Bitcoin (BTC) scratched new lows below $73,000 on Tuesday as data shows troubling macroeconomic challenges bubbling below increasingly volatile markets. New data highlights tightening credit conditions, even as the US debt and borrowing costs stay elevated, and one analyst says this gap between credit pricing and credit market stress may define Bitcoin’s price trajectory for…
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Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (Nasdaq: TIRX) said it has entered a strategic agreement under which an unnamed investor would contribute 15,000 Bitcoin in exchange for an equity stake in the company. At Bitcoin’s (BTC) price of about $75,000 at the time of writing, the proposed contribution would be valued at about $1.1 billion. Tian Ruixiang…
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The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that will fund most of the government through the end of September. Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have approved a bill that will mostly reopen the government after a four-day partial shutdown. In a Tuesday House vote of 217 to 214 in favor…
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Bitcoin fell under $73,000 as futures liquidations soared and worries over this week’s US corporate earnings triggered a stock sell-off. Will traders finally step in to buy “discounted” BTC? Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled to a new 2026 low of $72,945 on Tuesday as bulls failed to hold the $80,000 level as support. Year-to-date, Bitcoin trades at…
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VistaShares has launched BTYB, an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed on the New York Stock Exchange that allocates most of its assets to US Treasurys while using options strategies to provide weekly income and Bitcoin-linked price exposure. According to the Tuesday announcement, the fund allocates about 80% of its portfolio to US Treasury securities…
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Pedro Sánchez announced that Spain would implement several changes to laws impacting social media platforms starting next week, with potential criminal liability for executives. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that the country plans to ban access to social media for children under the age of 16 and require platforms to implement age verification systems…
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Bitcoin (BTC) returned to range-bound moves on Tuesday as gold returned near the key $5,000 mark. Key points: Bitcoin trades sideways as gold and silver attempt to reclaim prior losses. Analysis remains split over how the Bitcoin versus gold relationship will play out next. Bitwise CIO says that the latest “crypto winter” is closer to…
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Bitcoin-backed borrowing at the Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank is increasingly being used for long-term financial planning rather than short-term liquidity, according to the bank’s 2025 Digital Wealth Report. Shared with Cointelegraph, the report says 52% of the Bitcoin-backed loans issued by Xapo in 2025 carried a 365-day term, with many of those loans remaining open even…
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A Nevada state judge has temporarily forced onchain prediction market Polymarket to halt business in the state, with a ruling that challenges the industry’s argument that federal commodities law preempts state gambling rules. In a Thursday order seen by Cointelegraph, the court granted the Nevada Gaming Control Board a 14‑day temporary restraining order (TRO) against…
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Bitcoin (BTC) is set to gain from new macro tailwinds as US macro data sets up a “reflation” trade. Key points: US ISM PMI data for January breaks a full year of contraction during 2025. Reactions disagree over the impact on BTC price action despite the previous PMI correlation. A hidden bearish divergence between PMI…
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