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In brief Satoshi Nakamoto’s net worth has dropped by $41 billion in just over a month. It comes as BTC’s price has tanked more than 30% from its all-time high set in early October. As a result, the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator has dropped down the list of the world’s richest people. Bitcoin’s price has seen a dramatic drop over the past month, dragging its elusive creator’s purported net worth down with it.Just over a month ago, Satoshi Nakamoto’s total Bitcoin holdings were valued at $137 billion, according to Arkham Intelligence data, based on wallets believed to be connected to the…

After days of intense bearish action, the price of Bitcoin appears to be entering a calmer state, as it recovers above the $86,000 level. The latest on-chain data shows that several investors tried to take some profit in the past week, providing a basis for the premier cryptocurrency registering a double-digit loss.  Bitcoin Exchange Inflow Spikes As Price Faces Downward Pressure  In a recent post on the social media platform X, crypto analyst Ali Martinez revealed that significant Bitcoin amounts were sent to centralized exchanges in the past week. Data from Santiment shows that about $20,000 BTC (worth nearly $2…

Kalshi built $1.2B in weekly volume with US users alone. Polymarket built $952M with everyone else, per Defi Rate analytics.Kalshi has raised $1 billion in new funding at an $11 billion valuation, per TechCrunch. The round, led by returning investors Sequoia and CapitalG, comes less than two months after the prediction market operator closed a $300 million round at a $5 billion valuation.The fundraise arrives alongside a notable data point: Kalshi now generates more weekly trading volume than Polymarket, despite having built its user base almost entirely with American traders.Geographic context mattersPolymarket was barred from serving US residents from 2022…

Crypto exchange Coinbase initiated a large fund migration on Saturday, moving tokens to new internal wallets in a scheduled, routine security procedure to reduce long-term exposure of keeping funds in the same wallet addresses, which are publicly known.The migration is not due to any cybersecurity breaches or external threats, according to an announcement from the company. Coinbase said: “Migrating wallets periodically is a well-accepted best practice that minimizes long-term exposure of funds. This is a planned migration and unrelated to industry changes or price conditions. This is not in response to a data breach incident or external threat.”  Source: CoinbaseThis means…

Liquidation calls from the sidelines are growing louder for Strategy (MSTR) as bitcoin tumbles and the company’s common stock has plunged nearly 70% from last year’s peak, calling into question — for some — the firm’s ability to continue to meet its obligations.Throughout 2025, Strategy has relied on perpetual preferred stock as its primary financing vehicle for bitcoin purchases, while mostly using at-the-market (ATM) common share issuance mainly to cover its preferred dividend obligations.Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company issued four U.S.-listed preferred series during the year: Strike (STRK) pays an 8% fixed dividend and is convertible into…

XRP has entered a new phase in its growth as Spot XRP ETFs begin trading across the United States. The excitement surrounding institutional access to XRP has grown quickly in recent weeks, especially as filings and inflow reports hint at rising interest from funds preparing to scale their exposure.  A market commentator known as Chad Steingraber presented a projection showing just how intense ETF accumulation could become if issuers adopt an acquisition strategy similar to what was seen in Bitcoin ETFs. The estimates outline an aggressive period of accumulation that could reduce XRP’s available supply far faster than many expect,…

Digital asset treasuries (DATs) were among the most visible corporate phenomena of the last bull cycle. Built on the premise that holding bitcoin BTC$84,272.28 on the balance sheet was itself a value-generating strategy, many attracted strong market premiums simply by accumulating BTC faster than competitors. But as valuations normalize and net asset values (NAVs) tighten, DATs are discovering that passive exposure may no longer be enough.”There’s been this collective realization as NAVs start to squeeze,” Matt Luongo, co-founder and CEO of Bitcoin finance platform Mezo, told CoinDesk in an interview. “Most of them don’t actually have an edge over anyone…

The Cardano network suffered a temporary chain split on Friday, due to a “malformed” delegation transaction, transactions to delegate ADA (ADA) to a staking pool, which are valid on the protocol level but can cause code malfunctions that affect network functionality.This “malformed” transaction exploited an old code bug in the underlying software library used by the Cardano blockchain, resulting in a network partition due to a disagreement in how nodes processed the transaction, according to an incident report from Cardano ecosystem organization Intersect.Staking pool operators were directed to download the latest version of the node software to fix the issue…

Technical reversal signals emerge amid extreme oversold conditions following an aggressive institutional distribution wave.News Background• Whale wallets dumped nearly 200 million XRP (~$400M) over 48 hours, triggering acute supply pressure• Market-wide risk-off intensified as Bitcoin slipped below $90,000, pulling altcoins into deeper volatility• Bitwise’s new XRP ETF posted $25.7M first-day volume and $107.6M AUM, signaling strong institutional demand• Sentiment across majors remains fragile, with total crypto market cap still drifting under heavy outflowsPrice Action Summary• XRP fell from $1.96 → $1.91, marking its lowest close in three sessions• Volume spiked 67% above average to 182.1M, confirming institutional selling• A descending…

Outstanding debt has fallen by around 45% to $80 million from $150 million in March 2024.The NFT lending market has collapsed to single-digit millions in total value locked (TVL), plunging to levels last seen in 2022. Data from DefiLlama shows the sector’s TVL at roughly $8.3 million today, down roughly 97% from the sector’s all-time high of more than $300 million in March 2024.NFT Lending TVL. Source: DefiLlamaArcade, a Pantera Capital‑backed NFT lending startup that secured $15 million in Series A in December 2021, now shows only about $300,000 in TVL, down more than 98% from its peak of $21.5 million in…