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Giant Bitcoin beacon overlooks a crowded Strait of Hormuz shipping channel filled with oil tankers beneath gathering storm clouds.

Bitcoin is trading through a dangerous weekend as 20% of the world’s oil hangs in the balance

Bitcoin will trade through the weekend while oil futures, Treasuries, and US equities remain closed, making it the first global risk asset forced to absorb Hormuz developments.

19 seconds ago

Container port in China beside an economic data display showing a $125.6 billion trade surplus, 4.3% GDP growth, 1.3% retail sales growth, and a 5.7% investment decline.

Macro Bearish

China found a $125 billion escape valve for an economy running out of momentum

China has found a way to keep its factories busy without fixing the economy at home: sell more goods abroad.

2 hours ago

A smartphone displays a Trump social media post while a trading screen shows a sharp market decline and Trump speaks at a White House podium in the background.

Regulation

Trump posts may soon reach trading bots before users and prediction markets are not ready

Trump Media’s proposed $100,000 feed would sell institutional traders faster access to the president’s market-moving posts.

3 hours ago

Circle National Trust Bank plaque and large USDC coin near the US Capitol as a concerned regional banker stands outside a traditional bank.

Regulation USDC 0.00%

Circle became a federal trust bank – now lenders warn stablecoins is projected to drain $500 billion

Circle’s charter raises a bigger question than crypto regulation: who funds American lending if deposits move?

5 hours ago

Stablecoin market report showing a $310 billion market cap, $184 billion USDT, $73 billion USDC, and 50% Ethereum volume growth beside regulatory imagery.

Stablecoins USAT +0.02%

One year later, GENIUS Act just made stablecoins easier to sell

One year after the GENIUS Act became law, stablecoin adoption accelerates as banks, payment firms and regulators define the next phase.

6 hours ago

Golden Bitcoin stands on a glowing support line near $62,500 as Ethereum and other altcoins fall against a red market chart.

Featured

Bitcoin must defend $62,500 as altcoins lose $8.8 billion in a week

Bitcoin’s defense of $62,500 will set the tone for a fragile altcoin market, with ETH, HYPE and leveraged traders exposed to another unwind.

7 hours ago

Financier placing Crypto.com and Kraken tokens on illuminated platforms, symbolizing Citadel Securities backing two competing crypto exchanges.

Enterprise

Citadel Securities backs two rival crypto exchanges with $600 million as both chase the same Wall Street prize

Crypto.com and Kraken are pursuing the same tokenized-market expansion, while only one has disclosed Citadel’s operational role.

22 hours ago

JST Hits Record Deflationary Milestone: Over 355M Tokens Burned as JustLend DAO Revenue Fuels Value Appreciation

JST burned more than 355 million tokens worth $34.59 million in its fourth buyback round, with routine purchases funded entirely by JustLend DAO revenue and boosted by a one-time USDJ fee burn.

22 hours ago

Open secure drawer containing a Bitcoin coin, preferred-equity certificate and gold bars, with Swedish colors and a market chart nearby.

Digital Asset Treasuries

Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its shares

BTC PREF is expected to begin trading July 20, with any discount to SEK 120 lifting the indicated cash yield above 10%.

23 hours ago

White House staffer seen from behind holding a phone with a rising prediction-market chart beside prepared presidential remarks and cash in the briefing room.

Regulation Bearish

Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped in

More than a dozen speeches are alleged, but no cited report dates the first alert, restriction, or CFTC referral.

1 day ago

Open Knaken-branded vault with crypto assets, a broken padlock and bankruptcy court documents marked with a €7 million prosecutors’ claim.

Bankruptcy Bearish

Dutch crypto exchange collapses exposing customer balances’ true value amid multi-million-euro hole

The court found an undisclosed deficit and said Knaken cannot repay customers in full, leaving recovery to an independent trustee.

1 day ago

Ethereum coin stacks transition into illuminated validator servers, representing Bitmine’s shift from accumulating ETH to investing in staking infrastructure.

Digital Asset Treasuries ETH +0.52%

Bitmine nears its Ethereum buying limit – Now it needs demand to make the bet pay off

Tom Lee’s company plans to limit further accumulation while funding infrastructure that could expand Ethereum’s role in tokenized finance and artificial intelligence.

1 day ago