Crypto roars back as bitcoin posts its second-best week since early 2021
Treasury buybacks, ETF inflows and a weaker dollar ignite crypto’s breakout. Source:CoinDesk
Jackson Hole Symposium, U.S. PCE prices, IREN earnings: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 24 Source:CoinDesk
Ray Dalio says investors should own ‘a bit of Bitcoin’ as U.S. debt risks rise
The Bridgewater founder says recent Treasurymarket stress fits his longrunning debtcrisis framework, though he still prefers gold as the bigger hedge.…
Bessent's $4 billion bond buyback wanted lower yields. It got a bitcoin surge instead.
Bessent’s bondbuyback plan fails to curb Treasury yields. Here's what it means for bitcoin and gold Source:CoinDesk
Crypto holds big weekly rally as Warsh’s Jackson Hole debut comes into focus
Bitcoin holds above $77,000 after a 21% week, with XRP up 46% over the same stretch. Asian stocks fell as Samsung and Alibaba slid. Source:CoinDesk
XRP on track for biggest weekly gain in 21 months as Treasury buyback spurs 'curve control' hopes
XRP’s price has surged by 50% this week, the best performance since November 2024. Here's what's driving the rally. Source:CoinDesk
Kalshi off-limits in multiple states as prediction markets, CFTC team up for battle
Washington state is cut off for Kalshi customers while the company combats the development in court and its federal regulator keeps pursuing new rules.…
How a Treasury buyback tweak helped bitcoin surge 25% to nearly $80,000 in days
Treasury buybacks are not QE, analysts said, but the move helped pull longterm yields off 19year highs and triggered a record short squeeze in a market already…
Here’s how Bessent’s newly activist Treasury Department is undercutting the Fed’s Warsh
The surprising move this week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene in Treasury markets to lower the cost of government debt undercuts the…
States are coming after prediction markets — and setting up a costly legal battle over who gets to regulate them
Prediction markets like Kalshi are regulated in different ways across states. There’s a better way for them to thrive. Source:MarketWatch
Bitcoin rally sends crypto stocks soaring as miners, treasury companies jump
Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting doubledigit gains as crypto stocks surged.…
Treasury's latest measure isn't QE or YCC. Still, bitcoin is skyrocketing. Here's why.
The rally in hard assets isn’t necessarily about what the Treasury is doing, but what its move signals to the market. Source:CoinDesk