Bitcoin traders anticipate decline, watch $100K

Key takeaways: Bitcoin price consolidates around $105,000 as liquidity builds up on either side of the spot price. After failing to flip $106,000, BTC/USD is retracing to establish support, but $100,000 is... Read more »

Crypto ETPs keep $10.9 billion inflows in the past 7 weeks

Cryptocurrency investment products maintained their multi-week inflow streak last week despite significant selling pressure stemming from Bitcoin’s drop to $103,000. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $286 million of inflows in the... Read more »

France Charges 25 Over Crypto Kidnapping Spree in Paris

French authorities have charged 25 individuals, including six minors, over a series of kidnappings and attempted abductions linked to the country’s cryptocurrency sector. The group, aged between 16 and 23, faces charges... Read more »

IMF Flags Concern Over Pakistan’s Bitcoin Mining Plan

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns over Pakistan’s decision to allocate 2,000 megawatts of electricity for Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence data centers amid ongoing negotiations tied to the country’s... Read more »

Hyperliquid’s Wynn has $99M Bitcoin liquidation

Key points: Bitcoin profit-taking is in full swing, but this can end up sustaining the bull market, Santiment research argued. Coins are spending increasingly less time in wallets, but the market is... Read more »

Metaplanet Issues $21M in Bonds a Day After $50M Bitcoin Raise

Japanese investment company Metaplanet issued $21 million in zero-interest bonds to Evo Fund, a Cayman Islands-based investment firm, just a day after announcing a separate $50 million raise, further accelerating its Bitcoin... Read more »

Metaplanet issues $50M in zero-interest bonds to boost Bitcoin holdings

Japanese investment company Metaplanet is raising $50 million through a private placement of zero-interest bonds as part of its strategy to increase its Bitcoin exposure.  In a May 28 announcement, the company... Read more »

Bitcoin long-term holders accumulate as price dips to $109K

Bitcoin markets recently experienced two major liquidation events, causing a cascade of forced selling from over-leveraged traders, but analysts say a distinct pattern has emerged. “Overleveraged short-term traders were flushed out, long-term... Read more »

Crypto ETPs see $3.3B weekly inflows, top $10.8B year-to-date

Cryptocurrency investment products saw a sharp increase in inflows last week, driving the year-to-date total above $10 billion, according to data from European crypto investment manager CoinShares. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs)... Read more »

Crypto investor charged with kidnapping, torturing an Italian for passwords

A Manhattan crypto investor is facing serious charges after allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian man in a disturbing bid to extract access to digital assets. John Woeltz, 37, was arraigned on... Read more »