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The Ivy League university held 6.8 million shares in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF as of Sept. 30, 2025, and has also boosted its exposure to gold. Harvard University boosted its investment in BlackRock’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by over 250% in the third quarter after the Ivy League school first bought into the fund earlier this year. Harvard Management Company, the business that manages the university’s $57 billion endowment fund, reported in a regulatory filing on Friday that it held over 6.8 million shares in the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) worth $442.8 million as of Sept. 30. The university disclosed in August that it had a position IBIT for the first time, holding around 1.9 million shares then worth $116.6 million. Read more

Bitcoin’s latest tumble pushed it below the $93,507 price it entered the year at, despite the year mostly seeing positive industry developments from corporations and governments. Bitcoin briefly lost all of its gains this year after the crypto markets bled over the weekend, despite the US government reopening on Thursday, which was expected to provide much-needed relief to the markets. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a low of $93,029 on Sunday, down 25% from its all-time high in October. It started the year at $93,507. It has since rebounded to around $94,209, CoinGecko data shows. Read more

Welcome to Slate Sunday, CryptoSlate’s weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. Bitcoin started its life as a rank outsider. It didn’t emerge from Silicon Valley ingenuity or the boardrooms of central banks. Rather, Bitcoin’s arrival in […] The post Bitcoin’s midlife crisis: Can the OG crypto win over Gen-Z before it’s too late? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A $10,000 wager on BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) at launch would be worth $19,870 today, nearly double the return of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, and edging past gold’s own stellar run. However, that 98.7% gain masks the bigger picture that, for several months in 2025, IBIT holders were sitting on returns exceeding 150%, […] The post How much is $10k invested in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF at launch worth today? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Strategy chairman Michael Saylor denies reports of Bitcoin sell-offs, Canary Capital’s XRP ETF had a strong debut: Hodler’s Digest Michael Saylor, executive chair of Strategy, denied reports that the company was offloading some of its Bitcoin amid a flash crash in the cryptocurrencys price. In a Friday X post, Saylor said that there was no truth to a report claiming that Strategy reduced its overall Bitcoin holdings by about 47,000 BTC, or $4.6 billion at the time of publication. Saylor said the company was continuing to buy Bitcoin as the price dropped by more than 4% in less than 24 hours, from more than $100,000 to less than $95,000. I think the volatility comes with the territory, said Saylor in a Friday CNBC interview. If youre going to be a Bitcoin investor, you need a four-year time horizon and you need to be prepared to handle the volatility in this market. Read more

Explore how Satoshi’s untouched 1 million BTC could become crypto’s biggest quantum target, and what a real quantum breakthrough means for early wallets. Satoshi’s 1.1-million-BTC wallet is increasingly viewed as a potential quantum vulnerability as researchers assess how advancing computing power could affect early Bitcoin addresses. Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated 1.1 million Bitcoin (BTC) is often described as the crypto world’s ultimate “lost treasure.” It sits on the blockchain like a dormant volcano, a digital ghost ship that has not seen an onchain transaction since its creation. This massive stash, worth approximately $67 billion-$124 billion at current market rates, has become a legend. Read more

Robert Kiyosaki argues a global cash shortage is driving the market crash and says he’s holding Bitcoin and gold, adding he’ll buy more BTC once the downturn ends. Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, has told his 2.8 million followers on X that he is not selling his Bitcoin or gold despite the sharp decline. “The everything bubbles are bursting,” he said in a Saturday post, adding that the real reason markets are falling is a global cash shortage. “The cause of all markets crashing is the world is in need of cash,” he added. Kiyosaki said he expects what he calls “The Big Print,” citing Lawrence Lepard’s thesis that governments will resort to massive money creation to cover mounting debt loads. Read more

Bitcoin is slipping again, and the mood across the market is shifting. Traders who were celebrating six-figure prices only weeks ago are suddenly watching key levels evaporate. The move below $106,400 was the first real warning sign, the collapse through $99,000 confirmed that the market is no longer treating those supports as serious areas of […] The post It’s foolish to pretend Bitcoin’s story doesn’t include $79k this year appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The U.S. national debt surpassed $38 trillion in early November, and denoting the stock in bitcoin reveals a larger move than the underlying BTC price since January 20. According to the U.S. Treasury’s Debt to the Penny dataset, total public debt stood at $38.118 trillion as of November 6, up about $1.1 trillion since August […] The post US debt hits 368M BTC: American debt machine adds a century worth of new Bitcoin supply this year alone appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Major mining stocks dropped 20%–50% this week, erasing billions in value as the sector continued to lag Bitcoin’s latest pullback. Publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies had a tough week, with nearly every major miner posting double-digit declines as the sector sharply underperformed Bitcoin itself.  Over the past five trading days, names like Cipher, Applied Digital, Core Scientific, CleanSpark and Bitdeer slid between 23% and 52%, while other operators such as Riot and Hut 8 saw mid-teens losses.  Bitcoin (BTC) was trading about $94,400 at the time of writing, down about 9% over the past seven days. Read more

Bitcoin lost multiple critical support areas as data show short-term investors holding on to capitulation-level losses, raising fears of a deeper breakdown in BTC price. Bitcoin (BTC) broke below its June support near $98,000 on Thursday, marking its first clear lower high–lower low structure on the daily chart since February. The decline deepened on Friday as BTC slid to $94,500, bringing it within striking distance of the $93,500 yearly open, a level that would fully erase its gains for 2025. Key takeaways: Bitcoin is at risk of its first weekly close below the 50-week SMA since 2023, breaking a two-year uptrend. Read more

Strategy moves $5.7 billion in Bitcoin as its net asset value to its Bitcoin holdings drops below one for the first time, sparking valuation concerns amid marketwide speculation. Bitcoin’s (BTC) latest drawdown has pushed the asset to its lowest price since May 2025, and Strategy’s MSTR stock is also feeling the pressure. Stock prices slipped to $197 at pre-market for the first time since October 2024, extending its woes. Key takeaways: Strategy’s $5.77 billion Bitcoin move is likely a custodial relocation. Read more

Bitcoin dropped below $95K amid panic selling and shifting Fed rate expectations, though it may be too soon to call it a bear market.

Eric Trump shrugs off an extended crypto sell-off as American Bitcoin ramps up its holdings and climbs into the top ranks of public BTC treasuries. Eric Trump, a son of US President Donald Trump and co-founder of American Bitcoin, is undeterred by the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency markets, saying that volatility is the cost of achieving outsized returns.  “I think volatility is your friend,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview, as Bitcoin (BTC) briefly fell below $95,000 and stood about 25% lower than its early-October peak. The turbulence has been worse in the altcoin segment, with major assets down from 5% to 11% — part of a weakness that began with the Oct. 10 market crash, which wiped out some $19 billion in leveraged positions. Read more

Bitcoin drops to a six-month low as spot ETF outflows resume despite the US shutdown ending, signaling weak demand and renewed pressure on crypto markets. Cryptocurrency markets have extended their decline despite much-awaited political developments taking place in the US. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed a funding bill to end the record 43-day US government shutdown, after the bill passed through the Senate on Monday and was approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill provides funding to the government until Jan. 30, 2026, and gives Democrats and Republicans more time to strike a deal on broader funding plans for the year ahead.   Read more

Most crypto treasury companies today lack an operational business that generates cash flow to finance additional digital asset purchases. Real estate investor Grant Cardone is expanding its multifamily housing fund strategy that pairs a traditional commercial property with Bitcoin allocations, offering a hybrid approach to real estate and digital asset exposure. The company recently launched its fifth commercial multifamily investment property, a 366-unit multifamily housing complex that was purchased for about $235 million, with $100 million in Bitcoin (BTC) added to the fund, Cardone told Cointelegraph. Real estate’s low volatility, tax benefits, income generation and stable value combined with the high volatility of Bitcoin gives the fund the best of both worlds, allowing it to funnel rental income into more BTC purchases, Cardone said. He added: Read more

The oft-cited Wyckoff pattern suggests that Bitcoin price could be headed toward $86,000 next, especially if BTC fails to hold $94,000, which is the average cost basis of six to 12-month Bitcoin holders. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s drop below $100,000 comes as a Wyckoff Distribution pattern points to a potential decline toward $86,000. Some analysts remain optimistic, arguing that the bull market will hold as long as the $94,000 support level remains intact. Read more

The “50-year Bitcoin” joke reveals crypto’s split tempo, where the base layer ossifies while L2s and edge systems innovate rapidly. Bitcoin evolves on two clocks: slow, consensus-driven changes at the base layer and fast experimentation at the edges. Major upgrades (such as Taproot) arrive through cautious soft forks after long review. Rapid shifts such as Lightning payments and Ordinals happen without changing Bitcoin’s core rules, which is why headlines move faster than the L1. Read more

Crypto majors fell 7–12% in one of the year’s biggest selloffs, with Bitcoin down 8% to $95,200, Ethereum down 11% to $3,100, BNB down 7% to $895, and Solana down 12% to $137. A few assets bucked the trend, with ZEC up 3% and LEO up 1% among top movers. Bitcoin miners and crypto-related equities were hit as well, including declines in MicroStrategy (-7%), Coinbase (-7%), and Robinhood (-9%). Market sentiment remained deeply negative, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index holding in Extreme Fear at 16. In more positive news, JPMorgan analysts turned bullish on Circle, upgrading the stock to Overweight and raising their price target on expectations of faster USDC and stablecoin growth; Cathie Wood’s ARK added $30 million in shares. Jack Dorsey’s Cash App announced that stablecoin payments on Solana and other networks are planned for early 2026. Separately, reports surfaced that China state-backed hackers allegedly used Anthropic’s Claude Code to assist in a major cyberattack affecting roughly 30 companies. Additio...

Square’s new Bitcoin payments may redefine how merchants accept money online with faster settlement, lower costs and greater financial control. Square is enabling 4 million merchants to accept fast, low-fee Bitcoin payments through the Lightning Network. The rollout turns Bitcoin into a practical checkout option with instant settlement and no processing fees until 2027. Bitcoin payments can expand customer choice, cut costs and streamline cross-border transactions for online sellers. Read more