Bitcoin (BTC-USD) climbed as much as 2.5% to $109,400 Wednesday amid optimism over favorable U.S. regulatory developments, before settling around its prior peak of $109,100 at mid-morning ET. That lift sent Ether (ETH-USD) and Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) higher in sympathy, underscoring renewed demand across the crypto complex. So far in 2025, Bitcoin is up roughly 15%,…

00:00 Speaker A Bond yields continue to climb, putting pressure on equities. The Dow sliding more than 800 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also ending the day lower. Yahoo finances, Josh Shafer joins us now with the trading day takeaways, Josh. 00:12 Josh Shafer Yeah, Josh, it felt like we had a little bit…

In brief An investor’s $1 billion Bitcoin bet on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid swung massively on Wednesday. The investor’s account survived a $32 million drawdown on paper, as the asset’s price ping-ponged on a volatile day of trading.  Bitcoin’s price hit a record high above $109,000 before retreating but then rose again. An investor’s $1…

Bitcoin (BTC 1.18%) was on fire early in the day on Wednesday, only to crash as the market dropped. Investors were reminded that Bitcoin doesn’t run the world, the bond market does, and that was apparent today. The big news was a weak 20-year Treasury auction from the U.S. Treasury that resulted in a big…

Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s $109,458 all-time high aligns with seven consecutive green weekly candles since April, highlighting the strength of the current bullish momentum. Analysts expect BTC to reach between $135,000 to $320,000 in 2025. BTC heatmaps show high-leverage zones that may trigger liquidations. Thus, risk management remains crucial. Bitcoin BTCUSD hit a new all-time high…

The State of Texas is set to get into the cryptocurrency investment game as the Texas House passed a Senate bill on Wednesday to create a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” that could use millions of taxpayer dollars to purchase cryptocurrency.  Senate Bill 21 will—assuming Senate concurrence and the governor’s sign-off—establish a new government investment fund through…

Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s $109,458 all-time high aligns with seven consecutive green weekly candles since April, highlighting the strength of the current bullish momentum. Analysts expect BTC to reach between $135,000 to $320,000 in 2025. BTC heatmaps show high-leverage zones that may trigger liquidations. Thus, risk management remains crucial. Bitcoin (BTC) hit a new all-time high…

This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Keep your hands and arms inside the rocket ship for the duration of our flight, ladies and gents. Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high of $109,400 today, just nine days after the US and China reached a 90-day trade truce, cooling…

This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. The ratio between payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP and bitcoin’s (BTC) dollar-denominated prices has triggered its first golden cross on the weekly chart, indicating a bullish shift in momentum. A golden cross occurs when the 50-day/week/month simple moving average (SMA) crosses above…

Sangha Renewables, a bitcoin mining firm that aims to enable renewable energy companies to mine bitcoin, broke ground Wednesday on its flagship 19.9 megawatt (MW) solar facility in West Texas. “We have been extremely pleased with the development so far,” Spencer Marr, the firm’s president, told CoinDesk in a statement. “We made the decision to…