Bitcoin Loses Its Price Anchor After $6.4 Billion Options Expiry. Will the Fed Replace It?
Bitcoin options worth $6.4 billion settled at $79,682. Sell orders moved to $82,000 as Warsh takes the podium.
Bitcoin options worth $6.4 billion settled at $79,682. Sell orders moved to $82,000 as Warsh takes the podium.
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) posted a record 27.22% investment return in the first half of 2026, driven almost entirely by a historic domestic stock rally tied to the AI boom. Bitcoin, by contrast, played no meaningful role in that result, exposing a sharp divide between traditional and digital growth assets. AI, Not Crypto,
The UK tax authority recorded 240 people who each declared over £1 million ($1.35 million) in cryptoasset gains in the 2024 to 2025 tax year. It is the first breakdown of its kind. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) released the numbers in its yearly Capital Gains Tax (CGT) publication. Where the Crypto Gains Were Concentrated
PayPal stock crashes 18% after Stripe and Advent abandon their $50 billion buyout. PYPL now tests key support at $51.47.
How big is the tokenization market? Well, it’s big enough that the grand machinery of capital markets is now flooding in. Some of the key stats from 2026 show the shocking scale of growth in tokenized assets. What’s more, US regulators are beginning to draw firmer lines. In January, SEC staff divided tokenized securities into
Jim Cramer praises Marvell's quarter but warns Marvell stock and data center names face profit-taking after huge rallies.
Gold mining stocks are on track to deliver their strongest month on record in August, outpacing the best month semiconductor stocks posted in April. The MSCI Inc. global gold miners index gained 43% this month. Bitcoin (BTC) rose roughly 26% over the same stretch, tying both assets to a single macro trade. Treasury Buyback Plan
Kevin Warsh is preparing to deliver his first Jackson Hole speech as Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair on Friday, and expectations extend well beyond whether interest rates will be raised or left unchanged in September. The Jackson Hole symposium, held from August 27 to 29, has the official theme “Financial Innovation: Implications for Payments and Policy.”
XRP’s (XRP) price has gained 11% over the past week as a broader rally lifts major cryptocurrencies. Only Solana (SOL) and Hyperliquid (HYPE) have posted stronger gains among the 10 largest coins. However, the market is sending opposite signals. Whales are moving coins off exchanges while futures data shows traders positioning against the rally. Follow
Apple CEO John Ternus met Pikachu and the Pokémon team at Apple Park, days before he replaces Tim Cook.
Solana (SOL) drew $60.91 million into US spot crypto ETFs on August 27, nearly seven times the previous session and the third-largest day since these funds launched. It was the strongest reading since November 3, 2025. History gives that milestone an awkward edge. The only two days that ever beat it both arrived just before
OpenAI published an open letter signed by more than 100 companies. The letter warns that AI-enabled cyberattacks will become far more widespread and sophisticated in the coming months. Signatories stretch across technology, banking, insurance, and semiconductors. Anthropic, Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), CrowdStrike, Cloudflare, and Palo Alto Networks all added their names. What the
Hyperliquid Strategies’ stock climbed 10.99% to $12.83 on Thursday after the treasury company reported $305.5 million in net income for the fiscal year ended June 30. PURR added another 3.43% to $13.27 in after-hours trading. The Nasdaq-listed firm finished the period with 29.3 million HYPE tokens and $149.9 million in cash. It carries no debt.
CrowdStrike stock surged 20.5% as record earnings showed AI-driven cyberattacks are fueling enterprise security spending.
Grayscale Research says Zcash (ZEC) has a real chance of capturing Bitcoin’s (BTC) market share, citing three features that the largest digital currency lacks. The note landed as the asset manager launched the first spot ZEC exchange-traded product (ETP), and the token hit its highest price since 2018. Bitcoin Controls 93% of the Currencies Sector
Spot Bitcoin ETFs booked $242 million on Aug. 27, extending their inflow streak to nine straight trading days.
Netflix released Grand Theft Auto VI’s Extended Look trailer on August 27, sparking global fan frenzy just hours after the leaker behind the game’s stolen footage quietly cashed out. The 26-minute preview, produced by Rockstar Games, showed the protagonists, Jason and Lucia, navigating Leonida’s open world through chases, shootouts, and everyday scenes at home. Netflix’s
Bitcoin posted its largest one-week dollar gain ever as spot ETF inflows hit their strongest pace since October 2025.
Crypto protocols that completed independent security audits accounted for 88.44% of all funds stolen since January 2025, according to CoinGecko’s 2026 state of crypto security report. The study tracked 245 incidents and $3.63 billion in losses through July 2026. Independent auditors had cleared 147 of the breached platforms before attackers reached them. Security Audits Did
Software stocks have lagged in 2026 on AI fears, but fundamentals held up. See why analysts expect a rebound for the sector.