Why an announcement from the Treasury sparked a rally in gold and bitcoin this week
Cryptocurrencies and precious metals shot higher, while the U.S. dollar weakened, after the Treasury Department said it planned to double its bond buybacks.…
Bitcoin and Ether bears get decimated amid 'squeeze-led' rally and Musk's X wants to pay creators in stablecoins: Crypto week in 5 stories
Bitcoin and crypto staged their strongest rally in months as Treasury intervention, regulatory moves and a historic short squeeze collided, while banks and…
‘She’s desperate’: My friend was laid off and lost her health insurance. How can she find affordable coverage?
“She looked into COBRA, but the cost is absolutely ridiculous.” Source:MarketWatch
Zcash jumps 48% to over $800 as Grayscale spot ETF push adds to ‘next bitcoin’ buzz
ZEC traded above its January 2018 peak as futures volume hit billions of dollars and a Grayscale filing showed fresh progress toward converting its Zcash Trust…
Bitget CEO sees Bitcoin near current levels at year-end, doubts US will buy BTC
Gracy Chen says macroeconomic uncertainty could keep Bitcoin within $10,000 to $20,000 of current levels, while US government purchases remain unlikely within…
Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week
The CFTC ordered a trading ban for former Alameda and FTX executives, and US prosecutors opposed a motion from a US soldier accused of profiting from the…
Tesla’s stock jumps as the company gets ready for a robotaxi push
The automaker plans to soon launch its Cybercab in Austin, Texas, and got the nod to deploy thousands of vehicles in Nevada. Source:MarketWatch
Digital Asset, Paul Ryan foundation target US state benefits with Canton pilot
The RISE program would use the Canton Network to combine and distribute stateadministered benefits across three US states beginning in 2027.…
Crypto Biz: Treasury’s ‘Not-QE’ playbook sends Bitcoin higher
Bitcoin rallied as Treasury bond buybacks fueled the “notQE” trade, while Metaplanet expanded to the US and Cypherpunk made a $33 million Zcash mining bet.…
Coldcard ships firmware after $114 million bitcoin theft; says AI helped catch more bugs
Three weeks of review turned up problems unrelated to the flaw that cost users $114 million, but updating still does not make a compromised wallet safe.…
Bitcoin faces $80,000 test as thinner weekend liquidity looms
Your dayahead look for Aug. 21, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
Nvidia earnings could rescue a stalling stock market — if the AI chip maker breaks this trend
Shares of Jensen Huang’s company have struggled to make headway since its previous results day. Source:MarketWatch