Prediction market traders are putting real money on where bitcoin goes next, and right now, the crowd is split between a short-term bounce and a deeper correction.

Gold jumped nearly a percentage point during its last trading session, trading at $4,829 per troy ounce as a softer U.S. dollar and geopolitical developments out of the Middle East kept buyers active through a thin weekend session.

Bitcoin’s latest rebound is running into resistance as whale deposits to exchanges surge, while Tim Draper has revived his $250,000 BTC call on a longer timeline. Grayscale says Elon Musk’s X could become a deeper crypto-finance platform, and Kraken sees a Fed leadership shift as a possible macro catalyst for digital assets. At the same time, BIP-361 is fueling a sharp debate over whether protecting Bitcoin from quantum risk is worth compromising its core property-rights principles.

Aave, one of DeFi’s largest lending protocols, is managing a liquidity crisis and an estimated $177 million to $200 million in bad debt after attackers siphoned 116,500 rsETH from Kelp’s bridge on Saturday, deposited the tokens on Aave V3 as collateral, and borrowed wrapped ether (WETH) against them.

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty eased this week, declining 2.43% from the prior target and settling at 135.59 trillion. This adjustment comes on the heels of the previous epoch’s 3.87% increase and marks the fifth downward revision recorded this year.

President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to destroy every power plant and bridge in Iran after Iranian gunboats fired on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, pushing a fragile Pakistan-brokered ceasefire to the edge of collapse.

Strategy’s bitcoin positioning drew heightened attention as Michael Saylor’s latest signal reinforced expectations of continued accumulation. The update underscored how investors interpret these cues as indicators of potential balance sheet expansion and sustained institutional demand.

The RaveDAO team has dismissed claims of involvement in price manipulation of the RAVE token and insisted it remain focused on Web3 offline events and philanthropic efforts, such as funding surgeries in Nepal.

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The digital blockade that the Iranian regime imposed just hours after the U.S.-Israel coalition launched coordinated strikes persists, with most Iranians relying on alternative methods to reach the internet. Even so, connectivity still reaches just 2% of the country’s normal traffic.

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Sberbank is awaiting approval to offer cryptocurrency custody and trading services to its over 110 million customers. The Central Bank of Russia proposed a regulatory draft to regularize crypto investments last December.

Crypto oversight is climbing the global policy agenda as regulators push faster enforcement across digital asset markets. The latest FATF declaration signals tighter scrutiny ahead, with cross-border compliance pressure set to rise for crypto firms and jurisdictions.

The future of investing may hinge more on probability signals that flag market-moving events before traditional data catches up. Ark Invest’s Kalshi collaboration reflects a growing effort to build faster, forward-looking research tools.

Bitcoin’s path higher may hinge more on fiat liquidity than interest rates as macro stress builds. Arthur Hayes argues near-term upside may remain limited until policymakers inject liquidity into banks and credit markets.