Gold Rallies an Hour After BTC Drops, Suggesting a Profit Rotation Into Metals

Gold, often seen as an analog for sound money, rose 1% on Monday to set another record high and bring its 2025 gain to 43%. The metal, now trading at $3,721, advanced about an hour after bitcoin BTC$112,921.32, seen by some proponents as a digital form of sound money, posted a 24-hour drop of 3% … Read more

IREN Post First Full-Year Profit, Shares Rise

Bitcoin BTC$109,828.32 miner IREN (IREN) posted its first full-year profit as the company founded in 2018 expanded into AI cloud computing and ramped up production capacity with more efficient rigs. The stock climbed in pre-market trading. Net income in the year ended June 30 rose to $86.9 million from a loss of $28.9 million the … Read more

Bitcoin Mining Faces New Challenges as Power Costs Eat Profit

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Bitcoin Mining Faces ‘Incredibly Difficult’ Market as Power Becomes the Real Currency Bitcoin Liquid Staking Gains Momentum as Lombard Launches BARD Token and Foundation Optimism Taps Flashbots to Supercharge … Read more

Bitcoin Profit Taking Ramps Up But Bulls Buy The Dip

Key points:  Profit-taking near Bitcoin’s range highs aligns with traders’ previous reaction to new all-time highs.  Dip-buying near key liquidation zones and consistent institutional investor demand suggest the sell-pressure won’t last long.  Bitcoin’s (BTC) abrupt sell-off from its $124,474 all-time high seemed like a routine outcome at first, especially considering that a portion of traders … Read more

Bitcoin Profit Taking Ramps Up But Bulls Buy The Dip

Key points:  Profit-taking near Bitcoin’s range highs aligns with traders’ previous reaction to new all-time highs.  Dip-buying near key liquidation zones and consistent institutional investor demand suggest the sell-pressure won’t last long.  Bitcoin’s (BTC) abrupt sell-off from its $124,474 all-time high seemed like a routine outcome at first, especially considering that a portion of traders … Read more

Bitcoin Profit Taking Ramps Up But Bulls Buy The Dip

Key points:  Profit-taking near Bitcoin’s range highs aligns with traders’ previous reaction to new all-time highs.  Dip-buying near key liquidation zones and consistent institutional investor demand suggest the sell-pressure won’t last long.  Bitcoin’s (BTC) abrupt sell-off from its $124,474 all-time high seemed like a routine outcome at first, especially considering that a portion of traders … Read more

Bitcoin Profit Taking Ramps Up But Bulls Buy The Dip

Key points:  Profit-taking near Bitcoin’s range highs aligns with traders’ previous reaction to new all-time highs.  Dip-buying near key liquidation zones and consistent institutional investor demand suggest the sell-pressure won’t last long.  Bitcoin’s (BTC) abrupt sell-off from its $124,474 all-time high seemed like a routine outcome at first, especially considering that a portion of traders … Read more

Bitcoin Profit Taking Ramps Up But Bulls Buy The Dip

Key points:  Profit-taking near Bitcoin’s range highs aligns with traders’ previous reaction to new all-time highs.  Dip-buying near key liquidation zones and consistent institutional investor demand suggest the sell-pressure won’t last long.  Bitcoin’s (BTC) abrupt sell-off from its $124,474 all-time high seemed like a routine outcome at first, especially considering that a portion of traders … Read more

Nearly 94% of XRP Holders are in Profit: Has Price Peaked?

Key takeaways: XRP’s rally to $3 has pushed 94% of supply into profit, a level that historically marked macro tops. XRP is in the “belief–denial” zone, onchain metrics show, echoing peaks in 2017 and 2021. XRP’s (XRP) rally to over $3 has pushed nearly 94% of its circulating supply into profit, Glassnode data shows. As … Read more

Nearly 94% of XRP Holders are in Profit: Has Price Peaked?

Key takeaways: XRP’s rally to $3 has pushed 94% of supply into profit, a level that historically marked macro tops. XRP is in the “belief–denial” zone, onchain metrics show, echoing peaks in 2017 and 2021. XRP’s (XRP) rally to over $3 has pushed nearly 94% of its circulating supply into profit, Glassnode data shows. As … Read more