Bitcoin's bull catalyst could be AI stocks becoming 'silly big': Lyn Alden
Bitcoin only needs a “marginal amount of new demand” to push higher, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden, who is watching for a potential peak in AI stocks as a signal.
Bitcoin only needs a “marginal amount of new demand” to push higher, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden, who is watching for a potential peak in AI stocks as a signal.
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs is a massive blow to the president’s agenda — but for cost-conscious consumers, the immediate impact could be more economic question marks, with few price cuts in store.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzdjZDctYWZmZS03ZjUwLWI4MDUtZDM4YjYyYjE1MmE5LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Tokenized real estate projects advance in Dubai and Maldives" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>A Trump-tied hotel development in the Maldives and the Dubai Land Department announced details on tokenizing their real estate projects this week.</p>
Grail’s stock was the Nasdaq’s biggest loser Friday, after a key trial of its Galleri early-detection cancer test failed to meet its primary endpoint.
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Despite the sharp multi-month market downtrend, Bitcoin whales added 236,000 BTC since December 2025, with order size data showing large players building new positions.
Despite bearish pressure and weak US economic data, Bitcoin's recovering hashrate and new onchain security protocols raise the chance for a surge to $70,000.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzdjMWQtMGQ2NS03M2IwLWEwOWUtZTg5ZWMwODc2YzZmLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Dutch authorities call on Polymarket arm to cease activities" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The prediction market's Dutch arm, Adventure One, allegedly offered illegal bets, including on elections in the Netherlands.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjQtMTEvMDE5MzJmNzEtYzg3YS03MGVmLWE1ODEtY2U5MzMyYzU3MmZi.jpg" alt="Crypto slides, but tokenized RWAs and VC push ahead" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>As Bitcoin and altcoins continue to sell off, venture capital is raising millions for blockchain-based financial infrastructure, while real-world assets continue to draw capital.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzdjNmUtZTk0NC03NjZiLWJlYTktNjQwMGJlOWRmNTc3LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Trump announces 10% global tariff following SCOTUS ruling" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The United States Supreme Court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump could not use national emergency powers to levy tariffs during peacetime.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzdjM2QtYzhkNC03NzlmLTg5NGMtYWE2ZGJiYmMxYThkLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="SCOTUS strikes down Trump tariffs, but 'alternative' plans brewing" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that tariffs could help pay down the $38 trillion, and growing, US national debt.</p>
The Supreme Court’s decision striking down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs left at least one big question unanswered: What about refunds?
The U.S. Supreme Court said President Trump exceeded his authority in using a 1977 law to justify a large swath of his tariffs, but that does not mean he’s now unable to slap tariffs on other countries’ products.
CoreWeave’s below-investment-grade credit rating has reportedly spooked lenders, raising questions about how the neocloud can maintain its capital-intensive business.
Target, Nike and Hasbro stand to be big beneficiaries as the SCOTUS ruling could lower costs, analysts say, but stocks of retail giants like Walmart and Costco fell.
Crypto illiquidity is pressuring DeFi lending companies, but Wall Street giants continue to increase their exposure to the world’s largest Ethereum treasury company.
The failure of the bulls to start a strong recovery in Bitcoin and the major altcoins suggests that the bears intend to remain active at higher levels.
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty climbed to 144.4 trillion after January storms briefly slashed hash rate, while some US miners offset downtime by selling electricity back to the grid.
“All correspondence regarding the account was sent to my wife’s email.”
The home buyer said it’s making progress on becoming a less-capital intensive, more profitable business.