Fed decision making comes into focus as bitcoin holds steady, bond yields surge
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Dollar Strength Signals Macro Pressure That Could Reshape Crypto and Stablecoin Flows
Bloomberg FX data shows USD/JPY near 159 and USD/KRW above 1,400. Here is what strong-dollar conditions mean for Bitcoin, stableco...
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Bitcoin ETF flows jumped by $137 million, but it only recouped a third of recent losses
Farside’s currently reported $137.3 million U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF inflow on Aug. 17 rested heavily on Fidelity, leaving the sessio...
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AI Predicts XRP: Claude Makes a Prediction that May Anger the Ripple Maxis
XRP enters the second half of 2026 in an unusual position: legally cleared, institutionally adopted, and yet stuck near the same $...
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Bitcoin faces its highest Treasury hurdle since 2007 with $22.5B less crypto credit to unwind
The US 30-year Treasury yield crossed 5.3% on Aug. 17 for the first time since June 2007, the same day Galaxy published a report s...
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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Can BTC Break Out of This Range and Hit $65K?
Bitcoin price analysis is at a standstill, with BTC trading at $63,500 as of this writing, up around +1% on the day, a print that...
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Bitcoin turned $10,000 into $870,000 in a decade where 87% of active stock funds failed to beat passive rivals
Bitcoin returned 87 times over a decade, while only 13% of actively managed US large-cap equity funds beat comparable passive fund...
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Investors Cash Out Fast of Bitcoin ETFs but Price Remains Stable
Bitcoin Magazine Investors Cash Out Fast of Bitcoin ETFs but Price Remains Stable American investors have reversed course, cashing...
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Sam Altman ChatGPT AI Predicts Bitcoin Could Be Entering Its Most Important 5 Months of 2026
Two dates in Washington and one week of ETF flows explain why the calendar suddenly matters. ChatGPT AI predicts that the next fiv...
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Coinbase-Circle USDC collaboration, FOMC minutes, oil price: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 17
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Wall Street finally turned staking into a dividend, now Ethereum and Solana want to shrink it
Grayscale's July 17 SEC filings said its Ethereum and Solana staking ETFs would convert staking rewards to cash and distribute the...
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BlackRock’s Rick Rieder says raising rates further won’t fix what’s left of inflation
Raising rates further risks unnecessary economic damage without effectively addressing remaining inflation, shifting focus to labo...
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Why a weekend break below $62,500 could unleash a Bitcoin selling wave toward $58,500
Bitcoin trades near $62,900 heading into the weekend, having touched an intraday low of $62,538 on Aug. 14. That low effectively t...
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Edelman Financial, Tudor Investment Reveal Significant Bitcoin Holdings
Bitcoin Magazine Edelman Financial, Tudor Investment Reveal Significant Bitcoin Holdings Edelman Financial Engines has disclosed a...
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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction: Bitcoin’s Coiled Market Faces Major Breakout as $62K Support Is Tested
The Bitcoin price has struggled to build lasting upside momentum even as recent US inflation data has eased some pressure on risk...
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What the CLARITY Act Actually Does for Bitcoin
Bitcoin Magazine What the CLARITY Act Actually Does for Bitcoin In July 2025, House Republicans staged a coordinated three-bill bl...
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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Can BTC Hit $64K This Weekend?
Bitcoin price analysis shows the asset trading at $62,852.52 today, down 0.89% over the past 24 hours, a pullback that puts the ma...
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Bitcoin slips as U.S. inflation fails to spark gains, ETFs see August's first two-day drawdown
Spot bitcoin ETFs saw back-to-back outflows for the first time since late July as the largest cryptocurrency wiped out last week's...
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