Bitcoin’s latest surge has brought back old memories — and the ghosts of missed fortunes past. With a dramatic all-time high move overnight, BTC jumped nearly $4,000 in minutes, breaking above $118,000 and surpassing milestones with force. This breakout occurred during the slow summer trading period, catching many in the market by surprise and forcing
After spending nearly eight weeks inside a range-bound structure, Bitcoin price today has blasted through upper resistance to hit $118,000, marking its highest level since early April. The breakout comes as ETF inflows resume and institutional interest picks up, supported by the prospect of Federal Reserve rate cuts in Q3. Technicals now show BTC entering
Bitcoin traded in a tight band between $117,705 and $118,091 over the last hour, as bullish momentum continues to ripple through the crypto market. The leading cryptocurrency holds a market cap of $2.34 trillion, with 24-hour trading volume at $81.33 billion and an intraday price range between $110,768 and $118,839, highlighting a broad and volatile
Piero Cipollone, member of the ECB executive board, highlighted the relevance of the digital euro for the health of sovereign payments in Europe. He also remarked that such a solution would maintain banks in the financial loop, while stablecoins seek to sidestep them. ECB Defends Digital Euro Thesis as Sovereign Cash Alternative The European Central
While Bitcoin has been breaking new records in the last two days, there is increasing expectation in the market that the rise will continue to higher levels. The latest analysis on this point came from crypto services provider Matrixport. In its latest analysis, conducted on its X account, Matrixport argued that Bitcoin’s rally is not
As the adoption of Bitcoin and altcoins continues to grow at a rapid pace, Türkiye cannot remain indifferent to this development. At this point, the final move came from Koç Holding. Koç Holding, which has attracted attention with its technology investments in recent years, has now turned its attention to the cryptocurrency sector. Yapı Kredi,
Nansen, a prominent blockchain analytics firm, has announced its new role as the official validator to serve Caldera, a popular infrastructure platform enabling the launch of customizable, high-performance rollups by developers. As included in this partnership, Nansen will operate as validator on Caldera’s Metalayer, a modular interoperability layer to strengthen developers and boost transparency within
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Former Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith has spent nearly two months as president of the newly-formed Solana Policy Institute. I caught up with her to get the latest on the Solana and policy front in Washington. This interview has been edited for