Analysis
Bitcoin’s Latest Rally to $71K Is Different From the March Breakout. Here's Why.
The latest breakout is characterized by lack of speculative froth as opposite to March and positive macroeconomic details.

Cathie Wood's Ether ETF Pullback Is Likely Due to Fee War
The asset manager’s name was removed from a recent document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation for the launch and later confirmed that it dropped out of the race.

Trump Conviction Barely Dents His Odds of Winning Election: Prediction Markets
Plus: Polymarket traders doubt Trump will go to prison; Kalshi bettors are at odds with the CME FedWatch poll on rate cuts.

Bitcoin Is Still Strong, but Macro Factors Pose Risk, Crypto Analyst Says
Hardening government bond yields post a risk to risk assets, including cryptocurrencies, one crypto observer said.

Trump Widens Lead Over With Biden (on Polymarket and PredictIt) After Courting Crypto Vote
Plus: how much longshot money was made betting on the SEC approving an Ethereum ETF?

SEC's Gensler Going Rogue in Solo Quest to Stop U.S. Crypto Legislation?
A new White House statement suggests not even the president who appointed the SEC chairman thinks the government can go on overseeing digital assets without new policy.

Ether ETF Speculation Could Weigh on SOL, Wider Altcoin Market
Traders will not want to be short ETH while going through an ETF approval, one observer said.

Will RFK Jr. Debate Trump or Biden? Probably Not, Prediction Market Says
Plus: Which cat-themed memecoin will hit $1 billion first?

Institutions Still Skeptical of a Near-Term Bitcoin Price Rally, CME Options Data Show
The higher implied volatility for short-dated puts suggests investors are willing to pay a premium for downside protection, CF Benchmarks said.

Crypto Community Voices Outrage at Tornado Cash Developer Verdict
Alexey Pertsev, a developer of Tornado Cash, was sentenced to 64 months in prison for money laundering.
