Tagged: crypto markets

October 31, 2026 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, demonstrated notable resilience this week, consolidating in a disciplined manner and swiftly recovering from a temporary decline below $77,000 (following the unprecedented Binance hack that led to the theft of over $6 billion in crypto-assets from the exchange). According to… Read More

October 25, 2026 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Phantom has started offering US users access to prediction markets through its first domestic integration with the CFTC-registered exchange Kalshi. In a statement published on October 23, 2026, the company’s general counsel, Kevin Jacobs, announced that the feature is beginning a phased rollout, with broader… Read More

October 4, 2026 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) finished the third quarter of 2026 with its strongest July-to-September result since 2017, then carried that momentum into early October by absorbing a dense band of offers near $85,000 and trading back toward its best levels of the year. Soft US hiring data… Read More

September 24, 2026 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin’s roughly 10% advance through September 2026 has put the largest cryptocurrency on course for three straight monthly gains, a July-to-September run last recorded in 2012. July finished higher, August delivered a sharp rebound, and September has so far stayed in the green after bitcoin… Read More

September 21, 2026 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US spot bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs) closed the week of September 14–18, 2026, barely in positive territory after a late surge in demand. Data compiled by SoSoValue showed that investors allocated $433 million to these listed bitcoin funds on Friday, September 18, 2026. That single session… Read More

September 20, 2026 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan now argues that the Senate’s failure to advance the CLARITY Act is unlikely to halt the cryptocurrency rally that began in early July. In a September 16 memo, he recast the legislative setback as a temporary obstacle rather than… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 2:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zcash (ZEC) led Thursday’s cryptocurrency rebound after US policymakers delivered their first rate increase since 2023, a move that markets largely treated as already expected rather than a shock. The privacy token advanced roughly 23 percent over 24 hours and traded near $1,369. Bitcoin rose… Read More

September 14, 2026 @ 2:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin’s rebound has lifted sentiment, yet CryptoQuant’s latest research argues that a new bull market has not been confirmed. After a roughly 24 percent advance over two weeks, the BTC price stalled inside a $76,000–$82,000 band and was trading near $77,000 when the firm published… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global digital asset investment platform RockawayX has acquired Relayer Capital, a crypto-focused hedge fund, in a move that expands its suite of investment strategies and strengthens its footprint in the United States. The deal, announced on August 25, 2026, transforms Relayer into the newly branded… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 1:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management, observed that presenting a positive outlook for bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market has become notably more straightforward in 2026 than it was during earlier periods of market stress. Hougan contrasted the current climate with the… Read More

August 24, 2026 @ 1:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The native token of the so-called decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid, known as HYPE, has reached a fresh all-time high, surpassing $77 in recent sessions. This milestone caps a strong year in which the asset has advanced almost 200% from the start of 2026. The gains… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 1:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s financial regulator has taken a major step toward modernizing oversight of digital asset markets by rolling out an artificial intelligence system designed to detect and analyze unfair trading practices in real time. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on August 20, 2026, that… Read More

August 22, 2026 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a sharp reversal on August 22, 2026, after climbing close to the $80,000 mark. The leading cryptocurrency had advanced strongly over the preceding days, gaining nearly 30 percent across a five-day stretch and briefly reaching approximately $79,500. That peak left technical indicators… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of BitMEX and chief investment officer at Maelstrom, has outlined a scenario in which Bitcoin could experience further short-term weakness before ultimately surging to extraordinary heights. In a recent essay, the crypto commentator suggested that the leading digital asset might trade… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 12:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin, the flagship digital currency, temporarily pushed past the $65,000 mark in early August 2026 following the release of weaker-than-anticipated U.S. employment figures. The move reflected shifting investor sentiment around Federal Reserve policy as markets digested evidence of cooling labor demand. On August 7, 2026,… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On-chain data reveals that major XRP holders have continued building positions throughout the recent market decline, even as prices remained range-bound. At the same time, Ethereum metrics highlight more evident paper losses among its broader holder base compared with Bitcoin and XRP. According to analysis… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin has moved closer to the $65,000 level in recent sessions, trading in the mid-to-high $64,000 range as of early August 2026. The cryptocurrency has shown resilience after earlier consolidation in the low $60,000s, with intermittent advances testing the psychologically important $65,000 BTC price threshold… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 12:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As August 2026 gets underway, Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies have faced renewed downside pressure after a cooling in artificial intelligence and semiconductor shares. The episode illustrates the frequent correlation between these speculative segments of the market and points to broader fragility in risk assets that… Read More

July 23, 2026 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, has shifted focus toward specific investment categories poised to capitalize on the anticipated next wave of cryptocurrency growth. With signs of market stabilization emerging—such as Bitcoin’s recent gains amid broader equity weakness and renewed ETF inflows—Hougan urges investors… Read More

July 22, 2026 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency industry entered the second half of 2026 on a cautious note, according to CoinGecko’s quarterly analysis. Total crypto market capitalization fell 12.6% during April–June, dropping by roughly $305 billion to end the period at $2.1 trillion — its lowest level since September 2024…. Read More