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Bitcoin Falls Lower as Trump's Iran Snub Sends Oil, Yields Higher Bitcoin Falls Lower as Trump's Iran Snub Sends Oil, Yields Higher Total crypto market capitalization sits around $2.86 trillion, down 1.7% on the day. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index still reads 70, comfortably in "greed" territory, while the Altcoin Season Index sits at 63, tilting toward alts but not fully there. Derivatives markets are the one place still running hot. Open interest sits at $382.29 billion, up 8.17%, and 24-hour derivatives volume has spiked 66.28% to $838.18 billion. Liquidations over the past 24 hours total $478 million, split $386.5 million long and only $87.95 million short, a lopsided ratio that shows leveraged bulls have been the ones getting...

Coinbase CEO Doubles Down on $400K Bitcoin Prediction for 2030 Coinbase CEO Doubles Down on $400K Bitcoin Prediction for 2030 Armstrong has argued that broader participation and clearer US rules could support cryptocurrency adoption. In the podcast, he said he remained confident that greater regulatory clarity would arrive, whether through legislation or regulatory action. That is his expectation, not a settled policy outcome. For the $400,000 scenario, the central issue is whether demand can grow enough to support a much higher price. A fixed maximum supply of 21 million coins limits how much Bitcoin can ultimately exist, but scarcity alone does not set its market value. $400K Price Would Put Bitcoin Near $8 Trillion At...

Bitcoin slips to $83k amid pressure from high yields, Iran tensions Investing.com-- Bitcoin slipped on Monday, extending losses from over the weekend as surging Treasury yields and few signs of progress towards a U.S.-Iran peace deal dented appetite for risk-driven markets. The world’s largest crypto fell 1.7% to $83,418 by 09:25 ET. Bitcoin clocked two straight weeks of gains on some optimism over favorable U.S. regulations.  Broader crypto prices also fell on Monday after two weeks of gains.  Get more insights on crypto markets by subscribing to InvestingPro-- with up to 50% off Surging yields, Iran tensions quash crypto appetite  Government bond yields rose across the globe as markets bet on more interest rate hikes to stave...

Aster Launches Perpetual Grid Trading 2.0 with Up to 140,000 $ASTER Liquidity Mining Campaign George Town, British Virgin Islands, September 28th, 2026, Chainwire Aster, the privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, today announced the launch of its Liquidity Pool Mining campaign, a four-week incentive campaign featuring a total reward pool of up to 140,000 $ASTER and running from September 28 to October 25, 2026 (UTC). To celebrate the launch of Perpetual Grid 2.0, the program is open to all Aster users running Perpetual Grid strategies on eligible trading pairs. Rewards will be distributed hourly based on each eligible Grid’s share of trading volume. The base reward pool is set at 10,000 $ASTER per epoch, with...

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Bitget to resume withdrawals after $387.5m crypto hack Bitget to Resume Withdrawals After $387.5m Crypto Hack Crypto trading platform Bitget has announced plans to resume withdrawals after a significant security breach resulted in the theft of $387.5 million. The hack, which targeted the platform's digital wallets, led to a temporary suspension of withdrawals to secure user assets and prevent further unauthorized access. The hacking event, which has drawn significant media attention, also involved the loss of various cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT. Bitget has been working tirelessly since the breach to enhance its security protocols and safeguard client assets. As part of its recovery plan, the platform has...

Why Is Crypto Down Today? Oil, Fed Bets and $330M Liquidations Stall the Market Oil-driven inflation pressure and a repriced Fed path together explain more of Monday's move than the Iran headline in isolation, though the two are not easily separated. The Levels That Matter for BTC, ETH and XRP Bitcoin's key resistance sits at $84,800. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe said if that breaks, we'll see a continuation toward the $90,000 levels. Aksel Kibar took the opposite read, saying the weekly candle near $84,000 to $85,000 does not look like a decisive breakout and that hesitant price action could send price back into the range. Ethereum trades above its rising 20-day average near $2,602, with a daily RSI around 62 – firm, not...

Crypto’s Best Days May Be Over After Nearly a Decade of Losing to Nasdaq Crypto’s Best Days May Be Over After Nearly a Decade of Losing to Nasdaq Still, McGlone's test speaks to a practical investment decision. Anyone taking on crypto's drawdowns in hopes of beating conventional growth stocks has to measure the return against both the magnitude of those drawdowns and the available alternatives. Mainstream Adoption May Have Changed the Trade McGlone places the turning point around the launch of Bitcoin futures in 2017. CME Group launched its contract on Dec. 18 that year, giving institutional traders a regulated way to gain exposure to, or hedge against, Bitcoin price moves. The timing alone does not establish that futures caused...

Bitcoin Faces a New Liquidity Test as US Money Supply Hits Record $23.34 Trillion Bitcoin Faces a New Liquidity Test as US Money Supply Hits Record $23.34 Trillion Bitcoin may benefit if some of those balances move into investments and investors become more willing to take risks. The route from rising M2 to Bitcoin purchases remains indirect. Much of the money counted in M2 can stay in bank accounts or money market funds. Higher yields on cash and government debt may also compete with Bitcoin for investors' attention. The latest data illustrate another complication: even as M2 rose in August, reserve balances held at Federal Reserve Banks fell from about $3.05 trillion in July to $2.94 trillion. The two measures capture different...

Ethereum’s $2,540 Retest Becomes Key Test for the Rally Ethereum experienced a significant price movement as its valuation climbed recently. The surge provided optimistic sentiment for investors who have been eager to see the digital currency reach new heights. Ethereum's Price Surge Ethereum's recent price action saw it challenge the $2,540 resistance level. The cryptocurrency briefly surpassed this mark, hinting at a potential rally that could solidify its standing in the market. Market analysts have observed bullish trends, indicating that Ethereum's price movement might attract more investors. However, for this rally to maintain momentum, Ethereum must retest and firmly establish itself above the $2,540 resistance level...

SEC Staff Says Token Buybacks Don't Make Crypto a Security—If the Network Works In a notable shift, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has indicated that token buybacks may not cause a cryptocurrency to be labeled as a security, provided the network is fully functional. Legal experts believe this perspective could ease concerns for many crypto projects aiming to repurchase tokens from circulation. The SEC's viewpoint centers around the functionality and decentralization of the blockchain network in question. If a network is sufficiently decentralized and operational, a token buyback is seen more like a corporate stock buyback, which doesn't intrinsically classify the tokens as securities under existing regulations...

Bitcoin Price Never Closed Below Expectation in 2026 Bear Market Bitcoin Price Never Closed Below Expectation in 2026 Bear Market Holding above $84,000 keeps the path to $96,700 open; a drop back below it puts $77,000 back in play, and a break of that level would undercut the shallow-bear-market read entirely. Bitcoin Price, ETF Flows, and Volume U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in approximately $1.3 billion over the five trading days since the current squeeze began, following two weeks of net outflows, with the most recent day marking the largest single inflow since early July, per Glassnode. It was a meaningful reversal after a stretch where flows had weakened, and it lines up with an institutional bid that didn't exist during the...

North Korean hackers suspected in $351M crypto theft, the largest so far this year North Korean Hackers Suspected in $351M Crypto Theft, the Largest So Far This Year North Korean hackers are suspected of executing a significant cryptocurrency heist, amounting to $351 million, which is the largest reported theft in 2026. The attack is part of an ongoing cybersecurity challenge linked to North Korea, which has reportedly been involved in multiple such incidents over the years. Suspected Hackers' Methods The hackers allegedly employed sophisticated techniques to breach security systems and access the digital assets. This incident has highlighted vulnerabilities in the security infrastructure of cryptocurrency platforms, which are...

Quantum won’t kill crypto—but it could accelerate Wall Street’s adoption of blockchain Quantum won’t kill crypto—but it could accelerate Wall Street’s adoption of blockchain Granted, SWIFT is a sprawling network of 11,000 institutions that had to coordinate efforts across 200 countries. But the upgrade it undertook—modernizing a messaging format—was simple in comparison to the broader task at hand: swapping out the guts of decades-established cryptography layers that touch certificates, hardware, software, vendors, and counterparties across the financial system. It's not just SWIFT. There's a long history of significantly delayed overhauls to a wide variety of key pieces of core financial infrastructure, all of which bode ill for...

Bitget Hacked as $350 Million Vanishes From Crypto Exchange Wallets Bitget Hacked as $350 Million Vanishes From Crypto Exchange Wallets This wouldn't be the first time that trust got tested. In 2023, Bitget touted a $300 million protection fund built specifically to cover hacks, theft, and similar losses. It appears that protection fund has since grown, with the company's CEO today confirming it holds over $464 million and will cover customer losses. The exchange has plenty of company. Rival exchange Bybit lost $1.4 billion in February 2025 after attackers spoofed a signing screen to hijack a routine cold-wallet transfer, the largest crypto theft on record. Across the industry last year, hackers stole a combined $2.72 billion from...

Fed Rate Cut Delayed as Strong Jobs Data Tests Bitcoin Bitcoin Levels, Flows, and Citi Fed Rate Cut Expectation The price path around these events is the clearest evidence of how sensitive BTC remains to macro surprises. Bitcoin fell below $80,000 right after the August jobs release, reversing from an intraday high near $81,370, and was later quoted near $79,600, down about 1.5% on the day. Ahead of the September Fed meeting, as hike odds moved above 92%, BTC fell below $76,000 before the post-decision dip toward $75,000 and the subsequent climb to a brief touch of $87,000, per the latest price action review. Flow data backs up the recovery narrative. US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged $433 million in net inflows on September 18 after a...

Why the Bitcoin Rally to $250K Has Begun: Hedge Fund Manager Mark Yusko Why the Bitcoin Rally to $250K Has Begun: Hedge Fund Manager Mark Yusko And Yusko sees other pieces falling into place alongside it. Leverage in the Bitcoin market is also relatively low. Most importantly, Bitcoin has begun making the higher highs and higher lows typically associated with an accumulation phase. "We're getting this accumulation pattern," Yusko said. "We're making higher lows and higher highs." In fact, part of what makes this cycle interesting is that it may already be breaking from Bitcoin's historically neat four-year pattern. Yusko notes that each of the previous three major Bitcoin bear markets lasted almost exactly 364 days. Following...

Bitcoin surges past $85k as Strategy buys more coins Investing.com-- Bitcoin rose sharply on Tuesday, as a recent rally was extended by top corporate holder Strategy disclosing more purchases of the cryptocurrency this week. The world’s largest crypto rose sharply through the past week as disappointment over the failure of a key U.S. regulatory act– Clarity– was offset by the SEC and the CFTC introducing their own crypto regulation.  Falling oil prices and Treasury yields also spurred a broader risk-on rally in crypto markets.  Bitcoin rose 4.9% to $85,561.6 by 01:52 ET (05:52 GMT). The crypto hit a near eight-month high on Monday.  Get more insights on Bitcoin and crypto with InvestingPro-- get up to 50% off Strategy buys 950...

Coinbase Brings IPO Shares to US Retail Traders, With Oura Up First Coinbase has also launched tokenized stocks for eligible users outside the U.S., secured authorization to offer stocks and derivatives in the UK, and outlined plans to bring its mix of stocks, crypto, and prediction markets to customers in Canada. Together, the products form part of Coinbase's effort to become what it calls the "Everything Exchange." This article has been published in decrypt.co via Yahoo News. https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/coinbase-brings-ipo-shares-us-192649327.html