As pension funds evaluate Bitcoin’s scarcity, resilience and inflation behavior, a core question emerges: Can BTC become a true institutional store of value?
The surge follows months of rapid trading growth and key regulatory shifts reshaping the U.S. prediction market space.
With Bitcoin trading around $85,000, Jeff Park, Partner and CIO at ProCap BTC, used his Nov. 20 conversation with Anthony Pompliano to argue that the drop may be valuable for reasons that have little to do with short-term “dip buying” and everything to do with narrative regime change. His central claim is that the classic halving-anchored rhythm is losing its foundation. Why The Bitcoin Crash Is Necessary “The four year cycle is almost definitively over,” Park said, because what it was “based off of historically, which is the halving, is just irrelevant from the additional marginal demand that comes from other channels that have opened up.” In his framing, the market is being pulled into a different cadence: “logically and fundamentally the four-year cycle should no longer exist and a new cycle should emerge that is more in sync with institutional risk capital appetite.” Related Reading: Is The Bitcoin Bottom In? Fidelity Research Lead Weighs The Odds Park is careful not to treat that as a clean break, because beliefs still move prices. He stressed that a large legacy cohort continues to trade as if the four-year script is real. “There is still a big group of investors that believe it should exist,” he said, describing them as early adopters with “characteristics that almost feel like the occult where they have prophecies.” The key, in his view, is their supply control: “the biggest Bitcoin holders in wallets that are 10,000 [BTC] and plus in size still control a good chunk of the market […] they are still a third of the Bitcoin market.” That concentration makes the cycle potentially reflexive: “if a third of the Bitcoin holders believe the four-year cycle is true and they act like the four-year cycle is true, well then it doesn’t really matter because they’re the price setters […] these things can be self-fulfilling.” From there, Park pivots to why weakness into year-end could be constructive. He noted that Bitcoin is now “below year to date […] in 2025,” raising the prospect of a red close. In a deliberately sharp line, he joked that if 2025 ends negative, “that breaks the four-year cycle because now we have a red [yearly candle] and so it’s a three-year cycle.” Related Reading: Why Bitwise Thinks Bitcoin Still Hits $200,000 In 2026 The humor masks a strategic preference: “maybe we do need this red [candle] right now so we could have the ability to unleash the super cycle for Bitcoin to come without ever having to talk about the four-year cycle again.” Park framed a marginally green close as the worst of both worlds. “The last thing I want honestly is […] an up 5% year to 2025 where we close at like $98K or $99K or $100K and that counts as a green year,” he said, because then “the next year everyone’s going to talk about […] this is the down year now,” leaving 2026 under the “harrowing weight over your head that we’re actually going to have another down year.” Pompliano pressed the obvious counter-scenario: “Is there a world where it could just kind of rip right back […] and go to $140,000 or something?” Park didn’t rule it out. “It’s absolutely possible. Anything can happen,” he replied. But he summarized the trade-off starkly: “we either have to hope for […] that it either goes up a lot to make the year count or we just try to notch in a small loss here for the year so we can just wipe out the four-year cycle altogether.” For Park, Bitcoin at $85,000 is “good news” only insofar as it increases the odds of breaking a self-reinforcing calendar myth, clearing the way for a market driven less by halving folklore and more by institutional risk cycles. At press time, BTC traded at $84,469. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
The Department of Homeland Security-led "Operation Red Sunset" examined whether Bitmain's machines could enable espionage or grid sabotage.
BlackRock's significant crypto deposits into Coinbase Prime highlight the growing integration of digital assets in traditional finance strategies.
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Karp's share sale may signal insider confidence shifts, impacting investor sentiment and raising questions about Palantir's future valuation.
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The October 10 crypto crash wasn’t just another violent wick on the chart. According to Tom Lee, chairman of Ether-focused treasury and market-making firm BitMine, the selloff exposed “structural weaknesses” within major liquidity providers that only become visible when volatility hits hard. Speaking with CNBC, Lee said the record liquidation cascade, nearly $20B wiped out in hours, forced over-leveraged market makers to rapidly unwind positions as collateral values sank. That derisking drained liquidity from order books, widened spreads, and accelerated the crash in a classic feedback loop. For regular users, that kind of liquidity vacuum isn’t just macro noise. It’s when swaps fail, fees spike, and centralized wallet pipelines become bottlenecks precisely when you need them most. When the infrastructure you rely on cracks under pressure, you’re effectively outsourcing your survival to someone else’s balance sheet. That’s why many investors are now shifting their focus from price action to tools that hold up during stress. Best Wallet is positioning its presale around that exact narrative: a mobile-first, non-custodial ecosystem built to keep users in control even when market plumbing breaks elsewhere. In a post-crash environment where structural fragility is once again front and center, that message is resonating. How a Market-Maker Liquidity Crunch Spills Into Everyday Crypto Use Lee’s point is simple but uncomfortable: when major market makers run aggressively leveraged books, a shock like the October 10, 2025, crash can flip a liquidity provider into a forced seller almost instantly. Once those books start unwinding, liquidity doesn’t just thin, it evaporates. Slippage spikes, execution quality drops, and long-tail tokens or smaller venues become structurally untradeable for hours. We’ve seen versions of this story before. Centralized exchanges and brokerages often look stable right up until volatility reveals mismatched liabilities or overextended positions. For everyday users, the question is painfully practical: How do you trade, route liquidity, or rebalance portfolios without being dependent on a single entity’s balance sheet or uptime when markets are blowing up? Different wallets are attempting their own solutions. MetaMask is leaning hard into smarter routing and institutional integrations. Trust Wallet focuses on simplicity and broad asset support for casual users. Phantom expanded from Solana to EVM chains to capture multichain retail flow. Best Wallet Token, currently in presale, aims to join this field from a different angle, pairing a consumer-grade mobile UX with a security-centric backend built on Fireblocks’ MPC-CMP infrastructure. In a cycle where liquidity reliability is suddenly front-page news again, that positioning stands out. Why Best Wallet Is Positioning Itself as “Crash-Resistant” Infrastructure Most wallets still act as thin front-ends. Best Wallet is taking a different route, building a full-stack, volatility-aware ecosystem that assumes turbulence is the norm, not the exception. The team is openly targeting 40% of the global wallet market by the end of 2026, aiming at users who want institutional-grade security packaged inside a mobile-first interface. At its core is what the team calls the first fully integrated Fireblocks MPC-CMP wallet, housed within a retail app. Instead of relying on a single private key, multi-party computation splits signing across independent shards, eliminating a single-point-of-failure while keeping transactions fast enough for everyday trading. The app’s multi-wallet portfolio system lets users cleanly separate long-term holdings, active trading, and experimental positions without juggling addresses. Beyond storage, the product places a strong emphasis on access. The Upcoming Tokens portal curates early-stage presales and embeds a streamlined purchase flow, allowing users to participate in vetted launches without jumping through third-party sites. The Best DEX aggregator, powered by Rubic, pulls routes from multiple chains, DEXs, and cross-chain bridges, optimizing trades for both price and execution in real-time. On the token side, $BEST is designed to tie utility directly to user activity. Holders receive reduced in-app fees and can stake into a dedicated 800M-token rewards pool (8% of supply). Payouts scale proportionally with each staker’s share of the pool, and staking is live during the presale, giving early buyers a head start on compounding. That pitch appears to be resonating. The presale has already raised over $17.2M with tokens priced at $0.025975 and just 7 days remaining. Whale-tracking data shows two recent large purchases totaling $136k, including a confirmed $56K buy on September 2, 2025, a signal that some larger players are willing to take early directional exposure. For anyone recalibrating after the October 2025 crypto crash, tools like Best Wallet offer a more constructive response than trying to time the exact bottom. Rather than betting on perfect entries, you can build a stack that remains flexible, fee-efficient, and self-custodial the next time liquidity disappears without warning. Join the $BEST presale today. This article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or trading advice. Authored by Aaron Walker, NewsBTC – https://www.newsbtc.com/news/crypto-market-crash-october-10-2025-best-wallet-presale
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 21, 2025
In a recent letter to President Trump, over 65 crypto firms have outlined a series of immediate steps that agencies can take to protect and promote innovation, ensuring that the U.S. remains the leader in the crypto space. Backed by major crypto firms including the Solana Policy Institute, Exodus, Pantera, and Uniswap Labs, the letter …
A crypto industry-backed developer program is giving students in a remote province their first exposure to on-chain building.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are betting on privacy protocols gaining major traction as AI continues to grow at an exponential rate.
While aPriori dismissed the claims related to insider activity, investors are still awaiting more details on the Sybil cluster that claimed 60% of the airdrop across 14,000 wallets.
Market sentiment suggests potential volatility and risk in Bitcoin investments, impacting trader strategies and broader crypto market stability.
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The real-world asset (RWA) market is gearing up for a major breakout, with Plume CEO Chris Yin predicting the sector could grow 3–5x by 2026. After crossing $35 billion in on-chain value and attracting over 539,000 holders, RWA sectors are finally moving beyond the crypto niche and taking their place in mainstream finance. Yin believes …
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Sanjay Malhotra, has issued a strong public warning against the rising adoption of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins in India, citing their “huge risk” to national financial stability and monetary policy, if not handled carefully. While the US is planning to make Bitcoin a strategic reserve, India is choosing a …
Ethereum is still struggling after the initial market crash on October 10 that rocked the market. The subsequent market declines have pushed the largest altcoin by market cap toward $3,000, breaking below it for the first time at the start of the week. With the price looking to find support, there is the possibility of a dead count bounce happening that could see the price rise by more than 10%. However, with a dead count bounce being ultimately bearish, the target remains much lower. Why Ethereum Could Be Headed Lower Crypto analyst TradingShot, in a recent analysis, outlined how the Ethereum price looks to be caught in a bearish trend since early October. This had first begun after the altcoin put in a new all-time high just above $4,900 before being hit hard in the October 10 market-wide crash. Related Reading: Dogecoin Price Could Surge Above $1 As It Repeats This Trend From 2023-2024 Since then, the digital asset has been caught within a Channel Down. This Channel Down is what triggered the double-digit decline that has been recorded for the altcoin since then. As the crypto analyst explains, the Ethereum price has seen a 27.50% decline on both of its bearish legs since this trend was established. Recently, though, there has been a small turn in the tide after the price dropped below $3,000, and this happened after Ethereum formed higher lows on the 1-Day RSI. Mostly, this is bullish for the cryptocurrency’s price, but the catch is that it is likely only going to be so for the short term. If the bullish divergence does play out as expected, then the Ethereum price is definitely set for some recovery. TradingShot believes that this recovery could bring the ETH price up by 10%, pushing it up to $3,400 before the bears step back in again. However, the overall trend still remains bearish, and this could act as a hindrance to this recovery. Once the bears mount enough resistance to stop the rally in its tracks, it is expected that the decline will resume. If this plays out, then it could mean that the recovery was only a dead cat bounce. Related Reading: Here’s Why The Bitcoin Price Keeps Crashing- Is $80,000 Next? This $3,400 level lies at the 1-Day MA50, which is important because it was the point of rejection back on October 27. Last time, it led to a 27.50% crash for the Ethereum price. This time, once the sell-offs begin again, the crypto analyst believes that this could trigger a sharp crash below $3,000. The timeframe for this ranges from the end of November to the start of December, giving it only a couple of weeks to play out. The crash is expected to push Ethereum down to $2,650 before finding a bottom, marking a new lower low. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Bitcoin’s break below $85,000 triggered more than $2 billion in crypto derivatives liquidations within 24 hours as risk assets came under pressure again. BTC briefly approached $85,000 earlier in the week before bouncing, but momentum for a recovery was minimal as it broke down as low as $81,600 overnight. Bitcoin liquidations hit $2 billion overnight […]
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Both memecoins and NFTs have plunged to their weakest levels since early 2025, with traders pulling back from speculative assets across the board.
Two traders captured more than $1.3 million in profits by exploiting Base’s new “flashblocks” system during the debut of the network founder’s creator coin.
Binance CEO Richard Teng argued that Bitcoin’s current slide reflects broader risk-off deleveraging, and its volatility is in line with most major asset classes.
Crypto markets plunged toward April lows on Friday as a lingering liquidity crunch amplified price swings. Bitcoin and ether fell more than 10%.
The crypto market faced a heavy shock as Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, suddenly dropped to around $81,000, pulling the entire market down with it and wiping out $2 billion in value. Now, investors are worried about where BTC is heading next, and many analysts say the key level to watch is $74,000. Strong U.S. …
The St. Petersburg, Florida-based investment manager added to its holdings in Coinbase, Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Circle Internet and Bullish.
The recent crypto market crash has rattled investors, wiping out billions in value and sending major assets into steep declines. Sentiment across the industry has turned sharply bearish, with many traders questioning whether the worst is still ahead. As panic rises, a new wave of analysis suggests the downturn may not be just another correction …
BitMine, once hailed as a potential digital-asset equivalent of Berkshire Hathaway, envisioned itself locking down 5% of all Ethereum’s circulating supply. Its core strategy was to turn its corporate balance sheet into a long-term, high-conviction bet on the blockchain network’s infrastructure. Today, that ambitious vision has collided with a brutal market reality. With Ethereum tumbling […]
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Analysts warn structural support is weakening as ETF outflows accelerate, pushing bitcoin to $82,000 and the total crypto market cap below $2.9 trillion.
The broader crypto market remains stuck in a steep downturn, with Bitcoin now down more than 30% from its October peak and over $1 trillion wiped from global valuations. As confidence weakens and selling intensifies, a new fault line is emerging, one driven not by price action but by traditional finance. MSCI, one of the …
Michael Saylor’s Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has found itself significantly exposed to the ongoing downturn in the cryptocurrency market, which has seen more than $1 trillion in total market capitalization wiped out over the past month. As the largest public holder of Bitcoin, with over 650,000 coins, the company is now facing the real threat of being removed from major benchmark indices, which have been crucial for its visibility in mainstream portfolios. Analysts Predict Major Impact On Strategy According to a recent Bloomberg report, analysts at JPMorgan Chase have issued a warning that Saylor’s firm may lose its standing in key indices such as MSCI USA and the Nasdaq 100. Related Reading: CEO Cuts Cardano Founder’s Bitcoin Price Forecast, Warns Bear Market Just Starting The analysts assert that this could result in passive outflows estimated between $2.8 billion and $8.8 billion if MSCI proceeds with a decision expected by January 15. Passive funds connected to the company currently account for nearly $9 billion in market exposure, making any index exclusion a substantial blow. Strategy’s business model has relied on a cyclical strategy of selling stock to buy Bitcoin, capitalizing on price rallies, and repeating this process. At its zenith, Saylor’s company’s market capitalization far exceeded the value of its Bitcoin holdings. However, that premium has evaporated, and the company’s valuation now aligns closely with its crypto reserves—a stark indication that investor confidence is fading rapidly. “While active managers are not bound to adhere to index changes, exclusion from major indices would undoubtedly be viewed negatively by market participants,” noted JPMorgan analysts, led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou. Such a shift could affect liquidity, increase funding costs, and diminish overall investor appeal. MSCI Contemplates New Index Inclusion Rules In its ongoing consultations with stakeholders, MSCI indicated that some market players believe digital asset treasury firms (DATs) may function more like investment funds, which are ineligible for index inclusion. In accordance with these perspectives, MSCI has proposed excluding companies whose holdings in digital assets constitute 50% or more of their total assets from its global investment market indexes. Related Reading: BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Bleeds Over $500 Million In Its Biggest One-Day Outflow Since peaking last November, Saylor’s firm has seen its shares (MSTR) decline by over 60%, causing a collapse in the premium that once attracted momentum and crypto-focused investors. Despite this slump, Saylor’s company remains up over 1,300% since he first began purchasing Bitcoin in August 2020, outperforming major equity indices throughout this period. The selloff has extended its reach into the company’s newer funding structures, as well. The prices of its perpetual preferred shares—an essential part of Saylor’s recent strategies—have seen sharp declines. Additionally, yields on securities issued in March have risen to 11.5%, up from a previous 10.5%. A recent euro-denominated preferred stock offering has already dropped below its discounted offering price in under two weeks. Michael Youngworth, head of global convertible bond strategy at Bank of America Global Research, remarked, “That premium has collapsed in recent weeks,” adding that the present situation makes capital raising increasingly challenging. Feature image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com
Strategy's stock price has fallen sharply alongside bitcoin, marking one of its worst drawdowns since it adopted a bitcoin treasury strategy in 2020.
BTC dropped by $3K within a minute on Hyperliquid.