Strategy's aggressive Bitcoin accumulation amid dividend sales could enhance shareholder appeal but risks volatility exposure in bear markets.
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The Stellar Development Foundation and the Government of Bermuda have announced that the island nation will begin moving key payment and financial services activity onto the Stellar network — marking the first operational milestone in Bermuda’s stated ambition, declared at the World Economic Forum in January 2026, to become the world’s first fully on-chain national economy. Related Reading: Bitcoin Rally At Risk: This Critical Resistance Could End BTC’s Bullish Run The partnership, announced via Stellar’s official press release, is not a pilot study or a working group. It is the beginning of a live deployment. Bermudian residents will be able to receive wages, pay local merchants, settle government fees, and hold, send, and receive digital assets through digital wallets on the Stellar network. Government agencies expect to pilot stablecoin-based payments. Financial institutions will be able to integrate tokenization tools. Social service disbursements are also being explored as a use c
Key takeaways Bitcoin recovers slightly on Wednesday after finding support below $80,000. US-listed spot ETF saw outflows of $233 million on Tuesday, Bitcoin finds support at a key level Bitcoin (BTC) has slightly rebounded and is currently trading above $81,000 on Wednesday, following a retest of a critical technical support level the previous day. The […]
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Despite strong revenue growth in its crypto-oriented businesses, Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet experienced an out-sized loss. For the quarter ending in Q1 2026, the company saw net losses of over $700 million as it aggressively increased its Bitcoin position. Its stock tumbled nearly 4% amid the weak earnings report. Japan’s Bitcoin Treasury Giant Metaplanet Announces Q1 Earnings The company’s Q1 2016 earnings presentation shows that ordinary losses grew to ¥114.9 billion ($725 million). It marked a 17x uptick from a previous year loss of ¥6.8 billion ($43 million). The net loss was also at ¥114.4 billion ($724.8 million) compared with ¥5 billion ($35 million) in the first quarter of 2025. Losses were mostly due to the Bitcoin price decline in Q1, similar to Strategy’s losses in the quarter. During the quarter, Metaplanet reported a valuation loss of ¥116.3
As Bitcoin (BTC) attempts to hold $80,000 as support, some market analysts have warned about a crucial resistance area that could make or break the flagship crypto’s bullish rally. Related Reading: Crypto Funds Extend Six-Week Streak With $858M Inflows On CLARITY Act Progress Bitcoin Bull Rally Meets Key Resistance In a Tuesday analysis, market watcher Ali Martinez highlighted a “crucial resistance barrier that has the potential to put an end to the recent Bitcoin bull rally” that has sent the price to its highest levels in months. He explained that BTC has been attempting to clear the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), near $82,500, for three consecutive days. A breakout above this level could trigger a rally toward the $94,000 area, Martinez affirmed, while a rejection could send the price to retest the 50-day SMA around $75,000. However, the failure to reclaim this level may suggest that the market “is struggling to find the follow-through volume needed for a breakout.” The analys
Bitcoin reduces its drop from all-time highs to 35% in a move that sparked new BTC price all-time highs "within a year" on seven occasions in the past.
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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
