Analysis Crypto by Thebittimes.Com

Crypto is a risky business; some make millions overnight, while others lose it all in the blink of an eye. Hacks, rug pulls, and phishing scams can all cause such hefty losses, but often simple user error can cause painful losses. One such costly mistake was picked up by the X (formerly Twitter) blockchain tracker Whale Alert. It reported that one unlucky user had unwittingly paid an eye-watering gas fee of 31 ETH, worth over $100,000. The user reached out to the recipient of the gas fee, TitanBuilder, via an on-chain message viewable on the Etherscan block explorer. They appealed to the block builder to return the 31 ETH, which they said “is a huge amount of money to me.” A fee of 31 #ETH (112,745 USD) has just been paid for a single transaction!https://t.co/kmsSPDfdy9 — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) July 18, 2025 Read more: There were always signs that Richard Heart would become a fugitive  The message blamed a “buggy wallet” for sending the transaction on ...

Bitcoin’s new price follows after it hit $98,000 yesterday Analyst Skew said there is “positive market signal” and that there is “a lot of aggregate spot supply around $100k” Bitcoin came within touching distance of $100,000 on November 22 as the asset continues its bull run since the beginning of November. Bitcoin nears $100,000. Source: CoinMarketCap Data from CoinMarketCap shows Bitcoin hit a high of $99,500. The record comes after Bitcoin topped $98,000 yesterday, pushed along by the launch of ETF options earlier this week. The rally follows after Bitcoin dipped to $95,000 yesterday afternoon before rallying into the green. Taking to X, analyst Skew said: “Price did see a brief LTF dip before higher thereafter. Still seeing limit bids moving higher with underlying spot buyers ~ positive market signal,” adding: “A lot of aggregate spot supply around $100k. Price currently is chewing away at this supply, be...

The BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) recorded a new daily trading volume record as Polymarket odds of BTC reaching $100K by the end of the year surge. BlackRock’s IBIT fund generated $4.5 billion in daily trading volumes yesterday, according to a Nov. 11 post on X by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Leads $1.1 Billion Inflows IBIT not only experienced a surge in trading activity, it also recorded the most inflows of the US spot Bitcoin ETFs on Nov. 11. During yesterday’s session, the asset management titan’s ETF saw $756.5 million enter its reserves, according to Farside Investor data . This is more than half the $1,114.1 million inflows the funds recorded collectively on the day. Fidelity’s FBTC registered the second highest inflows after investors sent $135.1 million to the fund. Trailing behind FBTC is ARK and 21Shares’ ARK, which saw net inflows of $108.6 million. Bitwise’s BITB, Invesco’s BTCO...

Bitcoin could plunge to $50k if President Joe Biden drops out of the race to be US president, and soar to $100k by November if he stays the course, Standard Chartered said. Biden continuing his presidential candidacy would offer Bitcoin investors a “fantastic buying opportunity,” said head of forex and digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick. In that case, Bitcoin could hit a new all-time high in August and skyrocket to $100,000 by the November presidential election, Kendrick said. Positive Correlation Between Bitcoin Price And Trump’s Electoral Odds That’s because there is a positive correlation between Donald Trump’s electoral odds and the BTC price, he added. Both crypto regulation and crypto mining would be looked at more favorably under Trump, he added. Trump’s campaign has demonstrated a pro-crypto stance in recent months. Not only did the former president start accepting campaign donations in digital assets, he also told some of...