Crypto-margined Bitcoin futures have collapsed from near-total dominance to about 12%. But leveraged traders are still placing big bets.

Every major token fell over 24 hours except HYPE, though bitcoin holds a 23% weekly gain and XRP almost 45%.

ETF issuers are lowering the barrier for bitcoin whales to trade self-custody for ETF shares.

Friday’s expiry follows bitcoin’s surge from $62,000 to $80,000, leaving market makers with increased exposure to manage around several key strike prices.

Markets are also looking ahead to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's keynote speech at the Jackson Hole conference on Friday.

The bitcoin treasury company has built nearly four years of preferred-dividend coverage while continuing to repurchase STRC below par.

The price of bitcoin fell to $79,000 on Wednesday after gaining 23% in seven days as August ETF inflows climbed above $3 billion.

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Strategy’s biggest risk may not be a Bitcoin crash, but losing access to the capital markets that help it service $1.76 billion in annual obligations.

CryptoQuant says Bitcoin’s 24% rally has flipped key market indicators bullish, though rising profit-taking could bring near-term turbulence.

The funds are $390 million short of October 2025’s inflow total after cutting their year-to-date net outflow deficit by more than half.

Bitcoin struggled to establish support at $80,000 as investor cohorts all returned to net profitability.

Bernstein expects Bitcoin to reclaim $125,000 by late 2026 before reaching $300,000 in 2029 under its base case, with a bull case of $500,000.

The price of Bitcoin has risen in August but is still far below its peak almost a year ago - and companies are refitting their mines.

Bitcoin and gold rose as the dollar weakened following expanded Treasury bond buybacks, reflecting concerns about U.S. fiscal policy, analysts say.

The company increased its Bitcoin holdings by 5.5%, but its Bitcoin per fully diluted share rose only about 1.4%.

The fund gives brokerage investors exposure to ZEC as Grayscale bets on demand for crypto assets beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.

BTC has now surged 38% following its June plunge as shifting U.S. Treasury policy helped bring buyers back to crypto, rejuvenating ETF demand.

BTC is up more than 25% on the week after Treasury’s bond-buyback expansion sparked a rally, while Solana led majors Tuesday as validators vote on proposals to

Traders are spending millions to position for further Bitcoin upside after its staggering rally to $80,000, though demand for downside protection remains firm,