Strategy founder Michael Saylor said he remains bullish on Bitcoin on Dec. 16, posting "Still ₿ullish", BlockBeats reports. Earlier reports said Strategy purchased an additional 10,645 bitcoins last week for approximately $980.3 million at an average price of about $92,098 per coin. As of Dec. 14, 2025, Strategy held 671,268 bitcoins at a total cost of approximately $50.33 billion, or about $74,972 per coin.

Grayscale said in its "Digital Asset Outlook 2026" report that quantum computing poses no near-term threat to cryptocurrency valuations, calling it a "false alarm" for 2026, Decrypt reported on Dec. 16. The asset manager noted that while quantum threats are real, systems capable of breaking Bitcoin's cryptography may not emerge until before 2030 at the earliest. Grayscale analysts added that research into post-quantum cryptography will continue but is unlikely to influence valuations over the next year.

Bitcoin fell below $86,000 on Dec. 16, dropping more than 3% in 24 hours, while crypto liquidations reached $594 million—including $497 million in long positions affecting 178,874 traders—BlockBeats reports. The Bank of Japan is set to announce its rate decision on Dec. 19, with markets pricing in a 25 bp hike; macro analysts including AndrewBTC warn Bitcoin could retreat toward $70,000 if the BOJ raises rates, citing prior 2024 and early 2025 hikes that coincided with Bitcoin declines of 23%, 26% and 31%. Polymarket data show former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh's odds of being nominated by Donald Trump as the next Fed chair rose from 7% to 48%, overtaking Kevin Hasset, whose odds fell from a peak of 85% to 42%. Wintermute noted risk assets are "digesting macro uncertainty" rather than entering a sustained risk-off phase, while De Maere cited last week's Fed meeting—where rates were cut 25 bp but guidance turned cautious with only one rate cut projected for 2026—as a key pressure point given the gap with market pricing for nearly three cuts next year.

Long position liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges totals $531 million below $84,000 for Bitcoin, while short positions face $559 million above $87,500 as of December 16, Coinglass data show. BlockBeats reports the heatmap reflects relative cluster significance rather than exact figures, with taller liquidation bars indicating stronger potential market reactions.

Bitcoin fell below $87,000 on December 15, trading at $86,991, HTX data show. The move pushed the leading cryptocurrency below the closely watched price threshold.

Bitcoin would face $662 million in aggregated long liquidation intensity on major centralized exchanges if its price falls below $86,000, Coinglass data show. A move above $89,000 would trigger just $240 million in cumulative short liquidation intensity on these platforms. BlockBeats notes that liquidation heatmaps indicate the relative importance of each liquidation cluster rather than exact contract numbers, with higher bars signaling stronger potential market impact from liquidity waves once price reaches those levels.

Bitcoin fell below $88,000 on Dec. 15, trading at $87,850, HTX data show. BlockBeats reports the price movement based on HTX market quotes.

Bitcoin fell below $89,000 on Dec. 15, trading at $88,951 with a 24-hour decline of 0.12%, HTX data show. BlockBeats reported the update based on HTX's real-time market quotes.