Day: April 11, 2025

US Fed ‘absolutely’ ready to step in if liquidity dries up — Voting member

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The US Federal Reserve is prepared to use its vast arsenal of monetary policy tools to prevent financial and economic conditions from deteriorating rapidly but will do so only if liquidity dries up or markets become disorderly, a top central banker said. In an interview with the Financial Times, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said the central bank “would absolutely be prepared” to backstop markets if needed. Source: Walter Bloomberg While it is generally understood that the Fed is always prepared to act quickly to stave off market chaos, Collins’…

Bitcoin price preparing for ‘up only mode’ as US bonds suffer worst selloff since 2019

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Bitcoin (BTC) is entering what former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes calls “up only mode,” as a deepening crisis in the US bond market potentially drives investors away from traditional haven assets and toward alternative stores of value. Loss of confidence in US policy boosts Bitcoin’s upside prospects On April 11, the benchmark US 10-year Treasury yield surged above 4.59%—its highest level in two months. US 10-year Treasury note yields daily performance chart. Source: TradingView The $29 trillion US Treasury market has dropped more than 2% this week — its steepest…

This year’s top ETF strategy? Shorting Ether — Bloomberg Intelligence

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Betting against Ether has been the best performing exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy so far in 2025, according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas. Two ETFs designed to take two-times leveraged short positions in Ether claimed (ETH) first and second place in a Bloomberg Intelligence ranking of the year’s top-performing funds, Balchunas said in a post on the X platform.   In the year-to-date, ProShares UltraShort Ether ETF (ETHD) and T Rex 2X Inverse Ether Daily Target ETF (ETQ) are up approximately 247% and 219%, respectively, Bloomberg Intelligence data showed.  The implications…

63% Of Supply Hasn’t Moved In A Year

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Fed’s Kashkari hints at liquidity support — Is $100K Bitcoin back on the table?

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Neel Kashkari, President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, addressed the issue of rising Treasury yields on April 11, suggesting that they might indicate a shift in investor sentiment away from United States government debt. Kashkari highlighted that the Federal Reserve has tools to provide more liquidity if necessary. While underscoring the importance of maintaining a strong commitment to reducing inflation, Kashkari’s remarks signal a possible turning point for Bitcoin (BTC) investors amid growing economic uncertainty.  US Treasury 10-year yields. Source: TradingView / Cointelegraph The current 10-year US government bond yield…

U.S. SEC’s Crypto Trading Roundtable Delves Into Easing Path for Platforms

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could consider a short-term crypto oversight framework to allow firms to keep innovating while the agency works out a more permanent answer to digital assets regulation, interim Chairman Mark Uyeda suggested during a Friday event at the agency’s Washington headquarters. “We should consider whether there may be a more efficient method of regulation under an accommodating federal regulatory framework,” said Uyeda, in a recorded statement played at the agency’s latest crypto industry roundtable. “While the Commission works to develop a long…

Bitcoin Soars as the US Dollar Tumbles

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The cryptocurrency soared above $84K on Friday as the U.S. dollar fell to a three-year low in the face of weakening confidence in USD-denominated assets. Flight from Fiat? Bitcoin Jumps While Dollar Nosedives Despite President Donald Trump touting the success of his aggressive tariff strategy, what appears to be a loss of confidence in American […] Original

Bitcoin’s 10% weekly gain amid worrying US economic data shows crypto trader sentiment shift

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A key Bitcoin (BTC) metric signaled a potential shift in its positioning after BTC’s long-term holder realized cap (LTH Realized Cap) surpassed $18 billion for the first time since September 2024. Data from CryptoQuant indicated that this cohort has exhibited aggressive accumulation, which previously marked the BTC bottom in Q3 2024.  The LTH realized cap measures the BTC cost basis of investors, holding their allocation for 155 days or more. A sharp increase hints that these long-term holders are in an accumulation phase, parallel with bullish behavior.  Bitcoin LTH net…

Bitcoin in recovery, stocks edge up after a wild week in the markets

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The US stock market is still processing the latest events, as Trump’s tariff pause leads to recovery, while Bitcoin is back above $82,000. Major stock indices are is still recovering from the panic brought on by the escalating U.S. trade war. On April 11, the S&P 500 gained 43.75 points, up 0.83%, reaching 5,531. At the same time, the Nasdaq was at 16,555.96, up 168.65 points or 1.02%, while the Dow Jones was at 39,910, up 0.80% or 316.40 points. The relatively stronger performance of the tech-heavy Nasdaq suggests that…

Trump kills DeFi broker rule in major crypto win: Finance Redefined

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In a significant win for decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, US President Donald Trump overturned the Internal Revenue Service’s DeFi broker rule, which would have expanded existing reporting requirements to include DeFi platforms. Increasing US crypto regulatory clarity will attract more tech giants to the space, requiring existing crypto projects to focus on more collaborative tokenomics to survive, according to Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson. Trump signs resolution killing IRS DeFi broker rule Trump signed a joint congressional resolution overturning a Biden administration-era rule that would have required DeFi protocols to report…