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Gold has surged to a new all-time high, surpassing $3,025 per ounce to mark an increase of over 15% in since the turn of the year. Meanwhile, bitcoin is lagging (BTC), down 10% year-to-date. Several factors have contributed to gold’s rally, including significant inflows into gold ETFs and its traditional role as a safe-haven asset during geopolitical uncertainty. Additionally, discussions of new tariffs in the U.S. under President Trump have further fueled demand for U.S. equities. Gold’s historic rally has driven its price up 40% year-over-year, far outpacing Bitcoin's 16% gain.Historically, when gold enters a bull market, bitcoin often stagnates or declines. The two assets rarely move in tandem, though there are occasional periods when both rise or fall simultaneously....

A bullish technical analysis pattern, contrasting with the one in bitcoin (BTC) that warned of a recent market swoon, is seemingly emerging on bitcoin-holder MicroStrategy's (MSTR) price chart.The MicroStrategy pattern, a double bottom, comprises two consecutive troughs at about the same price, said to reflect downtrend exhaustion, and a trendline (a so-called neckline) drawn through the high point between them. A move beyond the trendline confirms the breakout, or the bearish-to-bullish trend change.That's especially true when the pattern unfolds after a notable slide, as in MSTR's case, and the gap between troughs and the high is at least 10%, according to technical analysis theory. In MSTR's case, it's greater than 35%.The chart shows a double bottom in MSTR at around...

Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, increased its holdings in bitcoin (BTC) miner Bitdeer (BTDR), building on a investment it started almost a year ago.The company financed the acquisition with working capital and now owns 21% of the company, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.Tether first acquired a position in the Singapore-based company last May with a $100 million investment for 18.59 million Class A shares and an option to buy 5 million more at $10 each.Tether is building a portfolio of holdings with its record profits, which came in at $13 billion last year, acquiring a stake in Italty's Juventus FC and bidding for a majority stake in Latin American agricultural commodities producer Adecoagro.Bitdeer's stock is...

Japan's Metaplanet has issued more zero-interest bonds as the listed company looks to asquire more bitcoin (BTC).The company said today in a notice to shareholders that it issued 2 billion yen ($13.4 million) in zero-interest ordinary bonds for buying BTC, with Evo fund once again acting as the sole bondholder.These bonds carry no interest and will be redeemed in full on Sept. 17.These bond issuances are a regular occurrence for the listed company as Metaplanet continues to increase its bitcoin reserves, taking advantage of cheaper pricing brought by BTC's recent price correction.Last week, the company announced it had acquired 162 BTC for $13.5 million at an average price of $83,123 per bitcoin.With all its recent buys, Metaplanet now holds 3200...

The Bitcoin (BTC) bull market is over, according to crypto research firm CryptoQuant's founder Ki Young Ju. Ju posted on X that he is expecting 6-12 months of bearish or sideways price action as the BTC bull run loses steam, citing declining liquidity in the market."New liquidity is needed. The on-chain realized cap has stalled, signaling no fresh capital inflows. For example, BlackRock’s IBIT saw three straight weeks of outflows," he said in a Telegram note to CoinDesk. "Even with record volume near $100K, Bitcoin’s price barely moved. Without new liquidity to offset heavy selling, this is a bearish signal."A recent report from CryptoQuant made the case for the possibility of BTC's return to the $63K mark, citing bearish signals...