A multi-day ‘extreme fear’ reading in a widely-followed sentiment index could be indicative of bitcoin prices setting a bottom before moving higher in the coming weeks — with a previously similar setup preceding a 200% rise in BTC. The Fear and Greed Index, which measures investor emotions in markets like bitcoin, ranging from 0 (lowest […]
There’s a 70% chance that the trade war between Canada and the U.S. will be over by May, according to odds on a Polymarket contract on the topic, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox Business that U.S. President Donald Trump was open to negotiation. (Polymarket) On Tuesday morning, Canada and Mexico faced the implementation […]
Tom Lee, Head of Research at Fundstrat, recently spoke with CNBC, suggesting that the broader market may be nearing a bottom, potentially as soon as this week. Lee’s outlook comes amid economic uncertainty as President Trump navigates his first 100 days in office. Several factors are contributing to market volatility, including the Department of Government […]
CoreWeave, an AI firm in close partnership with bitcoin miner Core Scientific (CORZ), filed for an initial public offering (IPO) today. The company is expected to raise $4 billion, with a valuation of more than $35 billion. Today’s filing showed the company had seen $1.9 billion in revenue in 2024, resulting in a net loss […]
Metaplanet (3350) purchased 156 BTC for $13.4 million at $85,590 per bitcoin. As a result, Metaplanet has achieved a BTC yield of 31.8% year-to-date. As of March 3, Metaplanet now holds 2,391 BTC, for a total amount of $196.3 million, at an average price of $82,100 per bitcoin. Also, according to Simon Gerovich, CEO of […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), XRP, solana (SOL) and cardano (ADA) could comprise the promised strategic crypto reserve, sparking a sharp rally in these tokens’ prices. The spot-led rally saw these tokens trade at a substantial premium on the Nasdaq-listed Coinbase exchange, a proxy for the U.S. demand, […]
The Ethereum Foundation (EF), the non-profit organization that supports the development and research of the Ethereum blockchain, shared in a blog post on Saturday that they have selected Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak as their new co-executive directors. The news follows Tuesday’s announcement of Aya Miyaguchi leaving that role to become the EF’s new president. […]
The cryptocurrency market is showing initial signs of recovery from its worst month in three years after the price of bitcoin (BTC) plunged to $78,000 in a week that saw the space’s total market capitalization drop by over $400 billion. The dip in prices saw the Crypto Fear & Greed Index plunge to 10, a […]
U.S. President Donald Trump will host a crypto summit on March 7, the White House announced. White House Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks and Bo Hines, the executive director of a working group on digital assets, will run the meeting, though Trump will speak at the summit, a late Friday press release said. “Attendees […]
Boerse Stuttgart, one of Germany’s top stock exchanges, has announced a partnership with DekaBank to bring cryptocurrency trading to the German investment bank’s institutional clients. The partnership allows DekaBank, a financial giant with over 411 billion euros ($427 billion), to integrate crypto into its offerings using Boerse Stuttgart Digital’s regulated brokerage infrastructure. “Partnering with DekaBank […]
For decades, your investment portfolio has revolved around a key academic idea that hasn’t held up very well: efficient markets. There’s a direct line from the efficient markets theory of Eugene Fama in the 1960s to modern portfolio theory. It paved the way for index funds, a strategy that has not only weathered market cycles […]
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Two contradictory philosophies jump to mind when considering bitcoin’s (BTC) price action of late. Do you “buy when there is blood in the streets”? Or perhaps “don’t catch a falling knife.”? Which applies in today’s market, the day after the largest cryptocurrency posted its steepest […]