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Bitfinex analysts say this level of accumulation “supports the broader bullish narrative that new buyers entering the Bitcoin market are price-agnostic buyers.” New buyers entering the Bitcoin market are seen as price-agnostic and are scooping up the cryptocurrency faster than miners can supply, a likely boon for the price of Bitcoin.  “Currently, the combined balance of these cohorts is expanding at a rate of approximately 19.3K BTC per month,” Bitfinex analysts said in a markets report on Monday. The analysts pointed out that the Shrimp (<1 BTC), Crab (1–10 BTC), and Fish (10–100 BTC) Bitcoin (BTC) holder groups are growing their Bitcoin portfolio much faster than the current monthly issuance rate, which has been around 13,400 BTC since the April 2024 halving. Read more

Retail investors buying long-term drove Bitcoin (BTC) out of its four-month channel between $100,000 and $110,000 to a new all-time high of $123,120, a 65% rebound from April’s tariff-panic low. According to the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, the move to heavy bidding from wallets holding fewer than 100 BTC, while long-term holder selling slowed. Grassroots […] The post Retail accumulation absorbs fresh supply, propels Bitcoin to record highs appeared first on CryptoSlate.

From volatile outsider to financial base layer, Bitcoin is entering a new era — driven not by retail hype, but by the long-term logic of professional capital. Key takeaways: Institutional investor inflows are changing Bitcoin’s character, reducing its volatility and increasing accessibility for everyday investors. Spot Bitcoin ETFs now hold over $138 billion in assets, with RIAs, hedge funds, and pensions driving a growing share. Read more

A consortium of Bitcoin-native investors is set to acquire SGA Co., Ltd., a KOSDAQ-listed software provider based in Seoul, according to a July 14 statement shared with CryptoSlate. The investor group includes Sora Ventures, AsiaStrategy, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich, and KCGI, a prominent Korean private equity firm specializing in governance-led growth. This collective also played […] The post Bitcoin investing consortium including Sora Ventures acquires Seoul-based software firm SGA Co. appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin looks poised for an extended rally to $138,000 according to market cycle history and the current weekly trend. Key takeaways: Bitcoin closed its highest weekly candle at $119,310, then rallied on to $123,100. Short-term holder NAV premium at 16% signals moderate interest, well below FOMO levels. Read more

Vanguard, one of the world’s top asset managers, has become the largest institutional shareholder of Strategy, which is widely seen as a proxy for Bitcoin, despite previously labeling the crypto as speculative and lacking inherent value. According to Bloomberg News, Vanguard now owns more than 20 million shares of Strategy, representing nearly 8% of the […] The post Vanguard becomes top MSTR holder via passive index fund despite snubbing Bitcoin and crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) said it purchased 4,225 Bitcoin for approximately $472.5 million between July 7 and 13, according to a July 14 statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The acquisition, made at an average price of $111,827 per Bitcoin, brings the company’s total holdings to 601,550 BTC. These assets were acquired for […] The post Strategy acquires 4,225 BTC, pushes Bitcoin treasury toward $73B in recent buying spree appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The 9% weekly surge in the price of Bitcoin comes off the heels of bullish chart signals, with momentum indicators flashing strong potential for more upside.

KindlyMD raised $51.5 million in just 72 hours to fuel its transformation into a Bitcoin-first public company. Nasdaq-listed KindlyMD secured capital to accelerate its pivot to a Bitcoin-focused public company. In June 2025, KindlyMD Inc. (Nasdaq: KDLY) raised $51.5 million through a PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) transaction, and did it in just 72 hours. The round was tied to the company’s pending merger with Nakamoto Holdings, a Bitcoin-native firm led by David Bailey, who is also CEO of BTC Inc., the company behind Bitcoin (BTC) Magazine. Read more

Bitcoin is overdue a support retest, and order-book liquidity points to a trip below $119,000 next — will the market punish late buyers? Key points: Bitcoin surfs exchange order-book liquidity as huge gains plateau at around $120,000. Bid support suggests a return below $119,000 next as part of an anticipated retest. Read more

Crypto ETFs hit record $3.7B weekly inflows as Bitcoin held above $121K, but analysts warn momentum could quickly reverse.

Bitcoin hit new all-time highs above $122,000 on Monday, up 29% in 2025, overtaking gold’s 27% gains year to date. Key takeaways: Bitcoin's new highs above $122,000 translate to 29% year-to-date gains, overtaking gold’s 27%. BTC price uptrend remains resilient as an ascending parallel channel targets $125,000 next. Read more

Michael Saylor’s Strategy made a fresh $472.5 million investment in Bitcoin to see total holdings cross 600,000 BTC as the cryptocurrency surged past new highs. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, made another major investment in the asset during the past week as BTC surged to new historic highs of $118,000. Strategy acquired 4,225 Bitcoin (BTC) for $472.5 million last week, the company announced in a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. Strategy’s new Bitcoin buy averaged $111,827 per coin, with BTC surging from about $108,000 on July 7 to $118,000 by the end of the week, according to CoinGecko. Read more

Strategy continues to lead the pack among Bitcoin treasury companies, issuing debt and equity instruments to finance more purchases. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled that Strategy would resume Bitcoin (BTC) buying on Monday after the company took a week-long hiatus from accumulating the digital asset. “Some weeks, you don’t just HODL,” the executive wrote on Sunday. The company skipped buying BTC last week but announced a $4.2 billion capital raise. Before the break, Strategy racked up 12 consecutive weeks of BTC accumulation. Strategy’s most recent BTC buy occurred on June 30, when the company bought 4,980 BTC for $532 million, bringing its total holdings to 597,325 BTC, valued at over $70.9 billion. Read more

BTC price action is copying late 2024 — and that could result in fresh 50% gains, one trader says as late Bitcoin shorts feel the pain again. Key points: Bitcoin tags fresh record highs into the weekly close as liquidations punish shorts. BTC price areas of interest include a support test of $115,000. Read more

When gold maximalist Debra Robinson jeered, “Imagine paying $118k for a set of man-made numbers,” she echoed a familiar skepticism among precious metal enthusiasts. Lyn Alden, a respected macro analyst and Bitcoin bull, responded with pragmatic advice: “Precious metal enthusiasts could buy a bitcoin position of like 5% of their metals position. That hedges their risk […] The post Bitcoin gains ground in gold vs. crypto debate appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The corporate Bitcoin adoption race is “mostly being spearheaded by brand new companies or dying companies you’ve never heard of,” says Blockware. Blockware Intelligence predicts that by the end of 2025, at least 36 more public companies will have added Bitcoin to their balance sheets. “This is just the beginning. In the next 6 months, we expect at least three dozen more public companies to add Bitcoin to their treasury,” Blockware said in its Q3 2025 market update report. This would represent around a 25% increase from the current total of 141 public companies holding Bitcoin (BTC), according to the firm’s data. The intelligence unit, which is the research arm of Bitcoin mining company Blockware Solutions, reported that in 2025 alone, the number of publicly traded companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets surged 120%. “Bitcoin Treasury Companies are the aforementioned ‘bridge’ connecting equity and debt markets to Bitcoin,” the firm added. Read more

Bitcoin’s surge to all-time highs has barely moved the needle in Google search interest compared to the spike seen after Donald Trump won the US presidential election in November. Bitcoin has reached consecutive record highs this week, yet retail investors seem reluctant to jump back into the market, according to a crypto researcher. However, demand for spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is surging, with Thursday and Friday recording daily inflows of over $1 billion, the first time this has happened on two consecutive days. Bitwise head of research André Dragosch said in an X post on Friday, “Bitcoin is at new all-time highs but retail is almost nowhere to be found,” pointing to the lack of Google search interest in “Bitcoin” despite the asset setting consecutive all-time highs this week. Read more

Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff calls Bitcoin a selling opportunity as it hits new highs, high-leverage trader James Wynn deactivates his X account, and other news. Attorneys for digital asset manager Grayscale pushed back against the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) delay on approving its Digital Large Cap exchange-traded fund (ETF) in a letter sent on Tuesday. The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets initially approved the ETF proposal, but the SEC’s Office of the Secretary decided to review the action immediately afterward, halting the decision, Grayscale’s attorneys said. This violates the “statutory approval or disapproval deadline” set by the SEC and conflicts with established procedure, according to the attorneys.  Read more

When Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff started yet another rant about Bitcoin today, it was too much for Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz. As a salty Schiff began calling Bitcoin’s capped supply “meaningless” and “arbitrary,” Novogratz fired back: “Why do you hate $BTC so much? You have been wrong on it for a decade. A flexible mind […] The post Novogratz calls out Schiff’s decade-long Bitcoin blunders appeared first on CryptoSlate.