By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin $BTC$68,689.78 slipped to $68,500 on Tuesday, having failed to reclaim $70,000 after trading above that level for a while over the weekend. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) dropped 0.23% over the past 24 hours. The market appears to be stabilizing after last week’s decline to
Bitcoin’s BTC$68,720.34 slide to around $60,000 earlier this month looked familiar, not to gold bugs, but to tech investors, crypto asset manager Grayscale said in a Monday report. As high-growth software stocks sold off, bitcoin fell in near lockstep, reinforcing the view that, for now, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trades more like an emerging technology
Bitcoin is currently caught in a high-stakes tug-of-war between technical gravity and a potential institutional “pain trade.” After a sharp slide from its October 2025 peak of $126,210, Bitcoin has shed nearly 45% of its value, stabilizing around $68,500, per CoinGecko data. For many, the question is no longer if the market has changed, but
On-chain data revealed that non-$USDC/$USDT stablecoins on Solana have surged by more than 10x since January 2025. The expansion of non-$USDC/$USDT stablecoins shows that the stablecoin landscape on Solana has become a lot more diversified over the past year. At the time of publication, the stablecoin market cap is $14.227 billion, up 3.47% over the
As blockchain technology and artificial intelligence continue to converge, x402—a standard that enables AI agents to execute automated on-chain payments—was expected to serve as a gateway to the emerging Agent Economy. However, recent data shows a sharp decline in x402 transaction volume. This trend has raised doubts about whether the initial hype faded only months
Story Highlights Bitcoin struggles below $71K as sentiment cools, but strong $60K support and steady institutional ETF inflows keep prices from falling sharply. With no fresh catalysts or regulatory clarity, Bitcoin consolidates between $60K–$71K, supported by mining costs and ongoing institutional demand. Bitcoin is trading just below the $71,000 level and is finding it hard
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), has fallen to $60,000 in a downward trend that has continued since October. Bitcoin, which plummeted to $60,000 last week, has recovered just as quickly, rising back above $70,000. This recovery rapidly reshaped expectations in the forecasting markets as well. According to recent data, the popular prediction marketplace Polymarket is
Positive internal factors such as ETFs and DATs fail to fully explain why capital has continued to flow out of the market since mid-last year. The correlation between Bitcoin and US software stocks offers a new perspective. Recent data highlights how private credit has come to dominate the crypto market. A Strong Correlation Between Bitcoin
A cryptocurrency trader has narrowly missed out on a potential $4 million payout after placing a bet on a U.S. military strike against Iran. Indeed, the investor missed out after the attack failed to materialize by the market’s deadline. Particulars of the trade indicate that a bet placed on Polymarket shows the trader operating under
Bitcoin is flashing renewed stability this month, backed by a notable seasonal pattern, as it has never posted back-to-back losses in January and February. Key Points Bitcoin has fallen 12.55% in February, following a 10.16% drop in January, testing a long-standing seasonal pattern. Historically, February has rebounded after a losing January (observed in 2015, 2016,