Bitcoin Reclaims $90K as U.S. Buying Returns – Has the Tax-Drag Finally Ended?

Bitcoin broke the psychological 90,000barrieronFriday,tradingat90,000 barrier on Friday, trading at 90,742 (+3.2%) during the New York session, effectively snapping a Q4 2025 trend where U.S. trading hours were dominated by selling pressure. The reversal reflects the end of end-of-year tax-loss harvesting that drove Bitcoin down 23% in Q4. Buying volume accelerated at 09:30 ET, contrasting sharply with the “4 p.m. sell-off” pattern observed throughout December. CoinGlass data show futures open interest jumped 2.16% to $130 billion ...