Bitcoin traded around $93,000 during Asian hours Thursday as softer US economic indicators strengthened market expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate reduction. Analysts cited positive momentum from recent institutional developments, including Vanguard's policy shift on crypto-linked ETFs and speculation about potential Fed leadership changes. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization rose 1.8% to $3.27 trillion.

Bitcoin's current market cycle demonstrates increased maturity through rising institutional participation and declining volatility, data show. Tokenized real-world assets have surged 243% year-over-year to $24B, according to Glassnode, while Bitcoin has absorbed approximately $732B in new capital with one-year realized volatility nearly halving.

Bitcoin traded near $92,000 during Asian hours Wednesday as regional equities steadied and futures pointed to reduced volatility. The cryptocurrency recovered alongside broader risk assets after earlier bond market turbulence and selling pressure eased across global markets.

Vanguard, the world's second-largest asset manager with approximately $11 trillion in assets, will enable clients to trade third-party cryptocurrency ETFs and mutual funds beginning December 2, 2025, according to Bloomberg. The policy shift grants more than 50 million investors access to products holding Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, and other digital assets through the firm's US brokerage platform. The decision follows the appointment of Salim Ramji as chief executive this year, reversing the firm's previous stance under former CEO Tim Buckley, who stated Bitcoin ETFs did not belong in typical retirement accounts.

Anthropic demonstrated that advanced AI models successfully identified and exploited vulnerabilities in blockchain smart contracts during controlled testing. The company tested 10 leading AI systems against 405 previously hacked contracts from 2020–2025, with agents exploiting over half and simulating theft of approximately $550.1M in value. When restricted to 34 contracts exploited after March 1, 2025, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and GPT-5 generated working exploits worth $4.6M in simulated value, according to a recent study conducted with MATS and Anthropic Fellows.

Bitcoin traded around $86,000 during Asian hours following a significant cryptocurrency selloff and global bond market pressure. The largest digital asset by market capitalization remains approximately 30% below its October peak. Market participants exercised caution amid shifting monetary policy expectations in Japan and ongoing stress in credit markets.

Bitcoin dropped to $86,053 during Asian trading on Monday, declining 5.4%, while Ethereum fell 6.1% to $2,819. Data show approximately $608 million in cryptocurrency liquidations occurred over the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for more than $535 million of the total.

Bitcoin traded close to $90,000 during Friday's Asian session as regional equity markets opened with mixed performance. The largest cryptocurrency fluctuated in a narrow range while investors weighed whether recent gains in both digital assets and stocks can sustain momentum amid growing expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts in December.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System has seen its Strategy (MSTR) investment decline to approximately $80 million from over $144 million, following a 45% drop in the stock this quarter. The pension fund acquired 448,157 shares in Q3 but has faced losses amid broader market weakness. JPMorgan analysts warn that Strategy faces potential removal from major equity benchmarks, which could trigger up to $2.8 billion in outflows from passive funds.