The world’s largest private debt offering, a bond series for one of Meta’s AI data centers, has slumped to its worst level since the deal priced at par last October. As the Nasdaq composite closed at an all-time high on Tuesday in an AI-led rally, unease rose in the credit market for the industry. The
Bitcoin’s run above $87,000 has given way to a sharp pullback. $BTC/USD feed showed a brief dip to about $83,878 on Wednesday, though prices varied across exchanges and other feeds stayed above $84,000. The distinction matters for a market moving this quickly. The drop came on the same day that US business activity delivered a
Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen acknowledged that his previous prediction for Bitcoin did not materialize and announced a reassessment of his market outlook. He stated that he had believed Bitcoin would not surpass its May peak, but $BTC did indeed rise above that level, reaching approximately $86,000. Cowen added that the current market structure is sending
At a New York Fed conference on Sept. 22, Treasury officials and market participants discussed whether the government should lend excess cash into the overnight repo market, which finances Treasury trades. Such a move could raise bank reserves. Treasury announced no repo-lending program, amount or timetable at the conference, and any benefit for Bitcoin would
Venezuela’s crypto activity more than doubled in the 12 months to June 30, 2026, up 107.2% to $39.1 billion, Chainalysis said. It was the fastest growth among the five biggest crypto markets in Latin America. Mexico, Argentina and Colombia grew between 13.8% and 25.5% Venezuela was fourth in the region by activity, behind Brazil at
Bitcoin price is back in the spotlight after the latest surge to $87,000 as market sentiment flipped in favour of the bulls. The bullish push is backed by strong institutional demand, along with the technicals and on-chain data turning bullish. With the ETF accumulation strengthening, on-chain momentum improving, and the $BTC price testing key resistance
Who Called It, and When? BTC’s obituary is its own genre by now, and the arithmetic on it has finally been done. Here’s what $1,000 would be worth today had it been invested at each of the most prominent moments a public figure or institution announced that bitcoin was finished. The dates line up with
The latest paper from Blackrock on “The Machine-Native Economy” essentially omits bitcoin, assigning it only the role of a savings technology. The report, co-authored by the company’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) product executives among others, argues that artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is an underappreciated source of demand for digital assets. Stablecoins are considered the most likely
Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Keeps Waking Up, but the Patoshi Coins Stay Silent Nearly every day, so-called sleeping bitcoins move—and every so often, Bitcoin produces a ghost story. This happens when a wallet from 2010 or 2011 suddenly moves, and headlines start appearing from newsdesks and across social media. In the industry, when the mined $BTC dates
President Donald Trump disclosed purchasing $50,001 to $100,000 worth of Strategy shares in July, according to a US Office of Government Ethics filing released Tuesday. The filing shows Trump bought $50,001 to $100,000 worth of Strategy shares on July 27, following a smaller $1,001 to $15,000 purchase three days earlier. Strategy is the world’s largest