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Bitcoin price briefly fell to a 16-month low at $60,000 today before modest dip buying helped stabilise prices and sparked a modest recovery.  While the buy the dip crowd managed to prevent a further slide into the high 50s, the sentiment across the broader crypto space remains incredibly fragile. The crypto fear and greed index

Cryptocurrency markets extended their rebound in US morning trading on Friday, with Bitcoin climbing back above the $70,000 mark after a sharp sell-off earlier in the week, as improving sentiment in global equity markets helped drive investors back into risk assets. Bitcoin rose nearly 17% from its late-Thursday low near $60,000 and was up about

Markets remained on edge through the week, with Big Tech spending fears, central-bank signals, and a sharp crypto rebound colliding in a volatile session. Amazon shares slid on alarm over massive AI capital spending, while India’s central bank stood pat on rates, striking a steady tone on growth. Wall Street also digested Goldman Sachs’ push

Gold prices reclaimed the psychologically crucial level of $5,000 per ounce on Monday as economic data from the weekend boosted sentiment.  A weaker dollar against a basket of major currencies lifted prices as it makes commodities priced in the greenback cheaper for overseas buyers.  Gold experienced a surge, moving beyond the significant $5,000 level during

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has set out a tougher and more technology-driven approach to crypto oversight for 2026, placing artificial intelligence at the core of market supervision. In its work plan released on February 9, the regulator said it will increase direct monitoring of digital asset trading, speed up investigations into suspicious activity, and

Digital asset manager CoinShares says quantum computing is not an immediate threat to Bitcoin, with only a small share of Bitcoin realistically exposed to a theoretical quantum attack. The firm argues that current machines are far too weak to break core cryptography and that the network has time to adapt. The research, led by CoinShares

Bitcoin’s recent recovery could be hanging in the balance as the political deadlock over Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the US Federal Reserve deepens, raising fresh concerns about prolonged dollar tightening and the erosion of risk appetite across digital asset markets. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged the Senate Banking Committee to begin confirmation hearings

The so-called whales were busy during Bitcoin’s crash to a 15-month low of $60,000 as the large investors stepped in to buy the dip. The recovery lifted the cryptocurrency by roughly 17% in a matter of days, and the top cryptocurrency was trading at $69,165 during the time of writing. Data shows the rally followed

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has added to its already sizable cryptocurrency holdings, acquiring an additional 1,142 Bitcoin for approximately $90 million, according to a regulatory filing released on Monday. In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Strategy said the purchases were made between February 2 and February 8 at an