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Updated April 9, 2026 · 5:55 PM UTC

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Car fueling at a gas station with a large refinery under construction across the water in Brownsville, highlighting questions over how quickly the project can lower gas prices

Macro

US gets first new oil refinery in 50 years but it will come too late for Bitcoin

Groundbreaking is slated for Q2 2026, so any real fuel supply arrives years after today’s inflationary pump shock.

4 weeks ago

Two executives moving a secured XRP-branded case down a hallway, symbolizing a 78% collapse in XRP leverage while $1.4 billion in ETF inflows remains tied to Ripple’s expanding footprint

Market

XRP leverage collapses 78%, but $1.4B in ETF money still won’t leave because of Ripple’s expanding footprint

With speculative investors exiting, Ripple's regulatory foothold and ETF backing signal confidence in XRP's future.

4 weeks ago

Bitcoin emblem embedded in an industrial oil pipeline control room overlooking tankers, symbolizing traders selling BTC during an oil-driven global market panic instead of seeking it as a safe haven

Macro

Why oil panic hitting global markets caused traders to dump Bitcoin instead of hiding in it

How did trouble in a key oil shipping lane wipe billions from Bitcoin’s value?

4 weeks ago

Bitcoin rising from an oil-soaked landscape with pumpjack in the background, symbolizing BTC reclaiming $70,000 after an oil price plunge eased inflation fears ahead of CPI data

Macro

Oil plunges as Iran tensions cool, easing inflation fears and lifting Bitcoin back above $70k

Oil price retreat provides relief for Bitcoin traders, aligning the cryptocurrency closely with macroeconomic cues.

1 month ago

Bitcoin road sign at a fork in a mountain highway at sunset, symbolizing a new indicator that helped avoid a major drop while a key level may determine the next breakout

Analysis

New Bitcoin signal shows where BTC is likely to decide its next move

Akiba's new Bitcoin price-channel tool reveals the levels repeatedly triggering bounces and breakouts.

1 month ago

XRP coin partially submerged in a rain-soaked city street at night, symbolizing over $50 billion in unrealized losses for XRP holders

Analysis

60% of XRP holders are now underwater as losses top $50 billion

Glassnode data reveals about 60% of XRP's circulating supply is underwater, contributing to persistent selling pressure.

1 month ago

Bitcoin symbol on a rain-soaked city street as the price falls below $70,000 despite record low jobless claims

Macro

Bitcoin traders focus on $61k as oil surges past $115 and weak jobs data rattle markets

Data shows traders hedging amid Bitcoin price decline, fueled by global market uncertainties.

1 month ago

Commuters waiting on a crowded subway platform, symbolizing major payroll revisions that cut 862,000 jobs and highlight uncertainty in headline jobs data

Macro

161,000 US jobs just disappeared after a revision as Bitcoin navigates increasingly messy macro data

Nearly 1 million US jobs never existed, according to a massive government revision

1 month ago

Bitcoin coin hanging over a dark city street at dawn, reflecting deeply negative funding rates ahead of key jobs data release

Analysis

Bitcoin funding rates just flashed one of the bleakest signals in months before one macro number changed everything

Bitcoin funding collapsed to a three month extreme and that was only the first clue of bigger stress.

1 month ago

$875B in property debt is due soon — and regional banks may be the weak link Bitcoin is watching

Tokenization 1 month ago

Forget CPI and ETFs — oil prices may now be the biggest signal for Bitcoin

Analysis 1 month ago

$679M bet on Iran war sparks Washington crackdown on crypto prediction markets

Technology 1 month ago

Iran conflict could push oil to $150 and crash Bitcoin up to 45%

Analysis 1 month ago

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Macro news today

US gets first new oil refinery in 50 years but it will come too late for Bitcoin

XRP leverage collapses 78%, but $1.4B in ETF money still won’t leave because of Ripple’s expanding footprint

Why oil panic hitting global markets caused traders to dump Bitcoin instead of hiding in it

Oil plunges as Iran tensions cool, easing inflation fears and lifting Bitcoin back above $70k

New Bitcoin signal shows where BTC is likely to decide its next move

60% of XRP holders are now underwater as losses top $50 billion

Bitcoin traders focus on $61k as oil surges past $115 and weak jobs data rattle markets

161,000 US jobs just disappeared after a revision as Bitcoin navigates increasingly messy macro data

Bitcoin funding rates just flashed one of the bleakest signals in months before one macro number changed everything

$875B in property debt is due soon — and regional banks may be the weak link Bitcoin is watching

Forget CPI and ETFs — oil prices may now be the biggest signal for Bitcoin

$679M bet on Iran war sparks Washington crackdown on crypto prediction markets

Iran conflict could push oil to $150 and crash Bitcoin up to 45%