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Bitcoin and Strategy Lead Risk-Adjusted Returns as Volatility Falls

BTC and MSTR post Sharpe ratios above 2.0, far outpacing tech peers around 1.0, while implied volatility drops to new lows.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

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Altcoin Season Could Begin in September as Bitcoin’s Grip on Crypto Market Weakens: Coinbase Institutional

Coinbase expects falling bitcoin dominance, improving liquidity and renewed investor appetite to shift gains toward altcoins starting in September.

Fall season

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Bullish Bets Lose $860M to Liquidations as ETH, BTC, XRP, DOGE Price Drop 9%

Ether traders took the biggest hit, with $348.9 million liquidated, followed by Bitcoin at $177.1 million. Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin saw $64.2 million, $58.8 million, and $35.8 million in liquidations, respectively.

Bull and bear (Shutterstock)

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Scott Bessent Suggests Government Bitcoin Purchases Remain a Possibility

The Treasury Secretary's late-Thursday afternoon tweet seemingly contradicted his statement from earlier in the day.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Fox Business on August 12. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

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Crypto Slide Spurs $1B Leverage Flush, But It's a Healthy Pullback, Analysts Say

Market strategists said the crypto rally’s broader outlook remains positive despite the largest long liquidations since early August.

White froth-tipped waves (Dimitris Vetsikas/Pixabay)

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Crypto Prices Quickly Slide After Troubling U.S. PPI Report

Inflation at wholesale level in the U.S. in July sped up far beyond economist forecasts, calling into question expectations for lower interest rates.

plunge (shutterstock)

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Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Is a 'Dangerous Game of Balance Sheet Roulette': Report

Sentora's report warns that corporate adoption of bitcoin as a treasury asset is akin to playing 'balance sheet roulette.'

Roulette wheel

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Bitcoin Realized Price Breaks Above 200WMA, Signaling More Room to Run

On-chain data shows the realized price has climbed above the 200-week moving average, a historical signal of sustained bull markets.

Realized Price vs 200 WMA (Glassnode)

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Yen Rises Against Bitcoin, Dollar as Scott Bessent Predicts Bank of Japan Rate Hike

The yen is no longer the most attractive funding currency, and the currency's strength may not necessarily lead to broad-based risk aversion, one expert said.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)

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Who Is Cashing Out of Bitcoin at Record Highs Above $120K?

BTC hit record highs above $124,000 early today, but the momentum has quickly faded consistent with the pattern seen since mid-July.

Who is selling BTC at record highs? (Stone_WLP/Pixabay)