Bitcoin just crossed $77K while traders yawn at the idea of it ever dipping below $62K again. Bitcoin surged past $77,000 during US-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, with the rally triggering $283M in futures liquidations as shorts got squeezed
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Bitcoin just hit $78K and immediately wiped out $820 million in leveraged bets, a violent reminder that in crypto, gravity works both ways. Nearly $1 billion in leveraged crypto positions liquidated as Bitcoin rallied above $78,000, catching over-extended traders on both sides
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Kraken just bought a CFTC license for half a billion dollars, and it tells you everything about where the real money in crypto is moving. Payward, Kraken's parent company, is acquiring Bitnomial for up to $550 million in cash and stock, securing a fully CFTC-licensed U.S. crypto derivatives platform
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Bitcoin's quantum security plan would freeze Satoshi's 1.1 million coins forever, and the developers wrote it that way on purpose.
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When the President says oil is dropping and Iran is talking, crypto traders pay attention, because geopolitical de-escalation doesn't just move crude, it moves capital.
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Elon Musk just turned X into a financial terminal, and Wall Street analysts are already drawing red lines around the crypto parts. X rolled out a feature this week letting users view stock and crypto price data natively in the app, the first visible step toward X Money
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Bitcoin just crossed $75K after [liquidating $283M in short positions](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-liquidations-top-dollar283m-after-short-squeeze-sends-btc-price-above-dollar75k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound), but futures traders are still betting ag
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Geopolitical threats just reminded crypto markets they're still tethered to the analog world. Trump warned of resumed military action against Iran if no diplomatic deal is reached, triggering immediate volatility in Bitcoin and Ethereum markets
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Goldman Sachs just filed for a Bitcoin ETF that doesn't hold Bitcoin, and that tells you everything about where Wall Street is heading. Goldman Sachs filed for a Bitcoin Premium Income ETF that invests in other Bitcoin ETPs and sells call options to generate monthly income, not direct BTC exposure.
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The $12 trillion brokerage just made crypto feel as normal as buying index funds. Charles Schwab is launching Schwab Crypto, offering direct spot BTC and ETH trading to retail clients in a phased rollout starting in the coming weeks
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Josh Stark is leaving the Ethereum Foundation after five years on the leadership team, and he's not alone. Josh Stark, a member of the EF's leadership team, is stepping down after five years, alongside contributor Trent Van Epps
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Bitcoin miners just dumped 61,000 BTC and lined up $75 million to buy GPUs instead. Bitcoin miner reserves dropped by 61,000 BTC as firms pivot infrastructure toward AI and high-performance computing
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Strategy just invented a new asset class, and the market can't decide if it's genius or a time bomb. A new wave of firms and protocols is buying Strategy's preferred stock to capture yield and Bitcoin-linked exposure, creating an emerging class of crypto treasury companies
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JPMorgan just called the end of crypto's regulatory cold war, but the market isn't buying it yet. JPMorgan analysts say negotiations for the CLARITY Act are reaching a "final breakthrough" as lawmakers close in on final agreement over the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
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Bitcoin traders are betting against the rally, and history says that's exactly when the rally begins. Bitcoin's 30-day average funding rate has been negative for 46 consecutive days, matching the duration seen at the 2022 bear market bottom
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Morgan Stanley just launched the cheapest Bitcoin ETF in history and pulled $100 million in six trading days, proving Wall Street still has moves left in the crypto race.
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Bitcoin whales just made their biggest buy in over a decade while short-term holders panic-sold to exchanges. Whales accumulated 270,000 BTC in the largest buying spree since 2013, tightening supply Meanwhile, short-term holders moved 60,000 BTC to exchanges, the highest outflow since February
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The S&P 500 just hit a record high, but crypto's options traders are still paying up for crash insurance. Bitcoin held steady while the S&P 500 reached all-time highs, but derivatives markets tell a different story than the headline index
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Solana just showed crypto can play hardball politics without needing to pretend it's about anything other than its own survival. Sentinel Action Fund dumped $8 million against Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, backed by the Solana Policy Institute and Multicoin Capital
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Dogecoin's rally to 10 cents might signal institutional money chasing memecoins, or it might signal nothing at all. Dogecoin jumped 4.5% to nearly 10 cents, outperforming both bitcoin and ether in a two-day rally
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