Crypto Brief
Fresh Capital Keeps Entering Bitcoin Despite Pullback, Glassnode Says
Glassnode says Bitcoin’s on-chain capital indicators strengthened despite a weekly price decline and $701.6 million in US spot ETF outflows.
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Glassnode says Bitcoin’s on-chain capital indicators strengthened despite a weekly price decline and $701.6 million in US spot ETF outflows.
Strategy bought 250 BTC for $21.5 million, lifting its holdings to 848,250 BTC, and repurchased $192.4 million of STRC preferred stock.
Lookonchain flagged a MARA-linked transfer of 996 BTC worth $81.13 million, with Galaxy Digital among the recipients. A sale remains unconfirmed.
CryptoQuant says extreme Bitcoin miner outflows have disappeared since August 21, as profitability improves and large miner balances stabilize.
Bitcoin fell below $81,000 as marketwide long liquidations topped $1 billion over 24 hours, while CryptoQuant reported easing miner selling pressure.
Onchain Lens reports $565.87 million in seized BTC, wrapped Bitcoin and USDT transfers to Coinbase Prime. The movements do not confirm a sale.
Tom Lee cites Bitcoin’s 200-day moving average and a historical 193% average six-month return as evidence of a bull market, with an 80% positive-return rate.
Strategy bought 334 BTC for $28.7 million, lifting its holdings to 848,000 bitcoin with funding from MSTR share sales and existing cash.
Bitcoin has passed the 80,000-block countdown milestone ahead of its next halving, which will cut the subsidy to 1.5625 BTC.
The SEC cleared Cboe BZX to list Volatility Shares’ 3x Bitcoin and Ether products, which target daily futures returns. No launch date was set.
Bitcoin reached about $87,249 after U.S. payrolls rose by just 29,000 and unemployment hit 4.2%, then retreated below $87,000.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy added 950 Bitcoin for $75.7 million while deploying $174 million toward preferred stock buybacks, bringing its corporate treasury back to 846,000 BTC.