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Researchers found that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets create incentives to manipulate spot prices around contract settlement, proposing longer settlement windows as a potential fix. Researchers at Stanford University and Singapore Management University found that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets create incentives for traders to manipulate spot prices around settlement, allowing sophisticated participants to profit at the expense of retail traders. The study examined contracts in which traders bet on whether Bitcoin’s price would end above or below a predetermined level after five minutes. Because the contracts settle using Chainlink price feeds based on Bitcoin’s price at the end of each trading window, traders have an incentive to influence the spot market immediately before settlement. Analyzing trading activity before and after Polymarket introduced the contracts in July 2024, the researchers found sharp increases in Bitcoin spot-market order flow just before settlem...

The transfer highlights unresolved custody rules, while the public evidence identifies a deposit rather than a government sale. The post US government sends $288M to Coinbase putting Bitcoin reserve rules into question appeared first on CryptoSlate.

New York has become the first US state to impose a statewide moratorium on large new data centers, creating an early regulatory test for Bitcoin miners that are rebuilding their businesses around artificial intelligence. On July 14, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order directing state regulators to pause incomplete permit applications for new or […] The post Bitcoin miner AI pivot hits roadblock with New York 50 MW permit freeze appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The 175 MW contract creates a long revenue path while funding terms remain undisclosed and missed milestones may reduce rent or end the lease. The post Bitcoin miner CleanSpark signed a $6.6B AI lease before securing the $2.1B required to build it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin moved up to its highest levels since June 22 as US PPI inflation numbers provided the week’s second surprise macro data drop. Bitcoin (BTC) saw three-week highs on Wednesday as US inflation data beat expectations for a second day. Key points: Read more

Crypto discussion across X, Reddit, Telegram, and other major social channels has fallen to its second-lowest daily level since October 2024, according to Santiment. Bitcoin holds near $64,609 through that same stretch, with an intraday high of $64,832 and a low of $61,823 in recent sessions. That combination usually reads as a setup in which […] The post Near $65K, Bitcoin’s 2 year social media drop off is hiding a $4.3 billion whale exit and a new class of buyers appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BTC price upside predictions include $68,000 within two weeks and up to $80,000 next month, contrasting with warnings of a 2022 bear-market rerun for the rest of 2026. Bitcoin (BTC) may hit up to $80,000 by August, a new prediction says as data lays out key nearby BTC price levels. Key points: Read more

Japan Bitcoin ETF bill changes crypto as Bitcoin and Ethereum price jump, while world governments scramble to keep up with regulation. The post Crypto News, July 15: Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Jump on Softer CPI and Japan Bitcoin ETF appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin approached $65,000 on July 14 as a sharper-than-expected slowdown in US inflation weakened the case for another near-term Federal Reserve interest rate increase. Data from CryptoSlate showed that BTC rose as high as $64,832 once the report landed, gaining about 4% from its intraday low and coming within $200 of a threshold it has […] The post Bitcoin pushes toward $65,000 on US inflation relief that may already be fading appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Empery disclosed two February calls, but missing collateral data now hides which treasury would be forced to act first. The post Bitcoin treasuries already faced two collateral calls in 2026 and some loans can liquidate after just 12 hours appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BTC price action returned to $64,000 on low US CPI inflation but traders stayed wary of rejection at key resistance. Bitcoin (BTC) spiked past $64,000 into Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US inflation saw a surprise sudden downturn. Key points: Read more

The 2,931 BTC balance moved twice and still sits in an unlabeled second-hop address with no outbound transaction. The post Is a Bitcoin whale from 2018 about to cash in after awakening to transfer $188 million? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

June inflation arrives at 8:30 a.m. ET today, and it should be the friendliest number the market has seen all year. Economists expect headline CPI to slow to roughly 3.8% year over year from May's 4.2%, with the monthly index forecast to decline by about 0.1% to 0.2%. Almost all of that improvement traces back […] The post Bitcoin faces a 90-minute Fed shock as CPI and Warsh testimony collide today appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin consolidated after Monday's selloff as Donald Trump threatened more Iran strikes, gold extended its slide and a KOSPI index meltdown sent South Korean crypto volumes soaring.

Bitcoin RSI continued to copy previous bear markets as a trader predicted that historical BTC price bottom signals would "happen again" in 2026. Bitcoin (BTC) should repeat history and put in a bear-market bottom when a classic indicator hits zero, a trader says. Key points: In an X post at the weekend, Max Crypto went on record to forecast the end of the 2026 bear market when the stochastic relative strength index (RSI) hits a new swing low. Read more

Telegram users woke up to broken t.me links after the platform’s short domain became unreachable, disrupting invites, public channels, and bot links across the web. At the same time, the Bitcoin and Ethereum price remains under pressure as we all wait for cooling signs on tensions between the US and Iran. Together, the outage and […] The post Crypto News, July 14: Telegram Registry Down, Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Eye Iran War Resolution appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin is trading near $62,172, down roughly 3.1% after a day that swung between an intraday high of $64,273 and a low of $61,794. Now, three separate catalysts arrive within the next 24 hours: June CPI at 8:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's semiannual testimony before Congress at 10:00 a.m. ET, and the […] The post Bitcoin price has less than 8 hours to outrun $60,000 before Hormuz conflict takes over again appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The transfers have raised questions over Trump’s Bitcoin reserve pledge, though deposits to Coinbase Prime do not confirm an impending sale. The US government moved nearly $300 million in seized Bitcoin and Ether to Coinbase Prime on Monday, renewing speculation that the assets could be sold.  Data from Arkham shows 3,940 Bitcoin (BTC) (worth $243.95 million) and 30,014 Ether (ETH) (worth $53.09 million) were sent to Coinbase Prime on Monday. The funds were linked to several high-profile US government crypto seizures. “These coin movements were comprised of coins seized from ryan farace (“xanaxman”) and defunct crypto exchange btc-e,” said Galaxy Research head Alex Thorn, referring to the Bitcoin movements. The Ether is linked to Brian Krewson, an Oracle employee implicated in a $54 million crypto storage and money laundering scheme.  Read more

Bitcoin bulls faced an uphill struggle to preserve $62,000 as stocks opened down on Strait of Hormuz rhetoric between the US and Iran. Bitcoin (BTC) fell further into Monday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to the US-Iran escalation. Key points: Read more

A dormant whale transferred BTC worth $188 million after seven years of holding, adding to the growing ratio of whale transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges. A wallet last active when Bitcoin was trading near $6,500 transferred $188 million of its holdings in recent days, its first onchain movement in seven years. With the biggest cryptocurrency now trading at around $64,000 apiece, the whale transferred 2,931 Bitcoin (BTC) from wallet ‘356my’ to wallet address ‘bc1qn’ on Sunday, according to blockchain data platform Arkham.  The whale is likely looking at a nearly ten-fold gain on the long-dormant holdings, according to blockchain analytics platform Onchain Lens. Read more