US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: Pentagon is advancing classified projects related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the Pentagon is advancing multiple classified projects related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in search of strategic advantages.
The Avalanche Summit 2026 is currently underway, with industry professionals including Kevin O'Leary, Binance.US CEO Stephen Gregory, and Ava Labs President Charlie Cooper participating in discussions.
The listed company has increased its holdings of 5900 BTC in the past three months, far lower than the monthly increase of 89000 BTC in July 2025. At present, the spot price of BTC is slightly lower than the average holding cost of $80500 for listed companies, and corporate buyers are facing small unrealized losses and limited demand. (glassnode)
The price of Coinbase Pro UNI/USD has reached a nearly six-month high, currently at $7.4832, up 21.04% in 24 hours, with a turnover of $24.79 million.
After reaching a new high in price, there is a high probability of a price correction. (AiCoin Research Institute)
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated that Bitcoin investors are younger, while gold investors are older. As volatility and correlation with other assets stabilize, Bitcoin will be more widely adopted by large institutional funds; Bitcoin ETFs have higher market popularity and sales promotion capabilities, and dozens of wholesale institutions familiar with cryptocurrency and traditional investor markets are promoting Bitcoin ETFs to investors. (Source: Bloomberg)
CryptoQuant analysts pointed out that the BTC bull market index fell from 80 to a bearish range of 30 due to the impact of the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike since 2023.