Last year, gold clearly outperformed Bitcoin. Against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions — especially surrounding the conflict with Iran — investors increasingly moved into traditional safe-haven assets, while Bitcoin remained below expectations for some time. Capital largely flowed into gold, which benefited from its role as a proven store of value.
By John Isige Last week, the BTC/USD pair reached a three-month high of 78125.00 (Murray level [+1/8]), but over the weekend the quotes began to correct downward and are currently trading around 75000.00 (Murray level [8/8]) amid ongoing geopolitical developments in the Middle East.
By John Isige Last week, the price of the world’s leading cryptocurrency posted strong gains and reached six-week highs near 73500.00, as investors hoped that a two-week truce between Iran and the United States would help normalize the geopolitical situation and create conditions for a long-term peace plan. However, over the weekend they revised their expectations again, which led to a significant decline in interest in risk assets and a price correction toward 70500.00.
By John Isige Last week, the BTC/USD pair resumed its decline and tested the 65,625.00 level (Murray [1/8]), where it continues to hold. The escalation of the Middle East conflict is contributing to the strengthening bearish momentum. Investors remain disappointed as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to signal progress in peace negotiations with Iran, while in reality the conflict zone is expanding, involving new participants and worsening global economic prospects.
By John Isige Last week, the BTC/USD pair tested the 75000.00 mark (Murray [4/8] level), but then resumed its decline and returned to the 68500.00 area. This month, the price has already made several attempts to recover, but has so far failed to establish an upward trend, as geopolitical and monetary factors continue to pressure assets that compete with the US dollar.
By Andrew Bennett Geopolitical tensions and renewed interest rate concerns are putting pressure on the crypto market. Bitcoin and other digital assets are declining at the start of the weekend.
By John Isige Higher profits and more predictable revenue are pushing more and more crypto miners to scale back their core business in favor of artificial intelligence. That, in turn, is already raising a key question: how much could this shift affect Bitcoin’s security?
By Sagar Dua Bitcoin has found support from macroeconomic factors and renewed capital inflows into ETFs. The key question now is how sustainable the current rally will be ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision.
By John Isige Last week, the BTC/USD pair broke out of the medium-term sideways range of 70000.00–62500.00, moving above its upper boundary, and today reached two-month highs near 74370.00.
