Bitcoin is experiencing a phase of weakness that does not originate from its fundamentals, but rather from a global macroeconomic context marked by uncertainty and caution. According to Adrian Fritz, Chief Investment Strategist at 21shares,the recent decline in bitcoin is closely tied to global economic dynamics rather than structural changes in the cryptocurrency market. In
Bitcoin tumbled below $95,000 on Friday morning and looked like it had stabilized by the early afternoon—but then fell back below that mark again in the afternoon. Analysts told Decrypt that volatility from panicked short-term holders seems to have subsided, at least for now. “The Bitcoin market is significantly influenced by the profitability of its
A new wave of firms is using the DAT model based on in-kind funding with newly launched tokens. Unlike playbook companies buying assets on the open market, those companies propose to build the treasuries with existing reserves of tokens or altcoins. New companies are trying to raise funds for digital asset treasuries (DAT) by supplying
Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid, who dissented in favor of keeping rates unchanged at the October FOMC meeting, has again raised concerns over rising inflation. He suggested that he was once again likely to vote against another Fed rate cut because of the negative impact it could have on inflation. This comes as hopes
Japan is advancing custody rules, Hong Kong is standardizing digitally native bond issuance, and Singapore has approved the first retail tokenized fund. The sequence is rules, issuance, and cash-like instruments. The link to crypto is not narrative but plumbing that reduces friction for collateral and settlement near BTC and ETH venues. Japan’s Financial Services Agency
Key Takeaways Major technology companies, particularly those focused on AI, lost $1.5 trillion in market value within 48 hours. Prominent firms affected included Nvidia, Microsoft, Palantir, Tesla, Amazon, Intel, AMD, Oracle, Alphabet, and IBM. Major technology companies lost $1.5 trillion in market value over 48 hours as investors dialed back expectations of a December interest
Alibaba’s cross-border arm is exploring an alibaba deposit token to speed up international payments as Beijing tightens control over stablecoins. Summary What is the alibaba deposit token plan? Why is China saying no to stablecoins? Offshore yuan stablecoins: what’s allowed? What comes next for Alibaba and Hong Kong? What is the alibaba deposit token plan?
The crypto community on X has been dominated by prominent figures advocating for the adoption of Zcash as privacy becomes increasingly threatened by governments and regulators. While the Winklevoss twins, Naval Ravikant, and Balaji Srinivasan back the adoption of Zcash (ZEC), its success could spur the Bitcoin ecosystem to push for more privacy features by