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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Bitcoin surges past $81K on SEC tokenized securities exemption
Bitcoin rose 6% on September 18 to cross $81,000, driven by the SEC's new tokenized securities exemption and declining oil prices. The move marked a sharp reversal from mid-week consolidation, with spot ETF inflows and short liquidations amplifying the rally.
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US Treasury sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank for IRGC Bitcoin transfers
The Treasury Department sanctioned the Iranian crypto exchange BitBank and its software developer Pishtaz Simorgh on September 17, alleging the platforms facilitated hundreds of millions in Bitcoin transfers to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Bitcoin Hits $81K as US Bond Yields Surge on Oil Supply Shock
Bitcoin jumped past $80,000 on Friday as US 30-year bond yields rose 90 basis points to 5.34%, driven by oil supply concerns tied to Middle East tensions and the Strait of Hormuz closure.
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Smarter Web surges 36% on Bitcoin-backed preferred shares plan
Smarter Web Company PLC, a UK-listed digital services provider, announced plans for Bitcoin-backed preferred shares called MORE, triggering a 36% stock surge. The company targets £15–25 million to expand its 2,878 BTC treasury, the largest among UK-listed firms.
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US Treasury yields exceed 5% as Fed raises rates to 3.75%-4.00%
The 10-year US Treasury yield briefly exceeded 5% in mid-September, a level unseen since 2007, signaling tighter financial conditions across mortgages, corporate debt, and digital assets. The Fed raised rates 25 basis points, citing stubborn inflation.
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Bitcoin Fisher Transform prints fourth bullish cross in history
The Fisher Transform indicator, a price trend analysis tool, produced a rare crossover for only the fourth time in Bitcoin's history, signaling potential macro uptrend conditions according to analyst Willy Woo.
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Bitcoin Treasury Firms: Leverage Amplifies Gains and Losses Alike
179 listed companies now hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets, using leverage and capital raises to amplify returns. But the structure that magnifies gains in bull markets can devastate shareholders in downturns—a lesson the 50 largest treasury firms learned when they lost $83 billion since July 2025.
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Strive Reaches 25,000 Bitcoin After $36.6M Stock-Funded Purchase
Strive purchased 469 Bitcoin for $36.6 million between September 8 and 11, bringing its total holdings to 25,000 coins. The entire purchase was funded through SATA preferred stock, pushing the stock's notional value past $1 billion for the first time and raising Strive's amplification ratio to 53.5%.
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Symbiosis Recovers 15 BTC from Bridge Exploit, Shifts to 20% Recovery Bounty
Cross-chain protocol Symbiosis recovered $1.1 million in Bitcoin from a Friday bridge exploit after an attacker refused a white-hat bounty, now offering 20% for information leading to asset recovery.
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs see $462.7M outflows as Fed rate decision nears
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their worst week in months with $462.7 million in net outflows between September 8 and 11, as markets price in an 87% probability of a Fed rate hike on September 16.
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Liquid's L-BTC resumes trading with 85% reserve coverage after restart
Liquid's L-BTC token resumed trading on September 10 with Bitcoin reserves covering only 85.15% of outstanding supply, a gap of roughly 627 BTC. Trading on SideSwap reopened while peg-outs remained suspended during the reserve restoration process.
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Bitcoin Golden Cross Fades as Rate-Hike Odds Jump to 86.5%
Bitcoin's rare golden cross signal vanished on Friday as hotter-than-expected inflation data pushed interest rate hike odds to 86.5%, triggering a pullback from intraday highs and clouding the near-term technical outlook.
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Bitcoin wallets respond to whale alerts 15x faster than Ethereum, Fed study finds
A Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia working paper found that non-whale Bitcoin wallets trade in the direction of whale alerts within 15 minutes, while Ethereum activity remains comparatively stable—a gap the authors attribute to market-structure differences between the two networks.
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Bitcoin Rallies to $79K as Markets Parse Mixed Inflation Data
Bitcoin bounced back to near $79,000 after initial weakness on cooler annual inflation, though a hotter-than-expected monthly core reading kept Fed rate-hike odds near 62% on Polymarket ahead of September's decision.
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Bitcoin ETF outflows accelerate; ARK 21Shares leads $282.6M exodus
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest daily outflow in nearly two months on Thursday with $282.6 million in net redemptions, as ARK 21Shares' ARKB accounted for $164 million. A three-day selling streak brought weekly outflows to $449 million, reversing part of a $3.8 billion inflow streak earlier this year.
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Bitcoin's 17-Year On-Chain Signal Hints at Whale Accumulation
Bitcoin has produced an unusual on-chain anomaly never before recorded in nearly two decades of data, suggesting a single whale or small group of large investors may have quietly accumulated the cryptocurrency's latest bottom rather than many participants buying in spikes.
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Bitcoin holds $78K as markets confront underpriced macro shocks
Bitcoin remains in a tight range near $78,000 as investors await critical macro events—Fed decisions, CPI data, and Bank of Japan rate moves—that could destabilize current price assumptions. Glassnode analysis identifies key resistance and support levels tied to long-term holder cost basis and liquidation risk.
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Bitcoin sell-side risk hits rare lows as $80K sellers fade
Bitcoin's sell-side risk ratio has plummeted to 7, one of the lowest readings on record, signaling minimal panic selling and a potential accumulation phase as investors hold through recent price strength.
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Bitcoin ETFs Post $147M Outflow in Two Sessions
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded consecutive daily outflows totaling $147 million, though September inflows remain positive at $622.7 million as institutional demand weakens after the holiday weekend.
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Bitcoin cold wallet theft turns deadly in Mexico home invasion
Mexican prosecutors allege two men invaded the home of Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez searching for a cold wallet believed to hold millions in Bitcoin, killing the musician, his pregnant wife, their young daughter, and a domestic worker. Their six-year-old son survived.
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Strive's preferred-share issuance adds $12M to annual dividend burden
Bitcoin treasury company Strive increased its annualized preferred-dividend obligation by roughly $12 million in a single week after issuing 921,511 new SATA preferred shares to fund Bitcoin purchases. The company now holds 24,531 BTC.
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Strategy's $250 Bitcoin Air Jordans sell out in four days
Strategy, the Saylor-led company holding 4% of Bitcoin's supply, sold out its limited-edition Air Jordans within four days of launch, expanding its bet on Bitcoin-themed consumer merchandise.
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Strive Adds $109M Bitcoin; SATA Preferred Stock Nears $1B
Strive, the Vivek Ramaswamy-founded asset manager, purchased 1,375 BTC last week for $109 million, lifting its total holdings to 24,531 BTC ($1.9 billion). Seventy percent of the capital came from SATA preferred shares, which now total $999 million in notional value.
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Sality botnet disrupted, but EggJagger clipboard malware persists on infected devices
A Justice Department operation on Aug. 31 cut off the Sality botnet's ability to deploy fresh malware to 33,000+ infected machines, but CrowdStrike warns that already-installed address-swapping software continues to redirect cryptocurrency payments to attacker-controlled wallets.