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Bitcoin Cash (BCH), down 2.1% from Thursday, was also among the underperformers.

Technical traders see a compression setup, with $1.39 as key support and $1.44 as near-term resistance that could open a move toward $1.50 to $1.62 if reclaimed.

The derivatives exchange giant’s switch to around-the-clock crypto trading will have a visible impact on liquidity and volatility on weekends, analysts said.

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Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb both added local currency pairs for the privacy-focused layer-2 token, triggering a sharp move in a thinly traded market.

Bitcoin rebounded above $68,000 as ETF outflows hit $6.8 billion and funding flips positive. A break above $72,000 is needed to confirm a bullish shift.

The bill would clarify which digital assets fall under securities law versus Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight.

Bitcoin difficulty rebounds to 144.4T as hashrate recovers to 1 ZH/s despite multi year low hashprice.

Geopolitical tensions and a cautious tone in U.S. stocks are keeping risk appetite in check, and some strategists warn of a potential retest of 2024 lows before a more sustained recovery.

Bitcoin is on course for its first ever back to back declines in January and February.

Simon Gerovich defends disclosure standards, options trading model, and hotel operations.

Sources familiar with the talks on stablecoin yields say the White House urged bankers to get on board with a deal that lets the market structure bill advance.

The average bitcoin ETF investor now sits on a 20% paper loss, leaving the market vulnerable to capitulation selling if prices slide further, a Wintermute trader said.

In the latest of a series of meetings hosted at the White House, bankers and crypto policy experts met to break down the wall halting the market structure bill.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump acknowledged bitcoin’s volatility but said its upside potential outweighs the risks as prices hover below $70,000.

The Chicago-based company said it was temporarily suspending client deposits and withdrawals last week due to recent market and financial conditions.

A deep look at predictions on Kalshi called such platforms valuable to policymakers and researchers, according to a new Fed paper.

The Minneapolis Fed president said stablecoins don’t beat Venmo and argued crypto fails basic real-world tests.

Centralized exchanges are moving forward building their own blockchain infrastructure even as the broader Ethereum ecosystem debates its future.

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital is launching U.S.-compliant stablecoin rails for international banks, offering faster movement of assets across borders.

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The companies are working to structure and tokenize loan revenue tied to the Trump Organization’s Maldives resort project.

Market analysts said the extreme downside scenario risked influencing real capital flows, prompting a heated public debate over bitcoin’s macro outlook.

Royal family-linked mining rigs are producing about 4 BTC a day, turning state-backed infrastructure into a steady sovereign bitcoin machine

The Singapore-based bitcoin miner and AI data center firm is raising capital to repurchase notes and fund expansion.

Legislators must choose whether America leads the next generation of finance or watches from the sidelines.

Binance Coin (BNB) was also among the underperformers, down 0.5% from Wednesday.

History suggests the current move could lead to consolidation around the $60,000 region in the months ahead before the next leg upward.

The FGRD token represents common shares of the company issued natively onchain with instant settlement and built-in lending tools.

The French banking giant expands its euro stablecoin to a third blockchain, deepening institutional use of XRPL for compliant digital assets and onchain settlement