‘Investors Will Buy Bitcoin and Gold’ Amid Yield Spike, ByteTree’s Morris Says
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As of Wednesday morning, the yield on the UK’s 30-year government bond soared to 5.6%—its highest level since 1998—mirroring a broader climb in U.S. sovereign yields and sparking fresh concerns about financial market stability. Surging global bond yields are exerting significant downward pressure on risk assets. Since the U.S. equity sell-off began last Thursday, the […]

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Bitcoin Resilience Suggests Bullish Outlook as Dollar Weakens, Stagflation Looms — Grayscale
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Bitcoin investors may not exactly feel it, but BTC has been a relatively good bet since President Trump’s tariff plans last week resulted in historic losses in traditional markets. While stocks and other mainstream investments have been falling off a cliff since the “Liberation Day” announcement April 2, bitcoin has remained relatively steady losing “only” […]

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Lyzi Raises $1.4M to Expand Tezos-Based Retail, E-Commerce Crypto Payments Service
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Tezos-based crypto payment hub Lyzi said it raised 1.3 million euros ($1.4 million) in a seed funding round to expand the development of its platform. The round included participation from angels investors Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines, founder of Dfns, and Jean-Luc Bernard, founder of Astek, according to an emailed announcement shared with CoinDesk on Tuesday. […]

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Galaxy Digital Gets SEC Nod for U.S. Listing, Eyes Nasdaq Debut in May
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Galaxy Digital is moving closer to a U.S. stock market listing after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved its registration statement tied to a corporate reorganization. The crypto and AI infrastructure firm, currently listed in the Toronto Stock Exchange, aims to shift its home base from the Cayman Islands to Delaware and list shares […]

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Slow-Moving Fed Should Cut Rates as There is ‘No Inflation’, Trump Says
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President Donald Trump reiterated calls for Fed rate cuts, saying there is no inflation. “Oil prices are down, interest rates are down (the slow moving Fed should cut rates!), food prices are down, there is NO INFLATION, and the long time abused USA is bringing in Billions of Dollars a week from the abusing countries […]

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Bitcoin Price (BTC) Falls to $79K; Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL) Among Those Harder Hit
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“Decoupling” and “safe haven” began to be used late last week as bitcoin (BTC) held its own despite the continuing tumble in stock markets in response to President Trump’s sweeping tariffs against U.S. trading partners. Bitcoin bulls, though, may have spoken too soon. With stock trading closed for the weekend, fearful investors turned to the […]

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BTC’s Strength Amid Nasdaq Drop is Impressive, But Potential Basis Trade Blowup That Catalyzed the COVID Crash Poses Risk
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent stability amid Nasdaq turmoil driven by tariffs has generated excitement among market participants regarding the cryptocurrency’s potential as a haven asset. Still, the bulls might want to keep an eye on the bond market, where dynamics that characterized the COVID crash of March 2020 may be emerging. Nasdaq, Wall Street’s tech-heavy index […]

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SEC Staff to Reassess Biden-Era Crypto Guidance Amid Regulatory Shakeup
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Staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are reviewing past crypto-related guidance to determine whether it still reflects the agency’s current priorities, according to a statement from acting chairman Mark Uyeda, posted on social media platform X. Among several key documents, the SEC staff’s statement on funds registered under the Investment Company Act […]

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Circle’s IPO Filing Tests Crypto Market Confidence After Trump’s Tariff Shock
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After U.S. President Donald Trump’s reelection in November, optimism surged among crypto companies eyeing the public markets. Trump floated big promises: clearer rules for the industry and ambitions to make America the crypto capital of the world. For a moment, it looked like the floodgates might open. IPO pipelines buzzed with activity. Founders dreamed of […]

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U.S. SEC Staff Clarifies That Some Crypto Stablecoins Aren’t Securities
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has no business with certain stablecoins or their issuers, the regulator’s staff declared in the latest statement outlining the corners of the crypto sector for which it doesn’t have a legal interest. Since the agency was taken over by President Donald Trump-appointed leadership and formed a Crypto Task Force […]

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VIX Index, Equities’ ‘Fear Gauge,’ Hits 4.5-Year High as Traders Lift Fed Rate-Cut Bets
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The VIX index, which shows the equity market’s expectations for 30-day volatility and is often called Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” rose to 39, the highest since October 2020, after China imposed retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., data from TradingView show. The increase, coupled with the sharp sell-off in the U.S. stock-index futures, prompted traders to […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Defies Sell-Off as Tariffs Rattle Stocks, Currencies
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By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Liberation Day is done, and markets finally have clarity on U.S. tariffs. Starting April 5, all U.S. trading partners will face a minimum of a 10% import tariff, with higher, country-specific tariffs kicking in on April 9 for about 60 countries. President Donald Trump introduced […]

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