Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) first publicized bitcoin sale has triggered a $15 million resolution dispute on Polymarket. While the sale was announced in a June 1 filing, the actual disposition occurred in late May. Bettors are now split on whether sales executed between May 26 and May 31 should count for the prediction market’s May 31 […]
The XRP investment products recorded more than $20 million in net weekly cash flow, thereby outshining Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), which saw net outflows. During the last week of May, XRP’s investment products reported a net cash inflow of about $20.3 million, according to data from CoinShares analyzed by Finbold on June 1. As […]
The end of May 2026 brought a dangerous anomaly to financial markets as the U.S. S&P 500 index stormed to historical highs while the cryptocurrency sector rapidly lost ground. This price gap forced Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone to register a hard technical sell signal. In his outlook, the industry has launched a […]
BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) has seen the value of its crypto portfolio drop by more than $13 billion in the first five months of 2026. BlackRock’s crypto portfolio has declined by $13.83 billion year-to-date (YTD), down from $78.36 billion on the first day of 2026 to about $64.53 billion on June 1. As such, BlackRock’s […]
Bitcoin and software stocks moved almost in lockstep for much of the past five years, with BTC treated as a high-beta technology asset. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) served as one of the best proxies for the software sector. That relationship, however, appears to have broken down. Since May 14, bitcoin and IGV […]
Bitcoin market analyst PlanB has issued a cautious forecast, stating there is a greater than 50% probability that Bitcoin ($BTC) will fall below $61,000. In a post on X, the analyst known for his stock-to-flow model highlighted a divided market, with some believing the $60,000 level reached in February marked the cycle bottom, while others […]
The Bitcoin Kimchi Premium — the price gap between $BTC on South Korean exchanges and global markets — has dropped to -2.7%, marking its lowest level since March 2022. The data, shared by cryptocurrency analyst MAC.D, reflects a notable shift in local market sentiment and trading dynamics. Understanding the Kimchi Premium The Kimchi Premium has […]
Bitcoin’s spot trading volumes have dropped 81% since October 2025, according to a market note from CryptoQuant. The decline, tracked by analyst Darkfost, echoes a pattern last seen in late 2022 and early 2023, right before the bear market ended and volatility returned. That earlier episode is instructive. In the first quarter of 2023, spot […]
Bitcoin’s volatility now sits near 35, a sharp drop from the 120 peak it reached in 2017. Far from interpreting the calm as exhaustion, Trace Mayer —creator of the Mayer Multiple— argues the digital asset is building economic substance and attracting more disciplined capital. “Gary Gensler said he was going to ‘tame bitcoin,‘” Mayer recalls. […]
