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In brief Released files related to convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein contain numerous crypto mentions. New revelations show correspondence with notable early crypto builders and backers. Other files point to Epstein’s early investments into notable crypto companies. A search through the trove of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein provides thousands of results related to crypto and Bitcoin, highlighted by Epstein’s early involvement and awareness of notable crypto projects and protocols.Over the course of the week, Decrypt has highlighted some of the largest stories that emerged from the millions of files released last week by the…

Bitcoin’s hard cap is easy to understand: there will only ever be 21 million coins.What’s hard to understand is that the marginal market is allowed to trade far more than 21 million coins worth of exposure, because most of that exposure is synthetic and cash-settled, and it can be created or reduced in seconds.That distinction has become Bitcoin’s core paradox in the past year or so.Scarcity is a property of the asset, while price is a property of the market microstructure that dominates the next aggressive order. When derivatives volume and leveraged positioning become the dominant arena, Bitcoin can trade…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Over the past week, Bitcoin has been experiencing an intense movement as prices slid sharply from around $84,000 to around $60,000, representing one of the largest weekly declines in the present market. Currently, based on live market data, Bitcoin’s price has rebounded slightly to around $70,000, indicating some market resilience. Institutions Pull Back: Bitcoin’s Risk Remains In Red Zone Despite Rebound According to a CryptoQuant analyst, Amr Taha, the recent on-chain and institutional flow data are signaling a risk-off warning on Bitcoin’s price action, as different classes…

In brief Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has cast Sunday’s snap election as a referendum on her leadership. Crypto markets are watching for signals on the speed of tax, stablecoin and legal reforms. The vote comes amid inflation pressures, weak wage growth and rising bond yields. As Japan heads to the polls on Sunday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is staking her political future on translating approval ratings of 60-80% into a parliamentary majority that could accelerate crypto reforms.Takaichi has turned the election into a referendum on her leadership, declaring she is “putting my future as prime minister on this election.”She called…

Trader Plan C recently surfaced a chart indicating a production-cost model placing Bitcoin’s marginal mining expense at approximately $67,000, with historical price action showing repeated bounces off that red line.He added that “commodities rarely trade below their cost of production.” The hook is clean, the logic is intuitive, but the reality beneath Bitcoin’s latest volatility is messier and more instructive than any single line can capture.Bitcoin printed an intraday low near $60,000 on Feb. 6 before clawing back to fight around the $70,000 level as of press time, slicing through the widely watched $63,000 threshold that had anchored recent bottom-calling…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure China has signaled a renewed and more forceful push to tighten its grip on the cryptocurrency sector, reaffirming its long‑standing ban on virtual currencies while introducing stricter oversight of offshore token issuance tied to Chinese assets.  According to a Reuters report, Chinese authorities said they will closely scrutinize the offshore issuance of tokens backed by assets located onshore and have explicitly banned the unauthorized issuance of yuan‑pegged stablecoins outside the country. China Tightens Crypto Controls In a notice published on the People’s Bank of China’s website, regulators…

Bitcoin ripped from $60,000 to above $70,000 in less than 24 hours, erasing most of a brutal 14% drawdown that had tested every bottom-calling thesis in the market.The speed of the reversal, 12% in a single session and 17% off the intraday low, was violent enough to feel like a capitulation resolved. Yet, the mechanics beneath the bounce tell a different story: this was cross-asset stabilization meeting forced-position rebalancing, not a flood of conviction-driven spot demand.And the derivatives market, still crowded into downside protection, is pricing the possibility that $70,000 becomes a pause rather than a floor.Forced unwinds met macro…

A US lender is warning more than 100,000 users that their personal information is at risk after a third-party data breach. New filings with Maine’s Attorney General show members of Illinois-based MidAmerica Credit Union (MACU) are affected by a cyberattack that hit Marquis Software Solutions, a vendor of MACU. In total, 131,070 people are impacted. “On or about August 14, 2025, MACU was informed by Marquis Software Solutions (“Marquis”) – a vendor of MACU – that it had identified suspicious activity on its network and determined that the activity was the result of a cybersecurity incident. It launched an investigation…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum has slipped below the critical $2,000 level, reinforcing a broader bearish market structure as selling pressure intensifies across the crypto sector. The breakdown comes amid weakening macro sentiment, persistent outflows from risk assets, and declining confidence in short-term crypto demand. Together, these factors have pushed ETH into a defensive phase, with traders increasingly focused on downside liquidity zones rather than recovery signals. Recent data highlighted by Lookonchain points to three major on-chain liquidation clusters that could shape Ethereum’s next moves. These zones represent areas where leveraged…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s (ETH) latest downturn below $2,000 is no longer confined to price charts alone. Capital flows, on-chain data, and technical structure are now aligning with the bearish momentum, supporting concerns that the selloff may have further room to run. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price May Slide Toward $50,000 By March-April, Top Analyst Warns As ETH breaks below key support zones, fresh ETF outflows and shifting investor behavior are adding pressure at a time when confidence already looks fragile. ETH’s price trends to the downside on the daily chart.…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s price just lost the key support at the $2,000 mark after several weeks of steady downside pressure observed across the crypto market. While the price continues to decline, on-chain data attributes the drop to the ongoing substantial selling pressure from both big and small investors. Big Wallets Turn Bearish On Ethereum With the heightened volatile market conditions, the Ethereum price has seen increased sell-side pressure as investors steadily reduce their exposure. This renewed selling activity is cited among large holders regarded as whales and Sharks. Joao…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin (BTC) has just formed a textbook inverse Head & Shoulders pattern, signaling the beginning of a potential shift in its market structure. Despite the broader market selloff that pushed the cryptocurrency below $70,000, a crypto analyst suggests that the newly formed pattern indicates that a fresh bullish trend could be up ahead.   Bitcoin Head & Shoulder Pattern Signals Price Reversal In an X post this Thursday, market analyst Crypto Tice declared that Bitcoin has printed a classic inverse Head & Shoulders pattern on its chart, renewing…

Bitcoin experienced a steep decline over the last 24 hours, pushing its price to approximately $60,000 amid an accelerated selloff comparable to the 2022 FTX collapse.BTC had recovered to $69,800 as of press time, according to CryptoSlate data.Still, Glassnode data helped frame the extent to which the price had slipped relative to widely watched on-chain reference points.With the spot price plunging, the key on-chain price models were far higher, including the STH cost basis at $94,000, the Active Investors Mean at $86,800, and the True Market Mean at $80,100.Bitcoin Realized Price (Source: Glassnode)Meanwhile, the flagship digital asset’s realized price sat…

In brief Strategy stock rose 18% to $126.59 despite being 9.5% underwater on its 713,502 BTC treasury. BitMine shares jumped 13.9% to $19.83, with plans to earn $1M daily from staking 4.28M ETH. Coinbase gained 9.9% to $160.60 as volatility drives higher trading volumes and transaction revenue. Bitcoin juggernaut Strategy, Ethereum giant BitMine Immersion Technologies, and crypto exchange Coinbase all looked much more verdant Friday as the price of BTC stabilized after dropping 14% on Thursday.Strategy, which trades on the Nasdaq under the MSTR ticker, had gained 22% since the opening bell and was recently changing hands for $131. The…