Bitcoin could not maintain the $80,000 threshold after rebounding to $81,455 on August 28. Then, its price fell to $76,877 before a slight rise. This rejection occurs while many sell orders remain visible between $80,800 and $83,000. Their presence can slow a recovery, however, it does not justify either the identity of their holders or their real intention to sell.
While the Nasdaq drifts and gold quietly plays its classic safe-haven role, bitcoin has crashed the party, started shadowing the yellow metal, and left everyone waiting on Kevin Warsh’s next sentence.
Arthur Hayes believes that the Strategy stock is no longer the best way to gain exposure to bitcoin. According to the BitMEX co-founder, the removal of the premium once granted to the MSTR share weakens the financial process that allowed the company to issue shares and obtain more BTC. However, this analysis does not explain an immediate insolvency risk. It is mainly related to Strategy's ability to continue its growth without diluting its shareholders.
Bitcoin has just returned a clear majority of its supply to profit. After rising from about 62,000 dollars to almost 80,000 in one week, 69% of the circulating BTC now show a value higher than their on-chain reference level. The rebound has therefore repaired part of the losses. Not all: about 617 billion dollars of capital are still underwater.
On August 28, 81,700 options on bitcoin expire on Deribit. These options have a notional value of $6.44 billion. Indeed, the max pain price was located in the range of $68,000 to $70,000, well below the current bitcoin price. However, this key expiry did not trigger an immediate move towards this level.
While hardcore maximalists still treat the white paper like holy scripture, Michael Saylor drops a 14-part essay that unsettles the faithful and reduces Satoshi to just another founder, leaving the purest believers furious.
Bitcoin can now be used to finance the purchase of a home in the United States without going through a sale. Better Mortgage and Coinbase have just widely opened their real estate loan backed by digital assets. Bitcoin serves as collateral to finance the initial down payment. The owner retains exposure to bitcoin throughout the loan duration.
During the recent market rally, altcoins accounted for nearly 65% of the volumes observed on the Binance exchange. This is their highest level in two years. Their cumulative valuation also increased by approximately 135 billion dollars. These data indicate that traders have increased their exposure to assets other than bitcoin and Ether. However, this is not enough to confirm an altseason, as the majority of large cryptos have not yet outperformed BTC over three months.
A threshold divided by 25, more than 5 billion dollars of bitcoin already converted, and increasingly close links between BlackRock and Ripple. Behind these seemingly technical moves lies a clear strategy: turning whale fear into opportunity, and BTC into a locked financial product.
International tax rules still see only a small part of on-chain crypto activity. Chainalysis estimates potentially taxable flows observed in 2025 across six major blockchains at at least $457 billion. The OECD's CARF would directly cover only 14% of this. The remaining 86% notably go through DeFi, peer-to-peer transfers, staking, or payments.
Just as critics were ready to bury Strategy under a pile of bitcoins, a fierce rebound turned heavy paper losses into a multi-billion windfall, leaving Michael Saylor grinning and doubters speechless.
After a 24% increase, bitcoin shows several signs of improvement. CryptoQuant estimates that this rise has shifted on-chain and demand indicators into a bullish zone. Its Bull Score has increased in one week while spot demand accelerates. However, the analysis does not yet consider the cycle change confirmed. A technical level must be crossed to validate this new market phase.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs have just chained a sixth session in the green. On Monday, August 24, they attracted 337.6 million dollars, bringing the total inflows over six sessions to 2.26 billion dollars. This series also significantly reduces the net outflows recorded since the beginning of the year.
Bitcoin surpasses $80,000, its highest level since mid-May. Complete breakdown and analysis of scenarios to watch.
Bitcoin is increasingly embedding itself in the balance sheets of publicly traded companies. Thus, Strive has just expanded its bitcoin treasury strategy through a significant purchase. This acquisition allows it to consolidate its positions at a time when investors watch every capital movement. An unprecedented financial mechanism is illustrated behind this major operation: capital allocation, shareholder exposure, and reserve strategy are at the heart of the equation. What does this bitcoin offensive by Strive really reveal?
As the U.S. Treasury keeps the money printer spinning, Bitcoin surges 25% in a week and brushes $80,000, leaving bears grinding their teeth while bulls start dreaming big again.
Michael Saylor's firm stops its bitcoin acquisitions and changes its priorities. Strategy bought no BTC between August 17 and 23, ceasing its usual pace. This suspension does not mean inactivity. The company continues to mobilize equity markets aiming to significantly consolidate its liquidity. It thus chooses a new financial configuration, between cash reserve and bitcoin treasury. This initiative could extend its intervention capacity in upcoming operations.
Why do some buy bitcoin while others prefer to stay away? A study by the Cleveland Federal Reserve points less to age or income than to a harder-to-measure factor: what each person thinks about the future return of crypto. And a few figures on past performance can sometimes be enough to tip the undecided.
Bitcoin has just seen a new parallel chain appear. eCash launched its Alpha phase on August 23 at block 963,648. Not yet real ECX for BTC holders: the units currently produced are used for testing. The final hard fork is still scheduled around October 31, at block 973,728. Until then, several technical questions remain open.
Bitcoin goes beyond an asset to accumulate according to Michael Saylor. This Sunday, August 23, the Executive Chairman of Strategy broadcast a radical interpretation. For him, bitcoin represents a form of digital sovereignty. It is based on direct ownership and not on financial intermediation. This perception comes at a time when the crypto market is increasingly linked to traditional finance. Between Strategy's cash preferences, legal requirements related to holding cryptos, and rapid use by American banks, Saylor's comments are provocative: can bitcoin remain a tool of sovereignty while integrating into the banking system?
Peter Schiff believes that artificial intelligence threatens bitcoin by capturing capital, electricity, and data centers.
The Bitcoin network has just passed a new adjustment confirming the fragility of mining in 2026. At block 963,648, mining difficulty decreased by 1.31% after a slight rebound recorded two weeks earlier. Since January, miners have alternated between declines and recoveries without managing to establish lasting growth. This dynamic brings difficulty to only 0.7% above its annual low, while nearly 150 EH/s have left the network.
Paying to pollute is getting more and more expensive in Europe. As a result, according to a study by three Vietnamese researchers, Bitcoin mining would quietly migrate to Russia, where carbon costs almost nothing. Meanwhile, Moscow is preparing to launch futures crypto to turn this advantage into a financial product.
In the last few hours, bitcoin has quickly jumped to $79,461 before stabilizing around $77,000. Indeed, this increase has raised investors' attention around the decisive question: should one take advantage of this level to buy? Grayscale clearly gives a positive answer to this question. Thus Zach Pandl, head of research at the crypto asset manager, sees in the current market structure a strategic acquisition opportunity. His argument is based on three signals: the fundamental adoption of cryptos, bitcoin's position in its market cycle, and the evolution of macroeconomic risks. These factors could therefore reshape bitcoin's outlook.
An unknown Bitcoin whale takes advantage of BTC's return to $80,000 to lighten its positions. In three days, this address reportedly sold 7,700 BTC for about $576.6 million. The last operation alone involved 2,700 bitcoins, nearly $212 million. However, the market keeps rising.
In five consecutive sessions, American spot Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated 1.92 billion dollars in inflows. These capital inflows bring their assets under management to around 100 billion dollars. At the same time, flows affect Ether, XRP, and Solana, proving that institutional interest now goes beyond bitcoin.
Bitcoin flirts with $80,000 after a jump of $15,000 in just 48 hours. But the most interesting info is not the price: it is the greed of investors, rising faster and higher than ever this year. Warren Buffett would have advice to give. But no one seems to listen to him.
Bitcoin at 100,000 dollars by the end of 2026? Standard Chartered admits that this figure could be too low. Between the ETF rally, short liquidations, and records in sight, the market seems to have already decided. What if the bank underestimated the crypto craze?
Bitcoin briefly exceeded $79,500 on Friday, pushing its market capitalization above $1.5 trillion. Behind this acceleration, American Bitcoin and Ether ETFs have just recorded a second day of strong inflows, with more than $800 million injected in the single session on August 20.
Bitcoin has just recorded its strongest bullish surge in five months, but prediction markets still refuse to declare victory. After an 8.7% jump on Wednesday, BTC climbed up to $71,556 on Thursday, gaining 3.26% on the day and reaching levels lost since June 1st. Behind this spectacular awakening, a paradox emerges: Myriad shifts towards optimism, while Polymarket and Kalshi remain cautious about long-term deadlines. Between short position buybacks and decisive resistance at $70,284, the rally still has to prove it can become a real trend.