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Prediction markets are buzzing as traders on Polymarket and Kalshi lay down 
odds on where bitcoin may land through 2025, and the numbers paint a far more 
grounded picture than the moonshot fantasies circulating online. Prediction 
Markets Show Strong Odds for Bitcoin Re-Capturing Six Figures to End 2025 At 
8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, […]

Six-Figure Bitcoin Could Return, Yet Prediction Markets Expect a Tempered 2025 Close

Bitcoin fell sharply over the past week, sliding almost 15% and moving beneath 
the $100,000 and $95,000 marks to trade around $90,300, Wednesday. Related 
Reading: Crypto Carnage Continues — Tom Lee Exposes What’s Really Going On 
According to company disclosures, Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought an extra 
8,178 BTC for $835.6 million at about $102,171 apiece during the downturn. 
That move has drawn fresh attention because some of those newest coins are 
already underwater. Strategy&#8217;s Holdings And Recent Buys Reports have disclosed 
that Strategy now holds 649,870 BTC, equal to roughly 3.2% of the circulating 
supply. The firm says it paid about $48 billion for those coins. At current 
prices, the holding’s market value sits near $59.38 billion, leaving an 
overall paper gain of 22% or about $11 billion. Strategy has acquired 8,178 
BTC for ~$835.6 million at ~$102,171 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 
27.8% YTD 2025. As of 11/16/2025, we hodl 649,870 $BTC acquired for ~$48.37 
billion at ~$74,433 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC $STRD $STRE $STRF $STRK 
https://t.co/HI1TeYOvQ9 — Michael Saylor (@saylor) November 17, 2025 Yet 
CryptoQuant’s breakdown finds that roughly 40% of Strategy’s stash is now 
showing unrealized losses, a result of the company’s recent buying activity 
pushing newer lots above today’s market price. The newest 8,178 BTC purchase 
is already down around 10.5%, costing the company roughly $88 million on paper 
in a matter of days. Reports also show Strategy made three separate buys 
earlier this month: smaller blocks recorded on the third and the 10th of 
November, bringing November’s total to 9,062 BTC for $931.1 million. At 
current market levels those November tokens are worth about $827 million, a 
drop of just over 11% since the buys. Saylor’s Portfolio Turns Red? He 
announced the purchase of 8,178 BTC at an average price of $102,171, about 10% 
above current market levels. This recent bitcoin move puts ~40% of Strategy’s 
649,870 BTC holdings in the red, with only 60% still in profit. 
pic.twitter.com/hii0BmV95P — CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) November 18, 
2025 Short-Term Losses Amid Long-Term Gains While parts of the position sit in 
the red, Strategy’s longer-term position remains positive. The company’s 
overall profit ratio of 22% is well above the deep losses it faced from 
mid-2022 into early 2023, when as much as 75% of its holdings were showing 
losses and the portfolio was down about 33%, equal to roughly $1.32 billion in 
paper losses then. Early last month Strategy had a peak profit ratio near 68% 
with gains calculated at about $32 billion, showing how swings can be large on 
both sides. According to filings, Saylor treats dips as chances to add coins, 
and this latest buying fits that pattern. Not every market participant agrees. 
A Fraud? Peter Schiff, a well-known gold investor, criticized Strategy’s 
rising average cost, which he says—at about $74,433 per BTC—has been moving 
closer to the market value and could limit upside if prices fail to rebound. 
Schiff said on Sunday that Strategy Inc.’s focus only on Bitcoin is “a fraud.” 
He also challenged Michael Saylor to a live debate at Binance Blockchain Week 
in Dubai this December. Schiff argued that the company’s recent gains mainly 
come from the rising Bitcoin price. He warned that if people lose confidence 
in Bitcoin, the company’s finances could be in trouble. Related Reading: 
Bitcoin’s Drop Under $90K Sparks Bold Claims From Crypto Execs: ‘This Is A 
Generational Opportunity’ What This Means For Investors For outside observers, 
the takeaway is straightforward: even the biggest holders can have portions of 
their inventory in loss when markets fall. Strategy’s newer purchases have 
reduced the firm’s tidy headline returns, but they did not wipe out the 
overall gain. Reports suggest the company is still sitting on a sizable paper 
profit. Short-term results for those November buys look poor. Long-term 
results will depend on future price moves. Featured image from Gemini, chart 
from TradingView

Red Alert: 40% Of Strategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Are Losing Money—Analysts

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Why Kohaku is central to Ethereum’s 2025 privacy shift

What to Know: Circle’s xReserve lets blockchains issue $USDC-backed 
stablecoins that interoperate natively with $USDC, cutting reliance on 
external cross-chain bridges. $USDC’s market cap has surged to around $74B in 
2025, reinforcing dollar-backed stablecoins as core settlement assets for on- 
chain finance. Best Wallet Token ($BEST) reached $17.1M in presale with a 
token price of $0.025965, as the token rewards investors with governance 
rights, reduced transaction fees, and access to trusted presales. Best Wallet 
pairs a non-custodial, multi-chain, mobile-first wallet with presale access, 
an in-app DEX aggregator, and upcoming debit card and analytics tools. Circle 
just flipped the switch on xReserve, a new interoperability layer that lets 
blockchains mint their own $USDC-backed stablecoins and plug directly into 
$USDC’s liquidity. Instead of juggling wrapped assets and sketchy third-party 
bridges, chains can now treat $USDC as native collateral and move value using 
Circle’s own attestation and messaging stack. This lands at a time when $USDC 
is already on a tear. Recent figures show its market cap has climbed to around 
$74B in 2025, up more than 70% since January, as institutions rotate toward 
transparent, regulated stablecoins. The catch is that users don’t interact 
with ‘interoperability infrastructure’. They interact with wallets. Every 
extra chain supported by $USDC, every $USDC-backed local stablecoin, and every 
new bridge-free flow of dollars is only as useful as the wallet that can 
surface it cleanly. That’s why wallet-native tokens are suddenly back in 
focus. Best Wallet Token ($BEST) sits right in that slipstream. The $17.1M 
presale powers Best Wallet as a non-custodial, multi-chain wallet built around 
Fireblocks MPC security, mobile-first UX, and deep presale and DeFi 
integrations. With Circle making USDC the de facto reserve asset across more 
blockchains, traders are hunting for wallets that can actually help them 
navigate that growing web, and Best Wallet hits the sweet spot. Buy your $BEST 
today while the presale is still up. Best Wallet Turns Multi-Chain Chaos Into 
A Single App Best Wallet is non-custodial, no-KYC, and designed mobile-first, 
so you can manage thousands of assets across more than 6 major chains in one 
interface. Under the hood, Best Wallet uses Fireblocks MPC-CMP to secure keys 
while still supporting custom multi-wallet portfolios and a smoother presale 
flow via its ‘Upcoming Tokens’ portal. That’s a direct answer to one of the 
biggest frictions in the market: onboarding new users into top crypto presales 
and DeFi without dumping them into a maze of browser extensions, bridges, and 
smart contract approvals. Utility doesn’t stop at basic storage either. Best 
DEX, the in-wallet DEX aggregator, pulls liquidity from 330 DEXs across 
multiple chains, including Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain, and up to 30 
cross-chain bridges. This gives you the best-rate swaps and cross-chain moves 
without manually hopping between platforms. Put differently: Circle is solving 
cross-chain dollars at the protocol layer, while $BEST is trying to solve 
cross-chain experience at the wallet layer. If xReserve succeeds in turning 
$USDC into universal collateral, the wallets that surface that liquidity 
cleanly stand to benefit most. If you like being early to that narrative, 
digging into Best Wallet Token makes sense. Secure your $BEST today, before 
the presale ends. $BEST Presale Ends in 9 Days, Raises $17M The market is 
already voting. The Best Wallet Token ($BEST) presale has raised over $17.19M 
so far, with the token currently priced at $0.025965. That’s a roughly 15% 
move up from the initial presale price near $0.0225, but still firmly in 
‘under a nickel’ territory for anyone averaging in. Holders can lock $BEST 
immediately from the presale widget, with headline yields around 76% APY at 
the time of writing, funded from a dedicated 8% slice of the 10B token supply 
reserved for staking rewards. Based on the presale’s performance and Best 
Wallet’s utility, our price prediction for $BEST puts it at $0.05106175 in 
2026. By 2030, the token could reach $0.07 or higher, once the ecosystem takes 
shape. From today’s presale level, that would equate to roughly 96.6% and 
169.5% upside, respectively, on paper. Circle’s xReserve, $USDC’s climb to 
~$74B circulation, and the tightening regulatory net around opaque stablecoins 
all point in the same direction: more volume through compliant dollars, routed 
by smart wallets. If Best Wallet can stay ahead on UX and chain coverage while 
$BEST keeps powering fee discounts, staking, governance, and early presale 
access, the token has a clear role in that flow. You can read our guide on how 
to buy $BEST today if you want to join the presale before it ends. Go to the 
official presale page and buy your $BEST now. This isn’t financial advice. 
DYOR and manage risks wisely before investing. Authored by Aaron Walker, 
NewsBTC: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/circle-usdc-xreserve-expands-access- 
best-wallet-token-presale

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