Bitcoin Holds Near $86,000 as Derivatives Positioning Cools
Bitcoin rose 1.3% to about $86,379 as trading and futures volumes declined, while active sellers accounted for 51% of activity.
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Bitcoin rose 1.3% to about $86,379 as trading and futures volumes declined, while active sellers accounted for 51% of activity.
The decline took Bitcoin Cash from $364 to $353, while long liquidations reached $50,000 across three exchanges during the same hour.
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Bitcoin's rally coincides with the largest daily Bitcoin ETF inflow since October 2025, but Friday's $18.1B options expiry looms.

According to Ki Young Ju, founder of CryptoQuant, the Bitcoin bull cycle would multiply its price by three to five, compared to more than ten during some historical phases. This forecast is based on less extreme volatility and significant institutional presence, but it does not represent a guaranteed price target.
FTX's bankruptcy estate moved 27,372 ETH worth about $75.32 million to market maker Wintermute on Tuesday, routed through six separate wallets. Decoding the Movements Arriving in a big bunch, the FTX and Alameda Research liquidation team transferred 27,372 ETH, worth roughly $75.32 million, to Wintermute across six wallets, according to onchain analyst EmberCN.
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Bitcoin's current stabilization around $60,000, which most retail investors have rushed to call the long-awaited cyclical "bottom," is highly likely to prove false.

It was all about oil again over the past 24 hours, with prices swooning as the speechifying and backroom meetings at the United Nations' annual gathering unfolded.