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Bitcoin: Retail turns bullish but whales build short positions – What this means for BTC at $68K
Bitcoin’s [BTC] largest holders and smaller retail participants are once again at odds over the asset’s next move, taking opposing positions—whales leaning short, while retail investors continue to bet on upside. In the short term, price action appears to favor retail sentiment. BTC staged a strong rebound, reclaiming the $68,000 level in early trading on
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BlackRock Files Ticker for Bitcoin Premium Income ETF as Bitcoin Strategy Expands
BlackRock has moved forward with its Bitcoin premium income strategy, revealing a ticker for its upcoming iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on X that the fund will trade under “$BITA” and noted that BlackRock has filed an amended S-1 registration statement for the product, describing it as a sequel
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20 Bitcoin Indicators Flash Bullish At The Same Time, And This Could Send Price To $150,000
Crypto analyst Sweep has revealed that 20 Bitcoin indicators have flashed bullish at the same time, providing a bullish outlook for the leading crypto. Based on this development, the analyst has predicted that BTC could rally to $150,000, marking a new all-time high (ATH). 20 Bitcoin Indicators Hint At Rally To $150,000 In an X
Bitcoin Price Faces Rising Sell Pressure as ETF Demand Absorbs Distribution
Bitcoin sell pressure is rising as the bitcoin price drifts toward a sixth straight monthly loss, yet underlying flows show a split market where short-term holders exit while institutions absorb supply. Bitcoin price traded below $65,000 late Tuesday after falling from above $74,000 earlier in March. The move has come alongside a rise in exchange
Why Are Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Prices Crashing Despite the CLARITY Act Breakthrough?
The CLARITY Act just cleared the Senate Banking Committee in the most significant regulatory breakthrough for crypto in US history. Bitcoin should be rallying, but instead it is down $6,000 since the vote advanced the bill to the full Senate, wiping $126 billion from its market cap. Ethereum fell more than 10%, erasing $30 billion.
Bitcoin Whales Defy $77K Drop as Large Wallets Surge 11%
The number of Bitcoin (BTC) wallets holding at least 100 BTC (roughly $7.7 million at press time) has risen to 20,229. This represents an 11.2% increase over the past year, from 18,191. On-chain data show that wallets of this size typically belong to whales, institutions, major investors, and highly capitalized long-term holders. The holdings indicate
Bitcoin Depot Files for Bankruptcy as Regulatory Pressure and Revenue Collapse Force Shutdown of 9,000 ATMs
Bitcoin Depot North America’s biggest Bitcoin ATM firm has reached an important point in its journey by submitting for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This news represents a sharp decline for a firm that was once at the forefront of retail crypto access, but is now gearing up to methodically turn off more than 9,000 devices globally.
Bitcoin Stress Spikes as Nearly Half of Supply Falls Into Loss
About 47% of all Bitcoin in existence is currently held at an unrealised loss, with US$304 billion of long-term holder supply underwater, the worst reading since 2023. The Bitcoin Impact Index jumped 13 points in a single week to reach 57.4, its steepest weekly surge since January 2026, entering the “High Impact” band that has
$53M Bitcoin Short Raises Eyebrows as Whale Bets on Market Turmoil
A single wallet opened a US$53 million Bitcoin short on Hyperliquid, with a liquidation price of US$80,630, a level more than 20% above Bitcoin’s current price. The same trader holds roughly US$91 million (AU$144 million) in total notional positions, including a long on Brent crude oil and shorts on silver and altcoins. A separate whale
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Bitcoin: Retail turns bullish but whales build short positions – What this means for BTC at $68K
Bitcoin’s [BTC] largest holders and smaller retail participants are once again at odds over the asset’s next move, taking opposing positions—whales leaning short, while retail investors continue to bet on upside. In the short term, price action appears to favor retail sentiment. BTC staged a strong rebound, reclaiming the $68,000 level in early trading on
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The Protocol: Quantum computing could break Bitcoin sooner, says Google
Also: OpenAI raises $122 billion, crypto ecosystems diverging post-quantum strategies, and Base’s 2026 roadmap. Apr 1, 2026, 3:59 p.m. 7 min read Make preferred on What to know: Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Breaking
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BlackRock Files Ticker for Bitcoin Premium Income ETF as Bitcoin Strategy Expands
BlackRock has moved forward with its Bitcoin premium income strategy, revealing a ticker for its upcoming iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on X that the fund will trade under “$BITA” and noted that BlackRock has filed an amended S-1 registration statement for the product, describing it as a sequel
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Bitcoin’s support system broke in Q1 — and the buyers that used to hold it up stepped back
With the first quarter of 2026 over, Bitcoin’s weak showing looks less like a single crypto-specific break and more like the product of a market that spent the past months under growing macro and geopolitical pressure. As Q1 closed out on March 31, Bitcoin was trading near $66,280 and down about 24% for the year