U.S. stocks traded mixed as jitters around bad loans at regional banks persisted despite President Donald Trump’s latest comments on trade tensions between the United States and China. Summary U.S. stocks opened mixed as investors weighed the latest tariff news from President Donald Trump. Trump’s comments on Friday about tariffs on China not being “sustainable”
The crypto loss streak continues for consecutive Fridays, wiping millions from traders who had hoped days of a market slump were well behind them. A crypto whale has lost over $1.4 million to liquidations from long bets on wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Chainlink (LINK). According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, a whale wallet
On Oct. 14, 2025, the Department of Justice reported that it had forfeited 127,271 bitcoins from a Cambodia-based scam operation. Soon after, some of the crypto influencers claimed that the U.S. is now holding 325,000 or 327,000 BTC. Are these claims grounded, and how can we estimate the U.S. Bitcoin holdings correctly? Summary The U.S.
Summary BTC price could rally back above $112k-$115k if macro sentiment levels out. Credit stress easing off, for example, could see BTC testing levels above $120k. If ETF inflows or industrial whale accumulation increase, this would also significantly inmprove the bull case for BTC. Bitcoin price is feeling the pressure as gold overtakes the euro
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. It is frankly really hard to be the Ethereum Foundation. Your job is to fund public goods R&D and ship complex network upgrades. But that means you’re also constantly choosing between selling ETH and being yelled at for selling ETH. The EF
Bitcoin is back on the ropes. After printing an all-time high near $126,200 less than two weeks ago, the world’s biggest crypto slid another ~7% in the last 24 hours and briefly traded below $104,000—its lowest level in ~4 months. Ethereum, BNB, Solana and others followed lower. — According to Barron’s, the slide accelerated early
Crypto markets crashed as Trump reaffirmed 100% tariffs on China, despite admitting they are “unsustainable.” Summary Crypto markets fell more than 5% amid ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China Donald Trump justified 100% tariffs on China, despite admitting the figure is unsustainable New U.S. tariffs on China sparked renewed global risk aversion, hitting
Anthony Pompliano argues that although gold has shown strong performance in dollar terms since January 2020, it has lost 84% of its value when measured in Bitcoin over the same period. Pompliano, the CEO of Professional Capital Management (PCM), made the assertion during his recent appearance on FOX Business, where he framed Bitcoin as a
The current orderbook structure for Bitcoin presents a bleak picture, and traders are rightly calling it scary. The distribution of liquidity on the main exchanges following the recent market crash is wildly out of balance: buyers are pulling back, and sell walls are getting thinner, making Bitcoin extremely susceptible to another steep decline. Liquidity concentration
Key Takeaways Tempo, a blockchain startup from Stripe, raised $500 million in a round co-led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks. Tempo is a specialized blockchain focused on efficient global payments, including stablecoin support and tools like Bridge and Privy. Tempo, a blockchain startup launched by Stripe, raised $500M in a funding round co-led by Thrive