
Bitcoin’s $10 billion credit market keeps growing after its first major selloff
Strategy and Strive preferred shares plunged below par in June, but record trading and Metaplanet’s Japan plans show the market is still expanding.
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Glassnode says Bitcoin’s bottoming process needs long-term holder capitulation to cool, while the Fed minutes gave exhausted sellers fewer reasons to stop.

Daily unlocks fall 43% on July 24 while nearly half WLD's total supply was already unlocked by April.

The washout reduced forced-selling risk, but spot volume and ETF creations still need to carry the next move.

BTC's futures activity has surged as ETF inflows resume, creating a market that could extend higher or unwind quickly if liquidity fades.

Strategy remains the center of STRC pressure, but Strive's disclosed holding turns preferred-stock discounts into a broader credit test for Bitcoin treasuries.

Renewed Iran tensions are pushing oil higher and reopening the channel from gasoline prices to inflation expectations, Fed policy, and Bitcoin liquidity.



