Bitcoin’s Risk-Adjusted Returns Took a Hit in February
The world’s largest crypto is lower so far in 2025 after a number of violent price swings.
The world’s largest crypto is lower so far in 2025 after a number of violent price swings.
Bitcoin rose earlier this week, but initial excitement from Trump’s strategic reserve plans was short-lived due to profit-taking amid the lack of concrete plans and a risk-off mood in broader equity markets.
Binance open interest drops below 100,000 BTC, lowest level in over a year.
Inflows to exchanges from funds and traders usually imply an intention to sell, as large token holdings are usually stored in cold (or offline) wallets.
A clause in the country’s recently-completed IMF financing deal suggested a prohibition against El Salvador accumulating any additional bitcoin.
The IMF said bitcoin usage remains marginal in El Salvador, with minimal circulation as a payment method due to its high price volatility and low public trust.
CME gaps — price disparities caused by the exchange’s weekend closure while spot markets trade around the clock — tend to historically act as magnets for bitcoin prices.
Investor withdrawals hit $3.8B over three weeks amid Bybit hack, Fed uncertainty, and profit-taking from 19-week inflow streak.
The Michael Saylor-led company holds just shy of half a million BTC tokens.
U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the crypto world on Sunday night with the announcement of a crypto strategic reserve plan that includes XRP, Cardano’s ADA and Solana’s SOL — later adding bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) to the mix. Trump has been …