Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) may face its biggest political stress test yet in 2028 when President Donald Trump leaves office and the pro-crypto administration that empowered the industry comes to an end.Trump's Political Premium Drives Crypto ConfidenceCrypto's identity has become deeply connected to Trump's leadership. Polls in 2025 showed that 73% of U.S. crypto investors backed his digital asset policies, underscoring how much sentiment now hinges on his political survival. Trump cannot remain in office after ...

Bitcoin predictions are divided right now. While some firmly believe that the world’s biggest cryptocurrency is still operating in four-year cycles of boom and bust, others argue that bull runs are getting longer — and a bear market remains some way off. BTC’s behavior in past years has proven to be pretty consistent. During the past two cycles, it took about 1,000 days to move from the cycle’s lowest price to a fresh all-time high — of $19,834 in 2017, and about $69,000 in 2021. After these milestones we ...

Core Insights - Bitcoin dipped below $100,000 for the second time this week, losing 2.7% in the past 24 hours and 9.1% since last week [1][2] - Analysts suggest that the current dip is a mid-cycle shakeout rather than a trend reversal, with a net inflow of approximately $239 million into Bitcoin ETFs indicating continued capital entering the market [2][5] - Market pessimism is linked to fluctuations in the U.S. bond market, with significant yield changes impacting investor sentiment and leading to a global risk-off move [3][4] Market Dynamics - Bitcoin ETFs managed to reverse a six-day negative streak by attracting $239 million in funds, despite the overall market challenges [2][3] - The recent decline in Bitcoin's price was exacerbated by external factors, including U.S. President Trump's tariff threats, which caused a significant drop in crypto prices and wiped out $19 billion in crypto derivatives positions [4] - Analysts believe that macroeconomic conditions are improving, which could support Bitcoin's price recovery in the near future [4][5] Future Outlook - The Federal Reserve's end to quantitative tightening and recent interest rate cuts are expected to create a more supportive liquidity environment for Bitcoin [5] - Traders on prediction market Myriad are optimistic, assigning a 55.5% chance that Bitcoin will rise to $115,000 rather than fall to $85,000 [5]

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded nearly $240 million in net inflows Thursday, breaking a brutal six-day stretch that saw investors yank more than $2 billion from the products. The inflows were led by BlackRock’s IBIT ($112.4 million), Fidelity’s FBTC ($61.6 million), and Ark 21Shares’ ARKB ($60.4 million), according to Farside Investors data, offering a brief reprieve after one of the worst redemption weeks since the funds launched in January. The collective turnaround follows a punishing ...

Investors have cashed out a combined $2.6 billion from U.S. Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds over the past week, marking one of the largest redemption periods in the funds' history.  The more than $1.9 billion that left the Bitcoin funds and $718.9 million pulled out of their Ethereum counterparts since October 29, according to data from Farside Investors, has helped put downwards pressure on the two largest cryptocurrencies by market value.  On Tuesday, Bitcoin dropped below $100,000 for the firs ...

Bitwise recently launched its spot Solana ETF, BSOL, which is attracting significant demand, surpassing spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in daily net flow on November 4. This came on another day when red candles dominated the charts for most cryptocurrencies in centralized and decentralized exchanges, including SOL. Data is from Farside on November 5, looking at the previous day’s settlements for the exchange-traded funds in traditional markets. According to the data, Solana ETFs had a $14.9 million inflow, ...

Ethereum saw a rebound after briefly dipping to the $3,000 price level, currently trading near $3,324 as trading volumes surged over 44%. Meanwhile, leading digital asset Bitcoin also crashed to $98K, reclaiming $102K not long after. According to CoinGlass data, over $1.78 billion was liquidated from the crypto space in the past 24 hours with $1.37 billion in longs and about $410.45 million in longs. The Four Market Stages: From Decline to Distribution Analysts on CryptoQuant’s Quicktake highlighted Eth ...

Bitcoin (BTCUSD) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have a new source of inflows, thanks to a regulatory change which allows investors in the cryptocurrency to convert their holdings into shares of Bitcoin ETFs. What’s next, world peace? Buy-and-Holders and Buy-and-Hodlers Break Digital Bread Some investors are devout believers in what they own, to the point where they will be happy to never think about selling. Maybe ever. Essentially, a generational asset. More News from Barchart With Bitcoin, that has yet ...

Bitcoin’s rocky start to November has worsened after spot ETFs tracking the cryptocurrency recorded $186.5 million in net outflows on Nov. 3. According to latest data, every Bitcoin ETF saw zero inflows, with only BlackRock’s IBIT responsible for the day’s withdrawals. This marks the fourth consecutive trading day of capital exit from Bitcoin ETFs, with over $1.34 billion being pulled since late October. This suggests waning investor confidence as Bitcoin fell sharply to $104,500 at the time of writing, d ...

U.S. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds bore the brunt of institutional outflows last week, accounting for $946 million worth of withdrawals, according to a new report from digital asset manager CoinShares. iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) shed approximately $400 million last week, the most among the 11 spot BTC funds currently trading. But total net outflows for all funds tracking digital assets were a less dramatic $360 million. “Digital asset investment products saw outflows totalling $360 million last week de ...