Proposed U.S. tariffs tied to Iran-linked trade could ripple through global supply chains, lifting import costs and worsening household affordability as China’s central role magnifies indirect exposure under President Trump’s evolving sanctions strategy. Schiff Warns Iran-Linked Tariffs Could Push Prices Higher Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff shared on social media platform X on Feb.
Tether, the crypto firm behind the world’s most popular stablecoin $USDT$0.9995, continued its gold hoarding over the past month, ranking within the top 30 global owners of the metal and surpassing several sovereign nations, according to a Sunday report from Wall Street investment bank Jefferies. The stablecoin issuer’s gold reserves rose to an estimated 148
A new report from digital asset manager CoinShares is pushing back on the growing narrative that bitcoin faces an imminent quantum computing crisis, arguing that only a small sliver of supply is realistically at risk in a way that could move markets. CoinShares is fourth-largest manager of digital asset exchange-traded products globally behind BlackRock, Grayscale,
According to Matrixport’s latest analysis, Bitcoin is attempting a recovery for a trend reversal after a wave of intense selling described as “capacitation.” The analysis stated that vulnerable positions were liquidated during the recent downturn, triggering a chain reaction that involved both passive selling pressure in the spot market and forced liquidations in derivatives markets.
Recent sharp fluctuations in the cryptocurrency markets have reinforced investors’ cautious stance, and experienced trader Eugene Ng Ah Sio has offered his assessment of Bitcoin. According to Eugene, the $60,000 level still stands out as a “reasonable” support point from a technical perspective, but there is no clear consensus on whether the market has bottomed
Data from February 8, 2026, shows that social activity is a key barometer for assessing both market sentiment and the health of projects. Although Bitcoin and Ethereum dominate all conversations, the difference between those two and all other Layer-1 blockchains shows how robust legacy chains are and how difficult it will be for new competitors
An unidentified Bitcoin holder sent 2.5 BTC, worth around $181,000, to the wallet tied to Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous architect of Bitcoin who published the network’s foundational whitepaper in 2008 before vanishing from public view around 2011, according to data from Arkham Intelligence. The transfer, which took place over the weekend, landed in the so-called
The crypto market has steadied after last week’s sell-off, with Bitcoin posting a double-digit rebound even as analysts caution the rally may not be sustained. The leading crypto is up 12% from Friday’s low of $62,822 and is currently trading at $70,998, according to CoinGecko data. The bounce coincides with an improvement in U.S. investor
A wallet long associated with Bitcoin’s elusive founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, just received 2.565 $BTC, worth over $150,000. Several analysts and DeFi researchers on X, among them 0xNobler, flagged the unusual transfer. That speculation ranged from theories that Satoshi may still be alive to suggestions that the transaction was merely a symbolic tip sent to the
The Federal Reserve has heard arguments from crypto companies and banking associations on a proposal to allow so-called “skinny master accounts,” which would give fintech firms limited access to the central bank’s payments infrastructure. The Fed received 44 comments in response to its proposal, which closed on Friday, seeking feedback on offering a “payment account,”