Bitcoin’s price remains volatile as institutional investors accumulate while retail traders remain bearish amid wider market uncertainty.
Various sectors of the crypto market, based on the GMCI indices, have fully retraced their post-U.S. election gains.
Stablecoins could emerge as one of the most efficient means of payment in a global economy as legacy payment systems struggle to keep pace with AI agents, blockchain technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT), according to Sky Protocol co-founder Rune Christensen.
The rally follows Bloomberg analysts raising approval odds for a Litecoin ETF, and Monday's spot Cardano ETF filing.
Ether has struggled to break out of its long-standing trading range, with hedge fund short positioning playing a key role, analysts said.
Gold has surged to a new all-time high, outperforming bitcoin year-to-date, as central banks continued aggressive purchases.
It marks the fifth consecutive week of net inflows for the investment products, CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill noted.
The media mogul promised more announcements related to the token to come during Super Bowl LIX on Sunday night.
The tariffs are expected to take effect next week, though Trump's previously-announced tariffs were delayed by one month after diplomatic talks.
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Standard Chartered sees current market conditions as supportive for bitcoin, as long as yields stay contained and the economy remains stable.
Crypto and wider market sentiment remains fragile ahead of the U.S. jobs report, QCP Capital analysts said.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
AI tokens like AI16Z and VVV have declined by over 84% and 67%, respectively, since their Binance perpetual futures listings.
CZ clarified that the TST memecoin is not an official BNB Chain token, and neither Binance nor the BNB Chain team holds any of it.
Sygnum forecasts that a $1 billion Strategic Bitcoin Reserve purchase could trigger a demand shock and increase BTC's market cap by $20 billion.
Trump's recent invocation of the IEEPA to impose tariffs could undermine the U.S. dollar's global dominance, analysts say.
"Although the near-term remains choppy for Bitcoin the long-term is becoming clearer by the day," Kendrick said in an email to The Block.
Trump's sovereign wealth fund executive order could potentially include bitcoin among its strategic assets, an analyst said.
Following President Trump’s tariff announcements, ether was one of the hardest hit, dropping 36% to a low of around $2,100 on Monday.
Gold is trading above $2,820, nearing Monday's all-time high, while volatility in bitcoin and U.S. equities continues to rise.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Trump and Sheinbaum agreed to immediately pause the tariffs for one month, during which there will be further negotiations.
Bybit CEO estimates crypto liquidations hit as high as $8–10 billion over the past day, after Trump's tariffs wobbled global markets.
While Trump’s potential tariffs were already an escalating concern last week, the full impact is yet to be reflected in the weekly figures.
While most analysts agree that tariffs are negative for crypto in the short term, some argue they could benefit the market longer term.
One analyst said kimchi premium can be seen during periods of panic selling when selling pressure is lower on South Korean exchanges.
Investors fear that the 'trade war' would fuel inflation and cause interest rates to stay higher for a longer period, according to analysts.
The crypto market has responded to President Trump’s plan to implement 25% tariffs on imported goods from Canada and Mexico, with 10% tariffs on Canadian energy and Chinese goods, with a broad sell-off that has hit memecoins particularly hard. The import taxes are set to take effect on Tuesday, and were levied because the three […]
Bitcoin held above the $105,000 mark on Friday as markets reacted to the latest PCE data, which showed inflation in line with expectations.