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Updated April 22, 2026 · 7:45 PM UTC

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Bitcoin on a lifebuoy in choppy waters near an oil terminal, symbolizing market uncertainty as traders brace for a potential drop toward $50k despite outperforming gold and stocks

Macro

Bitcoin beating gold and stocks right now is making “smart money” worried

With oil shocks looming, traders hedge Bitcoin bets despite its strength against inflationary pressures.

1 month ago

Macro

Retail is rushing into gold, but institutions are buying Bitcoin again – so why the split?

Gold and Bitcoin are no longer rivals — and the split could catch investors off guard.

1 month ago

User handing over a crypto seed phrase backup at a Coinbase service counter, highlighting the risk of entering recovery phrases online during Commerce migration confusion

Wallets

Coinbase tells users to follow ‘foolish’ steps scammers use to withdraw funds from wallets

Coinciding with past breaches, Coinbase's new flow raises alarms among security experts over phishing vectors.

1 month ago

Night trading desk overlooking Wall Street with Hyperliquid interface active as US markets sit closed, highlighting after-hours price discovery in crypto

Derivatives

Crypto just opened S&P 500 trading for the weekend while Wall Street shuts down

Trade[XYZ] launched a licensed S&P 500 perpetual for non US investors, testing who prints the first trusted weekend price.

1 month ago

SEC redrawn crypto rules, quietly eases KYC pressure on Bitcoin, XRP, and Solana https://cryptoslate.com/sec-redrawn-crypto-rules-quietly-eases-kyc-pressure-on-bitcoin-xrp-and-solana/

Regulation

SEC drastically reduces KYC pressure on Bitcoin, XRP, and Solana with revamped crypto rules

SEC redefines crypto landscape with new taxonomy, setting boundaries and granting room for privacy innovation.

1 month ago

Market

Why the US-Iran conflict sent traders to Hyperliquid — and pushed HYPE into crypto’s top 10

Weekend oil trading surge on Hyperliquid’s platform fuels HYPE token’s rise during wartime market adaptation.

1 month ago

Market

Ethereum is outperforming Bitcoin when it shouldn’t be — what’s driving it?

ETH is outperforming BTC even as oil rises and inflation fears return, helped by renewed ETF inflows, and growing corporate accumulation.

1 month ago

Bitcoin coin held in a mechanical clamp near a window overlooking a central bank building, symbolizing the Fed decision determining whether Bitcoin can break above $80,000

Macro

Fed decision tonight will likely decide whether Bitcoin gets past $80k or fall further

Bitcoin faces $80,000 test as Fed meeting and oil shock dim hopes for rate cuts.

1 month ago

ETF

XRP jumps as users pile in, even as institutional money pulls out

XRP network activity surges amid investor exit, fueling divergent trends in token market performance.

1 month ago

Strategy is using a high-yield funding engine to buy billions in Bitcoin and chase 1 million BTC

Analysis 1 month ago

New Bitcoin power law chart turns $124k into the ETF-era battleground

Analysis 1 month ago

Congress has only weeks left to convince banks on crypto CLARITY Act or risk losing it to midterms

Stablecoins 1 month ago

Tether still holds more cash, but Circle’s USDC is now moving more of crypto’s money

Stablecoins 1 month ago

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Trading news today

Bitcoin beating gold and stocks right now is making “smart money” worried

Retail is rushing into gold, but institutions are buying Bitcoin again – so why the split?

Coinbase tells users to follow ‘foolish’ steps scammers use to withdraw funds from wallets

Crypto just opened S&P 500 trading for the weekend while Wall Street shuts down

SEC drastically reduces KYC pressure on Bitcoin, XRP, and Solana with revamped crypto rules

Why the US-Iran conflict sent traders to Hyperliquid — and pushed HYPE into crypto’s top 10

Ethereum is outperforming Bitcoin when it shouldn’t be — what’s driving it?

Fed decision tonight will likely decide whether Bitcoin gets past $80k or fall further

XRP jumps as users pile in, even as institutional money pulls out

Strategy is using a high-yield funding engine to buy billions in Bitcoin and chase 1 million BTC

New Bitcoin power law chart turns $124k into the ETF-era battleground

Congress has only weeks left to convince banks on crypto CLARITY Act or risk losing it to midterms

Tether still holds more cash, but Circle’s USDC is now moving more of crypto’s money

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