Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action has been pinned between $60,000 and $70,000 over the past two months as leverage-dominant trading, weak spot market demand, and consistent losses from short-term holders have prevented rallies from sustaining their momentum. Combined, these market events create the current fragile setup, where Bitcoin price stability depends more on futures positioning than … Read more
Opinion by: Jeff Handler, co-founder at OpenTrade. The tech has been solved. The digital dollars are flowing. In 2026, the only variable left is understanding who actually gets to collect and enjoy the fare. 2025 wasn’t the year stablecoins “went mainstream”, at least not how crypto pundits had envisioned. No specific app that dominated the … Read more
OpenFX, a fintech startup focused on foreign exchange and remittances, raised $94 million in a Series A funding round to expand its stablecoin-based payments network. The round included Accel, Atomico, Lightspeed Faction, M13, Northzone and Pantera. The company said it plans to use the funds to increase liquidity, enter new markets and expand operations in … Read more
Bitcoin trapped late buyers at $68,000 with oil still above $100 ahead of a press briefing by US War Secretary Pete Hegseth. Bitcoin (BTC) teased a fresh break below $66,000 on Tuesday after a bounce sparked a classic bull trap. Key points: Bitcoin sets up a classic bull trap after spiking beyond $68,000. A negative … Read more
At least 42 Democratic lawmakers have written the US commodities regulator and the US Office of Government Ethics, demanding that it warn federal employees not to use inside knowledge to trade in prediction markets. The letter, addressed to Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig and the Office of Government Ethics, was prompted by “multiple … Read more
Two Democratic senators are requesting answers from the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the resignation of its enforcement director, Margaret Ryan, in March, after a Reuters report claimed she clashed with the agency’s leaders over certain cases involving people with ties to US President Donald Trump. In a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins … Read more
Historical data shows Bitcoin bear markets deepening when oil prices rally to record highs. Will Monday’s $105 WTI price lead to a BTC crash? Key takeaways: $105 WTI crude often triggers Bitcoin price corrections, with history showing a 14% to 27% sell-off within weeks. The BTC to oil correlation remains uncertain as events like Mt. … Read more
Key points: Bitcoin’s recovery is expected to face selling near $69,000, but if the bulls prevail, a rally to $74,508 is possible. Most major altcoins remain below their resistance levels, indicating that the bears continue to exert pressure. Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $68,000, but the bulls are struggling to sustain the higher levels. Sellers are … Read more
Seven months ahead of the November midterm elections, Chainlink Labs and Anchorage Digital announced that they were the founding contributors to a political action committee (PAC) “to support candidates working to advance digital asset and blockchain policy in the United States.” In a Monday announcement, the two crypto companies said they were supporting the Blockchain … Read more
Digital asset infrastructure provider BitGo has expanded support for Canton Coin, adding trading and settlement services to its existing custody offering, in a move that aligns with a wider industry push to develop trading and settlement rails for tokenized financial assets. In a Monday announcement, BitGo said it has become one of the first US-based … Read more