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Bitcoin Slips Below $81,000 Amid Oil Surge and Fed Hawkishness
Bitcoin fell nearly 3% in a day to $81,203 after Brent crude spiked on Strait of Hormuz attacks and Fed Governor Waller warned of further rate hikes.
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Bitcoin falls to $81,000 as oil surges on Iran strike fears
Bitcoin risked losing key support at $82,500 after dropping to $81,000 on Bitstamp, its lowest level since September 21.
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S&P Forecasts China Property Bottom in 2028 as Supply Cuts Aid Recovery
S&P Global Ratings analysts predict China's residential real estate prices will bottom out in the third quarter of 2028, driven by supply reductions and new government stabilization policies.
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ECB's Cipollone: Digital Euro to Complement Cash, Pilot Tests Begin Next Year
ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone confirmed the digital euro will complement cash, with pilot tests starting next year and potential rollout by 2029.
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Anthropic Launches Claude Haiku 5.5 With 90% Price Cut
Anthropic released Claude Haiku 5.5, cutting input token prices by 90% to $0.10 per million while outperforming OpenAI's GPT-6 Luna on key agent benchmarks.
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Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee Says Firm Will Halt Ethereum Buying at 5% Supply Cap
Bitmine chairman Tom Lee announced the company will cease Ethereum purchases once holdings reach 5% of circulating supply, ending a year-long accumulation strategy.
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Robinhood Adds $25M Bitcoin to Balance Sheet as First Corporate Holding
Robinhood Senior Vice President Johann Kerbrat disclosed the company’s first proprietary Bitcoin holding of $25 million, signaling a strategic shift from facilitating customer trades to holding principal capital.
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Bitcoin Dips Below $84K, Triggering $550M in Crypto Liquidations
Bitcoin fell below $84,000 on Wednesday, causing over $500 million in long position liquidations as overhead liquidity blocked price recovery.
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BitMine Sets 5% Ether Supply Hard Cap as Holdings Near Threshold
BitMine Chairman Tom Lee confirmed a strict 5% cap on Ether holdings, noting the firm is nearing this limit after accumulating roughly 6 million ETH.
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ECB’s Lane: AI and Energy Shock Drive Mixed Growth Outlook
Philip R. Lane highlights AI-driven trade strength and energy price volatility as key factors influencing ECB monetary policy decisions.
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Bitcoin Rally Faces Headwinds as Treasury Yields Top 5%
Delphi Digital warns that Treasury yields above 5% challenge Bitcoin's best third quarter since 2017, despite a 35% price gain since mid-August.
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ECB’s Lane Cites Diagnostic Challenges in Euro Area Monetary Policy
European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip R. Lane outlined complex diagnostic challenges for monetary policy, citing energy shocks, fiscal dynamics, and AI impacts.