The bond market is flashing a clear signal on interest rates. Bitcoin bulls should take note
The bond market is sending a signal that complicates prospects of a near-term bitcoin bull run.
Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs lost $111 million combined as rate-cut hopes died
Total market value has held flat near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after the Fed killed rate-cut hopes and spot ETFs swung back to outflows.
Strategy’s STRC preferred stock hits a record low below par
The slide has paused the above-par share sales Strategy uses to fund bitcoin purchases, and it is the same stock whose dividends forced the company’s first BTC sale this month.
XRP slips 4% below $1.20 after breakout rally stalls near key resistance
Heavy selling pushed XRP back through a closely watched support level, though buyers stepped in above $1.17 to prevent a deeper pullback.
Buying bitcoin below its 200-week average has historically delivered over 100% in median returns, Kraken says
Bitcoin briefly slipped below its 200-week moving average twice in the past two weeks, a rare event that Kraken says has historically marked strong entry points for buyers.
Bitcoin, ether slide after a hawkish Fed, even as Trump’s signed Iran deal lifts stocks
The Fed held rates but signaled it is more worried about inflation than growth in Chair Kevin Warsh’s first meeting.
Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors’ crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says
Long-time bitcoin bull Matt Hougan told CoinDesk that during this bear market and with ‘doubts swirling’, investors have found ‘it easier to reach for something more tangible:’ stablecoins and tokenization.