Crypto Just Triggered $3.5 Billion in Liquidations After Its Biggest Single-Day Gain Since March
Bitcoin’s short squeeze pushed prices near $72,000, but mixed on-chain signals and legislative uncertainty leave the rally unconfirmed.
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Bitcoin’s short squeeze pushed prices near $72,000, but mixed on-chain signals and legislative uncertainty leave the rally unconfirmed.
The stalled CLARITY Act is leaving the SEC and CFTC to shape crypto rules, but industry leaders warn agency action may not last.
Bitcoin’s volatility trap score reaches 91 as BTC nears $65,000, with short-term momentum improving while daily indicators remain bearish.
Bitcoin remains trapped between $63,000 and $68,700 as weak spot volume, ETF outflows and whale sales raise breakout risks.
Trump’s geopolitical case for Bitcoin revives scrutiny of Standard Chartered’s $500K forecast, now targeting 2030 amid revised ETF and institutional inflow assumptions.
The Coldcard hack linked to weak seed generation drained about 2,055 BTC, while researchers trace suspected sweep waves and urge fund migration.
Bitcoin Red Team’s AI-driven audit flagged 85 critical and 635 high-severity issues across 390 open-source repos in under 28 hours of operation.
Arthur Hayes warns $1.5 trillion in AI debt risks a credit crisis dwarfing 2008, forcing money printing that rotates into Bitcoin at $1 million per coin.
Strategy sold 1,638 BTC for $105M to cover preferred stock dividends and STRC repurchases as its variable-rate shares trade 10% below par value.
A misconfigured macro in Coldcard firmware silently weakened seed entropy for five years, resulting in 1,367 BTC stolen across 4,585 addresses.
Strategy reported an $8.6B GAAP net loss in Q2 2026 as an $8.32B fair-value Bitcoin write-down overwhelmed revenue and decoupled results from operations.
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is effectively dead for 2026 as an unresolved ethics provision blocks the 60 votes needed for Senate cloture.
Bitcoin slid to $63,414 as a one-in-three Fed rate hike probability and $465M in ETF outflows erased July’s fragile recovery gains.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged $226.8M on July 20, capping a five-day, $723M inflow run led by BlackRock IBIT, Fidelity FBTC, and ARK ARKB.
Eric Balchunas says gold ETF history is the best roadmap for Bitcoin ETF holders — and it includes an 8-year stagnation before new highs returned.