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The link between activity in the U.S. and the broader crypto market has strengthened in recent months, particularly as domestic economic factors such as interest rates and inflation, along with U.S.-linked crypto assets, have grown increasingly influential. One of the clearest links right now is the correlation between Bitcoin [BTC] and the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, which have historically served as a proxy for identifying the market bottom, as they have in past cycles. The reaction from U.S. investors so far has stayed measured. Bitcoin could stall or drop before the vote Historical referencing using the U.S. midterm elections as…

DeFi tokens have climbed nearly 38% since August 17 as investors reassess how US crypto policy could affect protocol revenue and token value. SoSoValue says the rally is moving DeFi closer to a market where fees, buybacks and on-chain activity can play a larger role in how tokens are valued. Policy Shift and Protocol Revenue Behind the Rally In a post on X, SoSoValue said its DeFi sector index, $DEFI.ssi, rose from 0.3616 on August 17 to around 0.498 after reaching 0.511, for a cumulative gain of about 37.7%. The move came alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum’s recovery and broader short…

Jane Street has reportedly suffered a $15 billion loss in July, driven by its exposure to the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness and other stocks. While this fall has caught the attention of Wall Street, it has also raised equal concerns in the crypto market. As Jane Street is one of the major liquidity providers in digital assets, its risk decisions will be important in ensuring smooth trades in the crypto market. Jane Street Takes $15B Hit in July According to a Reuters report, American multinational quantitative trading company Jane Street has reported a $15 billion loss in July. This…

What happens on $BNB Smart Chain on August 25, 2026 On August 25, 2026 at 02:30 UTC, $BNB Smart Chain activates the Pasteur hardfork. If you hold $BNB, delegate your balance or plan a transfer on a BEP20 chain in the hours before, this is the date to pay brief attention to. For the vast majority of investors, the core of the news is this: there is nothing to do with your coins themselves. The chain switches to the new software automatically, your wallet shows the same balance afterwards, and your address stays the same. That reassurance appears in almost…

Crypto purchases may seem an easy task, but buying digital assets via an Indian exchange might be complicated for NRIs. Indeed, Indian traders can easily buy, sell, and hold crypto. But the case is not the same with NRIs. They may face extra KYC, banking, and foreign exchange requirements. What Makes Crypto Trading Different for NRIs? Notably, the main difference between Indian crypto traders and NRIs is not whether the latter can own digital assets. It is primarily based on how they can buy and sell these assets through Indian exchanges. As Indian crypto exchanges have specific rules for NRI…

Bitcoin [$BTC] has held above $63k since rebounding from a brief dip to $62k three days ago. At press time, Bitcoin was trading near $64,300. Amid extended market downside volatility, some long-term whales are capitulating and exiting at a loss. According to Lookonchain, a whale deposited 625 $BTC worth $39.96 million into FalconX. This whale returned after over a year of dormancy. Source: Arkham When the whale purchased these tokens, Bitcoin was trading around $96k, and he spent $59.98 million. Since then, $BTC has decreased by approximately 33%, significantly impacting his investment. As a result, the whale has lost over…

US stocks have been charging higher with remarkably little resistance in 2026, repeatedly shrugging off inflation worries, geopolitical risks and elevated borrowing costs. The benchmark S&P 500 index climbed above 7,800 for the first time intraday on Thursday before finishing at a record 7,798.99, extending a rally that has pushed the benchmark roughly 14% higher year to date. Yet Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett sees two increasingly important threats that could eventually challenge Wall Street’s seemingly unstoppable advance: an exploding US national debt burden and persistently high Treasury yields. Neither has derailed stocks so far, but both are becoming…

Fresh High Amid Trump-Fueled Momentum $HYPE hit a fresh all-time high near $82 over the past day, extending a rally that has pushed the token up 38% this week. The token is currently carrying a 24-hour trading volume above $2 billion alongside a market capitalization of $17.17 billion. Moreover, it bears highlighting that Hyperliquid has processed more than $176 billion in 30-day trading volume while carrying open interest exceeding $8 billion. The surge can quite clearly be linked back to August 19, when President Donald Trump said the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) was working to bring Hyperliquid into the…

Coinbase is withdrawing ten perpetual futures from trading on August 26, 2026. The contracts affected are those on Memecoin ($MEME), The Sandbox ($SAND), Moonbirds (BIRB), Blur ($BLUR), Katana (KAT), SPX6900 ($SPX), Zora ($ZORA), Axie Infinity ($AXS), Gensyn (AI) and LayerZero ($ZRO). Anyone who leaves a position open does not sell it themselves: Coinbase settles it automatically, at an average price taken from the final hour of trading. Close it yourself and you set the price; wait and it is assigned to you. That is the whole difference, and on a thinly traded contract it decides real money. The delisting is…

As the weight of long-term investors increases in the Bitcoin market, the share of short-term speculative transactions has fallen to its lowest levels in recent years. In his latest assessment, Axel Adler Jr., an analyst at the on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, emphasized that while the Bitcoin supply is increasingly concentrated in the hands of long-term investors, this structural change alone does not necessarily mean prices will rise. According to data shared by Adler, the share of short-term investors in realized market capitalization has fallen to 23.5%, reaching its lowest level in recent years. According to the analyst, this ratio has…