Several traders on Polymarket are facing substantial losses after President Trump rolled back tariffs on the European Union and made fresh remarks on Greenland.
While the so-called “TACO trade” has proven costly for many participants, it has also fueled a renewed rally in crypto markets.
Trump’s Tariff Threats and Retreats Revive the “TACO Trade” Narrative
For context, the phrase “TACO...
President Donald Trump declared at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday that he hopes to sign crypto market structure legislation “very soon.” However, the legislation remains gridlocked in Congress, exposing a widening gap between presidential ambition and legislative reality.
The standoff between Coinbase and banking lobbyists over stablecoin yields threatens to derail what...
Markets rallied after US President Donald Trump called off tariffs on European allies on Wednesday following his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
However, the relief proved short-lived, suggesting that while levies and military action were ruled out, lingering concerns over a potential Greenland takeover and Fed intervention at home continued to weigh on investor sentiment....
Iran’s Central Bank secretly purchased more than $500 million worth of Tether’s USDT stablecoin as the country’s currency crisis deepened, according to new findings from crypto security firm Elliptic.
The transactions point to a state-level effort to stabilize the collapsing rial and maintain trade flows while bypassing the global banking system.
Iran’s Rial Crisis Explained
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Stellar’s price has remained under pressure as broader crypto market weakness continues to weigh on altcoins. XLM has declined steadily, validating a bearish chart pattern and reinforcing short-term downside risks.
While traders may look to capitalize on this momentum, on-chain behavior suggests XLM holders are positioning differently.
Stellar Holders Could Rescue XLM
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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has laid out one of its clearest long-term views yet on Bitcoin and Nvidia, two assets that defined the 2024–2025 market cycle. The firm’s latest Big Ideas 2026 report predicts that the Bitcoin market cap will increase by 700% over the next four years.
It also predicts that Nvidia’s dominance in AI hardware may face growing pressure from competitors.
Bitcoin Price...
Bitcoin and global markets rebounded sharply after US President Donald Trump said he would not proceed with tariffs linked to Greenland. The announcement erased trade war fears that had rattled investors earlier in the day.
Bitcoin climbed back toward $90,000, recovering from intraday lows below $89,000, while Ethereum rebounded toward $3,000 after briefly slipping under that level. US...
Axie Infinity is having a strong day. AXS is up about 17% today, confirming the breakout that was flagged earlier. With this move, the token is now up roughly 180% month-on-month, putting it among the top performers in the GameFi space.
But big rallies often raise one uncomfortable question. Is this strength real demand, or is it providing exit liquidity for larger holders? The charts and on-...
Crypto traders are still active on prediction markets, but fewer are willing to take risk. New on-chain analysis from BeInCrypto shows that high-conviction crypto trading on Polymarket has cooled steadily since early January, after peaking twice in late December and the first week of the new year.
The data does not track casual users or passive viewers. Instead, it focuses on wallets that...
Zcash has officially confirmed a bearish breakdown. The price lost a major long-term trendline and activated a technical pattern that points to a potential 34% downside move. Under normal conditions, that kind of confirmation attracts aggressive sellers. Instead, the opposite happened. Large holders stepped in, exchange balances dropped sharply, all while the leverage positioning became heavily...