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 Executive SummaryThe Bitcoin market is at an inflection point, characterized by a divergence between a derivatives-led price correction and a significant wave of strategic corporate accumulation. In the past 24 hours, the market stabilized above the $112,000 support level following a major deleveraging event on Monday that cleared over $1.7 billion in long positions. This has reset the speculative landscape but inflicted technical damage on the price chart.The most significant development is the evolution of the corporate treasury thesis, headlined by the announced all-stock merger of Strive, Inc., and Semler Scientific to create a scaled, publicly-traded Bitcoin acquisition platform. This was accompanied by a new $675 million Bitcoin purchase by Strive. This institutional confidence was mirrored internationally by Japanese firm Metaplanet, which executed its largest-ever purchase of $632.5 million in Bitcoin.On-chain data provides a bullish counter-narrative to the price decline, revealing a strong "buy the dip" response from U.S. spot investors, as evidenced by a positive Coinbase Premium. The market's new battleground is the Short-Term Holder (STH) cost basis at approximately $111,400, which now serves as the primary bull-bear dividing line. While corporate conviction is strong, U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of over $363 million during the sell-off, indicating divergent behavior among institutional participants. The crypto-specific correction has occurred despite a risk-on environment in traditional finance, where U.S. equities and gold reached new all-time highs, underscoring that the downturn was driven by internal market structure rather than macroeconomic factors.Price and Technical Landscape: The Post-Liquidation BattlegroundFollowing Monday's deleveraging event, which saw the forced closure of over $1.7 billion in leveraged long positions, Bitcoin's price has entered a phase of consolidation. The market has established a trading range between approximately $112,700 and $113,151, stabilizing above the crucial $112,000 support level. This "shakeout" has removed speculative excess, but the price drop has created a new set of technical challenges.Key Technical LevelsThe break below the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) near $115,000 is a bearish development, flipping a former support level into a new ceiling of resistance. The market's direction will now be dictated by its ability to defend new support zones and overcome this overhead resistance.On-Chain Analysis: Evidence of AccumulationWhile price charts reflect technical weakness, on-chain data reveals a counter-narrative of strong accumulation, particularly from U.S.-based investors.• Positive Coinbase Premium: Data from CryptoQuant shows a positive Coinbase Premium index throughout the sell-off. This indicates that buying pressure on the U.S.-based Coinbase exchange (BTC/USD) was stronger than on offshore venues like Binance (BTC/USDT), signaling spot accumulation by American investors.• Shift in Cost Basis Focus: The market's focus has shifted from the ~$115,200 aggregate cost basis to the ~$111,400 Short-Term Holder (STH) cost basis. This level represents the aggregate acquisition price for participants who have bought Bitcoin in the last 155 days. The market's ability to defend this level is a direct test of the conviction of recent dip-buyers.• Strong Network Fundamentals: The underlying health of the Bitcoin network remains robust, confirming the thesis that the sell-off was a financial market event, not a protocol-level issue.Corporate Treasury & Institutional Flows: A New Phase of AdoptionA wave of significant corporate announcements provided a powerful bullish counterweight to the market volatility, signaling an evolution in the corporate adoption of Bitcoin.Strive and Semler Scientific Merger• Transaction: Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) will acquire Semler Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMLR) in an all-stock transaction.• Strategic Goal: The merger aims to create a scaled, publicly-traded "Bitcoin acquisition platform" designed for accretive growth.• New Purchase: Concurrent with the announcement, Strive purchased an additional 5,816 BTC for $675 million at an average price of $116,047 per Bitcoin.• Combined Holdings: The merged entity is expected to hold over 10,900 Bitcoin.• Thesis Evolution: This marks a new phase in corporate strategy, moving beyond passive holding toward active investment management. The new entity aims to use financial strategies and leverage models to "outperform Bitcoin," not just hold it as a reserve asset.Widespread Corporate Accumulation• Metaplanet Inc.: The publicly traded Japanese firm made its largest single purchase, acquiring 5,419 BTC for approximately $632.5 million at an average price of $116,724. This increases its total holdings to 25,555 BTC, ranking it among the top five public corporate holders globally.• MicroStrategy: The company continued its accumulation ...
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