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Crypto Week ahead: The CPI Crucible

Crypto Week ahead: The CPI Crucible

Bitcoin faces a crucial week as hotter jobs data revives rate-hike fears, but strong ETF inflows and fading CPI sensitivity suggest the market may no longer trade by the old macro playbook.

Sep 7, 2026

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4 min read

Crypto's Week Ahead: A Fed That Might Hike, and a Rally Built on Bond Math

Crypto's Week Ahead: A Fed That Might Hike, and a Rally Built on Bond Math

Bitcoin has recovered from its August lows, but September brings a rare convergence of Fed uncertainty, Treasury liquidity, crypto legislation and rising macro risk that could determine whether the rebound has legs.

Sep 1, 2026

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5 min read

Bitcoin Presses $80K as Warsh's Jackson Hole Debut Collides With a Hawkish Fed

Bitcoin Presses $80K as Warsh's Jackson Hole Debut Collides With a Hawkish Fed

Warsh's Friday keynote, a divided FOMC that just leaned toward a hike, and a market-structure bill still weeks from a vote all converge on a rally that has run almost entirely on Treasury liquidity, not crypto-specific news.

Aug 24, 2026

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5 min read

The liquidity trap: why Bitcoin can't catch a bid despite the perfect macro setup

The liquidity trap: why Bitcoin can't catch a bid despite the perfect macro setup

Bond yields fell, inflation cooled, and the dollar weakened last week — the textbook setup for a Bitcoin rally. Bitcoin didn't move. That gap between macro conditions and crypto demand is this week's central question.

Aug 18, 2026

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4 min read

Bitcoin’s Macro Gift Fails to Spark a Rally as ETF Outflows Return

Bitcoin’s Macro Gift Fails to Spark a Rally as ETF Outflows Return

Aug 18, 2026

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5 min read

Bitcoin reclaims $65,000 as a weak jobs report flips the Fed narrative

Bitcoin reclaims $65,000 as a weak jobs report flips the Fed narrative

Aug 11, 2026

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4 min read

Bitcoin's quiet week hides five converging pressure points

Bitcoin's quiet week hides five converging pressure points

Aug 3, 2026

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5 min read

Super Central Bank Week Approaches: Fed Decision to Set Q3 Direction

Super Central Bank Week Approaches: Fed Decision to Set Q3 Direction

A quiet tape masks a crowded battlefield: Bitcoin holds $65K as macro, oil, ETF flows and Fed risk converge on a make-or-break week for direction.

Jul 27, 2026

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6 min read

No World Cup, No Problem: Crypto's Macro Fixture List Just Got Fuller

No World Cup, No Problem: Crypto's Macro Fixture List Just Got Fuller

A packed week of Fed signals, ECB cues, and a looming Senate vote leaves Bitcoin pinned between fragile macro conditions and a potential regulatory breakout—with Washington, not central banks, set to decide the next move.

Jul 20, 2026

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5 min read

Crypto's Week Ahead: Inflation & Reopened War About to Collide

Crypto's Week Ahead: Inflation & Reopened War About to Collide

Bitcoin holds the low-$60Ks as CPI looms, with fragile ETF inflows, Fed uncertainty, and Hormuz tensions converging into a single make-or-break week for the range.

Jul 13, 2026

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5 min read

A Fed Pivot Window After a Q2 Close Nobody Wants To Remember

A Fed Pivot Window After a Q2 Close Nobody Wants To Remember

Bitcoin enters July under pressure from all sides—record ETF outflows, a hawkish Fed, and renewed geopolitical risk converge in a week that could reset the trend.

Jun 29, 2026

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6 min read

The Week Ahead Hinges on a Number Nobody Expected to Matter Again

The Week Ahead Hinges on a Number Nobody Expected to Matter Again

A hawkish dot plot, a silent Fed, and one inflation print now stand between Bitcoin and its $64K floor.

Jun 23, 2026

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8 min read

Crypto Week Ahead: FOMC Crossfire, Peace Dividend, ETF Reckoning

Crypto Week Ahead: FOMC Crossfire, Peace Dividend, ETF Reckoning

Oil is falling, the Fed is pausing, and ETF flows are stirring back to life, but Bitcoin’s bounce still sits on fragile ground as geopolitics, macro policy, and institutional positioning collide in a high-stakes week.

Jun 15, 2026

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10 min read

Crypto's Dangerous Summer: What to Watch, What to Fear?

Crypto's Dangerous Summer: What to Watch, What to Fear?

From central banks to Apple’s AI moment, three interconnected catalysts could decide whether crypto stabilizes or slips further.

Jun 9, 2026

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7 min read

The Week That Could Break Bitcoin's Stalemate, Or Deepen It

The Week That Could Break Bitcoin's Stalemate, Or Deepen It

With ETF sentiment deteriorating and macro data looming, Bitcoin faces a narrow path higher and a wide-open downside.

Jun 2, 2026

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8 min read

What to Watch This Week: Sell the News, Buy the Chaos, or Vice Versa

What to Watch This Week: Sell the News, Buy the Chaos, or Vice Versa

Bitcoin heads into a macro-heavy week bruised by post-CLARITY Act outflows, with $75K support, ETF demand, and looming stablecoin rules set to decide whether the sell-the-news unwind is over – or just getting started.

May 25, 2026

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9 min read

Bitcoin Faces a New Test as ETF Selling, Bond Stress, Iran Talks Drive Markets

Bitcoin Faces a New Test as ETF Selling, Bond Stress, Iran Talks Drive Markets

Bitcoin’s push above $80K is losing steam as ETF outflows surge and institutional conviction wavers, even as capital rotates into newer altcoin narratives and macro signals pull in opposing directions.

May 25, 2026

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4 min read

Crypto Markets: What Traders Will Watch This Week

Crypto Markets: What Traders Will Watch This Week

Rising bond yields, political turbulence in the UK, and uncertainty around US crypto regulation converge as Bitcoin tests key levels, leaving markets caught between macro pressure and a fragile technical setup.

May 18, 2026

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4 min read

3-Year High US Inflation is Squeezing Crypto & Cornering the Fed

3-Year High US Inflation is Squeezing Crypto & Cornering the Fed

April’s 3.8% inflation shock, driven by surging energy costs, is pushing yields higher, tightening liquidity, and forcing crypto into a volatile range as the Fed’s path grows increasingly constrained.

May 13, 2026

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6 min read

Inflation Test & Geopolitics Meet Ahead Amid Iran War

Inflation Test & Geopolitics Meet Ahead Amid Iran War

Wall Street stocks are experiencing unprecedented levels of growth. At the same time, the price of oil and the forecast for interest rates remain above historic lows. It’s likely that one of those aspects is incorrect.

May 12, 2026

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5 min read

Bitcoin’s Rally Gets Fresh Fuel as ETF Flows, Spot Demand and Regulation Align

Bitcoin’s Rally Gets Fresh Fuel as ETF Flows, Spot Demand and Regulation Align

The technicals are clean, the flows are aligned, and regulation is moving. The question is whether the macro calendar — CPI, PPI, and oil — lets the rally breathe.

May 11, 2026

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3 min read

Macro Readings, Fed Policymakers to Drive Investment Bets

Macro Readings, Fed Policymakers to Drive Investment Bets

Macro crosscurrents are tightening the range: tech strength, rising energy costs, and a packed US data calendar set up an event-driven week that could decide whether crypto breaks higher or stalls.

May 5, 2026

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5 min read

War Fatigue, Fed & Crypto Conference Key This Week

War Fatigue, Fed & Crypto Conference Key This Week

At the start of the week, risk assets are displaying encouraging trends. Bitcoin and other top cryptos have gained momentum, with bulls facing several risks to their upside bets.

Apr 28, 2026

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5 min read

All Eyes On Ceasefire Deadline & Warsh's Confirmation Hearing

All Eyes On Ceasefire Deadline & Warsh's Confirmation Hearing

Bitcoin’s breakout above $74,000 is being tested by renewed uncertainty around the US–Iran ceasefire deadline, with markets hinging on whether energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz stabilize or deteriorate. A range of geopolitical outcomes could drive oil sharply higher, shaping inflation expectations, central bank responses, and risk asset performance.

Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

Rate Hike Bets Collide With a Rewiring Global Order

Rate Hike Bets Collide With a Rewiring Global Order

Markets are leaning hard into ECB tightening, but the underlying inflation shock shows signs of fading rather than entrenching. At the same time, the Iran conflict is accelerating a broader shift toward a more decentralized global system, complicating policy decisions. The result is a growing gap between what markets price and what central banks can realistically deliver.

Apr 13, 2026

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5 min read

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