Bitcoin BTC$79,695.29 is nursing losses as crude trades higher following a weekend of escalation escalation in the U.S.-Iran war. On Saturday, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) confirmed striking three Iranian oil tankers, M/T Downy, M/T Stark 1, and M/T Kylo, near Kharg Island, Jask, and in the Gulf of Oman, respectively. “If you shoot at two
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin rejected a Sept. 7 prediction that artificial intelligence could undermine confidence in Bitcoin’s security and cause its price to fall by more than 50% within two years. Investor and AI-risk commentator Liron Shapira assigned a “50% confidence” level to his prediction that Bitcoin would suffer such a decline because AI could
Bitcoin is approaching a critical technical level that could determine whether its recent rally marks the start of a genuine trend reversal, according to Verified Investing chief market strategist Gareth Soloway. The analyst laid out both the bullish and bearish case using chart structure and historical cycle comparisons. Why This Isn’t a Confirmed Bull Market
Bitcoin’s rebound toward its May highs has drawn leverage back into the market, making derivatives increasingly important to the recovery. As Bitcoin [$BTC] retested $82,000, Binance Open Interest (OI) jumped nearly 8% within 24 hours and briefly exceeded $10 billion. In other words, the move up was being driven by leverage versus just Spot demand.
Robinhood Fee Debate Moves Beyond Transaction Costs A debate over Robinhood Chain’s network economics expanded on Sept. 6 into a wider dispute about how blockchains should fund long-term growth. BNB Chain Executive Director of Growth Nina Rong argued in a post on X that sustainable business models should now take priority, shifting attention from the