Tag: Liquidity
UAE’s Hidden Bitcoin Reserve and Crypto Rulebook: The Macro Context Behind Abu Dhabi’s $1B ETF Bet
Abu Dhabi’s $1B BlackRock Bitcoin ETF position is only half the story: new Arkham Intelligence data shows UAE‑linked miners quietly holding 6,782 BTC worth about $453–454 million, with an estimated $344 million in unrealized profit, while the country’s regulators knit together one of the most comprehensive digital‑asset frameworks in the world. Taken together, the on‑chain reserve, ETF exposure and licensing sprint turn the Emirates into a front‑line macro signal for sovereign‑level conviction in Bitcoin and the broader crypto stack.
Bitcoin’s Sudden Break Below $65,000: Inside the Tariff Shock, Flow Dynamics and Critical Technical Levels
Bitcoin has abruptly broken below the $65,000 mark after a 4–5% daily slide, extending an already painful drawdown that has wiped out roughly half of its value since the October 2025 peak around $125,000. A confluence of Trump’s surprise move to hike global tariffs to 15%, renewed risk‑off in equities, heavy ETF redemptions and visible whale selling into thin weekend liquidity has dragged BTC into a technically fragile zone where $60,000–$65,000 now separates a standard cycle correction from a full‑blown trend reversal.