A new protocol launching this week aims to finally bring actual decentralized finance directly onto Bitcoin’s base layer, allowing trading, token issuance, and other applications to run through standard Bitcoin transactions. According to the project’s founders, the goal is to make Bitcoin itself the home for DeFi rather than routing liquidity through sidechains, bridges, or
Bitcoin’s path is not linear. It moves up, corrects, and moves again, often within the same cycle. That idea gained attention after Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, said in a BeInCrypto Expert Council discussion that dips below $60,000 look attractive. However, he warned that Bitcoin could still fall toward
Crypto and stocks plunged following the two-day policy meeting, where the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady. The Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%, combined with escalating Middle East tensions and inflation risks, sent Bitcoin tumbling by over 4% to an intraday low of $69,537, according to CoinGecko
Apex Group’s Tokeny and Polygon Labs are launching T-REX Ledger, a compliance-focused blockchain designed to help regulated tokenized assets move across networks without repeating investor checks and transfer restrictions. In a Thursday release shared with Cointelegraph, the project said it targets a key friction point in tokenized markets. ERC-3643 is an Ethereum-based token standard for
Three leading artificial intelligence models, ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok, reached different conclusions today when asked which of Bitcoin, gold, or silver is most likely to surge before March 31. The exercise highlights how the same market condition can produce different forecasts depending on which factors an analyst weighs most heavily. Where the Markets Stand Bitcoin
Bitcoin traded near a critical inflection point this week as price hovered between firm support and heavy resistance, while macro pressure and whale activity clouded short-term direction. The four-hour structure shows a market attempting a breakout after a prolonged consolidation phase. Price Structure Signals Imminent Break Bitcoin recently shifted from a downtrend into a short-term
Bitcoin is facing renewed pressure, dropping below $70,000 today amid rising oil prices due to the U.S. Iran conflict. The Bitcoin crash comes as analysts warn that oil prices could still hit $200 per barrel, a development likely to push inflation higher and weigh on BTC and the broader crypto market.
Rising rates and deficits could push U.S. debt beyond $50T within years. Persistent PPI growth signals producer costs may fuel prolonged inflation. Hidden liabilities could lift real U.S. debt near 300% of GDP levels. Economist Peter Schiff has raised concerns about the U.S. national debt, which now stands above $39 trillion. He warns that rising
As AI agents become a bigger topic in crypto, Pranav Ramesh told CoinDesk that Nasdaq has already been using them across several sections of its business and has sharply expanded that use over roughly the past 18 months. Ramesh, head of options research at Nasdaq and co-founder and CTO of Leadpoet, said the most meaningful
The European Central Bank (ECB) said it is looking for experts to help draft rules about how a digital euro would work in everyday payments in anticipation of legislation approving a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and a decision by the bank’s governing council to issue one. The ECB opened applications for experts to help