Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) remains roughly 50% below its all-time high, but adoption across institutions, corporations and governments continues to expand,

According to Bitcoin service provider River, this suggests a bear market in price, not necessarily in fundamentals.

Institutional Accumulation at Record Levels

In 2025, institutions accumulated an estimated 829,000 BTC, distributing exposure to millions of investors through ETFs, retirement accounts and corporate balance sheets.

Selling pressure has largely come from long-term holders and whales, while individuals still control roughly two-thirds of total supply, indicating decentralization remains intact despite institutional growth.

RIAs Are Increasing Exposure

Registered investment advisors (RIAs), who collectively manage about $146 trillion in assets, have been net buyers of Bitcoin ETFs for eight consecutive quarters.

Average allocations remain extremely small, roughly 0.008%, implying substantial room for expansion if …

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) on Wednesday surged 12%, breaking out of a multi-week descending wedge, while Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) exploded 9% as the burn rate skyrocketed 900% in 24 hours.

Dogecoin’s Pattern Breakout

DOGE broke decisively above the upper trendline of a descending wedge pattern that compressed price since mid-January. 

The explosive momentum candle pushing through $0.1030 represents a textbook bullish signal after weeks of compression.

Price reclaimed all major EMAs in one powerful surge—the 20 EMA at $0.09545, 50 EMA at $0.09666, 100 EMA at $0.09883, and now challenges the 200 EMA at $0.10508. 

A clean 4-hour close above the 200 EMA would confirm full bullish EMA …

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