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The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, has escalated into a suspected kidnapping investigation as law enforcement examines unverified claims of a Bitcoin ransom. Investigators say the case remains active, with no confirmed proof of life and no verified communication from a captor.

Arthur Hayes pointed to institutional dealer hedge strategies for the ongoing Bitcoin (BTC) price selloff. As Bitcoin price dropped below its crucial bull support bands, Hayes noted that institutional dealers were forced to sell Bitcoin to hedge against their positions in structured products such as BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT).

Bitcoin price today trades near $68,582 after consolidating above the $67,000 support zone following last week’s crash to $60,000. The current drawdown of 54% from October’s all-time high has Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan drawing parallels to the 2018 and 2022 bear market bottoms, suggesting much of the bad news may already be priced in.

A wallet linked by on-chain analysts to World Liberty Financial has moved to reduce risk as Bitcoin volatility pressures leveraged positions across crypto lending markets. The activity has fueled speculation about whether the project tied to Donald Trump is selling Bitcoin to stay solvent.

Hong Kong retail investors have begun buying Bitcoin during the ongoing crypto crash, as the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency dropped to levels not seen since before its 2025 peak. The sell-off has erased trillions of dollars from the global digital asset market, yet physical cryptocurrency shops in the city reported visible retail activity as prices declined.

Strategy CEO Phong Le has issued a confidence-boosting statement about the company’s balance sheet amid declining Bitcoin prices. During Strategy’s fourth-quarter webinar, Le reassured investors, stating that Bitcoin would need to drop to $8,000 and remain at that level for five to six years before posing a real threat to their investments.