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The blockchain analytics firm said flows from Iran’s largest exchange spiked immediately after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran, pointing to possible capital flight.
When markets are closed and Bitcoin is moving, the custody agreement decides who can act. A spot Bitcoin ETF fixed an awkward problem for finance. Bitcoin used to arrive as software, keys, and operational responsibility. The ETF repackaged it as a ticker that sits next to every other ticker. That convenience came with a structural […]
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Strategy added 3,015 Bitcoin at $67,700 a piece in its 101st purchase, marking another buy below cost basis and lifting total holdings to 720,737 BTC.
Wall Street’s attitude toward Bitcoin has flipped from euphoric to deeply skeptical after last year’s crowded long trade unraveled, according to Galaxy Digital head of research Alex Thorn. In an interview on What Bitcoin Did, Thorn said the shift has less to do with conspiracy theories or a single bearish catalyst than with exhausted demand, heavy long-term holder selling, and a market now struggling to find a fresh narrative. Thorn pushed back on claims that firms such as Jane Street are to blame for Bitcoin’s weakness, calling that line of thinking “Twitter cope.” He argued that most of the outrage reflects frustration with price action rather than evidence of deliberate suppression. “What do we think the actual incentive would be for them to suppress the price?” Thorn said. “Bitcoin’s a multi-trillion, well whatever it is, one-point-something-trillion-dollar asset. It’s hard to manipulate markets of scale in a specific direction because it is a free market and it’s a large one.” – bitcoin didn’t crash because of jane street – whale distribution was significant, inevitable, necessary, healthy – wall st negativity on BTC is real but wrong – bitcoin’s fundamental value is real and right – you need to be robotmaxxing or you’ll be forever framemogged https://t.co/GUMAARf7Pl pic.twitter.com/QQhDy3RNrg — Alex Thorn (@intangiblecoins) February 28, 2026 Why Wall Street Is Wrong On Bitcoin His broader explanation was more straightforward. From late 2024 through the period between the US election and inauguration, he said, being long Bitcoin was “the most popular trade in the world.” That changed as capital rotated elsewhere. AI-linked equities, semiconductor names, energy plays, quantum stocks and gold all began attracting attention, while Bitcoin’s momentum faded. Related Reading: Bitcoin Whale Inflows On Binance Reach Highest Level Since 2022 At the same time, Thorn said, long-term holders were consistently distributing coins into strength. He described that selling as structural rather than alarming. “That’s literally how distribution occurs and it’s how you make money in a trade,” he said, arguing that older holders taking gains is part of Bitcoin’s maturation rather than a sign of failure. He went further, framing the whale distribution as constructive for the network over the long run. “Technically you want more selling. You want it distributed to people who buy it at a higher cost basis,” Thorn said. “The realized price is higher and that’s a good thing. That means people, with enormous amounts of money, are willing to buy Bitcoin at really high prices. To me that’s a core signal of adoption.” Still, Thorn acknowledged that sentiment has deteriorated sharply, especially among professional investors. In his view, Bitcoin’s failure since September to behave like “digital gold” damaged the story many allocators had bought into. Wall Street, he said, took that label too literally. Related Reading: Fidelity Thinks Bitcoin May Be Leaving Its 80% Crashes Behind “We didn’t mean it was going to trade with a high beta to GLD,” Thorn said. “Its features are gold-like. Its trading behavior hasn’t fully caught up to that yet. The delta between those two things, if you believe it eventually closes, that’s your alpha.” That mismatch has helped sour institutional mood just as broader macro fears have worsened. Thorn said investors are anxious about AI from both directions: that it may fail to justify massive capex, or succeed so thoroughly that it destroys jobs and destabilizes markets. If equities roll over on the back of that uncertainty, he suggested, Bitcoin may struggle to stay insulated. Even so, Thorn drew a line between short-term sentiment and long-term conviction. “We really should focus on explaining its fundamental purpose and use cases and value to a holder of Bitcoin as the reason that it goes up,” he said. “Stop begging for Jay Powell to buy your bags. That’s not nearly as durable as the reason it going up being that people deeply understand the savings technology that is Bitcoin.” For Thorn, that is the real story now: Wall Street may have turned negative, but the longer-term battle is still about whether more investors come to see Bitcoin as a durable store-of-value asset rather than a passing macro trade. At press time, BTC traded at $66,109. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
The recent inflow into crypto funds indicates a potential shift in market sentiment, highlighting renewed investor confidence and strategic accumulation.
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Michael Saylor’s firm Strategy has added 3,015 bitcoins at an average price near $67,700, spending about $204.1 million in its most recent purchase. This move reflects continued confidence in Bitcoin’s long-term value. As of March 1, 2026, Strategy holds a total of 720,737 bitcoins, acquired at an average price of around $75,985 and a combined …
XRP price continues to trade under sustained pressure on the daily timeframe, with price action firmly locked inside a descending channel that has guided the broader correction since last year’s peak near $3.50. At the time of writing, XRP is hovering around the $1.34 region, sitting just above a critical psychological and structural support zone …
The latest purchase, funded through common and preferred stock sales, lifted total holdings to 720,737 coins valued at more than $47 billion.
Hyperliquid that was the weekend's crypto winner, setting a new record and being featured by a major news outlet's weekend market coverage.
Strategy's continued Bitcoin investment amid unrealized losses highlights the firm's long-term commitment to cryptocurrency despite market volatility.
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AI agents could reshape the crypto landscape, creating a new era of automated finance.
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Oil prices are rising amid the US-Iran conflict, but whether Bitcoin will suffer is up for debate, as history suggests a bullish BTC price outlook.
Geopolitical tensions could reshape the future of stablecoins and the US dollar's dominance.
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The Ethereum price may be flashing red, but beneath the surface, something very different is happening. While traders focus on falling candles, holders are steadily pulling coins off exchanges and not in small amounts. Exchange reserves have dropped to 16 million ETH, down sharply from 23 million in 2023. That’s a multi-year low. And here’s …
Strategy's holdings account for more than 3.4% of the total 21 million bitcoin supply — worth around $48 billion.
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Agentic finance firm becomes 19th largest public Bitcoin holder as BRR rises 2%.
A prolonged Gulf supply disruption could significantly tighten global oil markets, impacting economies and boosting energy and defense sectors.
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Ethereum price enters March under pressure, and the Ethereum price crash narrative is quickly gaining traction across the market. With global tensions rising and risk appetite fading, investors are reassessing exposure to high-beta assets like crypto. ETH is now hovering near a structural support level that has defined its macro uptrend for nearly five years. …
A new month has begun, and for crypto markets, March could carry more weight than usual. After months of sideways trading and repeated pullbacks, some analysts believe Bitcoin and XRP may be approaching a decisive moment. The argument is simple. Extended periods of weakness are often followed by sharp reversals. And on the higher time …
The Bitcoin price is starting to look uncomfortably familiar. Multiple tops. Lower highs. Weak rebounds. If you squint at the current structure and compare it to 2021, the resemblance isn’t subtle but it’s somewhat eerie thats making it hard to slide. Back then, the pattern ended in a violent capitulation. And now, as 2026 unfolds, …
Pi momentum is heating up again. With foundational systems in place, the network’s growth will depend on the applications, services, and real-world utilities developed on top of that infrastructure. After previously touching 74,000 Pi staked, the BNPi community is now pushing toward a new milestone: 100,000 Pi. In just 12 days, over 60,289 Pi have …
Fears of World War III are rising as the U.S., Israel, and Iran conflict grows and more countries take sides. The UK, France, and Germany back the U.S., while Russia and China criticize the strikes. As tensions increase, the Bitcoin price has impacted hard, as investor shifts for a safer haven.Are we on the verge …
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An important long-term technical signal is still flashing bullish as Bitcoin approaches an important point on the higher timeframe charts. According to CMT-certified analyst Tony Severino, the monthly SuperTrend indicator for BTCUSD has held support and is yet to display an active sell signal, even with recent market dynamics leading to contention as to whether the cycle has flipped bearish. His chart highlighted an interesting development on the one-month timeframe, where the structure has not yet transitioned into a confirmed sell. Monthly SuperTrend Still In Buy Mode In his post on X, Severino focused on the Bitcoin BTCUSD 1M chart and noted that the SuperTrend indicator has held support and kept its active buy signal. The monthly timeframe is particularly significant because it filters out short-term noise and shows a clear view of the broader cycle. Related Reading: XRP Daily Liquidity Is Pointing To A Rally To $4, Analyst Explains What’s Going On The accompanying chart shows Bitcoin trading around $66,300, with the SuperTrend level sitting just above $66,400. However, the indicator is still printing green on the monthly timeframe, which means that the macro trend has not flipped bearish. A monthly close below the SuperTrend line is what has always confirmed a sell signal, and that has not happened. The visual structure in the chart also shows how previous bear markets were characterized by a clear transition from green to red on the SuperTrend. At present, that transition has not occurred. Instead, the Bitcoin price is consolidating around the SuperTrend support. Bitcoin Price Chart. Source: @TonySeverinoCMT On X Is The Bottom Close Or Is More Patience Needed? Severino added an important caveat. According to him, almost all bear markets initially hold at support for a month or three before eventually turning into a sell signal. That observation points out that simply holding support does not automatically invalidate bearish risk. Although the analyst acknowledged that bear markets can linger at support before failing, he noted that the bottom is usually close after such behavior. Related Reading: 5 Monthly Red Candles: How XRP Is About To Create A Historical Losing Streak Bitcoin ended February 14.8% below its monthly open, but it has managed to hold above the SuperTrend. That said, a confirmed monthly breakdown below the SuperTrend would materially change the outlook. Until that happens, the indicator is demonstrating that Bitcoin is still in a bullish structure. Severino later shared another post discussing a separate analysis based on the quarterly Ichimoku indicator. In that analysis, he stated that historical evidence and data suggest Bitcoin could fall another 38% to 66% from current levels. A decline of that magnitude would imply a Bitcoin bear market bottom anywhere from $40,000 to $25,000. Severino followed up in another post with a comment saying, “Sell, says the SuperTrend.” At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $66,000, down by 1.6% in the past 24 hours. The monthly structure has not fully broken, but the warnings indicate that the cryptocurrency may not be out of danger just yet. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
Crypto ETPs saw $1 billion in inflows last week, led by $787 million into US spot Bitcoin ETFs, ending a five-week outflow streak of nearly $4 billion