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Updated April 15, 2026 · 10:15 AM UTC

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Taxes

Bitcoin faces $240B demand shock as ‘surprise’ tax refunds and new IRS crypto rules arrive

Bigger U.S. tax refunds, new crypto rules, and faster payouts are turning refund season into a real-world test of Bitcoin’s retail demand.

4 hours ago

Market

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.

19 hours ago

Analysis

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.

21 hours ago

Macro

Oil prices fall but China trade and US inflation data weakens as Iran contagion spreads – in opportunity for Bitcoin

Vessel traffic through Hormuz fell into single digits in early March as the conflict spread into shipping, fuel, and trade flows with knock-on risks for the macro backdrop behind Bitcoin.

1 day ago

Market

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.

1 day ago

Macro

Bessent tells Fed to ‘wait and see’ on cuts as war-driven inflation clouds Bitcoin

The Fed's path to rate cuts just got harder, and for Bitcoin bulls banking on cheaper money, that changes everything.

1 day ago

Floodwaters pushing against a locked bank entrance with documents and umbrellas caught in the current, symbolizing pressure on legacy payment systems as FedNow challenges XRP’s role

Enterprise

New US credit crisis looms as more firms limit withdrawals – and Bitcoin could be hit first

Redemption pressure is forcing gates across major private credit funds, tightening liquidity and exposing structural fragility in a $1.7T market.

2 days ago

Oil tanker moving through a narrow strait at dusk with escort ships, symbolizing geopolitical tension as Bitcoin holds near $70,500 amid oil surge and failed US-Iran talks

Macro

Bitcoin price clings to $70,500 support after US-Iran talks collapse and oil spikes past $103

A weekend ceasefire mood flip hit crypto fast as equities sank and traders repriced Middle East risk into inflation fears.

2 days ago

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Analysis

Wall Street says buy Strategy while getting paid to fund its Bitcoin binge

Banks bullish on Strategy also profit from the stock sales funding its Bitcoin accumulation.

3 days ago

Over 80% of Bitcoin ETF assets hit Coinbase custody choke point with $74B at risk

Analysis 3 days ago

Zcash breaks away from Bitcoin as privacy coin rally finds a second driver

Privacy 3 days ago

Bitcoin struggles to hold $71k after failed Iran talks, leaving the rally without full confirmation

Macro 3 days ago

Ray Dalio issues economic “war thesis” showing dollar-debasement against Bitcoin

People 4 days ago

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Bitcoin news today

Bitcoin faces $240B demand shock as ‘surprise’ tax refunds and new IRS crypto rules arrive

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

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

Oil prices fall but China trade and US inflation data weakens as Iran contagion spreads – in opportunity for Bitcoin

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

Bessent tells Fed to ‘wait and see’ on cuts as war-driven inflation clouds Bitcoin

New US credit crisis looms as more firms limit withdrawals – and Bitcoin could be hit first

Bitcoin price clings to $70,500 support after US-Iran talks collapse and oil spikes past $103

Wall Street says buy Strategy while getting paid to fund its Bitcoin binge

Over 80% of Bitcoin ETF assets hit Coinbase custody choke point with $74B at risk

Zcash breaks away from Bitcoin as privacy coin rally finds a second driver

Bitcoin struggles to hold $71k after failed Iran talks, leaving the rally without full confirmation

Ray Dalio issues economic “war thesis” showing dollar-debasement against Bitcoin

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