Bitcoin traded between $63,800 to $64,094 on July 16, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EDT, holding within a $63,880 to $65,501 range after pulling back from recent highs. Technical charts across multiple timeframes show a mixed picture, with short-term momentum weakening even as the broader structure remains constructive. 1-Hour Chart Shows Weak, Indecisive Trading The 1-hour […]
A small group of traders extracted $8.2 million from Polymarket’s five-minute bitcoin contracts by pushing the spot price on Binance just before settlement, researchers from Stanford University and Singapore Management University found. Striking New Findings Emerge Polymarket’s fastest bitcoin betting product shows systematic signs of settlement manipulation, according to a new study by David Dai […]
Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad said the Clarity Act delivers “a dramatic advance in consumer protection and market integrity,” as the Senate targets floor action on the crypto market structure bill the week of July 20. More Support Pours In Shirzad made the case for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a Fox […]
Bitcoin could sink to a cycle low of $38,000 to $39,000 by October if the current drawdown matches the depth of 2022’s bear market, NYDIG said in its second-quarter review. A Bleak Scenario Bitcoin financial services firm NYDIG has mapped out a scenario in which bitcoin’s slide extends to $38,000-$39,000 by October, if the 2025-2026 […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the entire U.S. gold stockpile at Fort Knox and other federal vaults remains present and accounted for, pushing back on years of public doubt about America’s bullion reserves. Bessent Breaks Down the Vault Bessent commented during a Fox News interview, where he walked through the history of U.S. currency backing […]
Coinbase Head of Platform Rob Witoff says 95% to 100% of the exchange’s code is now written by or with artificial intelligence (AI), with agents doing the work of roughly 1,200 employees. The figure has more than doubled from 40% in February. Pointing Toward a Scary but Imminent Reality Witoff detailed the shift in […]
Top traders on Hyperliquid are running some of the most aggressive bitcoin long positioning ever recorded by Glassnode, exceeding levels seen during the last run toward $83,000. A New Record Onchain analytics firm Glassnode revealed on Wednesday that leveraged traders on the decentralized exchange ( DEX) have built exposure that now exceeds anything the firm […]