Author: Shalini Nagarajan

Bitcoin (BTC) stock-to-flow (S2F) model has made one of its most bullish predictions to date, predicting BTC to reach $222,000. However, Bitwise analysts warned that Bitcoin’s mature market may be growing beyond its forecast framework.As Bitcoin’s presence in global finance increases, the reliability of price prediction models becomes important. Once the cornerstone of long-term valuations, the S2F model is currently being revisited as changing market forces call its core assumptions into question.sponsored Has Bitcoin surpassed the stock-to-flow model?For context, the Stock-to-Flow model measures the value of Bitcoin based on scarcity. Compare the existing supply (stock) with the annual new supply…

bitcoin magazine JPMorgan to accept Bitcoin as loan collateral by year-end JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to allow institutional clients to use Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as collateral for loans by the end of 2025, Bloomberg reports. The new program will be rolled out globally and will rely on third-party custodians to protect collateral assets. The bank already allows exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to cryptocurrencies as collateral, but the expansion will allow customers to borrow directly against their crypto holdings. This change could make it easier for financial institutions to access liquidity without having to sell long-term digital asset…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the U.S. and China have made “substantial” progress on a trade deal, raising investor hopes that the bull market could reignite. Bessent said the proposed trade framework would likely eliminate the need for the 100% tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on October 10th. He added:”President Trump gave me tremendous negotiating power with his threat to impose 100% tariffs on November 1st. I believe we have arrived at a very substantive framework that will allow us to avoid that and discuss many other things with the Chinese side.”Scott Bessent brings news…

JPMorgan, an American multinational investment bank and financial services company, plans to allow its institutional clients to use Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as loan collateral by the end of 2025.The move marks one of the most significant steps yet by a major traditional bank to integrate digital assets into mainstream finance and reflects growing confidence in cryptocurrencies as legitimate financial products.Sponsored SponsoredJP Morgan expands crypto-backed loans Bloomberg revealed that the program will be offered globally and will rely on third-party custodians to safely store collateralized crypto assets. Notably, in July BeInCrypto reported that such an initiative was under consideration.At…

Has Bitcoin price finally broken out of its 4-year cyclical pattern, or has this bull market already run its course? By studying historical growth rates, liquidity data, and macroeconomic correlations, we can better understand whether the current cycle has truly diverged and what that means for investors in the coming months. Bitcoin price cycle period Analyzing BTC’s growth since the cycle low shows that Bitcoin has officially exceeded the elapsed time between cycle low and cycle high seen in previous bull markets. The 2018-2022 cycle peaked 1,059 days after the previous bear market low, and the current cycle is currently…

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) has historically coincided with major peaks in Bitcoin market cycles, and if this pattern repeats, this cycle could be longer than usual.The correlation between the ISM PMI and Bitcoin (BTC) price was first popularized by Raul Pal of RealVision and has since gained traction among macro-focused cryptocurrency analysts.Analyst Colin Tokes Crypto noted that Bitcoin market highs repeatedly overlap with PMI’s cyclical highs, noting that “all of the past three Bitcoin cycle highs have closely matched this monthly moving index.”Collin added that if the relationship holds, “it would indicate a…

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, showing a slight increase in inflation in September. In the aftermath, the cryptocurrency market reacted and the price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose.Notably, this is the first time since 2018 that CPI data has been released on a Friday during a U.S. government shutdown.Sponsored SponsoredAnnual inflation rate reaches 3% in September, according to US CPI dataAccording to the latest data, the US CPI in September 2025 was 3% year-on-year, slightly lower than the expected 3.1%. Economists had expected the headline CPI to rise 0.4% month-on-month, but it…

Bitcoin prices soared above $111,000 today after new U.S. inflation data showed consumer prices rising more slowly than expected, increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates further this year. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.3% month-on-month in September, lower than the 0.4% expected by economists, while the “core” CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose just 0.2%, also slower than expected. On a year-on-year basis, headline and core inflation both registered 3.0%, slightly below expectations. The announcement was delayed by 10 days due to the ongoing government shutdown, but was one of the few major economic…

The Bitcoin mining industry is becoming increasingly competitive, with so-called Tier 2 operators closing the gap on the incumbent leaders in achieved hashrate, a sign of a more level playing field after the halving in 2024.According to The Miner Mag, companies like Cipher Mining, Bitdeer, and HIVE Digital are rapidly expanding their realized hashrate after years of infrastructure growth, closing the gap with top players like MARA Holdings, CleanSpark, and Cango.“Their rise highlights how middle-class public miners, once far behind, are rapidly expanding production since the 2024 halving,” Miner Mag wrote in its latest Miner Weekly Newsletter. While MARA, CleanSpark,…

The combined value of gold and Bitcoin is approaching historic levels compared to the US money supply M2.One top market analyst is now suggesting that the upside potential of using these assets as a hedge against a weak dollar and inflation may be nearing its limit. Julian Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity, shared his analysis on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday.End of easy run?Gold and Bitcoin are widely seen as key inflation hedges due to their limited supply. According to data from CoinGecko, both assets have seen strong gains this year, with gold up 54.83% and Bitcoin up…