The headlines scream "Bitcoin crashes on Iran strikes." But that's not the real story. Within 45 minutes of reports that US and Israeli forces began striking targets across Iran, Bitcoin plunged $2,500. That's a 3.8% drop in under an hour—fast enough
Crypto Twitter found its villain. Jane Street — the secretive quantitative trading firm that employed Sam Bankman-Fried — is being accused of systematically suppressing Bitcoin prices through coordinated daily dumps at 10 AM ET. The theory goes like this: as an authorized participant for BlackRock's IBIT, Jane Street was allegedly
Today marks February's largest derivatives event: over $8.72 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options are expiring. This isn't just another Friday on the crypto calendar—it's a setup for what traders call the "pain trade." The Numbers Behind the Event Bitcoin
The 10AM Dump: Did Jane Street Break Bitcoin? Summary: For months, traders watched Bitcoin dump like clockwork at 10am ET. Then a lawsuit dropped alleging insider trading at Jane Street — and the pattern vanished. Bitcoin rallied 7% in 24 hours, adding $170 billion to crypto markets. Coincidence or consequence? The
The narrative is crumbling. For years, crypto advocates have sold Bitcoin as "digital gold"—a hedge against geopolitical chaos, inflation, and market turmoil. But when President Trump dropped his 15% global tariff bomb on February 21st, Bitcoin didn't rally. It crashed 5% in hours. Meanwhile, actual