Crypto opened the doors to retail now Wall Street is feasting on it Retail investors were sold a story about market access that was impossible to argue with: trading would be cheaper, information would be easier to find, public blockchains would pull back the curtain, and the old hierarchy that once defined finance would lose […]
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Bitcoin drops after Trump’s Truth Social threat turns ceasefire language into renewed escalation Overnight, Bitcoin dramatically fell 2.8% after President Donald Trump issued a Truth Social post threatening to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened within 48 hours. The drop ran from roughly $70,400 to $68,200 before a partial […]
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One economic word could well define 2026: stagflation. It is an ugly word that describes a regime where prices keep rising while growth loses force, labor weakens, and policymakers run short of easy options. That combination changes the texture of daily life fast. Households feel it in food, fuel, insurance, rent, transport, utilities, subscriptions, and […]
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The average Bitcoin retail investor who recently discovered crypto might never have considered a stablecoin that pays yield on an idle balance. That fight, buried inside Senate negotiations over the CLARITY Act, is about to matter to them anyway. Politico reported this week that senators and White House advisers have reached an agreement in principle […]
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A proposal in Washington could alter one of the basic rhythms of US markets: how often public companies have to publish quarterly reports. The SEC is reportedly preparing a proposal that would make quarterly reporting optional, letting companies file financial updates twice a year instead of four times. Backers say the current system feeds short-term […]
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Britain’s bond scare is reopening a question Bitcoin was built for – moments when trust in sovereign debt and monetary management starts to crack. Britain’s fiscal squeeze turned sharper after official borrowing data showed February public sector net borrowing hit £14.3 billion, up £2.2 billion from a year earlier and the second-highest February reading since […]
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Your gas bill just became a Bitcoin story Fresh March data tied one household pressure point to one market trade. The preliminary survey from the University of Michigan put consumer sentiment at 55.5, the lowest reading of 2026, and said gasoline prices had exerted the most immediate impact felt by consumers. The same release showed […]
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Bitcoin’s real macro risk right now is more discreet than simply watching the price of oil. Behind the scenes, a Fed liquidity cushion is nearly gone, and it can quickly become a headwind for Bitcoin's attempt to avoid a deep crypto winter. On March 19, usage of the Federal Reserve’s overnight reverse repo facility stood […]
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Bitcoin investors are buying protection around $50,000 even as the flagship digital asset holds near $70,000 and has recently outperformed gold, the S&P 500, and the US dollar during the ongoing Iran war. According to CryptoSlate’s data, Bitcoin was trading at about $70,688 at press time, which means hedging around the $50,000 level means investors are […]
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Retail investors became the main force behind gold-fund buying over the past six months, helping extend bullion’s rise even as some institutional money started to step back. At the same time, fresh inflows into US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) show part of Wall Street rebuilding crypto exposure through the regulated ETF channel, setting up […]
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For decades, the benchmark for US risk lived on US time. S&P 500 opened at 9:30 a.m. Eastern and closed at 4:00 p.m., with premarket whispers and after-hours fragments filling the gaps. On Mar. 18, that constraint began to crack. S&P Dow Jones Indices licensed the S&P 500 to Trade[XYZ] to launch the first officially […]
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FTX's fourth round of distributing bankruptcy recoveries arrives at a different moment. The estate will begin sending roughly $2.2 billion to eligible creditors on Mar. 31, just as Bitcoin (BTC) pushed back above $70,000 into what Glassnode called a thin $72,000-$82,000 on-chain zone. FTX announced on Mar. 18 that its fourth distribution will begin Mar. […]
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has drawn its clearest line yet around which parts of crypto it views as outside securities law, a move that hands the industry a new map of regulatory winners while opening a narrower lane for privacy-focused technology. However, the SEC’s new crypto taxonomy does more than just redraw […]
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Hyperliquid’s HYPE token moved into the top 10 crypto assets by market capitalization, beating Cardano's ADA amid a 1,700-fold rise in trading volume tied to oil volatility during the US-Iran conflict. Notably, Bitcoin benefited significantly from the broader bid for crypto during the conflict, but HYPE gained a second channel as traders used Hyperliquid's platform […]
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Ethereum is outpacing Bitcoin as tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran continue to shape global markets. Data from CryptoSlate shows ETH has risen 18% against the dollar since the start of March, compared with a 13% gain for Bitcoin over the same period. The ETH/BTC ratio has also moved higher, rising 7.6% to […]
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Bitcoin has mostly traded around $74,000 on Wednesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's policy decision. However, as of press time, Bitcoin has just lost the $73,500 support, with a route to $72,000 now in sight. The meeting is expected to leave the federal funds target range at 3.50% to 3.75% while updating projections […]
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Citigroup cuts Bitcoin and Ethereum targets as slower US policy timeline trims the upside case Citigroup has cut its 12-month targets for Bitcoin and Ethereum, lowering its Bitcoin forecast to $112,000 from $143,000 and its Ethereum forecast to $3,175 from $4,304. The March 17 revision marks a sharp step down from the bank’s December view […]
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Bitcoin is heading toward its first real recession-era test as a mature institutional asset after Moody’s recession model rose to 48.6%, a level that, in that historical series, has not previously been reached without a recession following within 12 months. The historical ‘point of no return' signal arrives as US growth slows, the labor market […]
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XRP gained nearly 10% over the past week, presenting a sharp divergence from the institutional sector as investment products tied to the token posted their steepest monthly outflows of the year. Data from CryptoSlate showed the digital asset reaching a monthly high of $1.60 over the last 24 hours before pulling back to stabilize at […]
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 22,337 Bitcoin for about $1.57 billion last week, using a funding mix led by its variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, STRC. The March 16 announcement showed the company paid an average of $70,194 per Bitcoin in the purchase. The buy lifted Strategy’s holdings to 761,068 Bitcoin, valued at about $56.5 billion at […]
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Bitcoin’s recovery is evolving into a broader market comeback as spot ETF inflows rebound, buyer activity returns after February’s sell-off, and fresh institutional accumulation helps push BTC back above $75,000. Bitcoin pushed above $75,000 in Asia trading hours, extending a rebound that's getting harder to dismiss as a simple bounce. Wall Street is putting fresh […]
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Bitcoin’s power law enters a 2026 stress test as Giovanni’s new chart shifts the debate from price targets to regime signals Bitcoin Power Law chart creator Giovanni Santostasi has added a new layer to one of crypto’s most durable valuation models. The chart shifts attention to Bitcoin's movements away from the trend line, with a […]
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Wall Street private-credit funds are slowing the exits as withdrawal pressure builds As Bitcoin climbs and holds above $73,000, several of Wall Street’s biggest private-credit funds have capped, stretched, or halted withdrawals, according to recent filings and reports tied to BlackRock, Blackstone, Morgan Stanley, Cliffwater, and Blue Owl. JPMorgan has also marked down some private-credit […]
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Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has officially unseated Tether’s USDT in transfer volume for the first time in seven years. The shift marks a defining moment for digital assets, cleanly splitting stablecoin leadership into two distinct categories: total supply and transactional velocity. While Tether remains the undisputed heavyweight in the stablecoin market, USDC has become the […]
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Bitcoin climbed back into the $73,500 to $73,800 resistance band over the weekend, reaching its highest level since the Iran war and Trump tariff turmoil began to shake global markets. The move comes even as crude remains above $100, supply through the Strait of Hormuz has been disrupted, and investors have cut back expectations for […]
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Some of Bitcoin’s most trusted bottom signals rest on the simple assumption that when old coins move, something meaningful has changed. Traders and analysts often interpret that as renewed selling, fresh distribution, or signs that the market hasn't bottomed. That logic helped turn HODL Waves, Coin Days Destroyed, and long-term holder supply into some of […]
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Bitcoin entered the weekend hovering near $71,000, well off the previous week's spike above $74,000, but far below the highs it touched at the beginning of the year. On price alone, the market looks pretty composed. However, underneath, its structure looks much less comfortable. Data shows spot activity fading while derivatives keep doing more of […]
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On Mar. 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a staff advisory telling exchanges to tighten surveillance on event contracts. Simultaneously, the regulator opened a 45-day rulemaking process that asks pointed questions about inside information, manipulation, and whether some markets serve the public interest at all. Two weeks earlier, the agency had spotlighted two […]
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Bitcoin has outperformed gold, silver, and major US equity indexes since the US-Israeli attack on Iran began, recovering to over $72,000 even as oil surged above $100 a barrel and traders cut expectations for near-term Federal Reserve easing. According to CryptoSlate data, Bitcoin is up 7.3% since the conflict began and even rallied to a […]
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Bitcoin held near $70,000 despite oil price briefly trading around $100 a barrel, a move that would once have pushed crypto sharply lower under the usual macro playbook. According to CryptoSlate's data, the flagship digital asset climbed a modest 0.3% over the last 24 hours, reaching as high as $71,337 before retracing to $69,803 as […]
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