Crypto News

The latest cryptocurrency news and analysis from the Barron's newsroom.

Bitcoin Price Surges Above $72,000. Why Cryptos Are Defying Iran Risks.

Bitcoin Price Surges Above $72,000. Why Cryptos Are Defying Iran Risks.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are jumping early Wednesday. The global financial system has turned on its head.

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Circle Internet Stock Gets an Iran Bump. Why Instability Is Good for Stablecoins.

Circle Internet Stock Gets an Iran Bump. Why Instability Is Good for Stablecoins.

Mizuho Securities lifts its price target for Circle Internet Group stock on a falling probability of Federal Reserve rate cuts.

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Bitcoin, XRP Rise Despite U.S., Iran Conflict. Why Cryptos Are Must-Watch Today.

Bitcoin, XRP Rise Despite U.S., Iran Conflict. Why Cryptos Are Must-Watch Today.

Bitcoin can be an unreliable indicator of broader risk at the best of times. But it might be onto something at the moment.

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Strategy Stock Rises. The World’s Largest Bitcoin Holder Doubles Down on Its Crypto Bet.

Strategy Stock Rises. The World’s Largest Bitcoin Holder Doubles Down on Its Crypto Bet.

Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has faced scrutiny over its Bitcoin treasury model.

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Volatility Spikes as US-Iran Conflict Sends Stocks Lower. Why Confidence Could Be Slow to Return.

Volatility Spikes as US-Iran Conflict Sends Stocks Lower. Why Confidence Could Be Slow to Return.

An unsteady market now faces huge, and undefined, risks tied to a prolonged conflict in the Persian Gulf.

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Bitcoin Falls Amid Conflict in Middle East. Why Crypto Is Not a Haven.

Bitcoin Falls Amid Conflict in Middle East. Why Crypto Is Not a Haven.

The world's largest cryptocurrency is above where it was before the U.S. attacked Iran.

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Netflix, Paramount, Block, Sunrun, Dell, Rocket Lab, Nvidia, CoreWeave, and More Stock Market Movers

Netflix, Paramount, Block, Sunrun, Dell, Rocket Lab, Nvidia, CoreWeave, and More Stock Market Movers

Netflix drops out of the bidding war for Warner Bros., leaving Paramount Skydance victorious in its quest for the Hollywood company.

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To Survive the Crypto Winter, Remember Why You Bought Bitcoin in the First Place

To Survive the Crypto Winter, Remember Why You Bought Bitcoin in the First Place

Advisors should remind clients of Bitcoin’s history of rebounding after steep declines to help prevent them from selling at a low point.

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MARA Holdings Stock Surges. The Bitcoin Miner Is Moving Into AI.

MARA Holdings Stock Surges. The Bitcoin Miner Is Moving Into AI.

MARA posts disappointing quarterly results but reaches an AI data-center deal with Starwood Digital Ventures.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Fall as Cryptos Unwind Gains. Blame Nvidia.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Fall as Cryptos Unwind Gains. Blame Nvidia.

The price of major cryptocurrencies fell as tech stocks suffered a leg-down following Nvidia earnings report.

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Feds Charge Florida Man in Connection With Alleged $328 Million Crypto Investing Scheme

Feds Charge Florida Man in Connection With Alleged $328 Million Crypto Investing Scheme

Authorities say Christopher Delgado enticed victims to invest in a purported crypto project but used the money for personal expenses and to make Ponzi-like repayments to earlier investors.

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Bitcoin Price Rose Close to $70,000. What Nvidia Earnings Mean for Cryptos.

Bitcoin Price Rose Close to $70,000. What Nvidia Earnings Mean for Cryptos.

Cryptocurrency prices pared some of the gains after rallying ahead of Nvidia’s Wednesday earnings report.

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Circle Internet Stock Surges After Earnings. What Crypto Worries?

Circle Internet Stock Surges After Earnings. What Crypto Worries?

The issuer of the USDC stablecoin posts better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter.

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Coinbase Soars After Launching 24-Hour Stock Trading. Why Robinhood Shares Are Jumping, Too.

Coinbase Soars After Launching 24-Hour Stock Trading. Why Robinhood Shares Are Jumping, Too.

Stock and ETF trading is available 24 hours a day, five days a week for U.S. investors on Coinbase’s platform.

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Trump Didn’t Talk About Cryptos in His Speech. Why Bitcoin Is Rising Anyway.

Trump Didn’t Talk About Cryptos in His Speech. Why Bitcoin Is Rising Anyway.

Cryptocurrencies rise, even after President Donald Trump failed to mention digital assets in his State of the Union address.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Extend Losses. Why the AI Scare Is Weighing on Cryptos.

Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Extend Losses. Why the AI Scare Is Weighing on Cryptos.

Bitcoin fell below $65,000 on the back of a worrying research note on the impacts of artificial intelligence.

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Bitcoin Price Fell Below $65,000. Why Trump Tariff Turmoil Is Crushing Cryptos.

Bitcoin Price Fell Below $65,000. Why Trump Tariff Turmoil Is Crushing Cryptos.

Cryptocurrency prices were falling early Monday, amid market nervousness linked to the status of U.S. trade tariffs.

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Novo Nordisk, Lilly, PayPal, Arcellx, CrowdStrike, KKR, Strategy, and More Stock Market Movers

Novo Nordisk, Lilly, PayPal, Arcellx, CrowdStrike, KKR, Strategy, and More Stock Market Movers

Novo Nordisk stock sinks after new trial data show weight-loss drug candidate CagriSema is less effective than a rival treatment from Eli Lilly.

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Markets, the Fed, the AI Boom Face a K-Shaped Test. Here’s Why.

Markets, the Fed, the AI Boom Face a K-Shaped Test. Here’s Why.

Supreme Court’s looming tariff decision could shake markets, private credit worries mount, White House talks over stalled crypto bill drag on, and more news to start your day.

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Bitcoin, XRP Prices Rise After Crypto Bill Talks. Why It's Not Enough for a Rally.

Bitcoin, XRP Prices Rise After Crypto Bill Talks. Why It's Not Enough for a Rally.

The price of Bitcoin has been buoyed by the latest round of Clarity Act talks.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Waffle as Crypto Crisis Deepens. Why It Could Get Even Worse.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Waffle as Crypto Crisis Deepens. Why It Could Get Even Worse.

Major cryptocurrencies continued were mixed amid lingering macroeconomic uncertainty.

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White House Talks Over Stalled Crypto Bill Drag on. It Matters for Coinbase.

White House Talks Over Stalled Crypto Bill Drag on. It Matters for Coinbase.

The industry is running out of time for Congress to approve legislation defining how it will be regulated.

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DJT Stock Is Trading Near Record Lows. Why Trump Media Has Cratered.

DJT Stock Is Trading Near Record Lows. Why Trump Media Has Cratered.

Trump Media shares closed at an all-time low Tuesday, before rising early Wednesday.

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