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Bitcoin price started a recovery wave from $68,000. $BTC is now back above $70,000 and might struggle to continue higher in the near term. Bitcoin started a decent recovery wave above $69,500 and $70,000. The price is trading above $70,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $69,500 on the hourly chart of the $BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might start another decline if it stays below the $71,500 and $72,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Attempts Recovery Bitcoin price found support near the $67,500 zone and…
Ethereum is holding the lower edge of its green Gaussian Channel, keeping the short-term bounce setup alive near $2,100. However, whale count data shows large $ETH holders have been leaving or consolidating positions, putting the $2,000 support level back in focus. Ethereum Price Backtests Green Gaussian Channel as $2,100 Support Holds Ethereum is backtesting the green Gaussian Channel on the daily Bitstamp chart shared by Sky on X, with price holding near the lower channel area for several sessions. The $ETH/USD chart shows Ethereum trading near $2,110 after pulling back from the recent range near $2,370. The latest candles sit…
Nvidia climbed back above a $5 trillion market value on Friday and finished the session at a new closing record, putting the chipmaker back at the top of the global stock market. The stock surged by as much as 4.2% during the day, and that single rally added over $200 billion to Nvidia’s value. At its session high, the company was worth about $5.12 trillion, based on Google Finance data. The buying came during a strong day for chip stocks. Intel’s earnings helped lift sentiment across semiconductors, while Oklo’s nuclear power deal gave investors another reason to keep watching companies…
$XRP Healthcare Unlocks $XRP and $RLUSD Swaps for XRPHAI $XRP Healthcare has broadened access to its XRPHAI ecosystem by enabling direct swaps in $XRP and $RLUSD through the XRPH Wallet, strengthening its push to connect blockchain infrastructure with practical healthcare use cases. This new activation enables eligible users across the global $XRP community to seamlessly swap $XRP or $RLUSD for XRPHAI directly within the XRPH Wallet, unlocking access to $XRP Healthcare’s expanding AI-driven healthcare ecosystem on the $XRP Ledger. Unlike many crypto reward models that rely on passive token holding, $XRP Healthcare positions XRPHAI around active participation and verified wellness…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the CLARITY Act gave banks their must-haves as the Senate released its 309-page bill text. The Senate Banking Committee released the 309-page substitute text of the CLARITY Act on May 12, setting a committee markup for May 14 at 10:30 am. The bill defines which digital assets fall under the SEC and which belong to the CFTC, a question the US crypto industry has been pushing Congress to answer for years. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in an X livestream on May 12 that the compromise preserved the industry’s core asks. “Not everyone got everything…
Bitcoin’s price action is looking uncertain on the surface, but one crypto analyst believes the real story is playing out far from the charts that most traders are watching. According to crypto analyst Crypto Tice, all of that Bitcoin price noise obscures a single, quietly reliable signal that has accurately traced out every major Bitcoin cycle in history: the Purchasing Managers’ Index. In a post on X, Tice noted that the PMI cycle is the only one that matters, and right now, it is flashing. The PMI Cycle Has Defined Every Bitcoin Bottom The PMI is a monthly economic indicator…
Ethereum ($ETH) is hovering around $2,130, up 1% on Wednesday after facing strong selling pressure over the past week. The leading altcoin dipped from above $2,300 after retail wallet distributions. The selloff also came following soaring inflation and rising US Treasury yields. For Ethereum, the coin could face further selling pressure in the near term amid declining institutional demand. The technical indicators are also bearish at the moment, suggesting further selloff in the near term. Liquidity pressure intensifies amid ETF outflows Ether is up 1% in the last 24 hours as the bulls hold the $2,067 support level. The leading…
FED Interest Rate Decision Is Coming Up – Will Rates Drop or Stay the Same? Here Are the Latest Projections
According to Polymarket, a forecasting market, investors see a very low probability of the Fed cutting interest rates at its upcoming meetings. In expectations for April, the scenario of “interest rates remaining unchanged” is overwhelmingly favored, while the possibilities of both 25 basis point and 50 basis point or more cuts are priced in as almost negligible. Similarly, expectations of an interest rate increase remain quite limited. In pricing for April, the probability of interest rates remaining unchanged is approximately 99%, while the probabilities of a 25 basis point cut and a cut of more than 50 basis points remain…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC] has escalated its fight with state regulators over prediction markets, arguing in a new federal appeals court filing that states cannot treat federally regulated event contracts as illegal gambling products. In an amicus brief filed on 12 May in KalshiEx LLC v. Schuler, the agency told the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that prediction markets fall under the CFTC’s “exclusive jurisdiction” because they qualify as swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act [CEA]. The filing directly challenges efforts by Ohio and several other states to restrict sports-related event contracts offered by prediction market platform…
Hyperscale Data (GPUS) Increases Bitcoin Holdings to $44 Million Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE American: GPUS) revealed today that it now holds 627.8970 bitcoin, valued at approximately $44 million as of March 22, 2026. In addition to its bitcoin assets, the company maintains $47.5 million in cash and restricted cash, bringing its total financial holdings to $91.5 million. This equates to 147.07% of its market capitalization as of March 23, 2026. This latest report illustrates a steady increase in Hyperscale Data’s bitcoin portfolio; the figure rose from 617 bitcoin reported on March 10, 2026. The ongoing accumulation aligns with the company’s…