One analyst spots a bullish fractal driven by 2024-like liquidity grabs, hinting that Bitcoin may breakout toward new all-time highs.

How Much Bitcoin Does BlackRock Own and Why It Matters in 2025.

The headline news from Israel and Iran will be continue. The goal is the Iranian enrichment program. Will they give it up? Will they dig

Under Pompliano’s leadership, ProCapBTC would reportedly seek to raise $750 million in equity and convertible debt as part of a merger with Columbus Circle Capital

Well, this was expected. The 100 drones couldn’t have been the retaliation. In 2024 we got the same threats and they launched lots of missiles

Bitcoin’s foundational security is powering a new frontier: DeFi systems built on self-sovereignty, security and real-world financial inclusion.

GameStop boosted its convertible note offering to $2.25 billion, fueling its Bitcoin treasury strategy and raising speculation about future crypto investments.

Bitcoin Bollinger Bands analysis leads to potentially grim conclusions about the fate of the BTC price rebound, which began at sub-$75,000 lows in April.

After Israel’s attack, Iran launched approximately 100 drones targeting Israel. But here’s the kicker, the Israeli air force got the permission to intercept those drones

Polkadot’s community is split over a proposal to convert 500,000 DOT tokens into tBTC using a year-long DCA strategy amid market volatility.

From the man himself: “I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal. I told them, in the strongest of words, to “just do

Retail giants Walmart and Amazon are reportedly evaluating digital currencies to streamline e‑commerce and boost cross‑border transactions.

Prior +8.0% New yuan loans ¥620.0 billion vs ¥850.0 billion expected Prior ¥280.0 billion New bank loans in China continue to moderate after the surge

TASS is reporting that Israel is prepared for the possibility of a full-fledged war with Iran according to Netanyahu’s office. Well, if that’s were to

After easing back a little earlier, oil prices are ticking back up in the past hour or so again. WTI crude is now trading to

KuCoin enters the Thai market with a fully licensed exchange after acquiring ERX, Thailand’s first SEC-supervised digital token platform.

Shopify is rolling out USDC payments via Coinbase’s Base network, offering cashback perks and expanding crypto checkout options through Shopify Payments.

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Prior +2.6%; revised to +2.4% Looking at the breakdown, there were decreases in output all around for intermediate goods (-0.7%), energy (-1.6%), capital goods (-1.1%),

We are prepared for this to keep going on for days. It depends partly on the Iranian response. We have already achieved a lot. Assessments

The announcement confirms that the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Gholam Ali Rashid, was also killed by Israel’s attacks. That alongside armed forces

Bloomberg reports that Japan’s top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, expects a trade deal with the US to spare Tokyo from higher auto tariffs. Akazawa said

Despite repeated attempts to stamp out the crypto-crime-linked Huione, Chainalysis says there’s been no meaningful decline in transactions.

In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than the final CPI data for France and Spain. The final readings are

The CFTC said that My Big Coin investors might not get their money back as the alleged operators “may not have sufficient funds or assets.”

Israel’s Channel 12 is reporting that Israeli air force began intercepting drones over the skies of Saudi Arabia. The IDF earlier announced that Iran has

Prior +0.8% HICP +0.6% vs +0.6% y/y prelim Prior +0.9% Core annual inflation continues to ease further, falling to 1.1% in May – down from

Prior +2.2% HICP +2.0% vs +1.9% y/y prelim Prior +2.2% Core annual inflation is seen at 2.2% and that’s down from 2.4% in the month

Well, there’s still no real progress on a trade deal between the two countries. So, let’s see how this will change that for the coming

Eurostoxx -1.4% Germany DAX -1.4% France CAC 40 -1.3% UK FTSE -0.6% Spain IBEX -1.7% Italy FTSE MIB -1.3% Regional bond yields are also sinking

Prior +2.1% HICP +2.1% vs +2.1% y/y prelim Prior +2.2% Core annual inflation is seen at 2.8% and that’s not all too comforting for the

Even with the drop in wholesale prices last month marking three straight monthly declines, the index is still at its highest since February. Year-on-year, wholesale

German DAX futures -1.8% UK FTSE futures -0.4% The overall risk mood is on the defensive with S&P 500 futures also weighed down by 1.4%

Iran International reports that “the sixth round of talks with the United States will not be held following the Israeli attacks” citing senior Iranian lawmaker

Jan3 founder Samson Mow tells GameStop CEO, “This is where you buy” as Bitcoin’s price tumbled after Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Iran.

Iran’s atomic agency chief has reportedly told Iranian media outlets that the Natanz nuclear facility has been completely destroyed. Other reports say “severely damaged”. This

The SEC has withdrawn over a dozen rules the agency proposed under Joe Biden, including two crypto-related rules targeting DeFi and digital asset custody.

Israel struck numerous military and nuclear targets in Iran overnight, escalating tensions in the Middle East. Of note, Iran has confirmed that Natanz nuclear facility

The Natanz nuclear facility was confirmed to have been hit several times and is reported to be “completely destroyed” here. The IAEA also notes that

Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blazek resigned last month after the Justice Ministry auctioned off nearly 500 Bitcoin it received from a convicted online drug trafficker.

A crypto executive says if Sharplink Gaming were to announce its planned mega-Ether buy tomorrow, it could “light the match to reignite the stock.”

CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham says the agency won’t ease up on crypto just because the Trump administration has pledged to support the industry.

Israel launches major airstrikes on Iran, read from the bottom up for the chronology: Oil market factoring in a higher risk premium Iran says Israel

Trump comments come via a Fox reporter on social media: Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb We are hoping to get back to the negotiating

National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company says there has been no damage to oil refineries or storage tanks. — Iran is a global player

Australia’s financial regulator alleges Glenda Maree Rogan told clients they were investing in a high-yield fixed-interest account but sent their funds to a crypto exchange

Iranian state media conveying a statement from Iran’s Armed Forces General staff that Israel and the US wil “pay a very heavy price”. US and

ING says the oil market is now factoring in a higher risk premium due to rising geopolitical tensions following Israel’s strike on Iran. uncertainty has

White House sends a Statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio “Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against

Reports of another wave of Israeli strikes on Iran has begun More: It looks likely that that Israel eliminated the top echelon of the Iranian

Further reports that Israeli air force has begun a second wave of air strikes against Iran Also reports of unrest in Iran directed not against

Shite House statement says Trump will hold a meeting of the National Security Council in the White House situation room Friday, June 13, 2025, at

As it happened: We got a 10 minute or so warning: Financial Times reports Israeli strike on Iran could come today, Friday 13 June Then:

Israel military official says Israel is striking nuclear and military targets Israel is striking dozens of sites across Iran the Iranian nuclear programme is existential

Reports that Israel has detected missile launches from Iran This is not much of a surprise. Unconfirmed so far. An escalation. more to come As

Israeli PM Netanyahu: We are at a decisive moment in Israel’s history Our pilots are striking many targets in Iran Moments ago, Israel launched Operation

People’s Bank of China USD/CNY reference rate is due around 0115 GMT. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting

There are reports of launches of both Iranian jet fighters and ballistic missiles The reports are only sporadic and unconfirmed. More: Iranian airspace is closed.

Goldman Sachs has lowered its estimate of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months to 30%, down from 35%, citing easing trade tensions following

July 20 2025 date being reported for the Japanese Upper House election. The 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election is scheduled by July 22, so

Financial Times is gated, link here if you can access the outlet. Earlier reports (see below) seemed focused on Sunday, FT ciitng people familiar now

Axios with the report: Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz declares a special state of emergency in the home front throughout the entire state of

Israel says has launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, this via Axios: Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz declares a special state of emergency in

Iran has launched an attack on Iran. We got a 10 minute or so warning: Financial Times reports Israeli strike on Iran could come today,

Talks of a potential acquisition follow renewed interest in Nexon’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game series MapleStory.

BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). 47.5, from 53.3 in April return to contraction after four consecutive months of expansion well below the average of

JPMorgan in a note issued Thursday (US time) kept its base case oil forecast unchanged, expecting prices to stay in the low-to-mid $60s per barrel

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to China and Europe later this month for high-level talks focused on trade, investment, and regional security.

Deutsche Bank expects U.S. economic momentum to slow into the second half of the year, though a recession remains unlikely. Still, the bank cautions that

The Wall Street Journal with the report: Israeli attack on Iran could come within days, U.S. and Israeli officials say Israeli official warned that a

Trump tariffs ramp up consumer goods prices. Trump is expanding steel tariffs to cover a wider range of imported household appliances starting June 23, according

Axios reports that the U.S. told Israel it won’t participate in an Israeli strike on Iran. Earlier from the Wall Street Journal: WSJ: Israeli attack

SOL’s futures open interest hits a 2-year high above $7.4 billion, but neutral funding and declining DEX activity cast doubt on a breakout to $200.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Will Replace Gold And Go To $1,000,000, Says Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz Today, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz told CNBC that

David Plouffe previously worked as an adviser for Alchemy Pay, Binance, former President Barack Obama’s and former Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaigns.

US initial jobless claims 248K versus 240K estimate US May PPI +2.6% y/y vs +2.6% expected U.S. Treasury sells $22 billion a 30 year bonds

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Welcome to the Friday data agenda, only a light one. None of this is likely to be too impactful upon release. This snapshot from the

The latest from Lutnick. While he is a senior US official his word doesn’t carry much weight. US policy swings on the moods of Trump,

In the world of traditional finance, sentiment has been shifting toward digital assets, with BlackRock, JPMorgan and Franklin Templeton making moves.

Reuters with the report on the Musk – Trump feud, and therefore if role of Musk’s SpaceX in Golden Dome missile shield is in question.

Bitcoin Magazine France’s The Blockchain Group Secures €9.7 Million More For Its Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Today, The Blockchain Group (ALTBG), listed on Euronext Growth Paris

The final piece of the Fed puzzle next week could be a meaningful one if Bank of America is right. The retail sales report is

President Trump’s debt-heavy bill could speed up the devaluation of the US dollar. With higher inflation looming, Bitcoin may be one of the few real

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Announces Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card, Offering up to 4% BTC Back on Everything Coinbase is launching its first-ever branded credit card in

Bitcoin Magazine Passport Prime: A New Security Device For a New Generation Passport Prime, Foundation Devices’ latest retail hardware wallet, is about to hit the

Escalating tensions in the Middle East and an ominous Bitcoin chart fractal could play a role in sending BTC price back under $100,000.

Bank of America today succinctly waded into what I think is the most-important macroeconomic question right now: Was the 2000-2020 period of low inflation a

The US president has spoken in person at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville and released a video message for the Digital Asset Summit in

The reserve will be funded through stock issuance and other financial instruments, according to the announcement.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin: How To Solve the Student Loan Crisis Student loans continue to trouble millions of Americans, with a total of $1.77 trillion already

Circle’s USDC has a market capitalization of over $61 billion, making it the second-largest stablecoin, second to Tether’s USDt.

Pres. Trump is saying: Auto tariffs may go up in the not to distant future. Earlier Trump said that EV chargers are too expensive but

Treasury Secretary Bessent sayd: EU has been “very intractable” (syn: extremely stubborn, hard to handle, resistant) in trade talks Does not think tariffs are taxes.

On Iran, Trump says: Iran’s going to have to negotiate tougher I would love to avoid a conflict with Iran. Crude oil spiked to the

The Enterprise Cluster initiative enables decentralized use cases for privacy-sensitive operations across healthcare and finance.

The push me/pull me on Iran continues. Trump says: I want to have an agreement with Iran Fairly close to an agreement with Iran I’d

High yield 4.844% WI level at the time of the auction 4.859%. Tail -1.5 basis points versus a six month average up +0.1 basis points.

Bitcoin Magazine The Bitcoin Treasury Strategy That’s Reanimating Zombie Companies A growing number of public companies are stuck in limbo—technically solvent, but strategically stalled. Growth

Tether’s investment in Canada’s Elemental Altus Royalties follows the company’s strategy to “integrate long-term, stable assets such as gold and Bitcoin in its ecosystem.”

Bitcoin Magazine Mercurity Fintech to Raise $800 Million for Bitcoin Treasury  Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: MFH), a digital finance company focused on blockchain-based financial

Bitcoin Magazine Remixpoint Invests ¥887 Million More Into Bitcoin Remixpoint Inc. (3825.T), a management consulting services company, announced it has purchased ¥887.3 million worth of

Trump was asked by a reporter about oil prices and said he didn’t like rising oil prices. I wouldn’t exactly take that as a signal

Bitcoin adoption may benefit from continued global uncertainty until a trade agreement between the world’s two largest economies is finalized.

The National Cryptocurrency Association’s 2025 report reveals a surprising normalcy to crypto ownership, spanning construction sites to art studios and challenging long-held stereotypes.

A 40-year-old British national sitting in Seat 11A reportedly walked away from the Air India crash today. I’m skeptical given that it went down in

Japan’s debt crisis jolts crypto markets, testing their resilience and reviving Bitcoin’s role as a system hedge against fragile fiat systems.

BTC price strength returns as US inflation cools beyond expectations, hitting dollar strength again — and new BTC price all-time highs are on the table.

AI is reshaping gaming, but blockchain is the missing link for next-gen, AI-powered social gaming experiences. Centralized systems limit progress, ownership and creativity.

US-Iran talks scheduled for this Sunday are evidently still set to go ahead but the picture is looking increasingly bleak. “We will continue enrichment and

Chainlink, JPMorgan’s Kinexys, and Ondo Finance completed a crosschain DvP settlement between a permissioned payment network and a public RWA blockchain.

The euro is breaking out from an eight-week range and is at the best levels since November 2021. The three-and-a-half highs comes as the US

It’s a bit rich to think there could be any enforcement of the price cap — which isn’t really enforced already — without the US

Trump is out with a new message on immigration that signals that he’s not looking to deport illegal immigrants who have followed the law. This

Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department teams up with the University of Hong Kong to build a crypto tracking tool amid a rise in money

Recent developments may well have a dampening impact on growth in the Euro Area. The Euro Area economy has proved fairly resilient to date, supported

The great, big, beautiful bill will grow the economy like it has never grown before. It is cutting expenses by $1.6 trillion. It puts our

The US dollar is in freefall against the euro today and Treasury yields are sliding further. I suspect a big part of that is angst

Prior was +2.4% (revised to +2.5%) PPI +0.1% m/m vs +0.2% expected Prior m/m -0.5% (revised to -0.2%) Ex food and energy +3.0% y/y vs

Initial jobless claims: Prior week initial jobless claims 247K revised to 248K Initial jobless claims 248K versus 240K estimate. Highest since October 2024 4 week

Outgoing FSB Chair Klaas Knot says stablecoins and ETFs are accelerating crypto’s integration into traditional finance, raising systemic risk concerns.

The EURGBP pair has been rising steadily in the past few weeks. The main reason is that the divergence between the ECB and the BoE

Ether futures data shows momentum, with ETH price more than doubling since April lows, increasing the chance of a rally to $4,000 in the coming

Mercurity’s $800 million Bitcoin treasury financing plan would make the firm the 11th-largest corporate Bitcoin holder after Galaxy Digital.

Headlines: EUR/USD continues to grind higher, closes in on April high Gold Technical Analysis – Safe haven flows boost the precious metal Oil jump eases

Bitcoin Magazine Maelstrom Announces Its Fourth Bitcoin Developer Grant Recipient Maelstrom is announcing that Ron, known online as “macgyver13,” is the fourth recipient of the

Why is Boeing Stock Dropping Today? Critical Investor Update and Key Levels to Watch If you’ve been searching, “why is Boeing stock going down today,”

Inflation likely to stay around 2% in the near future. He’s not providing anything new to his previous comments here. They’ve been making victory laps

Binance’s rollout in Syria features a full access launch, allowing Syrians to trade at least 300 tokens, including Bitcoin, XRP, Toncoin and more.

Can Bitcoin solve the energy crisis in Pakistan? 2,000 MW Mining Plan

Monetary policy cycle is coming to an end. Growth outlook broadly stable despite trade conflict. Medium-term inflation stabilizes at target. Financing conditions are no longer

Ant International plans to apply for stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong and Singapore, signaling growing fintech interest in regulated crypto payment systems, Bloomberg reported.

The pair found it tough to seek clearance above 1.1500 since April but buyers are definitely making a go at it today. A push above

Eurozone core inflation still elevated, but on a good path. Eurozone headline inflation will ease further in Q1 2026 due to energy price base effect,

Reuters reported that an Air India aircraft with more than 200 people crashed near the airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad. The aircraft involved

Alchemy Pay is preparing to launch 55 US tokenized ETFs and stocks on multiple networks, including Solana, via Backed’s xStocks.

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are still running high but at least likely to hold through the weekend. But if anything, it is the

BTC price requirements are clear as consolidation below all-time highs continues. Can Bitcoin bulls stick to the plan and avoid falling back below $100,000?

Hedge funds like Qube, Virtu and Jump are hiring weekend crypto traders as traditional finance adapts to nonstop digital asset markets.

German economy to grow by 0.3% in 2025 (previously 0.2%) German economy to grow by 1.5% in 2026 (previously 0.8%) German inflation seen at 2.1%

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 51 bps (99% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 25 bps (90% probability of no change at

Eurostoxx -0.5% Germany DAX -0.8% France CAC 40 -0.4% UK FTSE flat Spain IBEX -0.4% Italy FTSE MIB -0.5% This follows from the drop yesterday

So far, there’s not much else in following up on the headline comment. The silence by China is definitely interesting. As for the above, it

No fixed position on future rate decisions. Decisions will depend on data. Believe in pragmatism and agility on monetary policy. As a reminder, the ECB

The ECB has arrived at neutral level of rates. Important ECB doesn’t commit to one direction or another. Rates may still have to come down

From the statement itself: On June 11, the Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel due to heightened regional tensions. Do

Crypto analysts say the current environment is entirely different from 2021, when Bitcoin experienced a 76% price drop over 12 months.

Prior +0.2% Services -0.4% m/m Prior +0.4% Industrial output -0.6% m/m Prior -0.7% Manufacturing output -0.9% m/m Prior -0.8% Construction output +0.9% m/m Prior +0.5%

U.S. Bancorp CEO Gunjan Kedia says her bank is looking into stablecoins as its crypto custody business bounces back after struggling under Biden.

German DAX futures -0.8% UK FTSE futures -0.5% This mirrors the softness in US futures, which are also down 0.3% on the day. Wall Street

Michael Saylor says pandemic-era lockdowns and unabated money printing pushed him to convert his company’s massive cash reserves into Bitcoin.

Formerly a real estate financing company, DeFi Development Corp made the switch to become a Solana treasury company, currently holding over 609,000 tokens.

Hopes US can work with China to implement what was agreed between the two presidents No specific details on what that is but I reckon

In the European session, the main highlight was the release of the UK GDP. The data disappointed and dragged the GBP lower. Looking ahead, we

The surge higher in oil is being tempered by a move close to the 200-day moving average (blue line) at $68.45 as well. Overnight, we

H100 Group’s shares surged after the Swedish health firm announced it had raised $10.6 million to stack more Bitcoin.

The father of an unnamed crypto entrepreneur was held captive at a property for several days until a May 3 police raid liberated him.

The “deal” is mainly just an exchange of easing of export controls. China will be easing that for rare earths and magnets but reports are

Centralized treasuries, including governments, ETFs and public companies, now control approximately $668 billion of Bitcoin’s circulating supply.

TD Securities has opened a tactical long position in gold hedge against escalating tensions in the Middle East sees gold as a low-risk safe haven

USDC issuer Circle has put its stablecoin live on World Chain and has partnered with Matera to allow Brazilian banks to offer multicurrency payments.

TD has set a one-month Gold price target of $3,650 per ounce AUD traders – heads up for an RBA speaker today, Thursday, June 12,

Bitcoin selling will “peter off” once Bitcoin’s price moves above $130,000, says a crypto executive.

Bitcoin sentiment on social media has reached its highest point in seven months as Bitcoin has been flirting again with its all-time high.

Chinese state media with the report, probably seeking to contrast with the overtly heavy handed restrictions being enforced in the us. China’s National Immigration Administration

Disney said it filed the complaint after its request to Midjourney to adopt anti-copyright infringement measures was ignored.

Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Inflation Expectations in Australia, June 2025 come in at 5% from May’s 4.1% — AUD has been a sad underperformer

Rick Rieder is BlackRock CIO of Global Fixed Income. He says that with CPI coming in below expectations means “significantly increases the likelihood of Fed

The weakness in the USD is extending. Catalysts cited include: easing trade tensions, or at least not worsened expectations of closer Fed rate cuts given

Axios reporter with the info: White House envoy Steve Witkoff is going to meet Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Muscat on Sunday and discuss

China will resume issuing rare-earth export licenses to U.S. automakers and manufacturers, but only for six months, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The

Japan Business Outlook Survey, the Large Manufacturing Conditions indes for Q2 2025 comes in at -4.8 expected +0.8, prior -2.4 Results right across the survey

GameStop’s latest convertible senior note proposal pushed the stock price down further just days after Q1 revenue missed expectations.

CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs with the info: US officials have been told Israel is fully ready to launch an operation into

Data for purchases made in New Zealand on debit, credit and store cards Card spending data covers around 68% of core retail sales in NZ.

The U.S. and China have agreed on a tentative framework to revive trade negotiations, returning discussions to the post-Geneva status quo. As part of the

Trump still spouting rubbish on trade. This is absurd. Would be willing to extend trade talks deadline but doesn’t think it will be necessary Despite

EUR/USD has been trading steadily higher and has now taken out 1.1500: This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Trump says he will set unilateral tariff rates within two weeks. Given his TACO reputation, probably not. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at

Tensions are ramping higher in the Middle East. Summary of where we are at: US officials are concerned over the high likelihood of an Israeli

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ monthly house price balance dropped to -8 in May expected -4 from -3 in April weakest since July 2024 RICS

Bitcoin’s recent rally occurred as funding rates turned negative, and BTC held on exchanges and OTC desks shrank.

Reports are that a US official has said it’s looking less and less likely that the sixth round of nuclear talks between the U.S. and

John Woeltz and William Duplessie reportedly pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping and false imprisonment of Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan in New York City.

From the European Central Bank on the global use of the euro, in summary: Euro’s share across various indicators of international currency use largely unchanged

Distorted price signals from fiat currencies have destroyed the ability to make rational economic calculations, according to Truth for the Commoner founder Marty Bent.

Despite a cooler-than-expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading, Goldman Sachs anticipates that the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure—the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index—likely rose

Bitcoin Magazine F Street Announced Goal Of Accumulating $10 Million In Bitcoin Today, F Street, an alternative investment and private lending firm, announced it has

The headline on this from earlier is here: Bessent says countries negotiating in good faith could see tariff deadlines rolled Adding more now, from Treasury

US indices close lower. Dow Industrial Average unchanged. Bessent says countries negotiating in good faith could see tariff deadlines rolled Canada/US reportedly exchanging potential terms

Expectations for a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade relations remain subdued despite Trump’s announcement of a potential deal. According to Mark Williams, Chief Asia Economist at

Lawmakers asked Mark Zuckerberg whether Meta had had any influence on the GENIUS stablecoin bill and its plans to potentially issue its own digital currency.

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The calendar is lower tier data only, nothing here to move FX around too much. Eyes on the headlines again. Yesterday we had a classic

US Treasury Secretary Bessent is speaking in a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing Says countries negotiating in good faith could see trade deadlines rolled forward We

The major US stock indices are closing lower led by the NASDAQ with a decline of -0.50%. The S&P index is down -0.27% while the

Fitch Ratings has lowered its 2025 outlook for the global oil and gas sector to deteriorating, pointing to rising OPEC+ production, expanding non-OPEC+ supply, and

Bitcoin technical charts and encouraging US macroeconomic data could trigger a rally to $115,000.

Crude oil futures are settling up $3.17 or 4.88%. The high price reached $68.33. The low price was at $64.63. Prices moved sharply higher late

Geopolitics: Iran Mission to UN: threats of overwhelming force won’t change facts. Iran is not seeking nuclear weapon, and US militarism only fuels instability Diplomacy

Canadians have had plenty to worry about in Trump’s second term. The 51st State talk touched a nerve and tipped an election, while the tariffs

Weeks after a stablecoin bill stalled over Trump-linked concerns, the Senate advanced the GENIUS Act.

Lower CPI and tariff rollbacks boost crypto’s outlook despite economic concerns and Fed rate uncertainty.

The Globe and Mail is reporting that: Canada and the US are reportedly exchanging potential terms on economic and security deal This article was written

Bitcoin Magazine Bitdeer Mined 196 Bitcoin Worth Over $21 Million In May Bitdeer Technologies Group, a global leader in Bitcoin mining and infrastructure, has released

Last week’s less-dovish pivot from the ECB got the euro to 1.1490 and it’s back there now on a soft US CPI. So far, sellers

Bitcoin Magazine Skull, $5 million; Banana, $6 million; Freedom, Priceless “It would have been nice to get this attention in any other context. WikiLeaks has

The reconciliation bill which is being part in the Senate, has no chance of being ready by July 4. This according to Republican Ted Cruz..

Péter Szilágyi, a former Ethereum Foundation employee and the lead Geth developer, said the organization repeatedly undermined his team.

Bitcoin price trades near its all-time high as ETH and several altcoins start fresh rallies.

USD/JPY has fallen further on a report that the Naval Support activity in Bahrain has been placed on ‘high alert’ with dependants of service members

CBC reports that there are working documents outline details of a potential US-Canada trade deal. There have been numerous reports over the past two weeks

Bitcoin enters a unique market phase as rising long-term holder dominance and compressed volatility could potentially trigger a fresh round of price discovery.

Prior was 4.342% Bid to cover 2.52 vs 2.60 prior The notes were trading at 4.428% in the ‘when issued’ market so this is a

Bitcoin Magazine Stripe Acquires Startup Privy To Expand Bitcoin Strategy Today, Stripe Inc. announced that it has acquired Bitcoin and crypto wallet infrastructure provider Privy,

Bitcoin Magazine The CLARITY Act Heads To House Floor For Vote With Protection For Noncustodial Tools Intact Yesterday, The CLARITY Act passed favorably through the

Well ’90 deals in 90 days’ is truly dead at this point. Bessent says he will go with Trump next week, expects them to meet

The Trump administration, supported by major US crypto firms, has largely dismantled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, leaving consumers vulnerable.

OpenAI’s o3 model resisted shutdown in safety tests, raising concerns about AI alignment and control.

The major European indices are closing the day mostly lower. The exception is the UKs FTSE 100 which rose 0.23%. A snapshot of the closing

Bitcoin Magazine Evertz Pharma Becomes First German Company With Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Adds 100 BTC to Treasury  Evertz Pharma GmbH, a company focusing on premium

OneBalance raised $20 million to launch a developer toolkit enabling one-click crosschain crypto transactions, aiming to fix fragmented UX and boost app conversions.

According to the Wall Street Journal: China to limit rare-earth export licenses to U.S. automakers and manufacturers to six months, adding leverage and uncertainty amid

ETH price rising to around $2,850 drove the whale’s $11 million leveraged long into $366,000 paper profit.

The acquisition of Privy follows Stripe’s entry into the stablecoin market in 2024.

Bitcoin Magazine Paul Tudor Jones: Bitcoin, Gold, Stocks Are The Best Portfolio To Fight Inflation The Co-Chairman and CIO of Tudor Investment Corp., Paul Tudor

The NASDAQ index traded up as much as 85.47 points in trading today, but has reversed course and now is trading at a new session

The UAE Machine Economy Free Zone envisions a world where tokenholders receive a share of the revenue from machine-economy activities.

The US Treasury will auction $39 billion in 10-year notes at 1:00 PM ET. Yesterday the treasury auctioned off 3-year notes, which were met by

Supply chain attacks in crypto exploit trusted dependencies, emerging as a major threat to crypto projects, which now have to stay vigilant on such threats.

As government overreach and institutional interests reshape the blockchain landscape, it’s time to return to Bitcoin’s founding vision: a truly decentralized, immutable currency free from

Treasury Secretary Bessent is back in Washington and made his scheduled testimony appointment on Capitol Hill. In addition to speaking about the China deal, he

Speaking on CNBC: China is going to approve all applications for magnets for US companies Trump-Xi has to approve final wording I am really excited

Senators questioned Brian Quintenz on prediction markets, his experiences dealing with debanking, and how he would potentially handle an entirely Republican-staffed CFTC.

Earlier, we noted that Trump spoke in a New York Post podcast and said he was much less confident in a nuclear deal with Iran.

Bitcoin may see more upside if the world’s two largest trading nations finalize their tariff deal and end global economic uncertainty.

Explore the latest developments in crypto regulation and macro outlook in a report by HTX Ventures.

Strategy has inspired a wave of copycats to join the corporate Bitcoin treasury wave, but they haven’t been battle-tested and entered at higher average prices.

IF China will uphold its end of the initial Geneva trade agreement, a ‘big, beautiful rebalancing’ of US and China economies is possible I think

Prior was -4304K Gasoline +1504K vs +853K Distillates +1246K vs +824K API data from late yesterday: Crude -370K Gasoline +3969K Distllates +3712K WTI crude oil

Expectations: Crude oil -1.960 million. Distillates +0.824M Gasoline +0.853 million The private data released late yesterday showed: Crude oil is trading at $66.50 up $1.51

An official cited by Bloomberg: Trump will hold new China tariffs at 30% 10% baseline 20% fentanyl Total effective tariff rate will be 55% I

Surging onchain activity, rising spot Solana ETF approval chances and derivatives metrics suggest that SOL’s bullish price momentum could continue toward $300.

Users will eventually be able to transfer ASTR to any Superchain network, according to OP Labs’ Zain Bacchus.

Trump is tweeting up a storm this morning: Adding to the China readout, President XI and I are going to work closely together to open

Connecticut has joined the growing number of US states rejecting the notion of a state Bitcoin reserve, prohibiting government entities from making crypto investments and

FTX creditors are awaiting progress on at least $2.2 billion worth of disputed claims, with some users reporting issues with the KYC verification process.

Headlines: EU aims for US trade talks to extend past Trump’s July deadline. Japan prime minister Ishiba says making steady progress in tariff negotiations with

Trump is out with a message on Truth Social about the deal with China. Naturally, he wrote it in all caps: OUR DEAL WITH CHINA

Interactive Strength aims to launch the world’s largest corporate AI-crypto treasury to boost shareholder value and incorporate AI tools.

Headline CPI: CPI +2.4% vs +2.5% expected (some forecasts were 2.4%) Prior was +2.9% m/m reading at +0.1% vs +0.2% expected (unrounded consensus was +0.16%)

Prior month -4.1% revised to -5.3% Building permits for April -6.6% vs 2.0% estimate. Much worse than expectations on the month and revision. This article

“A Federal Appeals Court has just ruled that the United States can use TARIFFS to protect itself against other countries. A great and important win

Well, it looks like the tensions are behind us. At some point, it looked like a real risk for the economy as a whole as

Prior -3.9% Market index 254.6 vs 226.4 prior Purchase index 170.9 vs 155.0 prior Refinance index 707.4 vs 611.8 prior 30-year mortgage rate 6.93% vs

Will protect auto industry, no plans to sacrifice agriculture in exchange It sounds like their stance hasn’t changed whatsoever even after the numerous weeks of

Cut last week helps keep price undershoot temporary. Again more focus on the risk of undershooting on their inflation target. The market expects just one

MEXC introduces a $100 million fund to protect users from platform breaches, hacks and technical failures, with real-time wallet transparency.

Europe has now awakened to the importance of AI data factories. We are building AI technology centers in seven different countries. Europe is building 20

Less confident about Iran deal. Crude oil prices are surging on this comment made in a New York Post Podcast interview. Unfortunately it was reported

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal assumed full executive control, marking a move away from decentralized governance.

The ranges of estimates are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates a surprise effect.

Both sides should enhance consensus, maintain communication to reduce misunderstandings There are no winners in a trade war China is not willing to fight but

Government making utmost efforts to overcome rising prices Cannot agree on call to reduce consumption tax rate It will take a long time to adjust

Although the bill would allow the National Bank of Ukraine to acquire crypto assets like Bitcoin as part of state reserves, it would not require

Quite likely keeping 2% inflation will require some further cuts for fine tuning. Market pricing of one more cut or so not out of the

As a whole, that’s down considerably from the 4.7% reading in 2024. The first quarter of 2025 also shows a notable drop in negotiated wages,

PancakeSwap now offers one-click crosschain swaps with Across Protocol, aiming to reduce bridge risk and improve DeFi user experience across Arbitrum, Base and BNB Chain.

Bitcoin moves in the “opposite direction of retail’s expectations,” which may lead to a price surge lag, Santiment analyst Brian Quinlivan tells Cointelegraph.

Seems like talks are not proceeding that quickly despite Trump saying that his previous 50% tariff threat sped up the process. The US-China talks are

The Peter Thiel-backed crypto exchange joins a growing list of firms seeking to go public as investor optimism returns under the Trump administration.

Republican Representative William Timmons has asked US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins for documents on the agency’s historical approach to Ether.

We’ve witnessed a pretty bad spat between Musk and Trump last week on social media with both of them firing shots at each other. At

Eurostoxx +0.1% Germany DAX flat France CAC 40 +0.2% UK FTSE +0.2% Spain IBEX -0.6% Italy FTSE MIB -0.1% S&P 500 futures are down 0.3%

ETF analysts say the Securities and Exchange Commission could approve Solana, Ether staking and crypto index ETFs as soon as next month.

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says the Librarian Ghouls may be hacktivists, based on their reliance on legitimate, third-party utilities, a technique commonly associated with similar groups.

German DAX futures -0.4% UK FTSE futures -0.2% This comes as S&P 500 futures are also seen down 0.3% on the day. So far, we

The CLARITY Act will move to the House floor after the House Financial Services Committee voted to advance the crypto market structure bill in a

In the European session, we don’t have anything on the agenda except a few ECB speakers. In the American session, all eyes will be on

And that’s about it. After two days of long talks, both sides are content to work out a plan or framework to ease tensions just

Nearly 30% of the 100 executives at a Fortune 500 firm said their company has plans or is interested in stablecoins, up from 8% who

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting enforcement director Cara Petersen has quit, saying that she has never “seen the ability to perform our core mission so

Strategy’s Michael Saylor claims that “all the evidence” indicates Bitcoin is unlikely to face another crypto winter anytime soon.

Boeing urges Trump administration to ensure tariff-free treatment for airplanes, parts as condition of any new trade deal China, Mexico, European Union, Japan urge Trump

Boeing urges Trump administration to ensure tariff-free treatment for airplanes Chinese steel production expected to decline by 4% in 2025 BoE Executive Director for Financial

GameStop shares slid over 3.5% after-hours on Tuesday, falling to just above $29 after the video game retailer missed revenue estimates for Q1.

Bitcoin Core dev Gloria Zhao says the data limit for OP_RETURN will be raised in October, infuriating several Bitcoin users who prefer images, text and

The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) is forecasting a 4% decline in Chinese steel production for 2025. This projection is influenced by the shift

ETH open interest reached a record $40 billion as Ether price rallied above $2,800 for the first time in 15 weeks.

A federal appeals court has ruled that former Trump’s broad tariffs can remain in effect while legal appeals continue. The decision temporarily suspends a lower

The US dollar is attracting a few bids with a lower EUR, AUD, NZD, GBP. CAD, yen and CHF are little changed. Earlier we had

The PPI data comes from the Bank of Japan. Producer Price Index (YoY) (May) +3.2% expected 3.5%, prior 4.0% Producer Price Index (MoM) (May) -0.2%

Oil demand will continue to rise well into the future, with no peak expected through 2050, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Tuesday.

According to the Ethereum Foundation, “a significant burden of security” still falls on users of digital assets.

Trump will sign three resolutions on Thursday abolishing California’s electric vehicle sales mandates and diesel engine rules US politics site Politico with the report. more

Ether price continues to show strength at $2,800 even as some traders embrace bearish options strategies. What gives?

Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Li Chenggang : talks with U.S. had involved in depth exchanges communication has been rational and candid two sides agreed a

Some positive news out of the US-China trade talks in London. The agreement reached depends on Trump apprioving it. I can;t see why not, unless

This idea has been floated multiple times over past years. Its getting a redo in the headlines again today. Sichuan province city Mianyang is considering

Blackstone plans to invest up to $500 billion in Europe over the next decade, CEO Steve Schwarzman told Bloomberg, citing improving growth prospects amid shifting