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Markets

Fed's Powell's comments sooth bond market, but oil continues rise, hitting crypto and stocks

WTI crude oil closed above $100 per barrel for the first time since 2002.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gesticulates during a press conference

Markets

Trump-backed American Bitcoin hits 7,000 BTC as holdings expand rapidly

Satoshis per share climbs past 660, reinforcing rapid treasury expansion since Nasdaq debut.

Eric Trump, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, American Bitcoin speaks at Consensus 2025. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin hashrate posts first-quarter drop for first time in 6 years as miners pivot to AI

The first-quarter decline breaks a long-standing growth trend, but could ultimately support decentralization as public U.S. miners face losing dominance.

An engineer sits at a bank of crypto mining rigs.

Markets

Nearly half of all circulating bitcoin is underwater as long-term holders sell at a loss

Nearly half of all bitcoin is now trading at a loss, with the Bitcoin Impact Index surging to 57.4, indicating high stress levels.

CoinMarketCap showing top crypto prices (Behnam Norouzi/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Rate hike bets are building for the Fed – and now the Bank of Japan too

A weakening yen, rising bond yields, and the risk of a carry trade unwind pose a headwind to risk assets, including bitcoin.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)

Markets

Yield-hungry bitcoin holders may be keeping BTC stuck in a sideways grind

Yield hungry investors seem to have influenced market flows such that they limit price swings.

Daytrading bitcoins financial markets at a coffeeshop. (Austin Distel/Unsplash)

Markets

Strategy may have paused bitcoin accumulation last week, ending a 13-week buying streak

The company seemed to have skipped its weekly bitcoin purchase announcement for the first time since late December.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

Markets

Bitcoin bullish bets hit a 28-month high on Bitfinex, and that's music to bears' ears

Historically, spikes in Bitfinex BTC/USD longs have acted as a contrary indicator.

Bear. (Hans-Jurgen Mager/Unsplash)

Markets

Why bitcoin's 'compressed' valuation offers reduced downside risk versus stocks

The recent surge in oil and gas prices has driven up inflation expectations, causing markets to adjust their bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts, with traders now pricing in a near 40% chance of no rate cuts this year.

Laptop with markets monitor and charts

Tech

Here's how bitcoin, Ethereum and other networks are preparing for the looming quantum threat

Across many of the most well-known ecosystems like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, responses are diverging along familiar lines: what to do on social consensus and technical iteration, and community members are split between caution and acceleration.

Quantum computer. (Getty Images)