Bitcoin News
Bitcoin slides under $77,000 as oil shock and Treasury yields hit risk assets
Long-term holders are still sitting tight and exchange balances remain near six-year lows, Binance Research data shows, but underwater short-term holders leave BTC vulnerable to macro shocks.
DeFi's new front: VerifiedX bets bitcoin's next chapter is programmable, private
VerifiedX says its Bitcoin sidechain enables programmable, privacy-preserving transactions without synthetic wrappers, targeting growing institutional demand for native DeFi on the original blockchain system.
Bitcoin gives up Clarity Act gains as macro rout wipes out leveraged crypto bulls
Stocks, gold and crypto slid on Friday while crude oil topped $100 and traders repriced Fed expectations for rate hikes.
Strategy to repurchase $1.5 billion of 2029 convertible bonds using cash or bitcoin sales
Led by Michael Saylor, the company aims to retire half of its outstanding 0% 2029 converts as it restructures liabilities tied to its bitcoin treasury strategy.
IREN closes $3 billion convertible notes deal amid AI infrastructure expansion
Bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure operator secures one of the sector’s largest financings as investor demand drives multiple upsizes.
Strategy’s STRC stock logs record $1.5 billion trading volume, funds 11,707 bitcoin purchase
Heavy trading volume ahead of the ex-dividend date pushed STRC to its busiest session on record.
Bitcoin is still stuck below its 200-day average. Treasury yields may be the reason.
Rising yields may act as a headwind for assets like bitcoin and gold while potentially benefiting tokenized Treasury markets.
Bitcoin hits $82,000, Coinbase leads crypto stock gains as Clarity Act advances
The upbeat public debut of AI chipmaker Cerebras is also helping to lift both crypto and traditional markets.
Cerebras IPO values AI chipmaker at $40B
Cerebras priced its IPO at a $40 billion valuation, nearly 5x what it was worth eight months ago. The AI capital boom is pulling investor attention and money away from crypto, with SpaceX and OpenAI listings still to come. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Why bitcoin’s recent climb to $80,000 might just be a temporary liquidity squeeze
Spot ETF outflows and a hawkish Federal Reserve are creating a "macro ceiling" that makes a new all-time high unlikely without a major geopolitical shift.
