Why is Bitcoin falling despite pro-crypto Kevin Warsh becoming Fed chair?
Rising short-term bond yields and Warsh’s hawkish comments in the past are reviving fears of a December rate hike, which could slam the brakes on Bitcoin’s recovery.
Rising short-term bond yields and Warsh’s hawkish comments in the past are reviving fears of a December rate hike, which could slam the brakes on Bitcoin’s recovery.
The suspected cause is a private key compromise of one owner in the minting multisig account, said Blockaid.
Centralized data collection is a honeypot for hackers and organized criminals looking to target crypto holders and their families, according to Bitcoiners.
The price of Bitcoin is about $75,800 at the time of publication, a nearly 40% decrease from the all-time high of about $126,000 reached in October 2025.
The current Federal Funds target rate is between 350 and 375 basis points, which traders project to rise by at least 25 basis points in December 2026.
Binance CEO Richard Teng denied a new WSJ report alleging $850 million in Iran-linked transactions flowed through the exchange to the IRGC.
The ECB warned EU finance ministers that expanding euro stablecoin issuance could weaken bank lending and complicate monetary policy.
The cash-settled, European-style contracts will trade under the ticker QBTC on Phlx, but still require CFTC approval before trading can begin.
Ongoing Bitcoin ETF outflows have historically “correlated with conditions favorable for patient accumulation rather than panic,” according to Santiment.
Strategy chairman Michael Saylor said the goal is to maximize Strategy’s Bitcoin per share by 2033.
Ethereum’s dominance in DeFi, stablecoins and staking is strengthening the long-term ETH accumulation thesis, despite it’s 28% price decline in 2026.
Laszlo Hanyecz’s 2010 post, offering 10,000 BTC in exchange for two pizzas delivered to his home, marked the first recorded commercial BTC payment.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, but investors forecast no chance of a rate cut in 2026.
Bitcoin sold off to $76,000, giving bears an opportunity to reclaim control of the crypto market. Meanwhile, altcoins like HYPE charted new highs.
Representative James Comer asked CEOs of two major prediction market companies for information on their responses to insider trading after “suspiciously timed trades” related to US military actions against Iran.
NEAR price surges 50% in a week as AI token momentum, Nvidia optimism and network upgrades fuel bullish sentiment.
Institutional crypto adoption accelerates as Tether expands Bitcoin holdings, miners pivot to AI and Polymarket joins Nasdaq amid $1 billion fund outflows.
Bitcoin headed lower as Wall Street trading began with new record highs for the Dow Jones, while traders warned of weak US demand.
ICE and OKX plan to launch oil-linked perpetual futures based on Brent and WTI benchmarks, bringing crypto derivatives further into traditional energy markets under licensing restrictions.
MARA spent $4.3 million on CEO Fred Thiel’s security in 2025, including vehicle armoring, as crypto wrench attacks increased globally.
SpaceX’s IPO could turn the Mag 7 into a Mag 8, with Tesla and SpaceX comprising 25% of the group’s Bitcoin balance-sheet exposure.
Repeated bridge exploits and shrinking yields are making institutions question whether DeFi’s risks still justify the returns, says Symbiotic’s Putiatin.