Bitcoin BTC$67,446.83 has jumped 2% this week, but shaky demand-supply dynamics and rising “real” interest rates could limit the rally. Last week, CoinDesk noted that inflows into spot ETFs have cooled, pointing to renewed institutional apathy. Further, stablecoin growth has stalled, signaling a lack of fresh fiat inflows. The figures look alarming compared to the…
Trump may be ready to walk away from the Iran war. Markets aren’t sure what that means yet. Bitcoin traded at $67,545 on Tuesday morning, roughly flat over 24 hours after recovering from a dip below $65,200 that briefly marked its lowest level since the war began in late February. Ether held above $2,000 at…
Nearly half of all bitcoin BTC$67,585.74 in circulation is now worth less than it was bought for, according to data from the Bitcoin Impact Index, which jumped sharply last week as stress returned across all segments of the market. The index, which measures financial stress for bitcoin user cohorts based on onchain behavior, ETF and…
Zcash (ZEC) is a wager that the rise of AI surveillance will make financial privacy more valuable, and the crypto market is underpricing that possibility, according to asset manager Grayscale. “Zcash is nearly 10 years old but may be entering a new chapter. Use of its shielding technology is increasing, and new capital is entering…
Crypto-linked equities are nearing a bottom heading into first-quarter earnings, according to Wall Street broker Bernstein, which said the sector’s roughly 60% drawdown from 2025 highs has created “big businesses at big discounts.” “The combination of geopolitics and temporary crypto weak sentiment is offering big discounts on crypto stocks,” analysts led by Gautam Chhugani said…
The teetering bond market received some good news on Monday, but it wasn’t enough to offset a continued surge in oil prices, which sent U.S. stocks lower and crypto giving up most of its gains. Speaking at Harvard University, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank — for the moment — is looking…
More than 40 Democrats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives sent a letter to a federal regulator and to ethics officials to ask them to warn government officials that insider trading in derivatives is illegal and that bets they make on prediction markets firms like Polymarket and Kalshi qualify under that category. The…
The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule that would make it easier for 401(k) plans to include alternative assets such as cryptocurrencies, private equity and real estate. The proposal is in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order, released in August, which directed the Labor Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to…
I did not expect to feel this way. By most measures, we are in the middle of a historic crypto winter. Prices have been low. Sentiment has been even lower. If you’re looking for the kind of market euphoria that typically makes conference season feel electric, you won’t find it in the charts right now….
BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) made its largest weekly purchase of either (ETH) this year, adding 71,179 ETH and extending a month-long ramp-up in buying even as crypto prices remain under pressure. The purchase, worth roughly $143 million at current prices, lifted the company’s total holdings to over 4.73 million ETH, about 3.92% of the token’s…
