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Bitcoin’s long-term investment case relative to gold has strengthened, according to JPMorgan, even as the cryptocurrency suffers one of the sharpest market pullbacks in its history. In a new note, JPMorgan analysts reportedly said Bitcoin’s risk-adjusted profile versus gold has improved after gold’s strong outperformance over the past year and a notable rise in volatility for the traditional safe-haven asset. The divergence between the two assets has been stark. Since October 2025, gold has climbed roughly a third, while BTC has fallen nearly 50% from its peak above $126,000.  The downturn marks four consecutive months of declines — a stretch…

In brief In a private session at the Institute for Advanced Study, physicists and astronomers acknowledged that agentic AI systems are already outperforming humans in coding and analytical reasoning. Columbia astrophysicist David Kipping said some scientists have fully integrated AI into their workflows—granting access to emails, files, and calendars—arguing that the competitive advantage now outweighs privacy, ethical, and professional risks. The discussion exposed deep anxiety inside elite institutions. Leading researchers at an elite Princeton institute recently acknowledged behind closed doors that artificial intelligence now outperforms them at much of the work that defines scientific prestige.The admission surfaced during a closed-door…

In brief Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said crypto firms opposing the Senate’s market structure bill are nihilistic and delusional. His remarks follow Coinbase’s decision last month to pull support for the bill over its stablecoin yield provisions. Today, Bessent appeared to echo the banking lobby’s concerns about stablecoin yield’s potential impact on deposit flight. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued stern words Thursday to crypto stakeholders who think they can live without a market structure bill, stating it’s “impossible to proceed” with regulating crypto in the United States if the legislation does not pass Congress.“There seems to be a nihilist…

In brief Gemini is exiting the European Union, United Kingdom, and Australia. Users will have two months to withdraw or transfer their funds before accounts are closed. The firm is also laying off 25% of its staff as it streamlines operations and shifts focus to opportunities like prediction markets. Publicly traded crypto exchange Gemini (GEMI) is closing shop in the United Kingdom, European Union, and Australia and cutting a quarter of its employees, the firm announced on Thursday. The move aims to reduce Gemini’s operating expenses and improve its path to profitability, while allowing it to “focus” on what it said…

Bitcoin is plummeting toward a dangerous $56,100 price floor as massive ETF outflows signal a demand crisisAt some point every cycle has the same moment, the one where the story stops being about charts and starts being about cash.You can see it in the way traders talk, the jokes dry up, the group chats turn into screenshots of liquidation ladders, and everyone suddenly cares about the same thing, collateral, how much is left, how fast it can move, and what has to be sold to keep everything else alive.This week that moment arrived across two markets that almost never share…

In brief XRP dropped 15% on the day, leading the top 100 cryptocurrencies in daily losses. Evernorth faces a $446 million unrealized loss on its XRP investment from October. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index hit 11, signaling “Extreme Fear” as prices broadly crater. XRP was the worst-performing altcoin among the leading cryptocurrencies Thursday morning, showing a 15% drop over the last 24 hours as markets swing bearish and Bitcoin extends its losses.At the time of writing, XRP was trading for $1.30 after having dropped roughly 28% in the past week, according to crypto price aggregator CoinGecko.An earlier dip to…

Bitcoin’s price crashed sharply on Thursday, sliding through critical support and dipping near $66,000 in volatile trading — marking what appears to be the largest absolute dollar drawdown on record for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The latest plunge comes during a broader global risk-off sell-off, with equities, commodities and digital assets all under pressure. Major U.S. and Asian stock indices weakened on economic growth concerns and inflation data, reinforcing flight-to-safety flows that have cascaded through leveraged risk assets. Bitcoin’s October 2025 peak — above $126,000 on major exchanges — now sits roughly $59,000 above today’s lows, a drop unprecedented in…

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congress he has no authority to bail out Bitcoin. The exchange came during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, when Senator Brad Sherman asked whether the Treasury could intervene to support cryptocurrency prices.Bessent’s answer was direct: he cannot use taxpayer dollars to buy Bitcoin, and the question falls outside his mandate as chair of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.Sherman’s question was a challenge, not a policy proposal. Could the President Donald Trump administration use taxpayer money to prop up assets aligned with the president’s interests?Bitcoin, along with Trump-branded tokens, sat at the center of that concern.The…

In brief Three UK teenagers have been jailed after carrying out a “wrench attack” robbery in which $4.3 million in crypto was stolen. Metropolitan Police said the suspects forced a victim to hand over crypto and car keys in a Hoxton burglary. The stolen cryptocurrency was recovered within 72 hours and returned two weeks later, police told Decrypt. Three teenagers have been jailed following a “wrench attack” in which $4.3 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen at knife point.In a video released by the Metropolitan Police on Thursday, the trio were shown posing as delivery drivers to gain entry to…

Bitcoin is back in that familiar place where the chart looks ugly, the timeline feels loud, and everyone is trying to guess whether the next move is the one that finally breaks the mood.Today, Bitcoin fell below $70,000 for the first time in well over a year.Historically, that price still looks strong, especially if you zoom out to any point before 2024. A Bitcoin investor in 2020 would have salivated at the sight of a $69,000 BTC price.Bitcoin price chart 2024 to present (Source: TradingView)In context, it feels different because this part of the cycle is less about “price is…