Category: Bitcoin

Digital Wealth Partners launched an Arch-powered XRP algo strategy for qualified IRAs, giving wealthy investors tax-advantaged, professionally managed XRP exposure at Anchorage. Summary Digital Wealth Partners unveiled an XRP algorithmic trading strategy for qualified retirement accounts, targeting high-net-worth and accredited investors.​ The strategy runs as a separately managed account using Arch Public’s quantitative signals, automating…

Bitcoin price keeps falling as miner liquidations, Asian whale selling, and China’s renewed mining crackdown outweigh ongoing institutional BTC accumulation. Summary China’s renewed mining restrictions cut Bitcoin hash rate by about 8%, pressuring miners to liquidate BTC and adding forced sell-side flow.​ Long-term “OG” Asian holders accelerate distribution on exchanges like Binance, Bybit, and OKX,…

Bitcoin price has been experiencing volatility for over a month, which has led to the formation of a bearish inverse cup and handle pattern. This comes as liquidation spikes continue to sideline buyers. Summary Bitcoin price has been trading range-bound since late November. $160 million was liquidated from Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. A…

Crypto prices today (Dec. 18): BTC, XRP, DOGE, HYPE slide amid Wall Street-driven sell-off 

IREN stock price has slumped by over 55% from its highest point this year amid elevated jitters on the artificial intelligence bubble.  Summary IREN shares have plunged by 55% from the year-to-date high. It has dropped to its lowest level since September this year. There are concerns about the ongoing AI bubble. After soaring to…

Yearn Finance suffers its fourth exploit as a flash loan attack drains a legacy v1 vault, underscoring ongoing risks from outdated DeFi contracts and price manipulation tactics.​ Summary PeckShield reports an attacker used flash loans to manipulate prices in a deprecated Yearn v1 (iearn) vault, withdraw assets and convert them into another token.​ The hit…

Saylor claims quantum won’t break Bitcoin but urges a hard fork to freeze vulnerable P2PK coins, cutting supply and igniting ethics, security and governance backlash. Summary Saylor proposes a backward‑incompatible Bitcoin hard fork to freeze old P2PK outputs, including Satoshi‑era coins, arguing it would cut supply and harden security.​ Critics call the scheme overly complex…

Bhutan pledges up to 10,000 BTC to its Bitcoin Development Strategy, using hydro mining and long-term holding to fund Gelephu Mindfulness City and youth-focused growth.​ Summary King Jigme Khesar launches a national Bitcoin Development Pledge built on three pillars: hydro-powered mining, citizen-focused deployment of BTC, and partnerships via Gelephu Mindfulness City.​ Bhutan plans to acquire…

Russia locks all domestic payments to the ruble, treats Bitcoin only as an investment, but pilots crypto for cross-border trade and rolls out a digital ruble CBDC. Summary Under a 2020 law and fresh statements from MP Anatoly Aksakov, Russia bans using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services, enforcing ruble-only domestic…

Bitcoin’s price structure signal has turned negative and the Bull‑Bear Index shows fading spot demand and rising derivatives pressure, putting BTC in a risk‑off, bear‑leaning regime until signals recover.​ Summary Adler AM’s Structure Shift composite has dropped to −0.5 on a −1 to +1 scale, signaling a bearish regime as Bitcoin price trades at the…