Bitcoin fell below $73,000 to the lowest level since April 13 on Thursday as renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran rattled global markets, pushing oil higher and dimming hopes for a permanent ceasefire. The selloff followed U.S. strikes in southern Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they retaliated by targeting the American base used to
US stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran weighed on investor sentiment ahead of a closely watched inflation report that could influence interest rate expectations. Tehran targeted a US airbase after Washington launched fresh strikes, adding to geopolitical uncertainty. The move came hours after President Donald
Bitcoin is currently retesting the support trendline of a multi-year wedge and losing it could lead to its largest weekly candle loss in years. MichaelXBT, a well-known crypto market commentator, was first to call attention to this structure. His commentary comes as Bitcoin ($BTC) collapses below the $74,000 price mark for the first time in
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) told preferred shareholders that its so-called USD Reserve was their safety net. Half a year later, it drained most of it to retire zero-coupon debt that was costing the company nothing in interest. Indeed, in December, Michael Saylor’s Strategy said it established a $1.44 billion USD Reserve “to support the payment of
Bitcoin is down 3.35% over the past 24 hours to $73,281.93, underperforming an already weakening crypto market as renewed Middle East tensions and heavy institutional selling pressure continue weighing on risk assets. The asset is also showing a strong 83.6% correlation with gold, signaling that macroeconomic fears are heavily influencing current price action. Amid the
Thursday’s PCE report is now the main macro event for global markets. Core PCE is expected at 0.28% month-over-month and 3.3% year-over-year. On the other hand, Headline PCE estimates sit at 0.44% monthly and 3.8% annually, according to median forecasts shared by the Wall Street Journal’s Chief Economics Correspondent Nick Timiraos. If the numbers land
Bitcoin price has fallen toward the $73,000 region after a wave of ETF outflows, derivatives pressure, and long liquidations triggered fresh panic across the crypto market. According to crypto.news price data, Bitcoin ($BTC) price dropped more than 4% over the past 24 hours and briefly touched the $72,800 area on May 28 after bulls failed
CME Group has officially entered the always-on crypto market. Beginning Friday, CME Bitcoin futures and options now trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week on Globex, CME’s electronic trading platform, with only a 60-minute weekly maintenance pause between 10PM and 11PM UTC each Sunday. While weekend trades will still clear on the next
The global stock market is reacting to a tougher regulatory climate after China’s action against three of the country’s biggest online brokers. The country has imposed limits on unauthorized trading platforms abroad. It turns out that the new regulations are now hitting zones outside China. This move has disrupted retail investors who look for international
Crypto’s next big trade may not be a new token at all. In a new market-structure thesis, $HTX Research argues that on-chain U.S. equity perpetuals could become the next major opportunity, shifting attention from speculative token narratives toward American stocks, especially AI-linked names and pre-IPO trades. That idea matters because it points to a deeper