Derivatives
Analysis
Why Kevin Warsh should become Bitcoin’s most impactful Fed chair yet
Kevin Warsh may become the first Fed chair with disclosed crypto-linked holdings, but the bigger question is whether his policy instincts would make life harder for Bitcoin.
Analysis
FSB warns of ‘triple whammy’ crisis as private credit threat to global markets worsens
A fresh warning from the Financial Stability Board suggests the next financial shock may not start in banks, but in the fast-growing corners of finance now showing signs of strain.
Macro
Bessent tells Fed to ‘wait and see’ on cuts as war-driven inflation clouds Bitcoin
The Fed's path to rate cuts just got harder, and for Bitcoin bulls banking on cheaper money, that changes everything.
Analysis
Wall Street says buy Strategy while getting paid to fund its Bitcoin binge
Banks bullish on Strategy also profit from the stock sales funding its Bitcoin accumulation.
Analysis
Over 80% of Bitcoin ETF assets hit Coinbase custody choke point with $74B at risk
More than four-fifths of U.S. Bitcoin ETF assets are tied to Coinbase in some custody role. Morgan Stanley's new trust shows Wall Street is still routing crypto exposure through the same gatekeeper.
Analysis
SEC reverses course on crypto enforcement and disowns its own playbook
The same agency that pointed to crypto enforcement as proof of its toughness in late 2024 is now holding up those cases as evidence of institutional overreach.
Analysis
Bitcoin weekend liquidity has vanished even as BTC leads out of hours markets because institutions dominate weekdays
ETF-era Bitcoin is deeper on weekdays and thinner on weekends, leaving smaller traders more exposed when volatility hits.
Analysis
Polymarket’s stablecoin launch looks bearish for USDC, but the real shift runs deeper
Polymarket’s new token may not cut USDC demand, but it could make that demand harder to see and easier to misread.
Analysis
Can markets trust the jobs report? Bitcoin faces new risk as jobs data continues to be revised
Payrolls surprised higher, but if the number gets revised down, Bitcoin may be pricing the wrong macro signal first.
Analysis
Wall Street sees a $10 trillion opening as Washington rewrites 401(k) rules
The Labor Department’s proposal does not open the floodgates yet, but it starts a fight over who can tap retirement capital.
Analysis
Why $60,000 decides whether Bitcoin’s recent strength cracks as nearly half the market slips into loss
Nearly half of Bitcoin supply is now underwater, turning $60K into a behavioral breaking point for the market.
Analysis
Bitcoin treasury trade faces a stress test as debt pressure triggers selling
Corporate and sovereign BTC holders are selling into stress, raising fresh doubts about how durable treasury demand really is.
