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Open case filled with gold Bitcoin coins on wet pavement at dusk, symbolizing the White House claim that the Iran war consumed value equal to half of the US Bitcoin reserve in six days

White House admits Iran war burned equivalent of half the US Bitcoin reserve in 6 Days

Estimating the $13B in the US's Iran war spending in Bitcoin highlights BTC's potential as a hedge against military-driven inflation and fiscal strain.

2 weeks ago

Macro

Everything you need to know for Bitcoin and crypto ahead of Jerome Powell’s upcoming FOMC meeting

A trader’s map from Powell’s signal to rates, ETF flows, and BTC’s next move.

4 months ago

Crystal ball with rising price chart between Bitcoin and Solana coins above a “Prediction Markets” headline, illustrating record November prediction markets as Solana memecoins fade and crypto liquidity rotates.

Memecoins

Why Solana’s crypto casino changed hands from memecoins to prediction markets

Kalshi and Polymarket just had their biggest month ever as Solana's memecoin share fell to cycle lows. We chart the flows and test the rotation thesis.

4 months ago

a glowing Ethereum symbol above parallel lanes of teal and amber “blob” spheres splitting and recombining, evoking the Fusaka upgrade’s PeerDAS and increased capacity without any text or faces.

Technology

Ethereum gets huge mainnet upgrade tomorrow – Here’s why you should care about ETH’s ‘sloping side road’

Fusaka on mainnet activates at 21:49 UTC, and BPO forks on Dec. 9 and Jan. 7 lift blob capacity.

4 months ago

A giant golden Bitcoin coin erupts like a fountain in the middle of a busy New York City street near the Vanguard building, symbolizing how Vanguard’s new crypto ETF access could unlock major growth and capital inflows across the digital asset sector.

ETF

Vanguard caves on crypto to retain clients as rivals win flows — opens $9.3T platform to crypto ETFs

With $9.3 trillion under management, Vanguard’s entry into crypto ETFs could usher tens of billions in new demand despite modest initial allocations.

4 months ago

Bitcoin coin on cracked ground with dollar bills flying in a storm outside a building labeled “Strategy,” symbolizing MicroStrategy’s contingency plan to sell Bitcoin while establishing a $1.4B cash reserve.

TradFi

Strategy new ‘last resort’ to sell Bitcoin could trigger on 15% dip – sets $1.4B cash reserve contingency

Strategy outlines stringent 1x mNAV criteria for Bitcoin sales amid market-value challenges and dividend demands.

4 months ago

Paolo Ardoino stands confidently with arms crossed in front of the Bitfinex headquarters, wearing a black Tether shirt, reflecting his role in a crypto-focused interview about Bitcoin and Ethereum options markets.

Interview

EXCLUSIVE: The quiet shift Bitfinex is driving that could finally give crypto markets real stability

A market without seatbelts doesn’t need a bigger engine; it needs better rails. Paolo Ardoino thinks options can finally provide them—if the plumbing gets fixed.

4 months ago