🪙 Whales Continue to Withdraw BTC from Exchanges: 100,000 BTC Withdrawn in the Last 3 Weeks — Glassnode Data

🪙 The volume of “illiquid” BTC — those that are rarely traded or moved — has reached a record high of over 14 million coins.

Historically, this is considered a positive signal for long-term price growth.

🪙 Michael Saylor says "sell a tooth if must but keep the bitcoin."

📊 Infographic of Bitcoin distribution shares.

📊 After a strong rally since the beginning of the year, gold may have “passed the baton” to Bitcoin, which has already risen above $100,000, said Fidelity’s global strategy director, Jurien Timmer. He noted the convergence of the Sharpe ratios of both assets.

Despite the positive outlook for the cryptocurrency’s dynamics, the expert left in place the recommendation for a 4:1 portfolio ratio in favor of the precious metal, given volatility and relative efficiency.

🪙 Metaplanet bought 1004 BTC at once. The total balance increased to 7800 BTC.

🪙 Michael Saylor hints again at the purchase of BTC by Strategy.

💰 Meanwhile, Bitcoin has returned to levels above $105,000.

🪙 Corporations and Sovereign Funds Are Actively Acquiring BTC and Bitcoin-Related Instruments:

⚫️Abu Dhabi’s National Wealth Fund has disclosed a $408 million investment in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF.
⚫️The Central Bank of Saudi Arabia revealed holdings of $10 million in Strategy Bitcoin shares.
⚫️California pension funds disclosed a $276 million purchase of Strategy Bitcoin shares.
⚫️Fold Holdings announced ownership of 1,490 BTC.
⚫️China’s DDC Enterprise Ltd will adopt Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, planning to accumulate 5,000 BTC over the next 36 months.
⚫️UK-based Coinsilium Group is raising £1.25 million to purchase Bitcoin.
⚫️Brazilian company Meliuz has acquired $28.4 million worth of Bitcoin.

📊 BTC under management of investment vehicles: ETPs, ETFs, Trackers and Closed Trusts.

⚡ BTC touched $108,000+.

🟡 Michael Saylor releases video explaining why Bitcoin is the best asset you can own.

"If you're going to outperform, you're gonna need Bitcoin."

⏰ In the last 4 hours, the long-to-short ratio for BTC has shifted towards shorts.

🇩🇪 🪙 As Bitcoin moves towards a new all-time high, it's worth remembering that in 2024, the German government sold 49,858 BTC for $2.89 billion — an average of $57,900 per BTC.

If they had held onto those coins, their value today would exceed $5.2 billion.

⚡ BTC $109,000+.

🪙 Analysts believe that by 2045, companies with Bitcoin reserves will hold 50% of the total volume of the first cryptocurrency - Strategy will maintain leadership, keeping half of it from corporate crypto reserves, which will make Michael Sailor's company the most expensive in world history.

Experts also noted that half of the capital in the world is looking for the best means of saving - for this reason, in the last 2 years there has been an outflow from fiat assets to hard money (gold and Bitcoin).

📈🪙 The rise of Bitcoin in currencies such as the euro and the franc has been more modest compared to the US dollar and occurs against the backdrop of a significant decline in US bonds following the unsuccessful auction on the 21st.

The Federal Reserve needs to buy securities from the market to support their prices.

🇺🇸 The SEC of the USA is considering the possibility of approving options trading on the BTC index on the Nasdaq exchange (document).

🪙⛏ Вitmain has unveiled the flagship of the latest series of bitcoin miners, the Antminer S23 Hydro, with a claimed energy efficiency of 9.5 J/TH.

The hydro-cooled device produces a hashrate of 580 TH/s with a power consumption of 5.51 kW.

For early buyers, the units are available at a price of $30 per TH/s ($17,400), and with a 15% coupon discount - $25.5. Sales start on May 28, and deliveries are expected in the first quarter of 2026.

🇭🇰 NYSE-listed Hong Kong company DDC Enterprise purchases 21 Bitcoin for $2.28M as part of its 5K BTC acquisition plan.