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After breaking above $122,000 earlier this week, Bitcoin price faced rejection near the upper boundary of a major volume resistance zone. The move follows President Donald Trump’s 30% tariff announcement on EU and Mexican imports, triggering mixed reactions across risk assets. As of writing, Bitcoin price today is trading around $117,200, down over 4.8% from its recent highs. Bitcoin Price Forecast Table: July 16, 2025 What’s Happening With Bitcoin’s Price? BTC price dynamics (Source: TradingView) Bitcoin broke out of its range on July 11, rallying over $15,000 to test $123,236 which is a key supply zone marked by a red…

A young cybercriminal is going to prison after stealing NFTs and cryptocurrency using hijacked accounts on X—formerly Twitter—in an elaborate con.  Canadian citizen Cameron Albert Redman, 22, was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft. U.S. authorities said Wednesday that Redman and his co-conspirators in 2022 conned over 200 victims and pocketed $794,000 in days with a scam where they used hacked social media accounts of digital artists to post links to copycat websites that resembled those of notable creators and brands.  After…

This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. This morning, I had the good fortune of interviewing Jens Nordvig. The interview will be out tomorrow, but I wanted to give a teaser around something incredibly important: Fed independence. Nordvig is the founder of Exante Data and was previously managing director at Goldman Sachs, senior investment associate at Bridgewater, and head of fixed income research at Nomura. At this point, everyone knows that President Trump doesn’t like Jerome Powell very much and thinks interest rates should be meaningfully lower. Specifically, the lens of criticism has…

Representative Tom Emmer, the sponsor of the US House’s Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, said the bill, if passed, would significantly limit the Federal Reserve’s ability to issue a central bank digital currency. In a Friday press call, the Minnesota representative spoke on the progress of the Anti-CBDC bill, which he introduced in the House in March. “If [the Fed] could emulate cash, then the law is going to afford them that ability, but right now, they can’t,” said Emmer on the US government issuing a CBDC. The bill was one of three — along with legislation to address payment stablecoins…

In the fast-paced world of cryptocurrency, where every second can count, news of a delay might seem counterintuitive. Yet, sometimes, a strategic pause is precisely what ensures long-term stability and user confidence. Such is the case with Coinbase, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, which recently announced a postponement of its highly anticipated Coinbase system upgrade originally slated for August 2nd. Understanding the Postponement of the Coinbase System Upgrade The announcement, made via Coinbase Assets’ official X (formerly Twitter) account, swiftly informed its vast user base about the change of plans. The core message was clear: the system upgrade,…

According to the latest onchain stats, Bitcoin’s top ten mining pools currently control a hefty 94.2% of the global hashrate — and they collectively hold $6.52 billion in bitcoin across their wallets. Inside the Secret Stashes of Bitcoin’s Biggest Mining Pools and Their Counterparties As of today, the ten biggest mining pools by block production are Foundry, Antpool, ViaBTC, F2pool, MARA Pool, Spider Pool, SEC Pool, Luxor, Binance Pool, and Braiins Pool. Foundry leads the pack with 30.88% of the global hashrate. Onchain data from Arkham Intelligence shows Foundry’s wallets now contain 772.652 BTC valued at $91.2 million — a…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility could continue to fall as mainstream acceptance grows and the cryptocurrency is adopted by companies, retail investors and governments, Deutsche Bank said in a research report on Tuesday. Excitement over upcoming legislation in the U.S. has spurred bitcoin’s recent rally, the german lender said, but it is notable that the crypto’s rise has also been accompanied by a historic decline in volatility levels. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has risen nearly 75% since mid-November, driven by a mix of favorable regulations, growing institutional adoption, and global macroeconomic shifts, the report said. The rally coincides with “Crypto Week” in…

Trump Media and Technology Group announced that it had acquired $2 billion worth of Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related securities on July 21, 2025. This was just three days after President Trump signed the GENIUS Act. The fact that this massive Bitcoin investment was kept hidden until after the law passed appeared to be part of a larger plan rather than a coincidence to critics. The question on their minds is: Did Trump use his presidential power to change the rules in favor of crypto, only to reveal afterward that he had a massive personal stake in it? In other words, did…

Brain Quintenz, President Donald Trump’s pick to take over the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that’s anticipated to be the premiere U.S. crypto regulator, needs a sign-off from the Senate Agriculture Committee before he can get a confirmation vote. But that step has now been delayed a second time. The committee was set to vote on the former CFTC commissioner’s nomination Monday afternoon, but a last-minute change struck his advancement from consideration during the scheduled voting. After his committee vote had already been delayed from last week with even less notice, Quintenz is struggling to leap this first hurdle before the…

Key Takeaways Coinbase is launching nano XRP and SOL perpetual futures for US traders on August 18. Both futures contracts will be cash-settled, track spot prices, and have position limits and set trading hours. Coinbase is set to add nano XRP and SOL perpetual futures to its derivatives platform for US traders starting August 18, the firm announced on Tuesday. The upcoming rollout is in line with Coinbase’s mission to expand market access through new crypto products. Launching August 18. nano $SOL & nano $XRP US Perpetual-Style Futures are coming to Coinbase Derivatives. The expansion of our perpetual-style product suite…