A rotating cast of top contenders has Polymarket betting on the next chair at the Federal Reserve, but the new favorite, BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, has argued that bitcoin will replace gold and has recommended that people keep it in their portfolios. Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer for global fixed income, has risen to the top […]
HYPE, the native symbol of crypto derivatives exchange Hyperliquid, surged 24% over the past 24 hours as traders increased bets on silver, gold and other commodities. Silver futures in particular have exploded in popularity on the platform. During the US morning hours on Monday, silver traded around $111 and logged over $1.25 billion in 24-hour
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Cryptocurrency laundering has grown dramatically over the past five years, with Chinese-language networks becoming a key pillar of the global underground economy, according to new research from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The report estimates that more than $82 billion flowed through on-chain money laundering channels by 2025, up from about $10 billion in 2020. Chainalysis
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The crypto market extended its tight trading range on Tuesday, constrained by a low volume and low liquidity environment. Daily trading volume for bitcoin BTC$87,853.36 down 25% to $35 billion over the past 24 hours and ether ETH$2,911.92 volume shrank 21% to $24.6 billion. A drop in volatility can be attributed to general apathy in
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless otherwise noted) The crypto market feels extra smooth after bitcoin BTC$87,964.50 fell 7% last week, the biggest loss in two months. Still, there is a glimmer of hope in bullish derivative bets, now at cheap prices. The drop pushed prices below the steady uphill, a “bullish trendline” that
In any historic bull market across all asset classes, there is a persistent temptation to call the top. Investors often look for validation by drawing parallels to famous contrarian calls, notably Michael Burry’s 2007 housing market warning. This trend is becoming more pronounced as prices accelerate and volatility increases, which is currently the environment in
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While this weekend’s US storm disrupted bitcoin BTC$87,819.49 mining, as higher costs hit profitability and prompted companies to cut computing power, or hash rate, crypto traders will focus on a metric known as the Hash Ribbon, an indicator built on the premise that the price of the largest cryptocurrency often bottoms out during periods of
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), an independent government body that acts as the national corporate regulator, has identified regulatory gaps in fast-growing fintech areas, particularly digital assets. The regulator’s new report titled “Key issues outlook 2026” released on Tuesday expressed concern that consumers are exposed to the rapidly expanding and unlicensed crypto, payment
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Decentralized betting platform Polymarket has listed contracts tied to Volmex’s bitcoin BTC$88,418.26 and ether ETH$2,938.03 volatility indices, opening the door for everyone to bet on market volatility this year. The two contracts, “What Will the Bitcoin Volatility Index Hit in 2026?” and “What Will the Ethereum Volatility Index Hit in 2026?” went live on Monday
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Bitcoin traded below the $88,500 level in early week trade as crypto markets softened heading into a crucial stretch for global risk assets as investors braced for a Federal Reserve policy decision and a big slate of Big Tech earnings on Wednesday and Thursday. The biggest cryptocurrency traded around $88,400 in Asian hours, modestly lower
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