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Ethereum is clinging to support near $1,800 as rising leverage, crowded longs, and persistent U.S. spot ETF outflows deepen downside risks for the second largest cryptocurrency.

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Arca chief investment officer Jeff Dorman says Strategy's Bitcoin accumulation playbook has hit a breaking point, with roughly $15 billion in preferred stock and $1.5 billion in annual dividend obligations now colliding with a weakening cash buffer and softer Bitcoin (BTC) price.

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Strategy transferred 411.48 BTC valued at over $30 million to Coinbase Prime. The operation immediately sparked speculation about a possible sale of part of its reserves. The timing of the transaction was hard to ignore: on Polymarket, the probability that the company sells Bitcoin before December 31, 2026 already reached 84%.

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has greenlit the nation's first bitcoin perpetual futures contract on a regulated exchange, marking a watershed moment for domestic crypto derivatives trading.