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Should you buy a house with a Bitcoin-backed mortgage? The dream is you pay off the house as Bitcoin goes up, the risk is you lose it all. If youre one of the lucky people who own four to six Bitcoin or 111 to 166 ETH that’s enough to buy an average-priced house in the US or Australia. But who wants to cash out their Bitcoin today when pundits like Samson Mow and Plan B are tipping it will be worth 10 times more in the future? The dream of a Bitcoin-backed mortgage is that you get a house today and still get to benefit from Bitcoins appreciation tomorrow. If everything goes to plan, you just pay the interest each year, and in a few years’ time, hopefully pay off the mortgage with a smaller fraction of your Bitcoin holdings. The loans are quicker and easier to get than a standard mortgage too. All you need is Bitcoin worth approximately 50% more than the loan amount and youre good to go. There are some big drawbacks however, with interest rates sometimes twice as high as ordinary mortgages. Holders face margin...

A mysterious whale moved $588 million in Bitcoin to exchanges, sparking fresh fears of a deeper BTC price drop that could test $100,000 support Key takeaways: Bitcoin risks testing $100,000 after breaking a key support level of a bear flag. The so-called “insider” whale moved 5,252 BTC ($588 million) to exchanges and opened a new $234 million short. Read more

Bitcoin and gold have told two different stories so far in October, and neither matched what traders expected. For most of October, Bitcoin and gold looked like they were living in different markets. Gold climbed steadily, adding about 10% over the last month, while Bitcoin slipped roughly 6%. That divergence is interesting on its own, […] The post Bitcoin vs. Gold: Does October’s near zero correlation shatter ‘digital gold’ myth? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Hayes previously predicted that Bitcoin’s price would soar to $250,000 when the Bank of Japan pivoted to quantitative easing measures. Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, announced a package of economic stimulus measures on Tuesday to ease the impact of inflation on households. The move, some crypto observers said, may drive more capital into Bitcoin. The stimulus measures include subsidies for electricity and gas charges, as well as regional grants to ease price pressure and encourage small to medium-sized businesses to raise wages. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes viewed the development as a precursor to more fiat money printing by Japan’s central bank, which may catalyze Bitcoin’s (BTC) rise to $1 million. Read more

Bitcoin rejected at $114K, holding near $108K. Analysts monitor weekly candle, gap zone, and ETF flows amid inflation data risk.

Bitcoin’s valuation indicator showed BTC entering an “undervaluation phase” and a potential local bottom, pointing to a near-term price rebound. Key takeaways: Bitcoin's MVRV ratio dropping below its 365-day average signals a local bottom, historically preceding big price rallies. Capital rotation from gold could fuel the Bitcoin rebound, according to analysts.  Read more

The $19 billion market crash may be a buying opportunity as dust settles in the coming weeks, Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview. Bitcoin may still be on track to reach $200,000 by the end of the year, even after a record $19 billion market liquidation and renewed tariff threats from US President Donald Trump, according to Standard Chartered’s global head of digital assets research, Geoff Kendrick. The crypto market experienced a record $19 billion liquidation event on the weekend of Oct. 10, which caused Bitcoin’s (BTC) price to dip to a four-month low of $104,000 by Friday, Cointelegraph reported at the time. As the dust settles after the massive liquidation event, investors may see it as a buying opportunity. This dynamic may fuel a Bitcoin rally to $200,000 by the end of 2025, Kendrick said. Despite the volatility, he remains confident that Bitcoin will rebound as markets stabilize. Read more

Analysts say 'Uptober' is canceled as Bitcoin and major altcoins slide amid a highly uncertain and volatile environment.

Bitcoin is now more than just something people trade or hold as a store of value; it’s starting to pay interest. But there’s a catch: the coins earning those rewards can’t move for months or years. A growing number of holders are locking their BTC into time-based contracts that promise yield but also freeze supply. […] The post Bitcoin now pays interest: How to earn money on your BTC while pumping the price appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin’s weekend nosedive had traders muttering about a “dead cat,” but the market clearly missed the memo. After sliding to $106,189 on Sunday, BTC refused to stay buried. Monday’s tape was cautious, Tuesday started ugly, and then, out of nowhere, buyers charged in and dragged the price to $113,650 by nightfall: a 7% comeback in […] The post Bitcoin bounces back after weekend slump appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Crypto futures traders are returning to the market and opening fresh positions as Bitcoin, SOL and ETH rallied into overhead resistance levels today. Key points: Rising spot and futures volumes show traders venturing back into the crypto market. Traders are positioning for upside, but charts hint that swing traders will sell intra-day rally tops. Read more

Crypto retail checkouts now have two levers that can move quickly, merchant rails that reduce processing cost, and consumer apps that toggle on crypto buying and spending. Walmart’s OnePay sits at the intersection of both, as a recent Zero Hash partnership allows the app to support Bitcoin and Ethereum trading, hosted wallets, peer-to-peer transfers, and […] The post US Bitcoin payments are getting real: Retail rails could push $2M a day on-chain appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Gold has shined in recent weeks, but Bitcoin is 11% away from its all-time high.

The $11 billion Bitcoin whale made millions in profit from last week’s crypto market crash and continues betting on more downside. The $11 billion Bitcoin whale is back with another massive short position, signaling that some large investors are hedging for more crypto market downside amid the tariff concerns and ongoing government shutdown. The Bitcoin whale, which is crypto slang for a large investor, returned with a $235 million 10-times leveraged short position on Bitcoin (BTC), which is a de facto bet on the price decline of the world’s first cryptocurrency. The large investor opened the short position on Monday, when Bitcoin was trading at $111,190. He currently faces a $2.6 million unrealized loss on the short bet, which stands to be liquidated if Bitcoin’s price surpasses $112,368, according to Hypurrscan blockchain data. Read more

Bitcoin is bracing for the release of the September US Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Oct. 24, the first major data point since the federal shutdown began. Analysts at The Kobeissi Letter emphasized the importance of this update, noting that it will be the first CPI release on a Friday since January 2018 and comes […] The post Bitcoin awaits critical US CPI data for jump over $120,000 or decline to $100,000 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin’s biggest holders are moving billions into ETFs like BlackRock’s IBIT, signaling a new phase of institutional adoption. Large Bitcoin holders who accumulated the cryptocurrency early, commonly known as whales, are increasingly moving their holdings into exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with asset managers such as BlackRock actively courting them. In an interview with Bloomberg, Robbie Mitchnick, BlackRock’s head of digital assets, said the company has already facilitated more than $3 billion worth of these conversions into its iShares spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). After years of self-custody, many whales are recognizing “the convenience of being able to hold their exposure within their existing financial adviser or private-bank relationship,” Mitchnick said.  Read more

The leverage era in Bitcoin trading has faded into something more deliberate. What once resembled a perpetual motion casino now behaves more like a bond desk. Options activity has overtaken perpetuals, realized volatility has narrowed, and the largest Bitcoin fund in the world, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), has become a vehicle for income strategies […] The post BlackRock’s $40B IBIT options: Is Bitcoin’s volatility now the market’s favorite income play? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin returned to $110,000 after bouncing at the weekend's CME futures gap, contrasting with 5.5% daily losses and a potential double top for gold. Key points: Bitcoin stays volatile into the Wall Street open with $110,000 making a reappearance. Liquidity conditions thicken around price as the 21-week moving average now important to reclaim. Read more

Bitcoin traders expect the asset to “bounce soon,” while an XRP DAT and looming ETF approvals brought bulls back out to fight: Trade Secrets. Welcome to Trade Secrets Bitcoin and Ether price predictions from top analysts, along with options data, sentiment analysis and prediction markets to determine what they can tell us about the months and years ahead. Bitcoin is facing a critical two-month countdown before market sentiment could shift dramatically for the asset, warns crypto analyst Will Clemente. If Bitcoin doesnt catch up to gold/stocks by EOY, on a risk-adjusted basis, its going to be tougher to make a case for it going forward as anything more than a diversifier, Clemente said. Read more

Bitcoin traders expect the asset to “bounce soon,” while an XRP DAT and looming ETF approvals brought bulls back out to fight: Trade Secrets. Welcome to Trade Secrets Bitcoin and Ether price predictions from top analysts, along with options data, sentiment analysis and prediction markets to determine what they can tell us about the months and years ahead. Bitcoin is facing a critical two-month countdown before market sentiment could shift dramatically for the asset, warns crypto analyst Will Clemente. If Bitcoin doesnt catch up to gold/stocks by EOY, on a risk-adjusted basis, its going to be tougher to make a case for it going forward as anything more than a diversifier, Clemente said. Read more