Bitcoin, stocks soar as markets respond to chance of US and Israel-Iran war ending
Bitcoin held gains above $68,000 as investors leaned into news that the US and Iran were ideating ways to end the war. Will markets hold their newfound bullishness?
Trump says US will leave Iran within 2 to 3 weeks
“We’re finishing the job, and I think within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer to do the job,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Crypto Fear and Greed Index stuck on ‘extreme fear,’ but is there a silver lining?
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index remains pinned in the ‘extreme fear’ zone, but Bitcoin’s lengthy consolidation phase above the $60,000 support may be a positive sign.
Texas Lt. Gov. lists crypto, prediction markets in charges for lawmakers
The #2 Texas state official called on lawmakers to study “the sudden inundation of prediction market gambling“ as other jurisdictions take the platforms to court.
Wall Street moves benchmarks onchain as S&P tokenizes Treasury index
S&P Dow Jones Indices puts its iBoxx US Treasuries Index on the Canton Network, allowing institutions to access bond benchmark data through tokens rather than feeds.
Chainalysis to add ‘blockchain intelligence‘ agents to platform
The analytics platform said it would begin rolling out the agents over the summer for use in investigations and compliance.
Interactive Brokers expands crypto trading to retail investors in Europe
Brokerage clients in the European Economic Area can now trade 11 cryptocurrencies alongside traditional assets within a single account.
Bitcoin hits $68K but BTC futures, macro data show traders remain bearish
Bitcoin rallied to $68,000 as markets responded positively to the prospect of the US and Israel-Iran war ending, but data shows futures traders are not convinced.
Bitcoin’s $10K range expected to hold until spot traders show up: Data
Futures market activity continues to drive Bitcoin price, while insufficient buy-side spot demand shortens the length of bullish breakouts and pins BTC in a $10,000 range.
Bitcoin traders forecast short-term downside even as BTC price chases $68K
Analysts expect Bitcoin’s price consolidation to tilt toward $60,000, but technical charts favor a liquidation rally toward $82,000.