Crypto Biz: Same players, bigger bets as crypto eyes a rebound
Familiar players ramp up Bitcoin and Ether bets as markets hint at a rebound, while institutions test blockchain rails and US lawmakers stall on crypto rules this week.
Familiar players ramp up Bitcoin and Ether bets as markets hint at a rebound, while institutions test blockchain rails and US lawmakers stall on crypto rules this week.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGMwMzAtNDQ2NS03YWI2LTg3MGEtYjU5OTNiN2MyMmFkLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin stays 'stalled' at $78K as oil threatens new risk-asset squeeze" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin and risk assets faced an uphill struggle after the S&P 500 hit new all-time highs as analysis warned that BTC price support was at risk.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGJmY2MtYzEyNC03YTNiLWI0OTAtNjJlMWQ5MzJiOGJiLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Solana confirms a bullish signal, which last sparked 100% SOL price gains" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>A bullish signal from Solana’s MACD indicator hinted at a potential rally, though resistance at $90 could delay the recovery.</p>
Nakamoto launched a Bitcoin derivatives program with Bitwise and Kraken, aiming to generate options premiums and hedge part of its BTC treasury exposure.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGJmZDQtMzY3Zi03MGI5LThlYWYtMzVlOWMxYjRkY2Q1LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="South Africa draft bill would tighten crypto capital controls" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>South Africa’s draft capital flow rules would bring crypto under exchange controls, with declaration duties, transaction limits and tougher penalties.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGJhZmItYzllZi03MjQ2LWJjNmQtZGVkNjM5ZWQ2ZDM2LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Strategy stock beats Bitcoin after rising 25% in a month: BTC bottom in?" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Historically, MSTR’s outperformance signals traders are taking more risk, betting Bitcoin’s worst drawdown phase may be over.</p>
China’s new online marketing rules tighten an already sweeping crypto ban and place fresh pressure on financial influencers, echoing parallel crackdowns in Europe, Australia and the UK.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGJmMzYtZDMyOS03ODYxLWIxZWMtZDdlODdhMWI4NDE2LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="ECB signs standards deals to cut digital euro integration costs" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The ECB signed deals with three standards bodies to reuse open payment standards for the digital euro and lower integration costs for banks and merchants.</p>
There’s a debate on Wall Street about whether Intel’s financial prospects have materially changed.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGJmNWItNDQxZS03N2QwLWEyZDgtYjMwZTZkOTI1ZTQ0LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Zondacrypto CEO goes off radar as Poland probe deepens" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Polish prosecutors are investigating Zondacrypto over alleged fraud and fund access issues, while local media report that CEO Przemysław Kral is in Israel.</p>
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing surged on Friday after regulators in that country eased up on rules governing how much locals can invest in the maker of artificial-intelligence chips.
Parabolic moves in the market “only end one way,” says BTIG’s Krinsky.
The strategy to divide a portfolio into four equal weightings of stocks, bonds, cash and commodities has worked like a charm.
President Donald Trump will be on hand for this weekend’s festivities. So will dozens of media and companies throwing parties that can cost $300,000.
President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be bending despite signs that U.S. oil and fuel prices could stay higher for longer than expected.
International stocks are likely to keep outperforming the S&P 500.
Metaplanet raises $50 million through zero-interest bonds from EVO FUND to expand its Bitcoin treasury, extending its capital markets-driven accumulation strategy.
The electric vehicle manufacturer is set to sell the ‘land aircraft carrier’ for close to $300,000 a unit
US President Donald Trump will appear at an event for holders of the TRUMP memecoin after the White House previously said it wasn’t locked into his schedule.
Besides freezing crypto, the strike force also seized a Telegram channel used to recruit unsuspecting job seekers and took down 503 fake crypto investment websites.