Bitcoin, ether traders aren't fully buying the bounce, options markets show
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Crypto bulls on firmer footing as U.S. rate-hike risk recedes
The crypto market is ending the week in a healthier position than where it started, with bitcoin
Bitcoin whales bought $16.7 billion of bitcoin in 2 weeks even as ETFs bled a record $4 billion
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shed $4.06 billion in June, their worst month since listing, past the previous record of $3.56 billion set in February 2025.
Memory and semiconductor stocks lose momentum, bitcoin rebounds in sign of changing investor focus
The standout equity winners this year have been memory and semiconductor stocks, which are crucial to the AI industry and have sidelined much of the crypto industry as investors sought to get a look-in on the hottest ne…
Tokenization could make finance faster, but also more susceptible to shocks, IMF says
Tokenization, the process of moving financial assets into a blockchain environment, could make markets faster and cheaper. It could also make them more vulnerable to shocks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned …
XRP bulls test path back toward $1.10 as token zips 4% higher
XRP is starting to build a higher base above $1 following last week's sell-off. The token edged higher through the U.S. session, held $1.08 on repeated tests and pushed toward $1.10 before sellers slowed the move. That …
Binance says MiCA should be judged by who it licenses, not who it excludes
The head of crypto exchange Binance's Europe division said the success of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation should be measured by how many firms it brings into the regulatory system, not si…
Live updates: More bitcoin is now held at a loss than at a profit
Roughly 10.83 million BTC are currently held at a loss, meaning their holders paid more than today's price, against 9.22 million still in profit, according to Glassnode data. It is the first time loss-making supply has …
U.S. markets to close for holiday; Asian stocks rebound - what’s moving markets
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Ether and solana extend gains as a short squeeze lifts bitcoin toward $62,000
Ether and solana led crypto higher on Friday as a squeeze on bearish traders pushed bitcoin toward $62,000, capping the market's first genuinely strong week since mid June.
Finally. $221 million flow into Bitcoin ETFs, ending a painful 10-day outflow streak
Fidelity’s FBTC led the charge with a hefty $165.96 million inflow, followed by ARKB at $91.84 million and HODL at $4.35 million. BlackRock’s IBIT, the world’s largest Bitcoin ETF, was the outlier with a $40.43 million …
Gold prices rise, set for positive week after soft jobs data cools rate hike bets
Specifically, Chair Warsh said that “financial markets perform best when they react to incoming data. I think the financial markets work less efficiently when they ask a question. How will the Federal Reserve react to t…
Wall Street indexes end holiday-shortened week with gains of around 2% each
Futures are trading lower after a big start to the holiday-shortened trading week, which saw every index trade higher, after the small-cap Russell 2000 eked out a tiny gain on the close, finishing up 0.01% at $3010, and…
Crude Oil forgets the war and shrugs at the tollbooth
Crude Oil finished Thursday at its lowest level in 18 weeks, which means the vast risk premium that built up around this year's conflict has fully bled away, back to pre-war levels. The interesting part is not the round…
Reaction roundup: Experts, analysts weigh in on June jobs report
Samsung Q2 profit seen surging to record high on AI-fueled windfall; shares fall
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sets records while the chips fall
A June jobs report that undershot expectations by nearly half sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) to a fresh intraday record on Thursday, which reads like a contradiction until you look at what actually moved. …
AUD/USD Price Forecast: Bearish bias persists below 0.7000
The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades on the front foot against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday as a weaker-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report pushed back expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve (Fed) inter…
Securitize tokenizes $295 million of its own stock on Solana and Avalanche amid NYSE debut
Securitize (SECZ), a tokenization specialist backed by BlackRock and ARK Invest, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, and simultaneously brought its own shares to blockchain investors.
United States Dollar Index retreats after US economy adds just 57K jobs in June
The US Dollar Index (DXY) trades under pressure on Thursday as weaker-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data dent expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike.
Bitwise says STRC selloff signals crypto cycle nearing a bottom, not Strategy’s breaking point
Asset manager Bitwise said the sharp decline in Strategy’s (MSTR) perpetual preferred stock, STRC, is a hallmark of a maturing crypto cycle rather than evidence of a looming crisis at the company.
Australian Dollar rises as weak US NFP weighs on the US Dollar
The AUD/USD pair climbed near the 0.6930 area on Thursday as the US Dollar (USD) came under pressure following softer-than-expected United States (US) labor market data. The pair advanced as investors trimmed expectatio…
Japanese Yen rebounds on softer US payrolls, intervention risks
USD/JPY falls 0.92% on Thursday and trades around 161.05 at the time of writing after a much weaker-than-expected US employment report weighs on the US Dollar (USD).
Euro hits nine-day high after softer-than-expected US NFP
The Euro (EUR) gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday after weaker-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data reduced expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike.
EToro invests in onchain derivatives platform Extended as brokers race into DeFi
Digital broker eToro (ETOR) is doubling down on decentralized finance (DeFi) as online brokerages race to bring blockchain-based trading to mainstream investors.