U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs see ~$316M pulled during Presidents’ Day week, extending a five-week outflow run last seen in March 2025

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw about $316M in net outflows during the holiday-shortened Presidents’ Day week, marking five straight weeks of redemptions not seen since March 2025.

ETHDenver zeroes in on Bitcoin’s quantum weak spot: signatures and the migration fight

At ETHDenver, devs argued Bitcoin’s signatures—not hashing—pose the near‑term quantum risk. With 6.9M BTC exposed and Google’s Willow showing scalability, migration politics heat up.

Inside Strategy (MSTR): How Michael Saylor Engineered a Bitcoin Treasury Machine

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) turned its balance sheet into a Bitcoin engine via convertible notes and equities. Here’s how MSTR’s reflexive model works—and where it can break.

Whale-Controlled Inflows Persist as Bitcoin Sell Pressure Eases, CryptoQuant Data Shows

Exchange inflows have cooled, but whales now account for 64% of deposits—the highest since 2015—signaling concentrated selling even as Bitcoin trades 46% below October’s peak.

South Korea’s Lawmakers Grill Watchdogs After Bithumb’s $43B Bitcoin Credit Fiasco

Seoul turns up the heat on regulators after Bithumb mistakenly credited $43B in BTC. 99.7% was clawed back, ~$123M covered by the exchange. FSS probe extended.

Bitcoin Edges Higher as Supreme Court Curbs Trump Tariff Powers, Markets Reprice Policy Risk

Bitcoin rose about 1% to $67,271 after a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling found many Trump-era tariffs exceeded authority under IEEPA. Gold gained 1.8% to $5,090 amid policy uncertainty.

Metaplanet CEO rejects underperformance claims, defends Bitcoin treasury and disclosure

Metaplanet’s Simon Gerovich pushes back on criticism of the firm’s Bitcoin strategy and transparency, reframing how investors should benchmark a corporate BTC treasury.

Bitcoin difficulty surges 14.7% to 144.4T as hashrate roars back after U.S. winter storm curtailments

Bitcoin mining difficulty jumped 14.7% to 144.4T—a record absolute increase—as U.S. weather-related curtailments ended and hashrate rapidly returned to the network.

Bitcoin stalls under a key on-chain threshold as ETF outflows thin liquidity, analysts say

Bitcoin sits below a closely watched on-chain cost basis while persistent ETF outflows and tight liquidity keep price action boxed in. Here’s why microstructure now drives the tape.

Bitcoin ETF Outflows Hit $166M; Five-Week Redemptions Near $4B as Market Tests Risk Appetite

Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $165.76M on Feb. 19, extending a five-week outflow streak nearing $4B even as BTC ticks higher. Why this looks more like a reset than a rout.