Bitcoin being widely used for daily payments in the future is just “out-of-the-money-option value upside,” according to BlackRock’s head of digital assets Robbie Mitchnick. BlackRock’s head of digital assets, Robbie Mitchnick, said that most of the world’s largest asset managers’ clients aren’t considering Bitcoin’s use for daily payments when deciding whether to invest in the asset. “I think for us, and most of our clients today, they’re not really underwriting to that global payment network case,” Mitchnick said during a podcast interview published to YouTube on Friday. “That’s sort of maybe out-of-the-money-option-value upside,” Mitchnick said. Read more
Veteran trader Peter Brandt predicts Bitcoin won’t tap $200,000 until 2029, Scott Bessent seen at Bitcoin bar: Hodler’s Digest The Bitcoin community lit up on Thursday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made an unannounced appearance at the launch of Washingtons new Bitcoin-themed bar, Pubkey. Having the Secretary of the Treasury at the Pubkey DC launch seems like a moment I could easily look back on and say wow, it was all so obvious, Bitcoin treasury company Strives chief investment officer Ben Werkman said in an X post on Thursday. Steven Lubka, Nakamotos vice president of investor relations, called it the sign you have been waiting for. Read more
Veteran trader Peter Brandt predicts Bitcoin won’t tap $200,000 until 2029, Scott Bessent seen at Bitcoin bar: Hodler’s Digest The Bitcoin community lit up on Thursday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made an unannounced appearance at the launch of Washingtons new Bitcoin-themed bar, Pubkey. Having the Secretary of the Treasury at the Pubkey DC launch seems like a moment I could easily look back on and say wow, it was all so obvious, Bitcoin treasury company Strives chief investment officer Ben Werkman said in an X post on Thursday. Steven Lubka, Nakamotos vice president of investor relations, called it the sign you have been waiting for. Read more
A lack of conviction among "weak" hands will cause new Bitcoin holders to dump at the first sign of trouble, worsening market drawdowns. The transfer of Bitcoin (BTC) from long-term holders, also known as “OGs,” to “weak” hands will cause future drawdowns to be more severe, according to gold investor and economist Peter Schiff. Bitcoin is “finally having its IPO moment,” Schiff said on Saturday, adding that there is now enough liquidity in the Bitcoin market for long-term holders to cash out. “This much Bitcoin moving from strong to weak hands not only increases the float, but also means future selloffs will be bigger,” Schiff added. Read more
A solo Bitcoin miner earned 3.146 BTC worth $266,000 with a computing power of only 1.2 TH/s, beating massive odds. A solo Bitcoin miner hit the jackpot on Friday, earning 3.146 BTC, worth roughly $266,000, after solving block 924,569 with only a tiny fraction of the computational power typically needed to win a block reward. The miner, who is believed to be operating a hobby-grade machine, struck gold with a hash rate of roughly 1.2 terahashes per second (TH/s), which is a speck of dust in an industry dominated by industrial-scale operations producing exahashes (one quintillion hashes per second). CKpool creator Con Kolivas announced the win on X, congratulating the “extremely lucky” miner and noting just how improbable the event was. He estimated that the odds translate to about 1.2 million to one per day at the miner’s reported hash rate. Read more
Kiyosaki disclosed that he sold his Bitcoin at $90,000 after he forecast a $250,000 price target for BTC in 2026 earlier in November. Investor and “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki disclosed on Friday that he sold his $2.25 million in Bitcoin (BTC) and is reinvesting the money into businesses he owns to generate additional cash flow. Kiyosaki said that he acquired the BTC “years ago” when it was trading at around $6,000 and sold it at about $90,000. The profits from the investment will be funnelled into two “surgery centers” and a billboard business, he said. The investment in these businesses is expected to yield $27,500 in tax-free monthly income by February 2026, he estimated. Read more
A rare death cross has been confirmed on Bitcoin’s price chart, suggesting that the bear market has just started. Will dip buyers be able to defy the trend? Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s death cross, which previously led to 64%-77% BTC price declines, has flashed again. Mounting selling pressure is prompting many investors to sell their BTC holdings at a loss. Read more
Bitcoin’s abrupt drop to $80,000 shocked traders, but back-tested data on 105 indicators suggests the market washout is preparing BTC for a longer-term rally to new highs. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $80,600 on Friday, extending weekly losses to more than 10%. Its monthly drawdown has now reached 23%, the steepest decline since June 2022. The drop below $84,000 also pushed BTC to test the 100-week exponential moving average for the first time since October 2023, aligning exactly with the start of the current bull cycle. Bitcoin futures liquidations surpassed $1 billion, underscoring the severity of this downturn, described by the Kobeissi Letter as the “fastest bear market ever.” Key takeaways: Read more