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Price action is the easy part; what moves it is the story. Our markets coverage tracks spot and derivatives flows, ETF creations and redemptions, stablecoin supply and the liquidity conditions that decide whether a move holds. Every number is sourced, and we say when the data is an estimate.
Bitcoin ETFs Swing Back to Positive as Crypto Market Holds Near $3 Trillion
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have erased a $5.8 billion deficit to turn positive for 2026, while the broader crypto market holds near $3 trillion with sentiment firmly in "Greed" territory
Bitcoin Falls Below $84K as Hot US PMI Data Meets Bitget's $352M Hack
A stronger-than-expected US PMI reading reignited Federal Reserve rate-hike bets and pulled Bitcoin back below $84,000, just as crypto exchange Bitget confirmed a $352 million breach it now blames on North Korean hackers.
Bitcoin Holds Steady as Trump-Xi Summit Looms and BitMEX Shuts Down
As Bitcoin consolidates above $86,000 ahead of a high-stakes Trump-Xi meeting, the crypto derivatives pioneer BitMEX has closed its doors for good after eleven years in the market.
Bitcoin Nears $90K as Record ETF Inflows Outweigh Senate's Crypto Bill Setback
A record billion-dollar Bitcoin ETF inflow day pushed BTC above $87,000, showing institutional demand can outweigh regulatory setbacks like the Senate's rejection of the CLARITY Act.
Bitcoin Tops $85,000 as a Short Squeeze Meets a Stalled CLARITY Act in Washington
Bitcoin briefly climbed above $85,000 on Monday, its highest level since January, as short sellers were forced out of positions. In Washington, the CLARITY Act remains stuck after a failed Senate vote, leaving US crypto rules in the hands of regulators.
SEC and CFTC Move on US Crypto Rules Without Congress After CLARITY Act Failure
Two days after the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act, the SEC issued a five-year exemption for tokenized stock trading and the CFTC sent its crypto market rules to the White House for review.
Bitcoin Tops $77,400 as Bank of Japan Hikes Rates and US Congress Advances Landmark Crypto Bills
Bitcoin holds above $77,000 after the Bank of Japan's rate hike to 1.25%, while two major crypto bills — a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve act and a digital asset tax framework — clear key House committees in Washington.
US Crypto Roundup: Bitcoin Reserve Bill Clears House Panel as Fed Rate Hike Tests Market Nerves
A House committee advanced Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into law on a party-line vote, hours before the Fed's first rate hike since 2023 sent bitcoin briefly below $76,000.
US Crypto Policy in Flux: CLARITY Act Stalls in Senate as House Pushes Bitcoin Reserve Bill
The Senate's CLARITY Act failed a key cloture vote on September 15, while the House Financial Services Committee moved a day later to codify a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into law — a split week for U.S. crypto regulation.
US Crypto Market Rallies as Senate Weighs Landmark CLARITY Act
Bitcoin neared $78,000 and Ethereum topped $2,500 as the crypto market gained 3% on September 15, with traders positioning ahead of a pivotal Senate cloture vote on the CLARITY Act.
Bitcoin Holds Near $78K as Senate Braces for Pivotal CLARITY Act Vote
Bitcoin trades near $77,500 as ETF outflows rise and the Fed decision looms — while the Senate's make-or-break cloture vote on the CLARITY Act arrives September 15
Bitcoin Braces for First Fed Rate Hike Since 2023 as Senate's Make-or-Break Crypto Vote Looms
Two decisions set for the same week could reshape US crypto policy: an 87% market-implied chance of a Fed rate hike on September 16, and a Senate cloture vote on the CLARITY Act just one day earlier.
Bitcoin Slides Toward $77K as Senate Advances Crypto Regulation Bill
Bitcoin fell to about $77K on hot inflation data and Middle East tensions, while the Senate's revised CLARITY Act adds CFTC registration rules ahead of a Sept. 15 vote.
Bitcoin Drops Below $79K as Senate Prepares Make-or-Break CLARITY Act Vote
Bitcoin slipped under $79,000 on strong U.S. jobs data while Washington gears up for a critical September 15 Senate vote on the CLARITY Act — a pivotal week for U.S. crypto markets and regulation.
US Crypto Markets Cool Off as Senate's CLARITY Act Vote Looms
Bitcoin eased to $79,794 as the global crypto market cap slipped 0.3%, but attention is shifting to Washington, where the Senate's September 15 cloture vote could decide the CLARITY Act's fate for 2026.
Sheriffs Drop Opposition to CLARITY Act as Bitcoin ETFs Rebound Past $80,000
A major U.S. law enforcement group has stepped back from opposing landmark crypto legislation just as Bitcoin ETFs snap back from early-September outflows — two signals that momentum may be building for both Washington and Wall Street.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Slide as Iran Conflict Escalates While Senate Sets Up Make-or-Break CLARITY Act Vote
Bitcoin and Ethereum opened lower on September 2 as renewed U.S.-Iran military strikes rattled markets, while Washington prepares for a critical September 15 Senate vote that could decide the fate of U.S. crypto market-structure regulation.
Fed Rate-Hike Bets and Iran Sanctions Crackdown Rattle U.S. Crypto Markets
Bitcoin and Ethereum slipped Tuesday as traders priced in a near two-thirds chance of a September Fed rate hike, while Washington widened its sanctions reach over Iran's crypto sector — a one-two punch of monetary and regulatory pressure hitting U.S. digital asset markets on the same day.
Strategy Buys $370M in Bitcoin as Fed Rate-Hike Fears Grip the Market
Strategy resumed Bitcoin purchases after a 10-week pause, spending $370 million, even as hawkish Fed signals and Middle East tensions keep US crypto markets under pressure.
Spot Ether ETFs log record weekly inflows as the staking debate reopens
A fresh wave of net inflows into US spot Ether ETFs has revived the industry's most consequential unanswered question: whether these funds will ever stake the ETH they hold, and what happens to redemptions if they do.
Bitcoin miners hedge production as hashrate sets another record
As Bitcoin's hashrate grinds to fresh highs, the miners securing the network are locking in future revenue rather than betting on it, a defensive turn that reshapes how coins reach the market.
CME crypto futures volumes set a quarterly record
Record volumes in regulated crypto futures point to deeper institutional involvement, and to a market that increasingly runs through hedged, cash-settled derivatives rather than spot alone.
How to read on-chain data for market timing: a beginner’s map
On-chain data reveals what crypto holders actually do, not what they say — and it describes the market rather than predicting price. A beginner's map to reading it well.
A beginner’s guide to reading a token’s distribution
Price tells you what a token costs. Its distribution tells you who gets paid when it rises, and whether that person is you or an insider waiting on a cliff to unlock.
A guide to surviving your first bear market
Bull markets make money; bear markets decide whether you keep it. A mechanism-first field guide to drawdowns, psychology, leverage, position sizing, and staying solvent and sane.
The difference between price and value in crypto
Price is what the market quotes you today; value is what an asset can actually deliver. Confusing the two drives most bad decisions in crypto. Here is how to tell them apart.