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Bitcoin Reclaims $80,000 After a Democratic Sweep Analysts Say Was Already Priced In
Bitcoin fell to roughly $75,600 overnight then recovered above $80,000 on November 4 after Democrats swept both chambers of Congress, with analysts calling the result largely priced in and the Clarity Act's path now harder.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Bleed ~$910M Over Two Weeks as October Stays Red
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs lost roughly $910 million over two weeks through October 24, with net outflows on three of five days last week, per Decrypt's tracker and SoSoValue.
Brazilian companies rushed into stablecoins as Lula's upset win hammered the real
Brazilian firms piled into dollar-pegged stablecoins and bitcoin on Oct. 25 as Lula's upset runoff win sent the real and stocks tumbling the next day, with corporate accounts driving most of the trading.
Ark trims its own Bitcoin ETF and adds to Circle as BTC grinds below $80,000
Ark Invest bought $5.2 million of Circle stock and sold $15.9 million of its own ARKB spot Bitcoin ETF on Monday as bitcoin held below $80,000 ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision.
Bitcoin ETFs Claw Back October's Losses, Decrypt Reports — Against a Jittery Macro Tape
Decrypt reported Bitcoin ETFs drew roughly $1 billion over three days, clawing back October's losses, even as oil hit a five-month high and tech-heavy stock indexes fell on 22 October.
SEC Sets November 9 Roundtable on "Super Intelligence" and Machine-Readable Data
The SEC will hold a public roundtable on November 9 to discuss machine-understandable data and what it calls "Super Intelligence," gathering market feedback rather than proposing any rule.
Crypto slides with Asian stocks on Fed-rate jitters, erasing close to $1 billion in leveraged bets
Bitcoin fell about 3.6% to near $80,800 and ether dropped roughly 6.5% to about $2,350 on October 15 as hotter U.S. inflation data and Fed-rate uncertainty drove a risk-off slide that wiped out close to $1 billion in leveraged crypto positions and sank Asian equities.
A six-year-dormant bitcoin wallet just moved $378 million. The coins haven't gone anywhere else yet.
An OG bitcoin wallet dormant since March 2020 moved 4,582 BTC — about $377.6 million — on Monday, with the coins still sitting in five recipient addresses rather than hitting an exchange.
Bitcoin tops $85,000 for the first time since January as short liquidations pass $650 million
Bitcoin briefly traded above $85,000 on September 21, its highest since January, a roughly 5% daily gain that triggered more than $750 million in crypto liquidations, mostly short positions.
Bitcoin ETFs resume inflows after a single red day; ether funds run to 11 straight
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs took in about $217 million on Monday, ending a one-day outflow, while ether ETFs extended net buying to an 11th straight day.
XRP ETFs Log Nine Straight Days of Inflows, Reaching $1.6 Billion Since Launch
Decrypt reports U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds have logged nine straight days of net inflows, drawing about $1.6 billion since they began trading, even as XRP trades near $1.39.
Traders Wanted a Rate Signal From Fed Chair Warsh. They Got a Lecture on AI.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh used a closely watched appearance to talk up artificial intelligence rather than interest rates, denying crypto traders the monetary-policy signal they wanted while Bitcoin idled near $78,300.
Eight days of bitcoin ETF inflows, $2.8 billion — and a tape that never quite showed $80,000
Spot bitcoin ETFs logged an eighth straight day of net inflows totalling $2.8 billion on Aug. 27, while BTC changed hands just under $80,000 and futures open interest stayed flat.
Most of Last Week's $23 Billion ETF Move Was Markup, Not Money
Decrypt reports combined bitcoin and ether ETF assets rose about $23 billion last week, but only $2.6 billion of that was net new investor money.
Bitcoin back above $77,000, still 39% below its October high
Bitcoin traded at $77,010 on Friday, up 7.67% on the day and roughly 20% from below $64,000 earlier in the week, while still sitting about 39% under October's record near $126,000.
Decrypt Puts Five-Day Bitcoin ETF Inflows at $854 Million, With Bitcoin Quoted at $65,032
Decrypt reported $854 million of net inflows into bitcoin ETFs across five sessions, with bitcoin quoted at $65,032 — a single-outlet figure not yet matched against issuer or tracker data.
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Log Fresh Inflows After Extended Outflow Run, Decrypt Reports
Decrypt's July 13 Morning Minute reports US spot bitcoin and ether ETFs recorded net inflows after an extended run of outflows, though the brief did not disclose the dollar figures behind the reversal.
Dormant bitcoin wallet moves 2,931 BTC worth ~$188 million after seven years quiet
A bitcoin wallet dormant since October 2018 moved 2,931 BTC — worth roughly $188 million — to a fresh address on July 12, according to on-chain trackers; the reason is unknown.
Bitcoin's long-term holders are capitulating, but analysts stop short of calling a bottom
Glassnode data cited by The Block shows bitcoin has traded below key on-chain value levels for five months as long-term holders sell at the fastest pace since December 2022, with no confirmed bottom.
Bitcoin claws back above $61,000 as a soft jobs report ends the ETF bleed — but the 'dovish' read has holes
Bitcoin rebounded above $61,000 and US spot bitcoin ETFs took in roughly $222 million on July 2, ending a 10-day outflow streak, after a weak June jobs report trimmed the odds of another Fed rate hike this year.