Bitcoin Holds Near $64K as Market Shrugs Off Strategy Sales and Coldcard Wallet Attack

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Bitcoin approached the $64,000 mark during Asian trading hours on Tuesday as traders looked beyond Strategy’s recent BTC sales and the ongoing Coldcard wallet exploit. The largest cryptocurrency gained about 2% over 24 hours and was up roughly 1% for the week, recovering the $63,000 level it briefly lost during Monday’s session.

BTC touched a low near $62,250 before attracting steady buying pressure that pushed prices back above $64,100 overnight.

Most major cryptocurrencies posted weekly gains, with ether remaining the only major asset in negative territory. Ether traded around $1,865, showing only a slight daily increase while still down about 1% over the past seven days. XRP climbed nearly 1% to $1.08 and gained 2% on the week, while BNB rose 1.5% to around $591, leading large-cap tokens with a weekly gain of almost 5%.

Solana advanced more than 1% to roughly $74, while Tron added about 1% to $0.33 and Dogecoin posted a similar move toward $0.07. Hyperliquid’s HYPE token rebounded more than 4% to $54 following last week’s decline, although it remained down around 3% over the seven-day period.

The market recovery came despite no clear conclusion to the Coldcard security incident. A fourth wave of bitcoin sweeps targeting addresses created through affected firmware reportedly moved around 449 BTC from 709 wallets on Monday, according to updated estimates. Galaxy Research has not confirmed whether the same attacker is responsible for all of the activity.

Meanwhile, bitcoin treasury company Strategy revealed that it sold 1,638 BTC for approximately $105 million between July 27 and August 2, according to an SEC filing. The transaction marked the company’s third bitcoin sale of 2026.

Strategy sold the bitcoin at an average price of $63,957 per coin, significantly below its average acquisition cost of $75,419. The company said the proceeds would be used for preferred stock dividend payments and STRC share repurchases rather than additional bitcoin purchases.

Following the sale, Strategy’s bitcoin holdings declined to 842,138 BTC, and the company has gone more than five weeks without adding to its reserves. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said the move increased the company’s dollar reserves to $4 billion and extended its financial runway by 57 days.

Outside crypto markets, Asian equities provided a mixed backdrop. The MSCI Asia Pacific index declined 0.7%, marking its second consecutive drop. South Korea’s Kospi fell 1.1% after earlier gaining 2.1%, while a regional semiconductor index slipped 1%.

In the U.S., Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.4%, supported by a 14% after-hours jump in Palantir shares following stronger guidance. Amazon shares dropped 1.6% after the company disclosed a stock sale by founder Jeff Bezos.

Market participants are now watching whether bitcoin can maintain support above $63,000 during the U.S. trading session. The level has been reclaimed and lost twice in the past three days, and another failure could signal weakening demand from buyers near the $62,500 area.

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