Gold, silver, and bitcoin are all declining due to a hawkish Federal Reserve and a stronger U.S. dollar. These assets, often grouped as a 'debasement trade' hedge against currency erosion, are losing appeal as higher interest rates raise real yields, making non-yielding assets less attractive. Bitcoin, which lagged metals during their rise, is now closely tracking their fall, down about 50% from its peak. Unless the Fed changes course or the dollar weakens, bitcoin is likely to continue moving in line with precious metals.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller cautions that fears about AI destroying jobs could become a self-fulfilling prophecy by influencing economic decisions negatively. He highlights historical anxieties about technology replacing workers and ...
Bitcoin's mining difficulty increased by 7.15% on June 26, marking the second-largest rise this year, even as the hashprice—the expected revenue per unit of mining power—fell 18.34% over the past month to $28.68 per PH/s. This difficulty hike makes m...
Bitget released a report with SlowMist revealing how scammers use AI, fake communities, and social engineering across multiple asset types to execute complex frauds. Their security systems blocked over 150 million malicious requests from July 2025 to...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced $1.79 billion in outflows last week, the second-largest weekly loss since their launch over two years ago, extending a seven-week streak of net withdrawals. This trend reflects declining investor confidence as Bitcoin's ...
Avalanche's C-Chain onboarded 707,000 new addresses in Q2 2026, six times more than in Q1, driven by rising DeFi activity, subnet expansion, and institutional interest. The network's total value locked nearly doubled to $2.1 billion, supported by 75 ...
