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Updated April 9, 2026 · 5:55 PM UTC

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Market

Why the US-Iran conflict sent traders to Hyperliquid — and pushed HYPE into crypto’s top 10

Weekend oil trading surge on Hyperliquid’s platform fuels HYPE token’s rise during wartime market adaptation.

3 weeks ago

Market

Ethereum is outperforming Bitcoin when it shouldn’t be — what’s driving it?

ETH is outperforming BTC even as oil rises and inflation fears return, helped by renewed ETF inflows, and growing corporate accumulation.

3 weeks ago

Bitcoin coin held in a mechanical clamp near a window overlooking a central bank building, symbolizing the Fed decision determining whether Bitcoin can break above $80,000

Macro

Fed decision tonight will likely decide whether Bitcoin gets past $80k or fall further

Bitcoin faces $80,000 test as Fed meeting and oil shock dim hopes for rate cuts.

3 weeks ago

Bitcoin coin being compressed by an industrial press, symbolizing market stress as recession signals suggest a major test for Bitcoin ahead

Macro

Recession risk hits historic danger zone, setting up Bitcoin’s biggest test yet

Bitcoin will finally face the pain Satoshi wrote about in the first block transaction before the next halving.

3 weeks ago

ETF

XRP jumps as users pile in, even as institutional money pulls out

XRP network activity surges amid investor exit, fueling divergent trends in token market performance.

3 weeks ago

Investors crowded inside a revolving door at a Wall Street building while briefcases sit abandoned outside in the rain, symbolizing restricted withdrawals from private credit funds as money moves toward Bitcoin

Macro

Largest Wall Street funds start restricting withdrawals as investors rush for the exit while Bitcoin climbs

If Binance or Coinbase limited withdrawals like this the internet would be warning of insolvency - TradFi behaves differently.

3 weeks ago

Bear trap snapping shut on a blank report beside spilled oil and a construction helmet on a boardroom table, symbolizing the Federal Reserve’s policy dilemma as soft CPI, weak jobs data, and rising oil prices collide

Analysis

The latest US inflation report looked like good news, but the Fed may already have a bigger problem

February CPI looked reassuring on paper, but it may end up being the last calm snapshot before a new inflation scare.

4 weeks ago

Senior bank executives reviewing documents in a Washington boardroom, symbolizing policy discussions around a $175B regulatory break for big banks and weakened financial crisis safeguards

Banking

Washington gives big banks a $175B break while Bitcoin still gets the harder treatment

A major banking policy reversal is taking shape in Washington, where regulators are considering softer capital standards and a new approach to liquidity that treats Fed borrowing capacity as more usable cash.

4 weeks ago

Bitcoin coin being crushed by an industrial press in a smoky refinery setting, symbolizing pressure on Bitcoin price as US economic growth slows and inflation remains persistent

Analysis

Bitcoin price faces a crucial weekend test as US growth collapses to 0.7% while inflation stays stubborn

The data looked shaky even before the oil shock, and Powell now has to explain what breaks first.

4 weeks ago

Bitcoin surges over $72k to outperform gold and stocks since Iran strikes, but one brutal sell wall is looming

Macro 4 weeks ago

Bitcoin shrugs off oil surge and geopolitical tension, setting up potential push toward $80k

Macro 4 weeks ago

The AI reset is now underway as layoffs accelerate and one group is hit hardest

AI 4 weeks ago

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

Macro 4 weeks ago

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Macro news today

Why the US-Iran conflict sent traders to Hyperliquid — and pushed HYPE into crypto’s top 10

Ethereum is outperforming Bitcoin when it shouldn’t be — what’s driving it?

Fed decision tonight will likely decide whether Bitcoin gets past $80k or fall further

Recession risk hits historic danger zone, setting up Bitcoin’s biggest test yet

XRP jumps as users pile in, even as institutional money pulls out

Largest Wall Street funds start restricting withdrawals as investors rush for the exit while Bitcoin climbs

The latest US inflation report looked like good news, but the Fed may already have a bigger problem

Washington gives big banks a $175B break while Bitcoin still gets the harder treatment

Bitcoin price faces a crucial weekend test as US growth collapses to 0.7% while inflation stays stubborn

Bitcoin surges over $72k to outperform gold and stocks since Iran strikes, but one brutal sell wall is looming

Bitcoin shrugs off oil surge and geopolitical tension, setting up potential push toward $80k

The AI reset is now underway as layoffs accelerate and one group is hit hardest

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