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Where the Demand Comes From as Bitcoin Breaks Through $82K: Van Straten

As bitcoin hits new highs, it's helpful to examine the data to understand where the demand is coming from.

Spot CVD on Coinbase: (Source: Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin's Drop on Thursday Spurred Panic Sales Among Short-Term Holders: Van Straten

Over $2 billion worth of bitcoin was sent to exchanges at a loss on Thursday, the most since August's yen carry trade unwind, as bitcoin fell below $70,000.

BTC: Transfer Volume from STHs in Loss to Exchanges (Glassnode)

Policy

Inspired by Trump, Florida Official Eyes State Bitcoin Stockpile for Retirees

Citing presidential candidate Donald Trump's remarks on a U.S. strategic crypto reserve, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is pushing the idea for state pension funds.

Donald Trump's remarks at BTC 2024 have inspired Forida's chief financial official to put pension money into bitcoin. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Arthur Hayes' Maelstrom Hedges U.S. Election Uncertainty With Staked USDe, Holds Large BTC, ETH Bullish Bets

"Given the uncertainty, Maelstrom has 5% of the fund in staked USDe (Ethena USD), earning roughly 13%," Hayes told CoinDesk.

Arthur Hayes at Korea Blockchain Week 2023. (Factblock)

Markets

Crypto Rally Foiled by Report of DOJ Probe of Tether

Bitcoin appeared poised to make another run at $70,000, but a WSJ story of a criminal probe into the stablecoin issuer sent prices tumbling.

Bitcoin price 10/25 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Gold Rally Needs to Pause for Bitcoin Price to Break All-Time High, Data Suggests

In the past seven days, over 1 million ounces have gone into gold ETFs, the biggest inflow since October 2022.

Gold (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High as Publicly-Listed Miners' Share of the Network Peaks

Bitcoin's seven-day moving average (7DMA) hash rate surpassed 700 EH/s for the first time, marking a 13% increase since April's halving.

A Bitmain Antminer s9 board in a bitcoin mine in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Markets

Global Bitcoin ETPs Register Biggest Seven-Day Inflow Since July

In the past four trading days, Bitcoin ETFs have purchased around 48 days of the mined bitcoin supply.

Bitcoin ETP Inflows (Bold.Report)

Markets

Ongoing Profit-Taking Could Slow Bitcoin's Move to Record High

Historical data suggests when the bitcoin circulating supply in profit is over 94% we tend to see a sell-off due to profit-taking.

Bitcoin: Realized Profit and Loss (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin Demand Surges in Bullish Catalyst That May Drive BTC Price to $70K

Technical indicators point to a price surge, and Polymarket bettors have their money on BTC passing $70K this month.

Bull Market (Kameleon007/Getty Images)