Bitcoin is currently trading at 78,078, representing a decline of 0.25% over the past 24 hours. This subtle decrease points to a phase of consolidation and short-term cautiousness in the market, particularly as the asset remains unable to break back above the psychological $80,000 threshold. The min
By Douglas GillisonPrediction market company Polymarket is fully prepared to police trading on its platform as the approaching U.S. midterm elections test the industry's controls, the company's new global head of investigations and intelligence told Reuters.Polymarket is also working to keep U.S. us
Bitcoin trades steady at $78,545, LSEG data show, remaining below the key $80,000 level after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Friday warned of inflation risks and the possibility of an interest-rate rise. U.S. money markets now price a 60% chance of a rate increase at the Fed's Sept. 16
Bitcoin traded at $78,500 as the Japanese yen breached 160 per dollar in Tokyo trading, while a U.S. strike on Iran’s Larak Island added to market uncertainty. All these follow Friday’s broad dollar advance and hawkish remarks from Warsh at Jackson Hole, which lifted expectations for a Federal Reser
Bitcoin (BTC) heads into September still battling key resistance as markets flip hawkish on Federal Reserve policy.Key points:Markets see a 60% chance of the Fed hiking interest rates in September, with jobs data due this week.Oil has experienced renewed volatility amid fresh US strikes on Iran and
Bitcoin held near the $78,000 area as geopolitical tension around the Strait of Hormuz pushed Brent crude above $90, giving traders another macro-risk event to price across energy, inflation, and risk assets.The move followed a CENTCOM statement on the escalation, while oil markets reacted to the ri
The total crypto market cap fell to $2.68 trillion, down 1.0% over 24 hours, as Bitcoin slipped to $77,664.88 and Ethereum dropped to $2,417.73, with the sell-off tracking an escalation in the U.S.-Iran tensions over the weekend.What Triggered the DropU.S. Central Command confirmed that American for
Avici, a crypto digital bank, was hit by a smart contract exploit that caused about $1.1 million in losses, and its native token AVICI fell from a 24-hour high of $0.43 to an all-time low of $0.217 before rebounding to about $0.378. According to Sina Finance, the incident exposed security risks in t
Luke Dashjr has resigned as chairman and chief technology officer of Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN. The Bitcoin hard fork he backs splits from the main chain on Tuesday.The company also repurchased all of his equity. He now calls the main Bitcoin chain “Spamcoin.” On Tuesday, a Bitcoin hard fork he back
Luke Dashjr has resigned as chairman and chief technology officer of Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN, and the company repurchased all of his equity. He now calls the main Bitcoin chain “Spamcoin,” according to BeInCrypto, as a Bitcoin hard fork he backs is set to switch to BLAKE2b on Tuesday. OCEAN’s hash
A trader began a long position on ETH four days ago using 8x leverage on 45,087 ETH, according to Lookonchain monitoring. According to Foresight News, the position is currently showing an unrealized loss of $3.18 million.
Eric Trump said American Bitcoin (ABTC) mines 11 to 13 BTC a day at close to 49% gross margins, with nearly 90,000 miners, and said the company’s filings largely support the figures. According to BeInCrypto, the claim comes months after a dispute over American Bitcoin’s production costs, while the c