Blockstream CEO Adam Back has watched Bitcoin experience multiple 85% drawdowns. His response was not to sell — it was to stop measuring the asset in dollars entirely.
Alexander Zdravkov
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Alexander Zdravkov is a market analyst and crypto journalist with interests in economics, broader financial markets and digital assets. His journey into crypto began more than four years ago, driven by a fascination with the rapid evolution of blockchain technology and the transformative potential of decentralized finance. He began analyzing market cycles and identifying emerging trends before they reach the mainstream. He holds a degree in International Relations - a background that helped shape his broader perspective on global economics, geopolitics, and the interconnected nature of modern financial markets. Whether covering the latest developments in the crypto sector or exploring broader macroeconomic themes, Alexander focuses on giving readers context rather than simply repeating headlines. During his career, he has authored more than 5,000 articles covering cryptocurrencies, traditional finance, and global market developments. His work spans everything from Bitcoin and altcoins to macroeconomic trends influencing risk assets worldwide.
Latest articles by Alexander Zdravkov
MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho - managing over $7 trillion in assets combined - have agreed to launch a shared yen-backed stablecoin by March 2027. The architecture suggests this is not a retail product.
Hyperliquid's HYPE nearly doubled from its May low while $2B in protocol buybacks compress supply. Now price sits at a critical Fibonacci level that could decide the next move.
Chainlink, Internet Computer, NEAR, and OriginTrail ranked as the four most actively developed AI and Big Data protocols over the past 30 days, according to Santiment's filtered GitHub activity index.
Three independent signals at the same Ethereum price zone - the weekly candle close might decide which one wins.
The top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap produced a stark divergence this week, with the worst performers shedding between 23% and 30% while a handful of smaller assets nearly doubled, confirming capital is rotating sharply within the altcoin segment rather than exiting uniformly.
VanEck's Matthew Sigel anchors to Bitcoin's four-year cycle while Strategy's Michael Saylor sees a bottom already forming at $60,000, but both arrive at the same conclusion: the current drawdown is a rotation event, not a verdict on Bitcoin's long-term role in portfolios.
Altcoin breadth has not recovered above healthy levels since October 2025, with the Altcoin Season Index collapsing from near-75 to 43 in a matter of weeks as TOTAL3 falls to November 2024 valuations.
Congressman Nick Begich introduced H.R. 8957, the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, on May 21, 2026. The full legislative text is now public, and the details are more specific than the headlines have indicated.
The largest public corporate holder of Solana bought 6.83 million SOL at an average of $232.08 - and is now $167.99 underwater per coin as price hits $64.09, its lowest level since December 2023, even as Mastercard announced stablecoin settlement support across the Solana network on June 3.
Two signals are active simultaneously: a live trendline breach with 3 days to reverse, and an on-chain regime model showing 88.7% probability the accumulation phase persists.
Jim Ferraioli, Director of Digital Currencies Research at Charles Schwab, told Bloomberg that the firm's entire investment framework for Bitcoin is anchored to miner production costs, a metric that places the current price dangerously close to the cost floor for the most efficient producers in the world.
