Bitcoin price remains steady above $77,000 despite the US Treasury's announcement of new economic sanctions against Iran, described as an "economic D-Day" targeting Iran's financial lifelines. The sanctions have led to a drop in oil prices to $85 per barrel, with Iran threatening to block oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz if pressure continues. Market analysts remain optimistic, with a 68% chance Bitcoin could reach $85,000 by the end of 2026, supported by rising Bitcoin futures interest and increased demand for safe-haven assets like tokenized gold. The US Treasury also plans to double its debt buybacks to stabilize the bond market amid these tensions.
Bitcoin retreated after approaching the $85,000 mark, a resistance level identified by analysts. Traders are cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's Oct. 27-28 meeting, where the consensus expects interest rates to remain unchanged. This pause in rat...
James Wynn opened a 40x leveraged short position of 0.4947 Bitcoin on the Hyperliquid platform on October 23, with the position valued at approximately $40,500. The liquidation price for this trade was set at $82,671.48. This move comes 49 days after...
Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone said that market expectations of three Federal Reserve rate hikes are creating a headwind for Bitcoin, gold, and copper. He warned that Bitcoin could drop to $10,000, linking this potential decline to a ...
Bitcoin traded slightly up at $81,684 while the overall crypto market capitalization dropped 2.62% to $2.76 trillion. Bitcoin makes up 59.4% of the market, with Ether at 10.6%. Among major cryptocurrencies, BNB saw the largest gain, rising 1.87%, whi...
On October 23, Ether was the only major cryptocurrency among five tracked to have a negative perpetual-futures funding rate, meaning short sellers pay long holders. Its rate was -0.0002% every eight hours, or -0.3% annualized. In contrast, XRP had th...
