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Key takeaways: Deteriorating US-China relations, US President Donald Trump’s recent tariff expansion and traders avoiding long leverage are adding pressure to Bitcoin’s downside. Bitcoin could drop below $100,000, but analysts are hopeful that next week’s macroeconomic events will reverse the downtrend.  Data shows Bitcoin’s (BTC) market structure aiming toward establishing balance from last week’s sharp correction, but intensifying headwinds from Trump’s renewed tariff war with China and the record length of the US government shutdown serve as an overhang on bullish investors’ willingness to open new positions in futures markets. Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows, the Coinbase Premium Index and the spot cumulative volume delta…

Bitcoin price is attempting to recover above $107,500 and $108,000. BTC could rise further if there is a clear move above the $109,500 barrier. Bitcoin started a fresh recovery wave above the $108,000 resistance level. The price is trading below $109,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a short-term declining channel forming with resistance at $108,800 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might continue to move up if it trades above the $109,500 zone. Bitcoin Price Takes Hit Bitcoin price declined again below the $109,500 level. BTC tested the…

With the constant Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Ethereum price fluctuations, crypto investors are massively investigating crypto mining. Cloud mining platforms like RockToken allow users to earn money without having to purchase or maintain expensive hardware. They guarantee consistent daily returns and an automated mining process. With their core focus on providing a low entry point and high returns, all investors can have a piece of the cake.Dominating among the leading cloud mining platforms, RockToken has maintained its brand as the leading position. Fueled by its transparency, flexible plans, and sustainable returns, the platform is already revolutionizing the next era of passive…

Max Branzburg said the new card is now open to U.S. users who are members of Coinbase One, offering up to 4% back in bitcoin on every purchase.

Ethereum price started a recovery wave from $3,700. ETH is moving higher but faces a couple of key hurdles near $3,850 and $3,920. Ethereum started a fresh recovery above $3,750 and $3,800. The price is trading below $3,850 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a short-term bearish trend line forming with resistance at $3,850 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it trades above $3,920. Ethereum Price Dips Again Ethereum price started a minor recovery wave from the $3,700 zone, like Bitcoin. ETH price surpassed the $3,750…

The cryptocurrency industry has grown from a niche experiment into a maturing global market, according to VC Giant a16z’s State of Crypto 2025 report released Wednesday.“This is the year the world came on-chain,” the authors wrote, describing a feedback loop between prices, innovation, and participation. Bitcoin holds more than half the crypto market cap, while stablecoins rival Visa in volume.Institutions and Stablecoins Drive Structural ShiftAccording to the a16z report, this transformation is being fueled by major institutions and stablecoin adoption. Circle’s market cap climbed past $50 billion after its IPO. Sponsored SponsoredBlackRock expanded tokenized money-market funds, and Fidelity began testing…

A group of US senators led by Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, has introduced legislation to modernize the Bank Secrecy Act, the foundation of the country’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) framework. The Bank Secrecy Act, passed in 1970, obliges banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to help federal authorities detect and prevent financial crimes, including money laundering, terrorist financing and related illicit activity. The proposed legislation, known as the STREAMLINE Act, would raise the Bank Secrecy Act’s reporting thresholds for the first time since its creation more than 50 years ago.The bill increases the Currency Transaction Report…

Enough U.S. Senate Democrats are still showing they’re ready to approve a crypto market structure bill that the effort has legs, they expressed in a meeting with several crypto CEOs on Wednesday that focused on a way forward on U.S. crypto regulation.Digital assets business leaders had two meetings set for the same day, the first to discuss the next steps with Democrats, whose votes will be needed to lift any bill over the Senate’s 60-vote threshold. The second meeting was with those lawmakers’ Republican counterparts, who’ve been pushing a draft bill that’s their answer to the House of Representatives’ Digital…

When I worked at the Federal Reserve, we used to joke that our job was to protect the status quo. The Fed’s mandate has long included financial stability, certainly not financial disruption. But Fed Governor Chris Waller’s speech calling on Fed staff to research the creation of a new “payments account” for nonbank payment providers at this week’s Fed Payments Innovation Conference marks the first serious challenge to the assumption that only banks get to move money in America and who is allowed access to the Fed’s balance sheet.When I wrote in 2023 that “stablecoins are the battleground for the…

When I worked at the Federal Reserve, we used to joke that our job was to protect the status quo. The Fed’s mandate has long included financial stability, certainly not financial disruption. But Fed Governor Chris Waller’s speech calling on Fed staff to research the creation of a new “payments account” for nonbank payment providers at this week’s Fed Payments Innovation Conference marks the first serious challenge to the assumption that only banks get to move money in America and who is allowed access to the Fed’s balance sheet.When I wrote in 2023 that “stablecoins are the battleground for the…