Analysis: Finance & Crypto — 10 October 2026 US Treasury to seize $1 billion in Iran-linked crypto this week U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said authorities are “probably going to seize $1 billion of crypto this week” tied to Iran, speaking Thursday at Newsmax’s policy summit in Washington. He said the United States “know[s] where … Read more
Analysis: Finance & Crypto — 09 October 2026 Bitcoin recovers to $82,500 after $1.1 billion liquidations as Trump rules out pre-midterm Iran strike Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 on Friday after falling to $80,350 on Thursday, its lowest level since mid-September. The rebound followed a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump saying the United … Read more
Analysis: Finance & Crypto — 08 October 2026 Bitcoin Falls Below $83,000 as Iran Strike Report Lifts Oil and Yields Bitcoin fell below $83,000 in Asian trading on Thursday, trading just under $82,800 after a 1.6% drop, CoinDesk reported. The move followed a report that the White House had asked the Pentagon for strike options … Read more
Analysis: Finance & Crypto — 07 October 2026 Bitcoin Falls Below $84,000 as Hormuz Attacks Lift Oil and Yields Bitcoin slipped below $84,000 shortly after midnight UTC on Wednesday after Iran stepped up attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent moved back above $101 a barrel, the dollar firmed against every other Group-of-10 … Read more
Analysis: Finance & Crypto — 06 October 2026 Bitcoin rejected at $87,000 for a third time as spot ETFs lose $90 million Bitcoin fell about 1.2% to roughly $85,600 in Tuesday Asian trade after sellers turned it back from just above $87,000, the third rejection of that level since Sept. 23. The Nasdaq closed at … Read more
Analysis: Finance & Crypto — 05 October 2026 Bitcoin stalls below $87,000 as October Fed hike odds fall Bitcoin pushed toward $87,000 early Monday, coming within about $500 of its late-September high near $87,400, then reversed to just under $86,000. CoinDesk still had it up about 1.3% over 24 hours, and Cointelegraph put month-to-date gains … Read more
Soft US Jobs Data Lifts Bitcoin Toward $87,000 US nonfarm payrolls rose just 29,000 in September, far below the roughly 90,000 consensus, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% from 4.1%. Prior months were revised down by a combined 60,000 jobs, and average hourly earnings grew only 0.1% month-over-month (3.0% year-over-year). Bitcoin briefly surged … Read more
Bitcoin Tops $86,000 Ahead of Jobs Data as Citi Raises Target Bitcoin briefly exceeded $86,885 on October 2 before easing near $86,000, up roughly 3% for the month and recovering from a multi-day $82,000–$85,000 range. The move came ahead of the September US nonfarm payrolls report, expected at +90,000 jobs with unemployment steady at 4.1%. … Read more
US Yields Hit 24-Year Highs as Soft PCE Fails to Ease Bond Pressure US Treasury yields closed the third quarter at multi-decade highs, with the 10-year and longer maturities leading a bear-steepening move even after August PCE data came in softer than expected. Core PCE rose 3.0% year-over-year versus a 3.3% forecast, while headline PCE … Read more
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Persist as Price Stalls Near $84,000 US spot Bitcoin ETFs extended a multi-day inflow streak, adding roughly $66 million on the latest reported session and bringing the recent run to about $3.1 billion over nine days, with year-to-date flows turning positive after earlier outflows. Bitcoin traded near $83,500–$84,000, showing limited upside follow-through … Read more