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Bitcoin Pumps as Fed Signals Rate Pause, $415 Million in Shorts Get Rekt Bitcoin Pumps as Fed Signals Rate Pause, $415 Million in Shorts Get Rekt The liquidation cascade has been sudden, with the bulk of those short bets getting force-closed in just the last hour: all in all, more than $329 million in shorts have been liquidated in the past hour, with $86 million coming from Bitcoin bets alone. That can be considered a short squeeze: rising prices force short sellers to buy back their positions to limit losses, and that buying pushes prices up even further. It's the same mechanic that drove a $570 million liquidation wave last month, when Bitcoin rebounded from around $57,000. What's next The next test lands fast. The Bureau of...

Is Bitcoin About to Flash Crash? What a 'Bart Simpson' Pattern Would Actually Take Is Bitcoin About to Flash Crash? What a 'Bart Simpson' Pattern Would Actually Take Getting there isn't a matter of drifting lower. It requires a specific trigger: a break below $75,800. Holding above it would tend to invalidate the bearish setup instead. A flash crash also needs a catalyst violent enough to force it: cascading leveraged liquidations, not a routine pullback. Bitcoin has produced exactly that kind of event before, including the $19 billion liquidation wipeout triggered by an October 2025 Trump tariff threat, so the mechanism exists. It just hasn't shown up yet in this week's four-hour indicators, which is why the pattern remains a...

Viral $840K Bitcoin Price Model Gains Traction as Analyst Claims Bottom Is In Bitcoin would also need to trade about 566% above its record high of $126,080, set in October 2025. If the rise were evenly distributed, the upper scenario would require annualized gains of approximately 121% over three years or 61% over five years. In reality, Bitcoin's historical gains and drawdowns have rarely followed a smooth path. River acknowledged that uncertainty, warning: Analyst Says Bitcoin Price Bottom Is In The long-term model comes as Vieten has made a much nearer-term bullish call. Speaking to Nicole Petallides on the Schwab Network, the Siebert analyst said: Vieten described the current market as comparable with January 2023, when...

Crypto’s Next Bull Market Could Be Led by Wall Street, Not Retail Crypto’s Next Bull Market Could Be Led by Wall Street, Not Retail "They've grown a lot, but they're extremely, extremely small," Valente said. "The opportunity here to take more market share from TradFi and to tokenize these assets is still enormous." Add clearer regulation and a little more appetite for risk, he argues, and those markets could surprise investors with how quickly they expand. But that still leaves the need to get the CLARITY Act passed — which remains the opposite of a foregone conclusion. On Monday, odds of the bill passing dipped to new lows on Polymarket at just 11%. With that Senate vote approaching a potential defeat, that doesn't mean crypto...

Elon Musk's 2025 Tesla pay could buy nearly 10% of all Bitcoin Elon Musk's 2025 Tesla Pay Could Buy Nearly 10% of All Bitcoin Elon Musk is known for his significant impact on the tech industry, but he also has substantial influence in the financial world. One of the highlights of Musk's financial maneuvers is his enormous compensation package derived from Tesla's performance, a topic that has become widely discussed among analysts and financial experts. Tesla's unique compensation structure awards Musk with stock options based on the company achieving specific market capitalization and operational milestones. The forecasted value of these stock awards, particularly around the year 2025, could allow him to purchase a substantial...

Goldman Sachs, BofA Among 21 Banks Planning Joint Dollar Stablecoin Launch Goldman Sachs, BofA Among 21 Banks Planning Joint Dollar Stablecoin Launch A consortium of major banks, including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, is collaborating on the development of a new dollar-based stablecoin. The initiative aims to streamline cross-border payments and trade finance transactions. The stablecoin project, often referred to as the "bankchain alliance," represents a significant move by traditional financial institutions into the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. The project is expected to provide an alternative to existing stablecoins and could potentially increase the efficiency and reduce the costs associated with international...

Echo Base Forms BitMart Claimholder Group Following Bankruptcy Restructuring Proposal Wilmington, Delaware, September 2nd, 2026, Chainwire Following BitMart’s July 26, 2026 announcement that it would cease operations, Echo Base has organized an ad hoc committee of BitMart claimholders representing a significant and growing aggregate balance of frozen customer assets. The committee has retained Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP and Ashbury Legal PC, and is coordinating efforts to protect the interests of affected claimholders and evaluate available recovery options including in the event of an unfunded or freefall bankruptcy filing. The formation of the committee follows BitMart’s failure to respond to a funded bankruptcy...

Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts Ethereum Price by January 1, 2027 What Prediction Markets Say Prediction markets have grown notably more cautious than they were mid-year. As of early September, Polymarket bettors assign roughly a 77% probability that ETH touches $2,250 and a 45% probability it reaches $2,000 at some point before year-end, with odds falling to about 21% for a touch of $1,750. The year-end range on Kalshi markets similarly shows substantial weight on ETH finishing well below its 2025 highs, with meaningful probability assigned to sub-$1,500 outcomes. Upside brackets exist but carry thinner odds, single-digit percentages for $5,000, and low double digits for $3,500–$4,000. The composite signal is a market pricing in...

XRP Price Faces Crucial September Test as Wintermute Flags Fed Risk and Binance Reserves Fall XRP Price Faces Crucial September Test as Wintermute Flags Fed Risk and Binance Reserves Fall The firm said the resulting price action across bonds, commodities and equities indicated that investors were taking Warsh's inflation stance seriously. Crypto markets absorbed the comments relatively well. Bitcoin finished the week almost unchanged after briefly moving above $81,000, while altcoins collectively gained 0.61%. Wintermute identified the Sept. 15–16 Federal Open Market Committee meeting as the main catalyst for crypto markets. The Sept. 4 payroll report could also significantly alter rate expectations before policymakers meet. A...

GSR Expands Regulated Footprint for the Onchain Future of Finance NEW YORK, USA, September 2nd, 2026, Chainwire New registrations advance GSR’s strategy to bridge traditional and onchain capital markets GSR, crypto’s capital markets partner, today announced the registration of two Cayman Islands entities under the Securities Investment Business Act (SIBA), expanding the firm’s ability to serve clients as traditional financial markets increasingly move onchain. The registrations of GSR Markets Cayman Limited and GSR Capital (Cayman) Limited with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) represent another step in GSR’s expansion into global securities markets and its strategy to connect traditional and onchain capital markets. The...

Bitcoin Will Hit $260K, Says Strategy CEO Phong Le — Claims Firm Will Keep Buying at $130K Bitcoin Will Hit $260K, Says Strategy CEO Phong Le — Claims Firm Will Keep Buying at $130K The company has now spent an aggregate $63.73 billion on its Bitcoin position at an average price of $75,412. The purchase was financed through the sale of approximately 4.53 million MSTR shares, which raised $602.8 million in net proceeds. The purchase followed Michael Saylor's two-word "We're back" post, fueling speculation over whether the company was resuming its aggressive buying campaign. Ted Pillows Says Run to $100,000 Possible Le is not the only market watcher expecting Bitcoin to move higher. Trader Ted Pillows wrote on X that BTC could...

Bitcoin drops to $77.6k as U.S.-Iran fighting, rate jitters weigh Investing.com-- Bitcoin fell on Wednesday, extending losses after logging strong monthly gains in August as renewed U.S.-Iran fighting and persistent uncertainty over interest rates weighed on risk-driven assets.  The world’s biggest crypto fell 1.4% to $77,670.6 by 02:04 ET (06:04 GMT), after rallying nearly 25% in August. But this rally came to a halt in September as crypto markets were spooked by a resurgence in Treasury yields, while renewed U.S.-Iran military action also dented risk appetite. Renewed buying action by top corporate holder Strategy offered limited support to Bitcoin, even as the company marked its first Bitcoin purchase in two months.  Get more...

Bitcoin and Gold Gain as Currency Debasement Fears Surge 750% in Two Weeks Bitcoin and Gold Gain as Currency Debasement Fears Surge 750% in Two Weeks The chart shows global M2 growth accelerating alongside gold over the past several years. The Kobeissi Letter, citing the analysis, said global M2 was expanding around 8.5% year over year, up from approximately 7% in June. The model should not be treated as a $5,025 price target. It describes where gold would sit based on its historical relationship with global liquidity rather than predicting that the metal must reach that level. Still, investor demand has been moving in the same direction. The analysis showed $18.9 billion of trailing 12-month gold ETF inflows, up from...

Strategy Restarts Bitcoin Buying With 4,603 BTC Acquisition Strategy Restarts Bitcoin Buying With 4,603 BTC Acquisition MicroStrategy, the business intelligence firm, announced it has acquired an additional 4,603 bitcoins, reinforcing its commitment to holding Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset. The purchase, completed between August 1 and September 24, brings the firm’s total Bitcoin holdings to approximately 152,300 BTC, with an aggregate purchase cost of around $4.53 billion, reflecting an average price of roughly $29,672 per bitcoin. As one of the publicly traded companies most heavily invested in Bitcoin, MicroStrategy's strategic moves continue to draw significant attention from both the corporate world and Bitcoin...

Morning Minute: Robinhood Chain Flips Ethereum and Base in Fees Robinhood Chain is quickly establishing itself as a significant player in the onchain crypto space. The CEO and leadership team are making strategic moves to strengthen their position. Real-World Assets (RWAs) are seeing rapid growth onchain, largely driven by memecoins. Traders are increasingly focusing on Robinhood Chain due to the notable rise in token prices across both infrastructure projects like Pons, AI, and Delta, as well as purely meme-driven tokens like Cashcat and Hmm. The metrics indicate that this growth trajectory is expected to continue in the foreseeable future. Macro Crypto and Markets Corporate Treasuries & ETFs Meme Coin Tracker Token, Airdrop &...

Ethereum Will Hit $6,000 as CLARITY Act ‘Supercharges’ Wall Street Demand, Says Tom Lee Ethereum Will Hit $6,000 as CLARITY Act ‘Supercharges’ Wall Street Demand, Says Tom Lee Institutional FOMO Could Add to Ethereum Demand Beyond legislation, Lee outlined several other forces that could support Ethereum during the remainder of 2026. One is the large amount of capital still sitting outside crypto. Lee said some investors continue to follow the market's traditional four-year cycle and are waiting until around October before declaring the latest crypto winter over. That could bring short sellers and traders who moved into AI-related equities back into digital assets. Lee highlighted Asia as another potential source of demand...

What Is Cathie Wood Buying Now? Nvidia, SpaceX And Crypto Stocks Led ARK’s August Trades – While Cutting These Growth Stocks NET stock fell around 1.5% in pre-market trade, with retail sentiment trending in the 'bearish' zone over the past day. A Bet On The AI Chip Underdog Cerebras Systems (CBRS), the wafer-scale AI chip startup positioning itself as a GPU alternative, drew some of ARK's most opportunistic buying of the month, totaling 163,000 shares. Broadcom also drew fresh buying of 113,000 shares, even as the stock traded down 28% from its June all-time high amid scrutiny over a potential $370 billion debt load tied to its AI expansion. CBRS stock fell around 1.8% in pre-market trade, while AVGO stock edged around...

Early Bitcoin Whale Burns $8.5M After 12-Year Dormancy and Mystery $1M Round Trip Early Bitcoin Whale Burns $8.5M After 12-Year Dormancy and Mystery $1M Round Trip The burn itself consisted of five transfers of approximately 36.79 BTC, 28.89 BTC, 20.03 BTC, 20.01 BTC and 1.42 BTC. Contemporary blockchain tracking put the combined total at 107.13 BTC. Why would someone hold Bitcoin for more than a decade, briefly move part of it through a custodian and then deliberately destroy millions of dollars? There is still no verified answer. Tax motives, compromised coins, protest and even an operational mistake have all been proposed, but none fits the available evidence conclusively. What the blockchain does show is harder to dispute: an...

Silhouette and xStocks Launch RFQ Trading for Tokenized Equities on Hyperliquid Zug, Switzerland, September 1st, 2026, Chainwire Through Silhouette’s RFQ, every supported xStock gets an execution venue from day one, even those without their own order books. Silhouette, the universal block trading layer for Hyperliquid, today announced that its RFQ system is live on mainnet, launching with tokenized equities from xStocks – Payward’s tokenized equity framework – opening new opportunities for the asset class through its demand layer. Now, traders request a quote on any supported xStock, receive competing quotes from onboarded market makers, and settle the winning trade onchain, at any hour and at size. Demand for a traditional asset...

StableStock Expands to Korea, Bringing 300+ Korean Stocks and ETFs to Stablecoin Users Singapore, Singapore, September 1st, 2026, Chainwire StableStock has officially launched Korean stock trading, enabling users to access more than 300 Korean-listed stocks and ETFs directly with stablecoins. The launch expands StableStock’s global equity coverage from the U.S. and Hong Kong into one of Asia’s most important capital markets. At launch, StableStock supports Korean securities across major sectors including semiconductors, automobiles, internet platforms, biotechnology, and consumer industries. The initial lineup includes some of Korea’s most prominent publicly listed companies, including Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, Hyundai Motor...