Brazil’s Largest Bank Updates Bitcoin Portfolio Recommendations

Itau, Brazil’s largest bank, now recommends allocating up to 3% of investment portfolios to bitcoin, despite the cryptocurrency’s underwhelming performance in 2025. The bank’s recent report emphasizes...

Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle Now Driven by Politics, Not Halving: Analyst

Bitcoin’s long-debated four-year cycle is still playing out, but the forces behind it have shifted away from the halving toward politics and liquidity, according to Markus Thielen, head of research at...

Best Crypto to Buy Now: Bitcoin Miners Face “Profit Squeeze” as DeepSnitch AI Offers Retail Investors a Smarter Path to Wealth

The crypto industry is currently undergoing an economic stress test. Bitcoin mining companies, long considered the bedrock of the entire ecosystem, are facing a historic squeeze on profitability. The ...

Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle Influenced by Political Factors, Reports Markus Thielen

Key Points: Markus Thielen of 10x Research outlines political factors reshaping Bitcoin cycles. Liquidity and elections now drive Bitcoin trends, not halvings. Bitcoin maintains consolidation amid cau...

Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle May Endure, Driven by Politics and Liquidity, Analyst Says

Bitcoin’s four-year cycle persists but is now influenced by politics, liquidity, and elections rather than halvings, according to 10x Research’s Markus Thielen. Historical peaks align with...

Vanguard Executive Compares Bitcoin To A ‘Digital Labubu’ Even As Firm Allows Client Access To Crypto ETFs ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp A senior Vanguard executive has asserted that Bitcoin is a purely speculative asset, likening it to a collectible toy, even as the Wall Street behemoth ope...

Bitcoin Price Risks Falling to $70K Due to a Hawkish BoJ: Macro Analysts

Bitcoin (BTC) could face a continued correction toward the $70,000 level if the Bank of Japan (BoJ) proceeds with an expected interest-rate hike on Dec. 19, according to multiple macro-focused analyst...

Here is Why Bitcoin’s Rally Keeps Failing Near $90,000

Bitcoin Bitcoin’s price weakness around the $90,000 zone is not coming from panic selling, bad news, or vanishing interest. It’s coming from the people who are most confident in Bitcoin’s long-term fu...

Vanguard, Which Allowed Bitcoin ETF Trading at the Beginning of the Month, Made a Disrespectful Statement About BTC

Although Vanguard Group now allows its clients to trade spot Bitcoin ETFs, one of the firm’s senior investment managers stated that the institution’s core approach to cryptocurrencies rema...

Bank of Japan Policy Sparks Bitcoin Volatility Amid Normalization

Key Points: Bank of Japan’s policy normalization reshapes global funding environment. Potential rebound in Bitcoin post-leverage pressure reduction. Community shows cautiously optimistic reactions to ...

Bitcoin Dominance Persists Amid Altcoin Compression Near Historic Lows

OTHERS Dominance remains compressed near historic lows, signaling capital concentration in Bitcoin and a delayed altcoin expansion cycle. This pattern, seen before major rallies in 2017 and 2020, sugg...

Japan’s Interest Rate Hike: Bitcoin Market Momentum

Key Points: Japan’s interest rate hike clarifies market dynamics, affecting Bitcoin. Bitcoin likely to thrive post-policy pressure. Speculators hold bullish yen position, reducing immediate market rea...

Sangha Energizes 20 MW Texas Solar Bitcoin Mine Amid Record-Low Hashprice Pressure

Sangha Renewables has energized a 20-megawatt bitcoin mining facility in West Texas, marking the company’s latest effort to pair renewable generation with flexible data-center load. This article is fr...

FOLKS on Binance Hits $23.5B in 24-Hour Contract Volume, Ranks 3rd Behind BTC and ETH as Smart Money Bets 65% Long

COINOTAG News, citing on-chain analyst Ai Auntie, reports that the 24-hour FOLKS contract trading volume on Binance surged to third behind BTC and ETH, hitting $23.5 billion, while open interest sits ...

Banks Need Bitcoin for Clients, Rochard Says

Coinbase’s new partnership  Crypto and banking  Bitcoin advocate Pierre Rochard has predicted that banks increasingly need Bitcoin exposure to serve clients and strengthen their own balance sheets. ...

Crucial Levels Tested as Bitcoin Stagnates

The cryptocurrency market faced a lackluster weekend, as Bitcoin continued to trade within a constrained range following a decline on October 10. Despite hopes for a price bounce after the previous Fr...

Bitcoin Price Mixed Ahead of BoJ Decision Despite Fed’s Dovish Cut

Bitcoin’s price momentum shows mixed signals after the Federal Reserve’s recent dovish rate cut, trading at around $90,200 while facing uncertainty ahead of the Bank of Japan’s December 19 decision. T...

Why Twenty One’s First-Day Slide Shows Waning Appetite for BTC Firms

Key takeaways Twenty One Capital’s NYSE debut saw a nearly 20% drop, signaling cautious investor sentiment toward Bitcoin-heavy public listings. XXI traded close to its net asset value, suggesting the...

‘Stealth QE’ vs. Japan risk: What’s next for Bitcoin after the Fed rate cut?

Bitcoin’s price momentum remains mixed after the recent dovish Fed rate cut and ahead of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate decision scheduled for 19th of December.  While the stock market rallied ...

Why Michael Saylor Says Countries Should Launch Bitcoin-Backed Banks

Michael Saylor’s pitch to integrate Bitcoin reserves into regulated banking Michael Saylor, executive chair of Strategy, has suggested that national governments consider developing a novel type of fin...

Bitcoin Poised for Asymmetric Upside as Policy Pressure Eases, Negentropic Says

In current market commentary, traders emphasize that the key driver is uncertainty rather than mere rate shifts. The Bank of Japan‘s move toward policy normalization is reshaping the global funding en...

Save the Children Launches a Bitcoin-Powered Funding Model for Crisis Relief

Save the Children, a widely known humanitarian NGO for child welfare, education, and emergency relief, has announced the launch of a Bitcoin Fund dedicated to the welfare and development of children. ...

BTC Price Prediction: Bitcoin Eyes $100,000 Test by Year-End Despite Current Weakness

Rebeca Moen Dec 14, 2025 09:30 Bitcoin technical analysis suggests potential rally to $100K by December 31st, with key resistance at $94,589 and critical support at $...

Bitcoin in Focus as Crypto Fear and Greed Index Dips to 21, Signaling Extreme Market Fear

As of December 14, COINOTAG News, citing alternative data, shows the Fear and Greed Index landing at 21, down from 23 yesterday, underscoring a market still entrenched in extreme fear and shaping risk...

Cathie Wood’s 3-5 Year Crypto Outlook: Bitcoin May Lead Institutions

Cathie Wood’s crypto rankings place Bitcoin first for its liquidity and institutional appeal, Ethereum second for developer growth on Layer 2 networks, and Solana third as a fast consumer-focused bloc...

Bitcoin Contract Fraud in China: Yuzhi Financial’s Fake Trading Scheme Traps Investors, 30% Withdrawals and Soft-Exit Scam Emerge

Crypto news update: Chinese regulators flagged Yuzhi Financial Co., Ltd. and its affiliates, including HSEX, for operating a fund pool disguised as virtual currency trading. Investigations allege inve...

Bitcoin Options Expiry Near $23.8B to Shape End-of-Year Repricing as Open Interest Concentrates at $85K Put and $100K Call

COINOTAG News on-chain analyst Murphy notes that roughly $23.8 billion of Bitcoin options are due to expire on December 26, spanning quarterly, annual, and large-structure products. The event could in...

Bitcoin Institutions Accumulate Amid Volatility and Losses

Bitcoin accumulation by institutions and Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) is intensifying amid market pressures, with DATs holding 1.69 million BTC valued at $153.4 billion. This steady buying supports...

Bitcoin Dominance Pressures Solana Altcoins: Rotation to Relief Possible?

Altcoins in the Solana ecosystem are experiencing significant declines against Bitcoin due to high hype-driven volatility, with memecoins showing capitulation-level stress while payment-focused tokens...

$350B in crypto losses – But big Bitcoin buyers are moving in

The cryptocurrency market has remained under pressure, recording significant outflows over recent months. Glassnode reports that unrealized losses across the broader crypto ecosystem have reached $350...

How to Buy Spot Bitcoin ETFs

In January of last year, spot Bitcoin ETFs were launched on U.S. exchanges. These are exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that directly hold BTC as collateral, thereby replicating its real-time price movemen...

Bitcoin Insight: Long-Term Holders Own 68% of Supply (14.35M BTC) as 3.41M BTC Sit Dormant; Governments, ETFs, and Corporates Drive Most Holdings

An on-chain update from Murphy, published via COINOTAG News on December 14, highlights how many BTC addresses with non-zero balances are controlled by institutional holders. The report identifies 153 ...