US President Donald Trump’s statements regarding a potential war with Iran have caused a major stir in global markets. These statements led to a sharp drop in oil prices and a sharp rise in Bitcoin (BTC) prices, while counter-statements came from the Iranian side. Iranian state media denied claims that any contact had been made
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2025.84, up 0.2% (+3.37) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Seven of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BCH (+2.3%) and SOL (+1.0%). Laggards: APT (-5.3%) and ICP (-3.6%).
Crypto market traders were whipsawed on both sides on Monday afternoon, with over $400 million in liquidations across long and short positions in the past 4 hours. Bitcoin spiked from $67,500 to above $71,200 on Monday afternoon after U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he had instructed the Pentagon to postpone all
US-based software company Strategy continues to increase its Bitcoin investments. According to a company statement, they recently purchased 1,031 Bitcoins for approximately $76.6 million. The average price per Bitcoin was stated to be $74,326. With this latest move, the company’s total Bitcoin holdings reached 762,099 BTC as of March 22, 2026. It was also announced
Strategy Inc., the Tysons Corner-based software company turned dominant corporate Bitcoin accumulator, added another 1,031 Bitcoin to its treasury last week, bringing its total holdings to 762,099 $BTC, a stockpile now valued at $53 billion. The company disclosed the purchase today in a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, revealing it spent
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), fell back to around $68,000 this week from the $76,000 it reached last week, marking the fifth week of the US-Iran conflict. This escalation was triggered by statements from US President Donald Trump. Trump gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening attacks on its energy facilities
With just over a week left in the month of March, bitcoin is narrowly on track to avoid a historic losing streak. The asset is up around 2% on the month, holding above $68,000. However, a late pullback would see bitcoin close six consecutive months in the red, matching the longest negative streak on record,
Bitcoin $BTC$68,452.21 bulls should be on their toes: A key momentum indicator that has been disturbingly accurate at flagging selloffs since the largest cryptocurrency hit a record high in October has just triggered. The indicator is the moving average convergence divergence histogram, better known as the MACD. It’s just crossed below zero for the third
A significant $2,160 gap opened in CME Bitcoin futures on Monday, March 17, 2025, marking a pivotal moment for traders analyzing the intersection of traditional finance and 24/7 crypto markets. This CME $BTC futures gap, from a Friday close of $70,155 to a Monday open of $67,995, immediately captured the attention of institutional and retail
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