This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter ‘Daybook.’ Sign up here, if you haven’t already. The week’s main event for digital assets, the U.S. Clarity Act markup, is due later today. The crypto market, led by bitcoin, seems to be treating it as a non-event.… Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) traders pushed the price to $77,400, but data suggests profit-taking may thwart the bull’s goal of turning the $77,000 to $80,000 zone into support. Orderbook data from TRDR shows over $130 million in asks extending from $76,700 to $79,300. BTC/USDT Binance perps orderbook.… Read More
Bitcoin BTC$77,976.32 is breaking out of the Iran-headline chop. The cryptocurrency topped $78,000 on Wednesday morning, up 2.2% over 24 hours and 4.3% on the week, after President Donald Trump said he would extend the Iran ceasefire indefinitely and Strategy disclosed the purchase of 34,164… Read More
Geopolitical tensions resurfaced following the breakdown of Iran-U.S. talks in Pakistan, driving risk aversion in traditional markets and lifting oil prices. Major cryptocurrencies, however, remain resilient, though questionable market activity in obscure tokens like RAVE and other negative developments create poor optics at an inopportune… Read More
Bitcoin BTC$69,787.83 climbed to near $70,000 as traders reacted to signs of possible de-escalation in the Iran war and amid a short squeeze that liquidated more than $270 million in shorts. Crypto prices rose, along with equity index futures and equities, as Axios reported that… Read More
Bitcoin BTC$68,854.70 pared earlier losses Thursday afternoon after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would extend a pause on attacks against Iran’s energy infrastructure. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the pause will now be 10 days, citing ongoing diplomatic talks. “As per Iranian… Read More
