Sentiment: Positive

SEC removes huge pattern day trader barrier to allow retail investors to day trade Bitcoin with just $2k margin

One of the most hated rules for small traders is on its way out after the SEC approved a change that could reshape retail risk-taking.

Crypto to enter the US banking system through a backdoor, not through regulation

US Bitcoin ETFs pull in $664M in largest daily inflow since January, because Iran reopened Hormuz for a few hours

The Strait of Hormuz reopening eased energy shock fears and triggered institutional rotation into Bitcoin exposure.

Bitcoin price jumps towards $80,000 after Strait of Hormuz shipping route declared open

BTC's rally triggered heavy short liquidations across the crypto market and strengthened bullish positioning in options and prediction markets.

Clarity Act deadlock fails to stop Stablecoins smashing $320B and yield-bearing tokens surging

USDT and USDC dominate liquidity while Ethereum and Tron carry most volume, but the CLARITY Act bill’s timing is slipping fast.

Why the SEC just gave self custody crypto apps 5 years to get traditional broker licenses

A new SEC staff statement gives certain wallet-linked crypto trading interfaces a narrow way to operate without broker registration, while leaving most DeFi protocols and tokenized markets stuck waiting on Congress.

New Goldman Sachs Bitcoin fund is built for advisers seeking yield, not traders chasing the next rally

Goldman plans to sell covered calls on Bitcoin-linked ETPs for yield, sometimes overwriting up to 100% exposure.

XRP flips green after a 63% wipeout as retail fear hits a 2-year extreme – now one Wall Street metric is spiking

US XRP ETFs swung to about $12 million in April inflows after March outflows, with XRP eyeing its first green month since September 2025.

Strategy’s STRC hits record trading volume after massive $1B Bitcoin purchase as market cap doubles since Friday

STRC lets Strategy buy 13,000+ BTC with almost no price swing — now analysts are warning about what happens if the music stops.

Bitcoin surges on $650 million short squeeze, passing $76,000 as US inflation numbers fuels risk asset rally

Bitcoin triggers a historic short squeeze after PPI misses by 0.7 points, but the Fed signal spooked pros.

Bitcoin price soars to 4 week high passing multiple resistance levels within hours with eyes on $77k

Bitcoin has cleared a multi-month resistance ladder, shifting focus to whether the former ATH zone can hold as support and sustain continuation higher.

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.