Bitcoin’s weekly chart is showing an uncomfortable comparison to one of the most brutal sell-offs in its history, and at least one analyst believes the worst may still be ahead. This technical outlook is looking at the current price action as a mirror of the 2022 macro fractal sequence that sent Bitcoin from $69,000 to
Ray Dalio’s Apr. 9 TIME essay carries a geopolitical surface and a monetary argument underneath. Dalio explicitly writes that his indicators point to a simultaneous breakdown of the monetary order, some domestic political orders, and the geopolitical world order. The Iran conflict is the immediate trigger, but the structural claim below that is that investors
Europe’s stablecoin market seems to be now controlled by Circle, and not everyone is comfortable with that. The issuer of $USDC is quietly becoming the dominant player in euro-denominated stablecoins through $EURC. This shift triggered criticism from parts of the crypto community. Some of them see it less as a product win and more as
SpaceX is sitting on 8,285 $BTC worth $603 million in Coinbase Prime custody while reporting a loss of nearly $5 billion for 2025, according to Arkham Intelligence data and a report from The Information published late Friday. The loss marks a sharp reversal from a year earlier when SpaceX generated roughly $8 billion in profit
Bitcoin may be entering a phase of seller exhaustion. After bottoming near $60,000 on Feb. 5, the asset has spent more than two months consolidating, gradually grinding higher toward the $70,000 level. This came alongside macro uncertainty with the Middle East conflict pushing oil prices well above $100 a barrel. Data from CheckonChain suggests that
After a long period of indirect contacts between the US and Iran, the two sides sat down at the negotiating table for the first time. A US delegation led by JD Vance reportedly held face-to-face meetings with Iranian officials in Pakistan. According to sources, both sides also contacted the Pakistani Prime Minister separately prior to
Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff has criticized President Donald Trump for framing the U.S.-Iran conflict as a “total and complete victory.” In a post on X, Schiff argued that Trump often spins military setbacks into triumphs. He drew a direct comparison between Trump’s economic claims, which he calls misleading, and his portrayal of the
Bitcoin is trading below $73,000 on Saturday, down roughly 0.2% in 24 hours, as U.S. and Iranian officials opened high-level talks in Islamabad. The broader crypto market is mostly flat. The market rose over the week after a two-week ceasefire was announced, triggering a derivatives short squeeze that wiped out over $430 million in bearish
As the war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz send oil prices higher, inflation is once again at the forefront of investors’ minds. In the U.S., inflation accelerated last month to 0.9%, driven mostly by energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict; core inflation, which excludes energy and food costs,