Key points: Bitcoin is trading back below its recent all-time highs, grilling support at levels it first encountered in late 2024. A “deeper pullback” may result before bulls find the momentum to return to price discovery. Profit-taking lies at the heart of current resistance, analysis says. Bitcoin (BTC) risks a “deeper correction” as the next…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns over Pakistan’s decision to allocate 2,000 megawatts of electricity for Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence data centers amid ongoing negotiations tied to the country’s extended financial program. The initiative, announced last week, is designed to attract autonomous miners, blockchain companies, and AI firms to Pakistan. However, the…
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The US government has urged the Supreme Court not to take up a Coinbase user’s challenge against the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) effort to obtain his crypto transaction records. In a filing dated May 30, Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that Coinbase user James Harper has no Fourth Amendment right to shield his financial…
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The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has ended its 31-day spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflow streak with its biggest recorded outflow day since the product launched in January 2024. On May 30, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ended its significant inflow streak with its largest daily outflow of $430.8 million, according to Farside data.…
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The first Ethereum and Solana staking exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could debut in the United States within a matter of weeks, following a recent filing by ETF provider REX Shares that used “regulatory workarounds,” according to ETF analysts. The staking component has been highly anticipated for spot Ether (ETH) ETFs since their launch in July 2024,…
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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has criticized Mayor Eric Adams’s proposal to issue municipal bonds backed by Bitcoin, warning that such a move would introduce financial risk and undermine investor confidence. In a May 29 statement, Lander said he would not allow the New York City to issue the crypto-tied debt instrument while he…
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Bitcoin is entering a period of supply shock that could have more dramatic price implications than in previous cycles, Katalin Tischhauser, head of research at digital asset banking group Sygnum, told Cointelegraph. “Large demand will have a strong multiplier effect, meaning every $1 of demand leading to, say, $20-30 additional market capitalization,” she said. “We…
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin price metrics show restrained profit-taking and strong support near $96,000–$104,000. A $3.7 billion open interest drawdown reset an overheated market and preps BTC for a possible rebound. Bitcoin (BTC) is down 4.50% for the week and could revisit the $100,000 level over the next few days, but data suggests that prolonged trading…
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Key takeaways: BTC futures and options show stable investment sentiment despite the recent price correction. Macroeconomic uncertainty and the escalating US trade war reduce the odds of Bitcoin retesting its recent all-time high. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 5.5% between May 27 and May 30, retesting the $104,000 level for the first time in eleven days. Despite…
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Thousands gathered in the convention center of the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas to hear industry leaders, lawmakers, and charismatic figures from around the world discuss their views on Bitcoin, and, to a lesser extent, other cryptocurrencies. By far the biggest draw of the event was US Vice President JD Vance, who traveled to Nevada…
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