Bitcoin bears could sleepwalk into a $8.65 billion trap as options max pain expiry nears $90,000

Bitcoin’s next big options gravity well sits on Mar. 27 (260327), and the reason is simple: this is where the market has parked a thick stack of conditional bets that will need to be unwound, rolled forward, or paid out as the clock runs down. The Mar.

Rap Star Drake Uses Stake to Wager $1M in Bitcoin on Patriots Despite Super Bowl LX Odds

Drake has never been shy about betting big, but on the eve of Super Bowl LX, the global music star took it up another notch by placing a $1 million wager on the New England Patriots—despite the majority of betting markets lining up against them.

February 8, 2026, 8:00 pm

Bitcoin ETF flow numbers are fundamentally broken and most traders are missing the specific sign of a crash

On Jan.30, 2026, US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $509.7 million in net outflows, which looks like pretty straightforward negative sentiment until you look at the individual tickers and realize a few of them stayed green. That contradiction aged fast over the next few days. Feb.

February 8, 2026, 7:31 pm

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Bitcoin bulls spot bottoming signs as longtime bears take victory laps

The Financial Times and Peter Schiff were among the no-coiners giving themselves pats on the back as crypto crashed this week.

February 8, 2026, 6:01 pm

CoinShares says only 10,200 BTC face real quantum risk, pushing back on ‘overblown’ estimates

CoinShares said quantum computers would have to become 100,000 times more powerful, which could take a decade of scientific progress, to break Bitcoin.

February 8, 2026, 5:05 pm

Do CME gaps always have to fill? Bitcoin’s $60k flush says no

Bitcoin trades every minute of every day, but CME Bitcoin futures stop for the weekend. That mismatch is how a CME gap is born, and why it keeps turning up in the middle of the most stressful weeks.

February 8, 2026, 5:00 pm

Bitcoin – Here’s why $60K remains the ‘key structural level’ for traders

Next few weeks will be critical for Bitcoin's 2026 projections.

February 8, 2026, 5:00 pm

The Vibes From the 'Davos for Degens' as Bitcoin and Ethereum Plummeted

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February 8, 2026, 4:09 pm

Odds of Jesus Christ appearing in 2026 double, beating return on bitcoin

The Polymarket bet is a reminder that the weirdest corners of crypto are sometimes the only ones going up.

February 8, 2026, 3:33 pm

BlackRock’s IBIT Draws In $231M As Bitcoin ETFs Close Week Positively — Details

After a chaotic week for the cryptocurrency market, the US-based Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) saw significant capital inflows on Friday, February 6. As the flagship cryptocurrency and the rest of the market suffered huge declines, the BTC-linked exchange-traded products also posted substantial withdrawals during the week.

February 8, 2026, 3:00 pm

Bitcoin bear market not over? Trader sees BTC price 'real bottom' at $50K

Bitcoin price analysis stayed bearish on the outlook for BTC, predicting new macro lows in a repeat of the 2022 bear market.

February 8, 2026, 2:51 pm

Either Bitcoin reclaims this crucial zone immediately or the mid-range drift back toward $61,000 begins

Bitcoin keeps knocking on $71,500, sooner or later the door opens Bitcoin made a familiar but stressful move this week; it bounced hard enough to make the skeptics quiet and the dip buyers loud again.

February 8, 2026, 2:15 pm

BTC Exchange Price

$71,036.00 +2.32%

$68,886.00 Low High $71,455.00

$1.42T Market Cap

$40.00B Total Volume (2.82%)

$126,080 All Time High -43.66%

until new daily candle