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The post Conviction buyers adds Bitcoin worth $243 billion in 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Bitcoin (BTC) owned by conviction buyers, large entities with low on-chain activity, has tripled in 2026. The conviction buyers have increased their holdings by nearly 300% year-to-date (YTD) to approximately 4 million Bitcoin, according to on-chain data analysis from BitGo, analyzed by Finbold on May 13. After taking gradual profits between February 2023 and October 2025, this group of investors added around 3 million BTC in 2026, valued at roughly $243 billion at press time. BTC held by conviction buyers. Source: BitGo As such, the conviction Bitcoin buyers have accumulated more coins during the 2026 bear market than during the post-2021 bull rally. However, these investors are yet to surpass their holdings during the Covid-induced crypto crash and the 2018-2019 sell-off. Nonetheless, the conviction buyers have accumulated more BTC at a faster rate during the recent bear market
Read full articleThe latest market reaction follows April’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which rose 1.4%, significantly above economist forecasts of around 0.5%. The hotter-than-expected print has reinforced concerns that inflationary pressures in the U.S. economy remain sticky, reducing the likelihood of near-term…
Metaplanet Inc. (TSE: 3350), the Japanese investment firm often likened to Asia’s version of Strategy, released its first-quarter financial results for 2026 on Wednesday, revealing a massive expansion of its digital asset treasury. Tokyo’s Metaplanet Hits 40,177 Bitcoin Milestone Amid Q1 Earnings Volatility The company announced that its total bitcoin holdings reached 40,177 BTC as […]
Metaplanet posted strong Q1 operating income driven by Bitcoin options revenue, but swung to a $728 million loss as BTC price declines triggered valuation markdowns.
Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer network sees fake address messages rise from 50K to nearly 250K daily since April 9, raising Sybil attack concerns. Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer network is facing concern after reports showed a sharp rise in fake address messages. The activity has raised Sybil attack fears, as analysts say unsolicited address messages climbed from about 50,000 a […] The post Bitcoin Network Faces Flood of Fake Addresses as Sybil Attack Fears Grow appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.
Boyaa's crypto strategy highlights the risks of volatile asset dependency, overshadowing core business growth and impacting investor confidence. The post Boya Interactive warns of wider Q1 losses as Bitcoin declines appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The XRP Ledger has reached a new high in the number of wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment, extending a growth trend that has been in place since mid-2024. The firm framed the rise as a long-term accumulation signal among larger holders, even as XRP has spent much of 2026 trading below prior highs. Santiment said its data shows 332,230 XRP Ledger wallets now hold at least 10,000 XRP, marking an all-time high for that cohort. The metric, shown in a chart shared by Santiment Intelligence, tracks wallets in the “10,000 to infinity” XRP balance range alongside the XRP price. “According to our on-chain data, XRP Ledger now has reached an all-time high of 332,230 wallets holding at least 10K XRP,” Santiment wrote. “This extends a consistent growth trend that has been building since June, 2024. The continued rise in XRP Ledger wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP is an important long-term signal because it shows that larger holders have kept accu
Bitcoin held near the $80,500 level on May 13, 2026, at 8 a.m. ET, as traders weighed cooling short-term momentum against a broader bullish structure that still refuses to tap out quietly. With bitcoin priced at $80,550, a market cap of $1.61 trillion, and 24-hour trading volume reaching $40.58 billion, the world’s largest crypto asset […]
Strategy’s potential 3,127 BTC buy this week, alongside falling stablecoin dominance, suggests more capital may enter the Bitcoin market.
