Bitcoin and broader risk assets fell into the Asia open on Monday, with a historic plunge in precious metals amplifying volatility and steering traders toward safety. The total digital asset market value dropped by $250 billion over the weekend, a move that macro investor Raoul Pal says reflects a shortage of US liquidity rather than
The crypto market crash continued on Monday, with Bitcoin and most altcoins being in the red. Bitcoin price dropped to $75,000 while the market capitalization of all coins dropped by 4.4% in the last 24 hours to $2.55 trillion. Most altcoins were in the red, with the top laggards being tokens like River, Monero, Ethereum,
Asian markets opened the week under heavy pressure as a sharp selloff in South Korean equities set the tone for the region, while investors weighed mixed signals from China’s manufacturing sector, steep losses in precious metals, sliding oil prices, and a major leadership development at Walt Disney. Asian markets lead declines as South Korea tumbles
Prediction markets have turned markedly more bearish on Bitcoin following a sharp weekend sell-off that briefly pushed the cryptocurrency below $75,000 on Monday, erasing earlier gains and intensifying concerns about the rally’s durability. On Polymarket, traders sharply increased wagers on further downside. The odds of Bitcoin falling below $65,000 at some point in 2026 climbed
Bitcoin price visited a 9-month low before stabilising around $77,000 as the crypto market continued to tumble for the fourth straight day. Market sentiment remained completely risk-averse as investors digested a plethora of bearish headlines. Reflecting the current mood, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index fell to its lowest in over a month at 15,
The cryptocurrency market has spent the opening weeks of 2026 weathering a brutal storm, leaving many investors wondering if the digital gold rush has finally run its course. After a period of “asymptotic” growth in AI stocks and a massive surge in precious metals, Bitcoin found itself on the defensive, sidelined by a “vortex” of
Robinhood stock (NASDAQ: HOOD) plunged over 10% on Monday, marking the stock’s worst performance in the S&P 500 as a brutal crypto market sell-off collided with fading activity in the company’s prediction markets. The brokerage giant, which surged 188% in 2025, is now down 40% from its October peak of $153, as investors confront the
Markets didn’t just wobble today, they re-priced reality. From a surprise India-US trade reset to Nvidia quietly stepping back from its most hyped AI bet, and from a Fed shockwave flattening commodities to crypto’s sharp liquidity unwind, this session was about power, policy, and positioning. Big promises got renegotiated, leverage met gravity, and the dollar
Stablecoin issuer Tether has released its open-source Bitcoin mining operating system, MiningOS (MOS), positioning the software to simplify and scale mining operations while supporting greater decentralization across the sector. The move marks another expansion of Tether’s activities beyond stablecoins, as the firm deepens its involvement in Bitcoin infrastructure. The announcement was made in a post
Bitcoin fell sharply in early Saturday afternoon trading in New York, sliding below the $80,000 mark to levels last seen in April 2025, as geopolitical shocks and fragile market structure combined to accelerate losses. Geopolitical shock hits risk appetite The move extended a drawdown that has now wiped more than 30% off the value of