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Bitcoin’s attempt to reclaim $70,000 earlier in the week lasted about 48 hours.The largest cryptocurrency slid to $65,735 in early Asian hours on Saturday, down 3% over the past day and 2.8% on the week. Wednesday’s rally, which came within touching distance of $70,000, has now given back more than half its gains as broader risk sentiment deteriorated through Thursday and Friday’s U.S. sessions.Altcoins took a harder hit. Solana dropped 6.7%, ether fell 6.2%, dogecoin shed 5.1%, and XRP lost 4%. The losses pushed most major tokens into the red on a weekly basis, erasing the altcoin outperformance that had…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Throughout February, the Bitcoin price barely showed real hopes of a trend shift from its stark bearish structure. However, in the last day, the flagship cryptocurrency has witnessed a modest amount of buying momentum, which might suggest an incoming short-term rebound, despite the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran. However, data from a recent on-chain analysis has revealed a contrary perspective to this speculation. Illiquid Supply Dominates Bitcoin Market In their latest Quicktake post on CryptoQuant, the analytics group, Arab Chain, highlights that the liquid supply…
ETH funding turns positive as $262M ETF inflows end 35-day outflow streak; price trades at $2,004 after $220M short liquidations.Ethereum funding rates have turned positive after weeks of bearish pressure, as $262 million in ETF inflows ended a 35-day outflow streak. The shift comes as short positions were cleared and options expiry removed near-term supply pressure. At the time of writing, Ethereum was trading at $2,004.Funding Rates Reverse as Shorts Exit PositionsEthereum perpetual funding rates across major exchanges have moved back into positive territory. This means long traders are paying a premium to hold positions. The change follows weeks of…
Bitcoin briefly reclaimed $65,000 before pulling back to $64,700 as the Iran conflict continued to escalate through Saturday.Iranian state media reported at least 70 killed in its Hormozgan province, per Aljazeera, including a strike on an elementary school. Israel activated air raid alerts after detecting fresh missile launches from Iran.Trump told the Washington Post that “all I want is freedom for the people.” NATO said it was “closely following” developments, China urged an immediate ceasefire, and Turkey offered to mediate.Bitcoin’s inability to hold $65,000 on the bounce suggests sellers remain in control, but the relative stability given the severity of…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Over the weekend, the Bitcoin price and the crypto market witnessed significant pressure amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. After reports of Israeli strikes on Iran, the premier cryptocurrency dropped below $64,000 while dragging the rest of the market along with it. While the price of BTC seems to have recovered from the conflict-induced slump, there is still the small issue of its broader structure. According to a market expert, Bitcoin may have avoided a negative outcome after holding above $60,000 over the weekend. BTC Price Closes…
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It took Polymarket less than 24 hours to turn a Middle Eastern war into an active trading floor.Since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran Saturday, the prediction market has seen a flood of new contracts covering everything from ceasefire timelines to whether the Iranian regime will collapse by June.The speed and specificity of the markets is striking. Bettors aren’t just wagering on whether the conflict escalates, but pricing the week it ends, who replaces Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and whether U.S. ground forces enter Iran by March 7.Polymarket’s largest completed market is “Khamenei out as Supreme Leader of…
JPMorgan cut high-touch equity trading services to Citadel Securities after the firm launched a competing business.J.P. Morgan Chase hired Elan Luger, who previously served as its head of high-touch equities, to lead Citadel Securities’ equity unit. In 2025, JJP Morgan Chase’s overall equity revenue increased by 33%, while Citadel Securities grew profitably by over 70% during Q12025.JPMorgan Chase and Citadel Securities have found themselves at opposing ends of an expanding Wall Street competition. JPMorgan chase has recently terminated some of the trading services it once gave Citadel Securities as the company has started a competing service. The dispute is a symptom of how…
Crypto markets snapped back hard on Sunday after spending Saturday pricing in what looked like the start of a prolonged regional war.Bitcoin climbed to $66,843, up 5.2% over the past 24 hours, recovering most of the losses from Saturday’s slide below $64,000 after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.The bounce accelerated after Iranian state TV confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei, which markets interpreted as raising the odds of a shorter conflict.Solana led the recovery among majors, surging 10.8% to $86.42. Ether rose 7.5% to reclaim $1,994, putting it back within touching distance of $2,000 for the first time…
Over fifty percent of the largest 25 U.S. banks are currently experimenting with tokenization, custody, and stablecoin.Barclays, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are constructing fundamental settlement systems on blockchain rails not merely piloting them.As stablecoin volumes have surpassed the 1 trillion mark each month, banks are under pressure to modernise lest they soon become irrelevantTokenization is forcing the world’s largest banks to confront an uncomfortable truth — the infrastructure they built their businesses on is aging fast. Payment rails that take days to settle, cross-border transfers loaded with fees, and asset systems with no programmability are starting to look like liabilities. Now, from…