Bitcoin price spike to $64.5K was ‘low-volume liquidity trap’: Analysis

Bitcoin derivatives markets created a short squeeze that took BTC price action 3% higher on Monday.

Jane Street adds $630M in Bitcoin ETFs – Is Wall Street buying the dip?

Bitcoin’s institutional cycle could be getting started as Wall Street exposure rises.

August 18, 2026, 9:15 am

Bitcoin turned $10,000 into $870,000 in a decade where 87% of active stock funds failed to beat passive rivals

Bitcoin returned 87 times over a decade, while only 13% of actively managed US large-cap equity funds beat comparable passive funds' benchmarks through June 30, according to Morningstar data reported by The Wall Street Journal.

August 18, 2026, 8:20 am

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Live updates: Bitcoin holds $64,000 as surging yields and oil drain risk appetite

The 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest since 2007 and Brent topped $91 as the US-Iran conflict escalates, pressuring stocks.

August 18, 2026, 8:16 am

How is Strategy building a $4.8 billion cash pile without touching its Bitcoin?

This comes after a continuous few weeks of selling its stash.

August 18, 2026, 7:00 am

The bitcoin price level where leveraged bulls could get whacked

Bulls are stacking longs, liquidity is thinning and one key level could trigger large liquidations.

August 18, 2026, 5:55 am

Coldcard exploit reveals years-long Bitcoin theft campaign — Details

Why have losses continued 5 years after the vulnerable Coldcard firmware was released in 2021?

August 18, 2026, 5:30 am

Tom Lee Sees Ethereum Pulling Ahead of Bitcoin — and Names 2 Reasons

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee says the ETH/BTC ratio has broken above a multi-year downtrend. He reads the shift as markets pricing in tokenization and agentic-AI demand for Ethereum (ETH). The comment accompanied BitMine’s weekly treasury update. It showed the company sharply slowing its Ethereum purchases while stepping up its own stock repurchases.

August 18, 2026, 4:40 am

Jane Street’s $990M Bitcoin ETF stake puts a top market maker back in the price spotlight

Jane Street informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it possessed more than $990 million worth of spot BTC ETFs, which equals approximately 15,394 BTC at now existing prices. This is an important position because Jane Street is not merely another institutional investor.

August 18, 2026, 4:40 am

Bitcoin climbs above $64,000 while most majors slip

Miners have cut their computing power by a fifth over three quarters to make room for AI, and Venice's token jumped 10% after the company said it crossed $100 million in annualised revenue.

August 18, 2026, 4:32 am

Fundstrat Predicts Bitcoin to $83,200, But Also $44,800 With 30% Swing Overdue

Fundstrat says bitcoin's calm trading range signals a 30% swing is coming, which could push BTC to $83,200 or $44,800.

August 18, 2026, 4:13 am

S&P 500 Falls, Bitcoin Surges as Traders Await the Fed Minutes: What Next?

The S&P 500 closed down 0.52% on Monday while Bitcoin surged past $64,000, a sharp divergence just two days before the Federal Reserve releases its July meeting minutes. Markets are now in a holding pattern, with every asset class waiting for a single document to set the direction.

August 18, 2026, 4:05 am

BTC Exchange Price

$64,115.00 +1.20%

$63,387.00 Low High $64,516.00

$1.29T Market Cap

$21.26B Total Volume (1.65%)

$126,080 All Time High -49.15%

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