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Bitcoin Breaches $118K, Altcoins Sizzle, and the US Strategic Reserve Pivot

Bitcoin Breaches $118K, Altcoins Sizzle, and the US Strategic Reserve Pivot

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 The Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Investment Show podcast.

Welcome back, crypto fans—Crypto Willy here with all the turbo-charged updates from The Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Investment Show for the week ending August 16, 2025! Buckle up, because the crypto rollercoatser kept everyone glued to screens and Telegram channels this week. Here’s the lowdown from price action to headlines, and some spicy speculation straight from industry insiders.

Bitcoin kicked off this week shuffling in the $114,000 to $118,000 band. As reported by CoinDesk and Binance, BTC’s Thursday pullback below $118,000 led to a flurry of action. While "Bitcoin Liquid Index" tracked a mild 0.2% daily drop, bulls and bears started scrapping for dominance. Brave New Coin and TradingNews both note that BTC’s epic $115,800 monthly close in July has set up that level as new psychological support, flipping previous resistance into bullish territory. Cipher X, a trader making the rounds on social, pegged downside risk at $111,800, even suggesting if $116,000 fails, we might re-scan $104,000 before a bounce—the dreaded CME gap comes back into play.

But hey, optimists have reason to keep their ledger wallets close! Crypto analysts at Changelly and Investing Haven think the current volatility is just a healthy pit stop. They forecast a possible late‑August or even September rally, with maximum targets brushing $125,000 or even $131,000 before Q4. In the even more bullish corner, some experts at Investing Haven are sticking to their calls for $200,000 Bitcoin by year-end if the institutional wave barrels on. Not everyone’s tossing those moon-lambo memes just yet.

This week wasn’t just about candles and stonks—altcoins began stealing the limelight. According to Cointelegraph, the so-called “buyer exhaustion” on Bitcoin has retail starting to rotate into altcoins and Ethereum. Google search volume for Ethereum is off the charts, and the Bitwise asset sentiment index is skyrocketing. Stella Zlatareva at Nexo believes this is classic “froth” behavior as money diversifies. Watch for Solana—rumor has it the SEC’s ETF decision this fall could be a game-changer for alt market confidence.

Meanwhile, in the policy lane, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got markets buzzing by first downplaying, then re-committing to, plans for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The Treasury is eyeing “budget-neutral” Bitcoin accumulation, still chasing America’s goal of becoming the “Bitcoin superpower of the world.” It’s a reminder that global game theory around crypto reserves is still very much in play.

Outside price news, digital asset treasury stocks took a tumble, with companies like Metaplanet and Bitmine heading south as BTC and ETH slipped. But overall, the crypto market cap is holding above $4 trillion, and most experts agree: the long-term uptrend is intact, as long as macro jitters don’t crash the party.

So, what should friends of the show do right now? It’s a trader’s market: watch the $116K zone tight—if buyers defend, we’re poised for new highs. If not, get ready for the volatility thunderstorm and maybe hunt for altcoin bargains.

Thanks for tuning in to The Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Investment Show with me, Crypto Willy! Don’t forget to catch us next week as we break down the latest market moves, ETF surprises, and those juicy blockchain rumors. This has been a Quiet Please production—check me out at Quiet Please Dot A I. HODL on, and see you in seven!

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