Bitcoin has once again acted as a leading indicator for risk assets, plunging sharply before the ongoing global stock market swoon.

The president of the sell-side Wall Street firm Yardeni Research believes that tensions in the Middle East are lifting the chances of a stock market meltdown. In a new Bloomberg interview, Ed Yardeni reiterates his view that the odds of a sharp stock market sell-off have risen to 35% as the Middle East conflict drags […] The post Yardeni Research President Raises Odds of Stock Market Collapse to 35% Amid Oil Shocks appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Binance’s futures-to-spot ratio has jumped to a 1.5-year high, its highest level since mid-2023. But why? What The Binance Data Says About The Market New data from CryptoQuant analyst Maartuun shows that Binance’s derivative volume is dwarfing spot trading, as the futures/spot ratio has risen to around 5.1. This means that for every $1 traded on spot, about $5 are traded on futures. Most “price discovery” and liquidity is happening in the derivatives order books, not in simple buy‑and‑hold spot

Bitcoin (BTC) surges toward $72K driven by SEC-CFTC regulatory cooperation, Treasury intervention in oil markets, and exchange reserves at 2019 lows. The post Bitcoin (BTC) Approaches $72K as Regulatory Clarity and Supply Crunch Drive Momentum appeared first on Blockonomi.

Three Democratic senators have said they will oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into crypto exchange Binance over possible violations of U.S. sanctions tied to Iran-linked transactions. In a joint statement released Thursday, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Ruben…

VanEck reveals Bitcoin miners control power infrastructure vital for AI data centers, trading at steep discounts. MARA and Core Scientific lead the transition. The post Bitcoin Mining Firms Emerge as Unlikely AI Infrastructure Players, VanEck Reports appeared first on Blockonomi.

Banking giants HSBC and Standard Chartered are expected to be among the first institutions to receive stablecoin issuer licenses in Hong Kong, marking a major step in the city’s effort to build a regulated digital-asset ecosystem. Hong Kong poised to…

The crypto market rose 2.4% to $2.51 trillion on Friday primarily due to a shift in global risk sentiment following signals of potential de-escalation in the Middle East. Bitcoin (BTC), the leading crypto asset by market cap, rallied nearly 4%,…

Legendary macroeconomic investor Stanley Druckenmiller is sounding the alarm on a late-stage "narrative-driven" asset bubble while making a surprising long-term prediction about the dollar..

Mobile money is everywhere in Ghana. And now, crypto wants in on that infrastructure too. Related Reading: Bitcoin Crosses 20 Million Coins Mined — And Only 1 In 20 Remains Foreign Players Circle As Local Framework Takes Shape Blockchain.com, one of the older names in the industry, announced this week it had moved into the Ghanaian market with a sharp focus on tying crypto payments to the country’s mobile money ecosystem. The move came just days after Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission p

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warns that war spending could tip into a fiscal crisis — and it's calling for a pre-built escape plan.

The Bitcoin Policy Institute wants to ensure “US regulators get Bitcoin’s treatment right” when the Federal Reserve issues proposals to implement the Basel framework.

Pi Network's price explodes 30% daily, adding to a total increase of more than 100% for the past month.

Solana started a fresh increase above the $88 zone. SOL price is now consolidating near $90 and might aim for more gains above the $92 zone. SOL price started a fresh upward move above the $85 and $88 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $88 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a key contracting triangle with resistance at $87 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could extend gains if it clears the $92 re

Another Friday has rolled around again, and that means more crypto options contracts are expiring as spot markets post rare gains.