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Violent Bitcoin crash cries “multi-billion dollar manipulation” as on-chain data catches market maker dumping
Bitcoin’s tape over the past 24 hours looked engineered for crypto investors, as BTC surpassed the $90,000 threshold in the early hours of Dec. 29, only to give back those gains less than 12 hours later.Traders like TedPillows posted clown emojis alongside charts showing repeated peaks and troughs, while CryptoSeth called it “fraud commodity” behavior, pointing to the same sawtooth pattern replaying 30 times.Bitcoin V-shaped crashes (Source: TedPillows)Additionally, Wimar X blamed Binance and Wintermute outright, claiming “multi-billion dollar manipulation” visible on-chain. However, the on-chain transfers involving Wintermute, as shown in his screenshot, totaled less than $30 million.Still, the question isn’t…
Bitmine Immersion (BMNR) owns 4,110,525 Ethereum worth 13.2 billion dollars, which it claims is the largest ETH treasury held by any public company. The company controls roughly 3.41% of all Ethereum in circulation and has set a long-term goal to own 5% of the total supply. To earn extra income, Bitmine is already staking over 1.2 billion dollars of its ETH and plans to launch its own American-based validator network in early 2026. Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) said its crypto and cash pile is now worth about US$13.2 billion (AU$20.1 billion), mostly from a large Ethereum (ETH) holding. The company…
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) purchased 1,229 more Bitcoin for 108.8 million dollars in the final week of 2025, funded by the sale of company shares. The company now holds a total of 672,497 BTC at an average cost of roughly 74,997 dollars per coin, worth nearly 59 billion dollars at current prices. While this recent buy was relatively small, Strategy has been aggressively active in 2025, reporting purchases in 41 separate weeks and boosting its total cash reserve to 2.19 billion dollars. Strategy said it bought another 1,229 Bitcoin (BTC) in the final week of 2025, taking its total holdings to…
Crypto exchange-traded products recorded US$446 million in outflows for a second consecutive week, with Bitcoin and Ethereum products experiencing the heaviest investor selling. XRP-linked funds bucked the trend by attracting US$70 million in inflows, primarily driven by newly launched exchange-traded funds including Franklin Templeton’s recent product. US Bitcoin ETFs have endured seven straight days of net outflows totalling US$1.1 billion since mid-December, though they collectively hold 6.1% of total Bitcoin supply. Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick predicts XRP could reach US$8 in 2026, more than double its previous all-time high, supported by the resolution of the SEC lawsuit against Ripple. While…
BlackRock’s BUIDL fund has distributed over 100 million dollars in dividends since its March 2024 launch, proving that tokenised funds can operate at scale. The fund is now accessible across eight different blockchains, including Ethereum, Solana, and the recently added BNB Chain, to lower costs and increase speed. While the fund has reached nearly 3 billion dollars in assets, experts note that tokenisation does not change an asset’s basic liquidity or market risk. BlackRock’s tokenised money market fund has distributed US$100 million (AU$153 million) in dividends since launching in March 2024, a sign that blockchain-based versions of traditional funds are…
Alt5 Sigma appointed its third auditor in two months after firing a previous firm that reportedly lacked a valid license to practice. The company faces a Nasdaq delisting risk for missing financial deadlines while dealing with the fallout of a subsidiary’s money laundering conviction in Rwanda. Despite the internal turmoil and a major management purge, Alt5 remains tied to a 1.5 billion dollar deal with the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial crypto project. Alt5 Sigma Corp., a Las Vegas fintech tied to a Trump family-linked crypto token deal, has changed auditors again. In a regulatory filing Monday, Alt5 said it fired…
XRP is ending 2025 with one of the most paradoxical profiles in the crypto market, thanks to record-breaking institutional inflows colliding with one of the weakest price charts.According to CoinShares data, XRP investment products attracted approximately $70.2 million in net new money in the final trading week of December. This pushed its monthly inflow to more than $424 million, making it the best-performing crypto investment product for the month.During the month, Bitcoin products recorded $25 million in outflows, while Ethereum funds shed $241 million.Crypto Assets Weekly Flows (Source: CoinShares)Yet, the spot tape tells a sharply different story.According to CryptoSlate’s data,…
The fabled Adams-Carter 1804 Class III Draped Bust dollar, widely recognized as “the King of Silver Dollars,” headlines The Presidio Collection, an exceptional private assemblage that will be offered in Heritage’s FUN US Coins Signature® Auction Jan. 14-17. The 38-lot Presidio is one of several Featured collections in the event that will capture the attention and interest of eager collectors. 1804 Class III Draped Bust Dollar The 1804 Class III Draped Bust Dollar is one of just 16 known examples of the 1804 silver dollar, and one of just seven Class III examples. There are eight Class I pieces and a single Class II. The Adams-Carter specimen…
“Major US bank blows up from Silver trade” headlines hide the $675M margin shock currently hitting traders
This week started with a sensational screenshot shared across hundreds of breathless posts on X, and a claim designed to hit every financial nerve ending at once.A “systemically important” US bank, a silver margin call, liquidation by the exchange in the middle of the night, the Federal Reserve allegedly “forced” to pump billions into the system, and the bank’s name “concealed.”Screenshot circulating on X about US bank collapseIt reads like a ‘Big Short’ or ‘Margin Call’ movie sequel, and the internet ate it up amid the slow news season between Christmas and New Year.My initial thoughts were as follows: Silver…
Bitcoin analyst warns of “biggest financial mistake of the decade” for those still using this common theory
Analyst and creator of the ‘Bitcoin Quantile Model,’ Plan C, just posted a bundle of charts that pushed back on the idea of repeating cycle playbooks as Bitcoin trades around $87,661.The set frames a macro mix where business-cycle gauges remain weak while hard assets, led by gold, retain demand. That combination can change the timing of rallies and pullbacks even if Bitcoin’s longer-run direction holds.Plan C commented,“Assuming this Bitcoin cycle must be EXACTLY the same as the previous Bitcoin bull market could be one of the biggest financial mistakes of the decade.”Two of the charts, attributed to TechDev_52, plot Bitcoin…