Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency and the largest by market capitalization. LeoDex News tracks the Bitcoin economy in real time: spot ETF inflows and redemptions, institutional treasury moves (MicroStrategy, sovereign reserves, public-company allocations), mining hashrate and difficulty, on-chain analytics from Glassnode and Arkham, and the regulatory environment that shapes Bitcoin's adoption curve.
Our coverage skips the price-prediction noise and focuses on what's actually moving capital: which custodian is winning ETF flows this week, which jurisdictions are passing Bitcoin-reserve legislation, what miners are doing as block subsidies compress, and where institutional demand is coming from. We cite primary sources, name the entities involved, and link to official filings wherever possible.
Latest in Bitcoin
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Strategy Expands Cash Reserves to $1.1B, Buys 1,587 Bitcoin
Strategy increased its USD Reserve to $1.1 billion and purchased 1,587 Bitcoin for $100 million, signaling a second consecutive week of cash accumulation and Bitcoin buying after dipping into reserves last month.
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Metaplanet surges 12% on Bitcoin-backed yield product strategy
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet announced plans to acquire Siiibo Securities for $13 million, signaling a strategic shift toward regulated Bitcoin-backed financial products targeting Japanese investors with yields of 6–12%.
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Robert Kiyosaki: Bitcoin and Ethereum Beat Cash
Robert Kiyosaki, author of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad', reiterated his long-standing view that savers holding dollars are losers and urged followers to consider Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, and silver as alternatives to cash.
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Trump Iran Deal June 14 Signing Lifts Bitcoin Above $63K
President Trump announced a memorandum of understanding with Iran set to be signed June 14, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend a ceasefire. Bitcoin surged above $63,000 on de-escalation sentiment, though the MOU contains no crypto provisions.
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Bitcoin breaks $64,000 on ETF inflows and Middle East peace optimism
Bitcoin climbed above $64,000 on Saturday, buoyed by the strongest U.S. spot ETF inflows in a month and geopolitical optimism around a potential Iran-Pakistan peace deal.
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Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10.3%, second-largest 2024 decline
The Bitcoin network faces one of its steepest mining difficulty adjustments in history this weekend as miner margins collapse under relentless price pressure. The 10.3% reduction would rank as the second-largest drop in 2024 and the 11th-largest since Bitcoin's 2009 inception.
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OKX Bitcoin perpetual funding hits -453%, forcing shorts into brutal losses
OKX's Bitcoin perpetual futures funding rate has cratered to -453% annualized, forcing short sellers to bleed roughly 1.3% daily in fees. The extreme divergence from Binance's -0.05% to -0.15% rates creates a 48 to 72-hour window where shorts must capitulate or their bearish thesis must play out.
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ApxUSD stablecoin drops to 90 cents as Bitcoin collateral falters
ApxUSD, a dividend-backed stablecoin collateralized by Bitcoin-correlated preferred shares, dropped to $0.90–$0.93 on June 4 when its STRC collateral fell alongside Bitcoin's decline below $63,000. Apyx Finance characterized the depeg as expected, not a model failure.
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Bitcoin $60K Level Risks Cascading Liquidations, Deribit Warns
Bitcoin trading near $60,000 faces structural risk from institutional cost basis, $1.2 billion in put options, and leveraged longs that could trigger automated liquidations if the level breaks, according to Deribit's chief commercial officer.
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Bitcoin ETFs log $4.4B in outflows over record 13-day losing streak
US spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced their longest redemption streak since launching in January 2024, with $4.4 billion in cumulative withdrawals over 13 consecutive trading days beginning May 14. Bitcoin fell 21% during the period amid profit-taking and macroeconomic caution.
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Atlas Capital CEO predicts 70% bitcoin crash before $500K rally
Reza Bundy, CEO of the Atlas Capital fund backed by economist Nouriel Roubini, forecasts bitcoin could plunge 70% to $26,000–$30,000 over six months, but remain bullish on a longer-term climb to $500,000 driven by government debt and currency debasement.
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Bitcoin re-tests $65,300 floor for third time since February
Bitcoin fell to $65,300 overnight before recovering to $67,000 ahead of U.S. stock market open. This marks the third test of the February 6 low since the spring, following successful recoveries in February and March.
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Bitcoin falls below $66K amid US-Iran tensions and liquidations
Bitcoin fell to $65,385 on Wednesday, its lowest level since late March, after shedding more than $4,500 on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran intensified and crypto traders faced massive liquidations.
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Bitcoin plunges below $66,000 as global stocks hit fresh records
Bitcoin fell 6.4% to $65,708 in Asian trading Wednesday, while Ether dropped 7.9% below $1,900, even as the MSCI All Country World Index and semiconductor stocks reached fresh all-time highs on the AI rally.
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Bitcoin drops 12% as investors flee to dollar stablecoins
Bitcoin dropped 12% to $66,800 this week as crypto investors shift capital into dollar-linked stablecoins. Tether dominance hit 8.30%, the highest since late February, even as traditional markets remain calm.
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Strategy's Bitcoin Sale Unlikely to Trigger Crypto Selloff Cascade
Crypto analysts say Strategy's recent sale of 32 BTC doesn't signal a wave of similar moves by other digital asset treasury firms, pointing instead to each company's distinct financial position as the determining factor.
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HIVE Digital cuts Bitcoin holdings to 150 BTC as mining revenue soars 158%
Canadian Bitcoin miner HIVE Digital Technologies sold 331 BTC in its latest quarter, reducing reserves to 150 coins, while fiscal 2026 revenue climbed to $297.8 million driven by mining and AI computing expansion.
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Bitcoin falls below $69K as Fed's Hammack warns of sticky inflation
Bitcoin fell below $69,000 on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack warned that policymakers may need to raise interest rates if inflation remains elevated, citing monetary policy as insufficiently restrictive to hit the Fed's 2% target.
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Mt. Gox Moves $739M Bitcoin as October 2026 Repayment Deadline Nears
Mt. Gox transferred 10,422 BTC from cold storage Tuesday, but the move does not signal an immediate sale or new creditor repayments. The defunct exchange has roughly 35,000 BTC left to distribute by October 31, 2026.
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Crypto treasury inflows hit lowest level since October 2024
Digital asset treasury companies saw inflows drop to $180 million in May, down 95% from April's $4.4 billion, marking the slowest month since October 2024. Bitcoin treasury firms accounted for 98% of inflows, while investors increasingly reassess passive holding models amid ETF competition and pressure to generate active yield.
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DonAlt Sets Bitcoin Floor at $60,000, Dismisses Saylor Sell Panic
Trader DonAlt, who accurately predicted XRP's 700% rally, says Bitcoin is locked in a sideways range with a $60,000 support floor and $82,300 ceiling, and dismisses fears about Michael Saylor's selling as a manufactured panic.
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MicroStrategy sells first Bitcoin since 2022; ECB warns on stablecoin dollar dominance
MicroStrategy sold 32 Bitcoin for $2.5 million, its first sale since 2022, to fund preferred stock distributions. Meanwhile, the ECB warned that stablecoins could entrench dollar dominance in tokenized finance.
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Kraken launches CFTC-regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures for US institutions
Kraken expects to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts tied to Bitcoin's spot price within 30 days, joining Coinbase and KalshiEX in capitalizing on fresh regulatory approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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US inflation hits 3.8% in April, Bitcoin slides as Fed holds rates steady
Headline PCE inflation rose to 3.8% in April, nearly double the Fed's 2% target and its hottest pace in two years, while new Fed chair Kevin Warsh faces mounting pressure to justify holding rates steady through June.