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What has been a reliable harbinger of trouble for stocks and the U.S. economy has begun to emerge in the $31.5 trillion Treasury market.
A stretched but firmly bullish Bitcoin chart is riding the same tailwind lifting stocks: falling oil, a record Nasdaq, and a Fed that hiked rates while quietly pumping liquidity into the system.
Crypto's market value is back above $3 trillion after adding more than $740 billion in less than three weeks. Bitcoin has eased to around $86,000 after hitting $87,381, while nearly $160 billion in perpetual futures keeps leverage high.
A bitcoin options trader targeted a price of $95,000 by October 30, with $3.17 million paid upfront. A bigger rally could erase the position's entire payout at expiry, however, creating an unusual predicament for someone betting on higher prices.
A Bitcoin address holding 600 BTC worth about $51.15 million has become active after 14.2 years of inactivity. The movement comes as Bitcoin gains renewed momentum following a recent price breakout.
Bitcoin has just held above $86,000 this Tuesday, after many weeks of strong progress supported by the return of appetite for risk. Various observers see in this scenario the end of "crypto winter," however, short position liquidations and monetary uncertainties still call for caution.
For a pair of geopolitical rivals, the US and China are sending plenty of positive signals ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington this week. Officials on both sides offered upbeat readouts from pre-meeting talks on artificial intelligence, trade and investment, suggesting stabilizing relations may top the agenda.
Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow breaks down Alibaba's new AI chip, an accelerator to compete with Nvidia and underpinning a massive expansion of data center capacity in coming years. Plus, he speaks with Gagan Biyani, founder and CEO of the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, Silicon Valley's alternative college for the AI era.
SpaceXAI's Grok Bot has topped 400,000 weekly users roughly a month after its launch, offering an early look at demand for Elon Musk's push into AI agents. The product, which is separate from the flagship Grok chatbot, is designed to operate more like an always-on employee as SpaceXAI competes with OpenAI and Anthropic in the growing market for AI agents.
Bitcoin has climbed 47% from its early-July low and moved back above $86,000, while Bitfinex says holders are realizing only modest profits. Adjusted SOPR sits near 1.01, well below the roughly 1.04 level reached during August's breakout, signaling lighter profit-taking despite the stronger rebound.
Coinbase's fixed-rate Bitcoin-backed loans could drive broader adoption of crypto lending by offering stability and predictability to borrowers. Coinbase adds fixed-rate Bitcoin-backed loans via Morpho Midnight.
Bitcoin's halving progress has reached 61%, putting the network closer to its next scheduled supply reduction in 2028. The upcoming event is expected to cut the mining reward from 3.125 BTC to 1.5625 BTC per block.
Ether stands at $2,735.96 on September 22, 2026, right below the zone at which it has failed repeatedly. Instead of a target number, you get four checks that count before your next order: holding period, buying route, the staking line and the distance to liquidation.
"We're examining whether it's feasible in terms of the overall refining capacity and whether a full or partial ban would work," Bessent said.
Coinbase has launched fixed-rate USDC loans backed by cbBTC, expanding borrowing options for customers who want liquidity without selling their Bitcoin holdings. The new service operates through Morpho Midnight on the Base blockchain, with interest rates and maturity dates fixed when loans are initiated.
