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Bitcoin held largely steady on Tuesday after improving risk sentiment supported modest early-year gains in the world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency, although renewed worries surrounding major Bitcoin-treasury companies limited further upside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bitcoin rose 1.3% to $93,576.7 by 00:59 ET (05:59 GMT), recovering alongside broader risk assets. The token is still nursing a loss of more than 6% for 2025, after sentiment toward digital assets weakened in the second half of last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Risk appetite improved as markets looked past the initial shock of a U.S. incursion into Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. Investors are now awaiting greater clarity on Washington\u2019s plans for the country and its energy sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Broader crypto prices moved higher in tandem with Bitcoin, although gains continued to lag those seen in technology stocks, where enthusiasm around artificial intelligence has remained a stronger market driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strategy Inc. flags massive unrealized loss tied to Bitcoin slide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Concerns over corporate Bitcoin holders resurfaced after Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR)<\/strong> \u2014 the largest publicly listed Bitcoin-treasury company \u2014 disclosed a $17.44 billion unrealized loss in the fourth quarter of 2025<\/strong>, reflecting the steep drop in the value of its Bitcoin holdings over the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The company began applying accounting standards last year requiring it to mark its Bitcoin holdings to fair value in earnings, a shift that has introduced significant volatility into reported profit and loss. Strategy shares slumped nearly 50% in 2025 amid fading investor confidence in its Bitcoin-accumulation model and concerns over index-exclusion and weakening crypto prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The latest disclosure renewed fears that the firm may eventually need to sell part of its Bitcoin holdings to meet future debt or shareholder obligations \u2014 a scenario traders warn could add selling pressure to the broader market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Altcoins rise, led by sharp gains in XRP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Altcoins advanced alongside Bitcoin, with XRP outperforming peers<\/strong> after a jump in capital inflows into spot exchange-traded funds and signs of declining token supply on major exchanges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n XRP surged 12%<\/strong>, while Ether<\/strong> rose 2% to $3,220.24 and BNB<\/strong> added 0.6%. Solana<\/strong> and Cardano<\/strong> climbed 2.5% and 5.5%, respectively. Among meme tokens, Dogecoin<\/strong> edged up 0.4%, while $TRUMP<\/strong> gained 2.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite the modest rebound, crypto markets remain cautious, with investors balancing improved risk appetite against lingering structural and liquidity concerns heading into the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bitcoin held largely steady on Tuesday after improving risk sentiment supported modest early-year gains in the world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency, although renewed worries surrounding major Bitcoin-treasury companies limited further upside. Bitcoin rose 1.3% to $93,576.7 by 00:59 ET (05:59 GMT), recovering alongside broader risk assets. The token is still nursing a loss of more than 6% …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":95805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,6827,49,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-cryptocurrencies","category-daily-economic-reports","category-economic-reports","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122313,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122312\/revisions\/122313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}