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Rocky US economy, private credit stress, war impact Bitcoin’s odds for $75K rally

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Are Bitcoin’s odds for a rally to $75,000 diminished by a weakening US economy, the war in Iran and multiple institutional BTC holders selling in the open market?

Published Date: 2026-04-02 21:24:42
Creator: Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman
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Rocky US economy, private credit stress, war, impact Bitcoin’s odds for $75K rally

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Are Bitcoin’s odds for a rally to $75,000 diminished by a weakening US economy, the war in Iran and multiple institutional BTC holders selling in the open market?

Published Date: 2026-04-02 21:24:42
Creator: Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman
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Polymarket expands into equities and commodities with Pyth price feeds

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The prediction market is introducing price-based contracts tied to stocks and commodities, using Pyth data feeds as the "resolution source" to automatically settle outcomes.

Published Date: 2026-04-02 20:34:05
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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CFTC sues 3 states over prediction market regulatory authority

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission claims it "first officially recognized" event contracts in 1992 and that Congress has granted it sole authority over the market.

Published Date: 2026-04-02 20:21:20
Creator: Cointelegraph by Vince Quill
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X mulls new rules for first-time crypto posts amid tortoise scam

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An executive said the social media platform could lock accounts mentioning crypto for the first time and require verification after a scammer faked reports of a tortoise's death.

Published Date: 2026-04-02 20:15:45
Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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Ether at risk of new 2026 lows if bulls fail to turn $2.4K into support

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Fresh lows below $1,736 could be in store for Ether price if bulls fail to hold the altcoin’s price above an important ascending trendline.

Published Date: 2026-04-02 18:25:33
Creator: Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly
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SoFi expands into institutional finance with integrated crypto services

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The new platform enables companies to hold funds, move money and settle transactions in fiat or crypto within a single regulated system.

Published Date: 2026-04-02 16:56:28
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Bitcoin miner Soluna acquires $53M wind farm to power AI facility

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Soluna expanded into artificial intelligence in 2024 to shore up declining revenues from its crypto mining business, mirroring an industry-wide shift toward AI workloads.

Published Date: 2026-04-02 16:37:49
Creator: Cointelegraph by Vince Quill
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Coinbase receives conditional approval for US trust charter

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Chief legal officer Paul Grewal announced the approval on Thursday, thanking OCC head Jonathan Gould, who took office less than a year ago.

Published Date: 2026-04-02 16:01:49
Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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Bitcoin holders face $600B in unrealized losses as BTC price slips to $66K

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About 44% of Bitcoin's circulating supply trades underwater at $66,000 with weak spot demand weighing on market sentiment.

Published Date: 2026-04-02 15:47:44
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale
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