Bitcoin holders can now tap liquidity without selling, as Tim Draper backs 
Sats Terminal’s non-custodial bitcoin-backed lending marketplace designed to 
preserve long-term upside while avoiding custody risks and forced exits. Never 
Sell Your BTC Again? Tim Draper Backs a Non-Custodial Borrowing Market as 
Liquidity Fear Hits Holders Famous investor and venture capitalist Tim Draper 
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Sell Your Bitcoin and Cry Later? Tim Draper Backs a Way out as BTC Holders Face Brutal Liquidity Trap

It comes just weeks after White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks said the 
CLARITY Act was set for a Senate markup in January.

CLARITY Act headed for markup next week: Senator Tim Scott

Ethereum price started a steady upward move above $3,200. ETH is now 
consolidating gains and might aim for more gains above $3,300. Ethereum 
started a fresh increase above $3,150 and $3,200. The price is trading above 
$3,220 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bullish trend 
line forming with support at $3,200 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed 
via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it clears the $3,265 zone. 
Ethereum Price Holds Gains Ethereum price started a fresh increase after it 
settled above the $3,120 zone, like Bitcoin. ETH price gained pace for a move 
above the $3,200 and $3,220 resistance levels. The bulls even pumped the price 
toward $3,300. A high was formed at $3,299, and the price is now consolidating 
gains. It declined a few points to test the 50% Fib retracement level of the 
recent increase from the $3,181 swing low to the $3,299 high. Ethereum price 
is now trading above $3,220 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. Besides, 
there is a key bullish trend line forming with support at $3,200 on the hourly 
chart of ETH/USD. If the bulls are able to protect more losses below $3,200, 
the price could attempt another increase. Immediate resistance is seen near 
the $3,265 level. The first key resistance is near the $3,280 level. The next 
major resistance is near the $3,300 level. A clear move above the $3,300 
resistance might send the price toward the $3,350 resistance. An upside break 
above the $3,350 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the 
stated case, Ether could rise toward the $3,450 resistance zone or even $3,500 
in the near term. Downside Correction In ETH? If Ethereum fails to clear the 
$3,265 resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the 
downside is near the $3,220 level or the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the 
recent increase from the $3,181 swing low to the $3,299 high. The first major 
support sits near the $3,200 zone and the trend line. A clear move below the 
$3,200 support might push the price toward the $3,120 support. Any more losses 
might send the price toward the $3,050 region. Technical Indicators Hourly 
MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is losing momentum in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI 
&#8211; The RSI for ETH/USD is now above the 50 zone. Major Support Level – $3,200 
Major Resistance Level – $3,265

Ethereum Price Upside Story Isn’t Finished Yet, Charts Suggest

After a phase of net Bitcoin selling, on-chain data suggests institutional 
entities have started accumulating the cryptocurrency once more. Bitcoin Rose 
Over 41% The Last Time Institutions Turned Into Net Buyers As pointed out by 
Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards in an X post, institutions have 
once again turned into net buyers of Bitcoin. Below is the chart shared by 
Edwards that shows the trend in institutional behavior over the last few 
years. From the graph, it&#8217;s visible that institutional investors switched 
their behavior to selling back in October as Bitcoin observed a bearish shift 
following its price top above $126,000. Related Reading: Bitcoin Miner 
Capitulation Ends: Hash Ribbons Flash Buy Signal The distribution calmed down 
as the cryptocurrency stabilized into a phase of consolidation in December, 
with a turn to positive levels starting to appear. The metric has now grown 
further in the new year, a potential sign that institutional behavior may 
really be changing to one of net accumulation. In the chart, the analyst has 
highlighted the price moves that followed shifts to net buying from these 
humongous traders in the past. It would appear that, on average, Bitcoin rose 
109% after this signal appeared. Though the individual outcomes have seen high 
variance, ranging from a rally of 390% after the 2020 signal to a drop of 13% 
in 2024. The last time that the signal appeared was in the first half of 2025 
and what followed was a price surge of 41%. It now remains to be seen how the 
cryptocurrency&#8217;s price will be affected this time around. A notable pillar of 
institutional buying in the sector today is represented by the treasury 
companies. Like the wider institutional behavior, these entities were also net 
sellers of Bitcoin late last year, as Edwards has highlighted in another X 
post. The above chart shows the trend in the 30-day rate of change in the Buy- 
Sell Ratio associated with BTC treasuries, a metric that compares their 
cumulative USD buying against selling. It would appear that the indicator has 
just flipped positive in 2026. &#8220;Bitcoin treasury companies just flipped to net 
buying again,&#8221; noted the analyst. Related Reading: PEPE Explodes 62%, But 
Analyst Warns Of Breakdown Retest Strategy, the largest corporate treasury 
holder of the cryptocurrency in the world, kept accumulating even as the asset 
observed its bearish shift. But the buying from the firm wasn&#8217;t enough, as the 
rate of change in the Buy-Sell Ratio still plunged into the negative zone In 
November. BTC Price Bitcoin has shown a move away from stagnation during the 
last few days as its price has climbed back to the $93,800 level. Featured 
image from Dall-E, charts from TradingView.com

Bitcoin Accumulation: Data Shows Institutions Are Net Buyers Again

MSCI’s decision to keep digital asset treasury companies in its global 
benchmarks lifted a major overhang for crypto-linked stocks, easing index risk 
fears and stabilizing capital flow expectations across equity and digital 
asset markets. MSCI Keeps Digital Asset Treasury Firms in Global Indexes A key 
benchmark decision eased uncertainty across equity and crypto-linked markets. 
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