Bitcoin has been steadily pulling back after failing to hold above the $90,000 consolidation zone. Over the past few days, selling pressure has picked up, pushing the BTC price closer to an important support area. While the decline has been gradual rather than dramatic, the shift in momentum is noticeable, and short-term sentiment has turned …
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According to BitcoinTreasuries.net, American Bitcoin Corp now holds 6,039 BTC, placing the firm among the top 20 public corporate Bitcoin treasuries in the world. Related Reading: What Bitcoin Rout? Michael Saylor Unfazed, Teases New Accumulation That number is big on its face. It also carries more questions than answers for anyone who follows both crypto and small-cap stocks. Fast Accumulation Through Mining And Purchases Reports note the company has been piling on coins by keeping what it mines and by buying on the open market. Blockchain trackers and industry write-ups say roughly 217 BTC were added over the course of January alone, a fast clip for a company that listed barely six months ago. Today we reached an incredible milestone for American Bitcoin — Crossing 6,000 BTC in under 6 months since our Nasdaq debut! Today is a testament to @ABTC execution which has build one of the fastest-growing Public Bitcoin reserves in the world, outpacing many established… pic.twitter.com/JNjYZfeajL — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) February 17, 2026 Eric Trump Celebrates Eric Trump broadcast the milestone on social media, framing it as proof the plan works and that the treasury build was rapid and deliberate. The message landed with fans. The rest of the market has been less kind. Shares have tumbled hard since the Nasdaq debut, with multiple reports showing equity losses in the area of 80% from early highs. A stock that drops this far while its balance sheet grows makes clear that ownership of Bitcoin alone has not calmed investor nerves. JUST IN: Trump family-backed #Bitcoin miner American Bitcoin Corp $ABTC increased its holdings by 196 BTC and now holds a total of 6,039 BTC. ????Bitcoin 100 Ranking: 17???? pic.twitter.com/ydp2wbN1Xn — BitcoinTreasuries.NET (@BTCtreasuries) February 17, 2026 How The Rank Compares To Others The firm now sits ahead of household names on the list, including GameStop and Gemini Space Station Inc in raw BTC held. That comparison grabs headlines. It also masks the difference between a company that treats Bitcoin as a treasury reserve versus firms that hold BTC as one of many assets. Political Branding Cuts Through The Noise The venture carries a clear political stamp, with ties to the family of US President Donald Trump. That connection brings attention and capital at times, and it draws scrutiny at others. For investors who prefer to keep politics off their balance sheets, the association will affect sentiment just as surely as quarterly numbers do. Related Reading: Bitcoin To Top $500,000 By 2029? Entrepreneur Makes Bold Call Reports say analysts have mixed views: some see a bet on Bitcoin’s next leg higher, others point to governance, execution risk, and thin market float. A firm that refuses to sell mined coins essentially doubles down on the coin’s future price. That can be wildly profitable in a rally. It can be brutal in a drawdown. The math is plain — holding inventory exposes the company to the same swings retail holders face, but with public shares amplifying the effects. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
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XRP is quietly leaving Binance at a pace that’s beginning to register in CryptoQuant’s exchange supply metrics, a pattern one CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost (X: @Darkfost_Coc)says is consistent with renewed accumulation after a sharp year-to-date drawdown. In a note published on CryptoQuant, Darkfost pointed to a steady decline in Binance’s XRP “supply ratio”, a measure of how much of the asset’s total supply sits on a given exchange as a signal that some holders are opting for custody over liquidity. Binance Ratio Slides As XRP Moves Off-Platform CryptoQuant’s framing is straightforward: rising exchange reserves often track increased readiness to sell, while falling reserves tend to reflect withdrawals into private wallets and longer time horizons. Darkfost described the current setup in plain terms: “A decline in reserves held on trading platforms suggests investors are withdrawing. Funds are moved into private custody solutions. This is the trend on Binance.” Related Reading: This Korean XRP Exchange Data Has The Community Losing It The data point at the center of the note is the Binance XRP supply ratio over the last ten days. “Over the past ten days, Binance’s XRP supply ratio fell from 0.027 to 0.025. About 200 million XRP left the platform,” Darkfost wrote, characterizing the move as “notable” in the context of short-dated flows. Exchange-specific ratios matter to traders because they’re a proxy for near-term sell-side availability (and Binance the most liquid exchange). When balances drift lower, it typically means fewer coins are sitting one click away from the order book, not a guarantee of higher prices, but a measurable shift in positioning. CryptoQuant also flagged a familiar caveat: not every large transfer is “organic.” Exchanges reshuffle wallets, rotate custody addresses, or consolidate funds for operational reasons, which can muddy any simplistic read of inflows and outflows. Related Reading: What Happens If XRP Is Building Its Final Base At These Levels? Darkfost argued the Binance dataset is still interpretable because public custody infrastructure provides some visibility. “Some movements may be internal reallocations. Binance publishes custody addresses, making it possible to distinguish organic user flows from operational adjustments,” the note said, suggesting the observed decline likely reflects at least some user-driven withdrawals rather than pure internal accounting. Why This Matters After A 40% Drawdown The note ties the withdrawal trend to price context without leaning on forecasts. Darkfost said XRP has “undergone a correction of around 40% since the beginning of the year,” and that the lower levels may be drawing interest from investors positioning with a longer horizon. That combination: a material year-to-date correction alongside a measurable reduction of exchange-held supply is often what analysts look for when they’re trying to identify accumulation phases. The logic is simple: coins moved off exchanges are, by definition, less immediately liquid, and that tends to be more consistent with holding than with imminent selling. At press time, XRP traded at $1.4161. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
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