Hristina Vasileva

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Hristina Vasileva

Hristina Vasileva

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Hristina Vasileva specializes in DeFi, business, and economic news. She graduated from Sofia University with an MA in Philosophy, after completing a 4-year BA in Business Administration, Journalism, and Mass Communication. She has worked for one of the country’s leading newspapers, covering the commodities and corporate results beat. Currently, Hristina is a contributing news author at Cryptopolitan.

Author’s Articles

  • Coinbase agrees to acquire The Clearing Company
    December 22, 2025 News

  • Strategy dedicates weekly raise to USD reserves
    December 22, 2025 News
  • Hyperliquid team denies insider trading, blames former employee for shorting HYPE

    Hyperliquid team denies insider trading, blames former employee for shorting HYPE
    December 22, 2025 News
  • ETH marks unprecedented balance held in whale wallets

    ETH marks unprecedented balance held in whale wallets
    December 22, 2025 News
  • AAVE crashes after DAO governance conflict.

    AAVE crashes after DAO governance conflict
    December 22, 2025 News
  • Klarna partners with Coinbase for institutional stablecoin deposits

    Klarna partners with Coinbase for institutional stablecoin deposits
    December 19, 2025 News
  • RIVN stock breaks out to new one-year high after pivot to AI chip technology

    RIVN stock breaks out to new one-year high after pivot to AI chip technology
    December 19, 2025 Tech
  • DeFi protocols distributed a bigger share of their fees to holders in 2025

    DeFi protocols distributed a bigger share of their fees to holders in 2025
    December 19, 2025 News
  • Whales are accumulating Ethereum from Binance

    Whales are accumulating Ethereum from Binance
    December 19, 2025 News
  • Deribit options may add to the BTC turbulence.

    Deribit options may add to the BTC turbulence
    December 19, 2025 News
  • Small cap tokens marked the worst losses in 2025

    Small cap tokens marked the worst losses in 2025
    December 18, 2025 News

  • Circle had the largest YoY revenue growth among fintech companies
    December 18, 2025 News
  • Coinbase announces white label stablecoin service

    Coinbase announces white label stablecoin service
    December 18, 2025 News
  • BTC enters the deepest oversold drawdown since 2023.

    BTC enters the deepest oversold drawdown since 2023
    December 18, 2025 News
  • Solana's Jito Foundation returns as a US legal entity

    Solana’s Jito Foundation returns as a US legal entity
    December 17, 2025 News
  • Ondo brings cross-chain transfers for over 100 tokenized securities

    Ondo brings cross-chain transfers for over 100 tokenized securities
    December 17, 2025 News

  • ETH treasuries may become an influential tool in DeFi
    December 17, 2025 News
  • XRP Ledger vs. Ethereum Layer 2s: Competing for Settlement Speed.

    XRP Ledger vs. Ethereum Layer 2s: Competing for settlement speed
    December 17, 2025 Cryptocurrency Guides
  • BTC is entering a period of shifting ownership, where large-scale holders are either supporting or shedding the coin. Miners and whales offer long-term holding, while ETFs are now the origin of selling pressure.  BTC is going through another shift in large-scale holder balances. Some categories of wallets emerge as dedicated holders with long-term confidence, while others are turning into net sellers.  BTC traded at $86.401.82, trading in a climate of extreme fear. The recent market downturn has broken below several support levels. At the current price range, BTC is just above the $84,000 cost basis of ETF buyers, which may lead to further selling from mainstream investors.  At the same time, a new cohort of accumulation wallets is building up BTC reserves. Miners have also retained their reserves at relatively unchanged levels. BTC is still stored as a long-term reserve, and whales are buying at a lower range after realizing profits near peak valuations.  Institutions sell, BTC natives hold BTC is still in correction territory, down nearly 7% in the past week. These market conditions caused diverse flows. Strategy once again bought more than 10,000 BTC. Michael Saylor’s company acquired 640 BTC on average each day in 2025 to date, though the metric is down from 785 BTC daily in August.  Under these conditions, analysts are turning to miner and whale retention, seeking signs of long-term confidence.  BTC miner reserves remain relatively unchanged at 1.89M tokens. Miners keep producing blocks even during distress conditions, with limited selling on Binance. Most miners can afford to hold due to their extremely low cost basis from previous cycles.  BTC addresses with over 1,000 coins remain relatively stable, with only around 60 wallets divesting in the past quarter. Another 3,000 wallets with over 100 BTC were created in the past quarter, showing renewed accumulation by sharks. Despite the recent selling, there is demand to absorb BTC almost immediately, due to the growing scarcity.  Why did the BTC rally stall?  The 2025 cycle had much more favorable conditions for BTC. Yet the leading coin entered another long-term drawdown, with 72 days of losses since the most recent all-time high.   Long-term BTC analyst PlanB returned with an opinion on the current price weakness. The analyst, known for the stock-to-flow model, believes current sellers are trying to front-run another bear market similar to the 2021-2022 crash.  The current BTC market still relies on less visible accumulation and spot holders, confident in more price records in the coming years. Yet BTC is still looking for a local bottom, while traders estimate whether the previous four-year cycles are still valid.  Based on the market value to realized value (MVRV) ratio, BTC is currently trading in similar conditions to the 2023 bear market. Short-term bearish predictions see BTC slide to $70,000 or even $40,000 before eventually returning with another bull market.

    Miners and whales offer holding support for BTC while ETFs sell
    December 17, 2025 News

  • Polygon transactions reach two-year peak on Polymarket activity
    December 16, 2025 News

  • Solana presents quantum-proof signatures with Project Eleven
    December 16, 2025 News
  • PIPPIN breaks new all-time high at $0.50 after short squeeze

    PIPPIN breaks new all-time high at $0.50 after short squeeze
    December 16, 2025 News