The S&P 500 reached a record 7,000 points for the first time, while Bitcoin is lagging behind. U.S. stocks are buoyed by AI, strong Big Tech earnings, and hopes for easier monetary policy. Bitcoin is rising too, but more slowly, unlike stocks and gold, which are hitting new highs. This gap raises the question: is
Bitcoin rebounded on Wednesday morning as the crypto market rose higher and the U.S. dollar remained under pressure ahead of a closely watched Federal Reserve decision later today. Summary Bitcoin price is close to reclaiming the $90k support level. The Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates in today’s meeting. Bitcoin price action has
Bitcoin has entered a 24–72 hour window in which Federal Reserve messaging, dollar pricing, and an active Supreme Court test tied to Fed independence could set the near-term regime traders apply to the asset. Fed decision and near-term market regime As of the morning of Jan. 28, markets are waiting on the Fed’s first policy
Global investment bank Mizuho Securities delivered a significant Circle upgrade this week, shifting its rating to neutral while establishing a compelling $77 price target that reveals deeper connections between prediction markets and stablecoin adoption. Analysts Dan Dolev and Alexander Jenkyns presented their revised assessment on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, highlighting how Polymarket’s exclusive $USDC settlement
HSBC issued a directive on Jan. 27 for investors to stay aggressively risk-on. The bank recommends overweighting equities, high-yield debt, emerging-market bonds, and gold while underweighting sovereigns, investment-grade credit, and oil. The call rests on a specific macro view: US growth holds up, rate volatility stays contained, and markets tilt back toward mega-cap tech. Meanwhile,
European policymakers are keeping a close eye on the euro’s recent climb and how it might dampen price increases across the region, a development that could shape decisions on borrowing costs in the months ahead. Francois Villeroy de Galhau, who sits on the European Central Bank’s Governing Council, said the bank is tracking the currency’s
Macro investor Raoul Pal says Bitcoin’s recent underperformance compared to gold is not unusual and could actually be setting the stage for a strong move later. Speaking about the long-running Bitcoin–gold comparison, Pal explained that gold typically moves first, while Bitcoin tends to catch up later in the cycle. According to him, this is not
Over the last hour, the digital heavyweight stands at $89,884 to $90,136 per coin with a market cap of $1.79 trillion. In the past 24 hours, its trading volume soared to $47.40 billion, squeezing between an intraday low of $87,315 and a high of $89,963. Despite some faltering momentum, the charts suggest bitcoin is playing
Tokenization may become the new rails for global finance, stated Georg Harer, Co-CEO of Bybit EU. During a panel discussion, Harer commented on the potential of tokenization from concept to commercial application. Bybit EU is looking into tokenization as one of the rails for global finance. Georg Harer, Co-CEO of Bybit EU, joined an expert
Dubai Insurance, a UAE insurance company, has introduced a crypto wallet developed by Zodia Custody to secure transparent receipt of premiums and payment of insurance claims in crypto. This is the first time an insurance company in the country allows policyholders to transact using digital and crypto assets. The secure, highly governed, and transparent solution,