Category: Cryptocurrency news

Bitwise CEO Announces the End of the Cryptocurrency Bear Market and Expects Bitcoin to Hit a Record High! Here Are the Details

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley argued that the long-running downturn in the cryptocurrency market has come to an end. Horsley predicted that Bitcoin (BTC) could reach a new all-time high in 2027. In an interview with CNBC, Horsley assessed the current state of the cryptocurrency market, noting that many investors who wanted to sell during the […]

Bitcoin loans are paying for tuition and working capital, not just trades, lenders say

Bitcoin-backed finance is maturing beyond trading and increasingly resembles traditional lending. Loans taken by locking up bitcoin $BTC$82,848.71 as collateral are increasingly used to fund real-world expenses such as tuition fees, slow months, and business cash, according to two long-standing lenders. “What I am seeing, both in the conversations I’m having and in the data, […]

BlackRock loads up on nearly $300 million of these two cryptocurrencies in 4 days

Even though the cryptocurrency market saw choppy consolidation during the first week of October 2026, BlackRock Inc.’s (NYSE: BLK) crypto portfolio added more than $291 million. BlackRock’s crypto portfolio surged by $291.7 million during the past four exchange-trading days through October 6, according to data Finbold analyzed from SoSoValue on October 7.  BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin […]

Bitcoin dips 3% ahead of FOMC minutes as $81k support comes into focus

Bitcoin $BTC fell nearly 3% over the past 24 hours as investors reduced exposure ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes. The top cryptocurrency was trading at $82,947, slipping below the $83,000 level. The pullback followed another rejection near $87,000, shifting attention toward lower technical support despite continued ETF inflows and […]

Ethereum Developer Issues Serious Warning: “All Cryptocurrency Holders Must Do This”

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake argues that AI-powered mathematical advancements could pose risks to current cryptographic systems sooner than expected, urging the cryptocurrency sector to begin planning for what he calls a “shelter mode” defense mechanism. Drake said that large and institutional investors, in particular, should consider moving their assets in a controlled manner to new […]