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- Corporate and whale demand outweighs outflows from exchange-traded funds.
Institutional demand for Bitcoin continues to decline, as evidenced by seven consecutive days of outflows from US spot Bitcoin ETFs. Data shows net outflows of $19.29 million on Monday, in addition to $782 million of total outflows recorded last week. If institutional demand for Bitcoin continues to decrease, it could lead to increased selling pressure.
Bitcoin ETF data (BTC) in the United States. Source: Sosovalue
According to Arkham Intelligence’s blockchain analytics platform, BlackRock deposited more than 2,200 Bitcoin on Coinbase Prime. This reduction in the fund’s holdings by the largest provider of Bitcoin ETFs, based on assets under management, reflects a loss of confidence and may increase selling pressure.
BlackRock holdings data. Source: Arkham Intelligence.
On the corporate front, MicroStrategy acquired 1,229 Bitcoin last week, bringing its total holdings to 672,497 Bitcoin with an average price of $74,997. Additionally, MicroPlanet purchased 4,279 Bitcoin over the past three months, currently holding 35,102 Bitcoin with an average price of $104,679. This overall stability in corporate confidence in Bitcoin indicates a trend toward buying during price dips.
In a positive development, large wallet investors, known as whales, are withdrawing Bitcoin from trading platforms, indicating renewed demand. According to Lookonchain, two newly created wallets withdrew 2,201 Bitcoin from Binance, which may suggest market optimism for a rebound at the start of the new year.

- Blockchain data and Toncoin derivatives indicate an improvement in market sentiment.
Brief data from CryptoQuant suggest positive outlooks, as spot and futures markets for Toncoin show massive buy orders from major investors, a slowdown in the market, and dominance of buying activity. All these factors point to an improvement in trader sentiment, hinting at a potential rise in the coming days.
On the derivatives side, the buy-to-sell position ratio for Toncoin on the CoinGlass platform reached 1.14 on Thursday, approaching its highest level in a month. This ratio exceeding one indicates optimism in the market, with traders expecting the price of Toncoin to rise.
Chart of the buy-to-sell position ratio in the TON index. Source: Coinglass

- WLD Coin Price Expectations: WLD is trading within a descending wedge pattern:
The price of WLD has been trading within a bearish pattern (formed by connecting multiple peaks and troughs with two trendlines) for over a month. As of Thursday when this report was written, WLD's price rose to approximately $0.49.
If the WLD price breaks above the descending wedge and closes above it, the upward movement could extend toward the daily resistance level at $0.56. If the price closes above this level, it could rise further toward the 50-day exponential moving average (EMA) at $0.63.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the daily chart indicates a level of 36, trending upward toward its neutral level at 50, suggesting a slowdown in bearish momentum. However, for the bullish momentum to continue, the RSI must break above the neutral level. Meanwhile, the MACD lines are converging, indicating a state of indecision among traders.
Daily chart of the WLD/USDT pair
On the other hand, if WLD experiences a correction, the decline could extend to its lowest level on December 18 at $0.47.

- The imitators and the broader context of the Treasury Department:
The growth of companies mimicking strategies continues, with more than 191 public companies holding Bitcoin in their treasury reserves, according to Bitcoin Treasuries data.
Many of these public companies follow a buy-and-hold strategy for stocks and bonds similar to Strategies, but mining companies like Marathon Digital (MARA) combine production with stock retention. Other companies, such as Metaplanet, have global appeal as an inflation hedge.
As with Strategy, the stock prices of these companies have fallen between 50% and 80% from their peak in 2025, and net asset value premiums are shrinking as Bitcoin's performance falls short of expectations. See the example in the chart below.
Stock prices of MARA, Metaplanet, and Twenty One Capital
A report from CryptoQuant indicated that Bitcoin treasury companies that raised capital through PIPEs have experienced significant declines in stock value, with stock prices often trending toward their PIPE issuance levels.
The analyst concluded that the ongoing rise in Bitcoin's price is the only potential catalyst to prevent further declines in these stocks. Without it, many are expected to continue falling toward or below their private market prices.

- The strategy shows a weak net asset value premium:
The Net Asset Value (NAV) premium indicator (NAV) measures the market's valuation of the company relative to its Bitcoin holdings and other assets, excluding liabilities. The current net asset value premium is -18.12% (0.82x), meaning the market values MSTR at 82% of its Bitcoin holdings per share (excluding the value of other businesses).
This indicates that investors are currently unwilling to pay a premium for the Strategy company's leveraged Bitcoin exposure, as concerns about dilution, rising debt costs, and sideways Bitcoin performance affect sentiment — making it difficult for MSTR to raise low-cost capital for further Bitcoin accumulation without pressuring shareholders.
However, during strong market booms, this premium has often ranged from 1.5x to 2.5x, allowing the Strategy company to raise capital at a low cost and increase the Bitcoin price per share.

- Stock Market Performance and Challenges in 2025
The share price of "Strategic" (MSTR) on the weekly chart has sharply declined from its yearly high of $457.22 on July 14 to its lowest point at $155.61 on December 1, a decrease of over 63%. The stock is currently trading near $160, approaching its lowest annual level and below the 200-week exponential moving average (EMA) at $184.09.
Weekly MSTR Chart
There are several reasons behind this correction in MSTR's price.
The sharp rise in Bitcoin's price to a record high of $126,199 on October 6, followed by a decline below the annual opening level of $93,576, and its current trend toward the lowest annual level at $74,508, have resulted in a weak or slightly negative performance in 2025 as the year approaches its end. Since MSTR is leveraged as a debt-funded bet on Bitcoin, its share price fluctuates more than Bitcoin's price, leading to significant losses for investors despite their holdings remaining steady.
Weekly BTC/USDT Pair Chart
Additionally, "Strategic" primarily finances its Bitcoin accumulation through convertible bonds, preferred shares, and stock offerings in the market, rather than selling Bitcoin. As a result, a large portion of its old debt is inexpensive. However, new borrowing and preferred shares carry much higher costs, leading to increased interest payments and annual profits.
Furthermore, repeated issuance of shares dilutes current investors' stakes, making each share represent a smaller slice of the company and its Bitcoin holdings. Consequently, in a strong and volatile 2025, characterized by notable quarterly fluctuations in the Bitcoin market, this has become a problem for "Strategic." The company can no longer easily raise cheap capital, while rising financing costs and shareholder dilution put pressure on cash flows and negatively impact the stock price, even if Bitcoin's price does not decline sharply.
Potential exclusion risks from indices, such as those caused by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), could lead to the removal of Bitcoin-dominated companies (more than 50% of assets) from major stock indices, thus treating them more as investment tools than operational companies.
If the Strategic index is excluded, passive funds and ETFs tracking these indices will be forced to sell MSTR shares, resulting in outflows worth billions of dollars. Additionally, investors are likely to redirect their capital from highly volatile assets, such as leveraged Bitcoin alternatives like MSTR, toward more stable assets. This development could lead to decreased liquidity and institutional demand, potentially triggering a downward spiral in MSTR stock prices.

- Strategic and other Bitcoin treasury management companies are under pressure as market momentum slows:
Sharp rises and deep corrections in Bitcoin's price have led to stable or slightly negative performance in 2025, putting stress on corporate treasury models related to Bitcoin.
Strategic's stock has fallen more than 60% from its yearly high, resulting in a sharp decline in net asset value premiums.
Treasury companies that raised capital through private investments in public equities have experienced significant declines in their share values, as stock prices often revert to issuance levels.
Bitcoin bonds (BTC) issued by Strategies (MSTR) and other companies remain under pressure, as Bitcoin's volatile performance in 2025 — characterized by sharp gains and deep corrections — has led to stable or slightly declining annual returns. MSTR's stock price has fallen over 60% from its highs this year, while competing companies that raised capital through private investments in public equities (PIPE) have experienced similar declines, reaching their issuance levels.
Strategy: The Largest Institutional Owner of Bitcoin:
Michael Saylor's Strategy Company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, is a US-based business intelligence (BI) and mobile software company that has treated Bitcoin as a primary treasury reserve asset since August 2020.
As shown in the chart below, the company has accumulated 671,268 Bitcoins in reserves, valued at $60.04 billion, at an average price of $74,972 per Bitcoin. This makes it the largest Bitcoin reserve management company in the world, holding 3.19% of the total Bitcoin supply of 21 million.
Bitcoin Holdings Strategy Chart. Source: BiTBO
The company raises capital through convertible bonds, preferred shares, and market offerings to purchase Bitcoin, even during price declines.
In addition to these capital-raising methods, the company announced on November 30 the creation of a dedicated US dollar reserve, fully funded through the issuance of new common shares of MSTR in the (ATM) market.
The reserve explicitly aims to cover:
Cash distributions to Strategy's preferred stock classes (approximately $700 million annually).
Interest on its outstanding convertible bonds.
Short-term liquidity needs in case of tightening capital markets.
These reserves are managed separately from the company's Bitcoin reserves, making "Strategic" a dual-reserve entity for the first time. As of December 22, Strategy increased its US dollar reserves by $748 million to $2.19 billion, an amount sufficient to cover approximately $700 million of annual preferred stock dividends for over three years.$BTC

- Institutional Demand for Bitcoin Continues to Decline:
Institutional demand continued to decline this week. Data from SoSoValue indicates that Bitcoin spot ETF funds experienced outflows of $175.29 million on Wednesday, marking the fifth consecutive day of withdrawals since December 18. If these outflows persist and intensify, Bitcoin's price could see further correction.
Daily chart of net spot Bitcoin flows into ETFs. Source: SoSoValue
- The Calm Before the Storm:
Data from Deribit shows that Bitcoin options contracts worth $23.47 billion are set to expire on Friday. Bitcoin derivatives traders are heavily focused on high strike prices, with open interest in call options significantly exceeding that of put options, as evidenced by the put-to-call ratio dropping to 0.35, indicating a generally bullish sentiment.
Additionally, the maximum pain price of $95,000 suggests that option sellers will benefit more if Bitcoin's price gravitates toward this level by expiration, as most contracts will expire worthless at this level.
This week, QCP Capital's report highlighted that despite a decrease in leveraged positions, market contraction means that downside and upside risks remain elevated.
QCP Capital analyst said: "Historically, Bitcoin tends to experience 5 to 7% volatility during the Christmas period, a pattern often associated with year-end options expiration rather than new fundamental catalysts."

- Annual Ethereum Price Outlook: Ethereum is expected to experience growth in 2026 amid regulatory clarity and institutional adoption.
Ethereum needs to surpass $5000 in 2026 to break out of its four-year shadow, following a mixed 2025 that saw significant declines and new all-time highs.
The launch of corporate treasury bonds (ETH), favorable crypto policies, and inflows from exchange-traded funds (ETF) gave Ethereum the momentum it lacked for years in 2025.
Regulatory clarity, institutional adoption, and major network upgrades could serve as catalysts for Ethereum's growth in 2026.
Ethereum (ETH) lost 12% of its value in 2025, declining from $3336 at the start of the year to $2930 in the third week of December, a stark contrast to its 48% gains in 2024. However, this percentage does not reflect the significant volatility Ethereum experienced in 2025.
In Q1, Ethereum (ETH) sharply declined by 45% due to the impact of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, which nearly wiped out all its gains from 2024. While the entire crypto market was in a downtrend during that period, Ethereum's value fell more than most leading cryptocurrencies, reinforcing the idea of its weaker performance compared to Bitcoin. Hedge funds increased selling pressure by liquidating short positions based on Ethereum's price.
Nevertheless, the leading altcoin showed resilience, rebounding in Q2 after the Pectra upgrade. After stabilizing at $1385 in early April, ETH surged, ending the quarter with a 37% gain.
Unlike the past two years, which saw declines in Ethereum's price, its growth accelerated in Q3, posting a 66% gain, its best quarterly performance ever. Thanks to strong buying activity from corporations and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Ethereum hit an all-time high of $4956 in August, after four years.
However, Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on China resurfaced on October 10. Concurrently, a proposal from index provider MSCI to exclude corporate crypto bonds from its stock indices led to the largest single-day liquidation in crypto history, exceeding $19 billion.
Daily ETH/USDT Chart
Since then, Ethereum has remained under pressure, declining about 29% so far in Q4.
Entering 2026, the market structure shows a neutral trend, with excessive leverage already cleared. Investors expect Ethereum's price to rise above its all-time high if macroeconomic conditions improve and institutional tokenization adoption continues.

Key data: Ethereum and XRP are seeing inflows into exchange-traded funds amid continued outflows of Bitcoin.
The spot exchange-traded funds in the Ethereum market broke a seven-day streak of outflows, with inflows reaching nearly $85 million on Monday.
Investment flows have seen a noticeable recovery despite the prevailing aversion in the cryptocurrency market, indicating a potential improvement in the performance of institutional investors. Cumulative net flows reached $12.53 billion, while the value of net assets stood at $18.20 billion.
Ethereum Exchange-Traded Fund Statistics.
On the other hand, the XRP-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued their steady cash flows, attracting nearly $44 million on Monday. Since their launch in mid-November, these funds have not experienced any cash outflows. The cumulative net cash inflows amounted to $1.12 billion, while the net asset value reached $1.25 billion.
XRP Exchange-Traded Fund Statistics.
Despite the continuous inflows of exchange-traded funds, XRP is facing a weak derivatives market, with the value of open futures contracts dropping to $3.46 billion on Tuesday from $3.54 billion the previous day. Open trading volume has remained relatively low since mid-October, indicating a lack of confidence among traders in the digital currency's ability to maintain its value.
The open interest on XRP.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds continued their streak of outflows for the third consecutive day, with nearly $142 million withdrawn on Monday. According to SoSoValue data, the cumulative net inflows reached $57.26 billion, with an average net asset of $115 billion. If the prevailing risk aversion continues, the cost pressure may exceed demand, increasing the likelihood of Bitcoin's price falling to around $80,000.
Bitcoin ETF statistics.