the market showing signs of "capitulation," a price analyst has claimed — while other observers call for calm. After falling below the $80,000 mark for the first time since April 2025 yesterday, Bitcoin continued to drop, bottoming out at just over $77,000 in the evening of January 31. The coin has since made a slow if undramatic recovery, moving back to near $79,000 at the time of writing on February 1. “A sequence of breakdowns across major support levels reinforces the view that the market has shifted regime, indicating that Bitcoin has entered a bear market,” wrote Carmelo Alemán, a trader and an analyst at the...

- SEC Chair Atkins Says 'The Time Is Right' For 401(k) Crypto Access, But Tokenized Stocks Are A Different Matter The 401(k) Crypto Green Light SEC Chair Paul Atkins stated that the "time is right" to integrate crypto into 401(k) retirement accounts, highlighting that millions already have digital assets via managed pension funds. The SEC aims for trustees and professional fund managers to decide on portfolio inclusions, not individual account holders. Atkins noted the agency is initially focusing on private securities and private equity, existing elements of managed retirement accounts. Crypto is seen as an alternative asset managed by professionals, not individuals. The Tokenized Stock Crackdown New SEC guidance reveals most...

- Bitcoin price fell below the $80,000 support level, hitting a nine-month low and wiping out $2.6 billion in trader positions. According to BeInCrypto data, the 6% slide sent the token to $77,082 before a minor rebound. This marked the first time prices have sat this low since April 2025. Bitcoin Sinks Below ‘Fair Value’ for First Time in Years The price action pushed Bitcoin below critical on-chain benchmarks for the first time in years. Glassnode data confirmed that Bitcoin fell below its True Market Mean—currently $80,500—for the first time in 30 months. The last breach occurred in late 2023, when the asset traded at just $29,000. Historically, a breach of this level signals a transition from a bull cycle to a mid-term bear...

- "Bitcoin Hashrate Falls 12% After US Winter Storms Hit Miners" Bitcoin mining activity has suffered its sharpest setback in more than four years after severe winter storms across the United States forced large operators to scale back production, dragging down network hashrate, output, and revenues. Key Takeaways: Total network hashrate has fallen by roughly 12% since Nov. 11, marking the steepest drawdown since October 2021, when the network was still stabilizing after China's sweeping mining ban. Data from CryptoQuant shows the hashrate now sits near 970 exahashes per second, its lowest level since September 2025. US Winter Storms Force Miners Offline, Deepening Hashrate Slump The decline accelerated this week as extreme cold...

- Bitcoin drops to $78,000 as MicroStrategy-fueled rally runs out of buyers, traders say Bitcoin slid sharply on Saturday, dropping below $80,000 for the first time since April 2025 as persistent selling pressure and a lack of new capital weighed on crypto markets. The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 10% to $75,709.88 during New York afternoon trading hours on Saturday, extending a drawdown that has now wiped more than 30% off its peak value. Ether declined as much as 17%, while Solana briefly plunged over 17%, showing broad weakness across major tokens. The selloff erased roughly $111 billion from the total crypto market capitalization in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. About $1.6 billion in leveraged...

- Bitcoin may have found a floor after sliding roughly 7% to $77,000 over the weekend, according to analyst PlanC, who argues the move could mark the deepest pullback of the current bull cycle. Key Takeaways: In a post on X on Saturday, PlanC said there is a “decent chance” the latest drop represents a capitulation-style low rather than the start of a prolonged downturn. Bitcoin briefly touched the $77,000 level before stabilizing and rebounding modestly to around $78,600, data from CoinMarketCap shows. Bitcoin Drawdown Echoes Past Capitulations That Led to Recoveries Despite the bounce, the asset remains down more than 11% over the past month and roughly 38% below its October all-time high of $126,100. PlanC compared the current...