Bitcoin continues to hold firmly above the $70,000 threshold, extending its recent gains as global risk assets rallied across equities, commodities, and digital currencies. Bitcoin marked a near 10% recovery after a jagged week of geopolitical panic. Stocks followed suit, with S&P 500 futures bouncing back to 6,840. While crypto traders celebrate, the bond market
Bitcoin is pinned in a heavy macro crossfire as Arthur Hayes argues that an Iran‑driven oil shock could drag the Fed into fresh money printing and ultimately catapult BTC toward six‑figure territory. Summary Hayes links a U.S.–Iran war, an oil spike, and surging bond volatility to a renewed “money printing bailout” that he says will
It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll check in on projects that are well underway – or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by grantees! Where applicable, the grant recipient is listed
Bitcoin price is showing early signs of a possible trend shift after a key on-chain indicator flashed a rare bullish signal, even as the market continues to consolidate. Summary Bitcoin’s Inter-exchange Flow Pulse crossed above its 90-day moving average for the first time since early 2025. BTC is consolidating between $67K and $72K after a
Cryptocurrency trading giant Coinbase (COIN) said new U.S. tax reporting requirements are overly onerous for many crypto holders and add unnecessary clutter to the country’s taxation system. While the idea is that taxable activity on crypto should be reported in the same way as with equities, for example, the rules require reporting transactions in stablecoins
Community & education BlockchainsForSchools Sponsorship of BlockchainsForHacks, an ideation challenge for high school and college students to create innovative projects using blockchain technology. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs Hubble Continued funding for work on an optimistic rollup hub allowing creation of any rollup chain simply by writing a solidity function. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs
Solana price is grinding sideways just under $90 as traders bet on whether 2026’s upgrades and ETF hype can finally blow SOL out of its tight range and into triple‑digit territory. Summary Solana price trades around $88–$89, down sharply from ~$149 a year ago, as the market digests a brutal February drawdown and choppy March
Strike, a Bitcoin financial services firm founded by Jack Mallers, has received both a BitLicense and a money transmitter license from the New York State Department of Financial Services, allowing the company to operate in one of the most tightly regulated digital asset markets in the United States. The approval allows Strike to offer its
While everyone is staring in amazement on December 1st, 12pm UTC anticipating the Eth 2.0 Beaconchain genesis, within the JavaScript team we quietly prepared our own little genesis release in the shadows. Being very much around the good ol’ Eth 1.0 chain we are nevertheless very much excited on this too. 😀 Some background story:
The crypto market remained on edge today, March 6, as the war in Iran continued. It also wavered as the US non-farm payrolls and retail sales dropped and the unemployment rate jumped. Summary The crypto market wavered after the latest US non-farm payrolls data. A report showed that the US shed 92,000 jobs in February.
