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2 Apr 2026, 09:53

Bitcoin, Gold, and U.S. Stocks Dive as Trump Pledges to Hit Iran ‘Extremely Hard’

Markets slumped as Trump claimed the Iran war was “nearing completion” while offering no clear plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

1 Apr 2026, 07:46

Elon Musk denies SpaceX IPO snub of Robinhood and SoFi

Elon Musk on Tuesday came out and shut down talk that SpaceX plans to leave Vlad Tenev’s Robinhood and Tony Noto’s SoFi out of its IPO. The debunkment came after the dumb money community started bombarding Elon on X, thinking they were getting locked out of the biggest Wall Street debut ever, since Robinhood is the biggest trading app for these nerds. That fear picked up after Cryptopolitan had reported that Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade was in talks to handle sales of SpaceX shares to small U.S. investors, while all retail investors were promised 30% of SpaceX, which is far higher than the usual 5% to 10% range seen in most IPOs. After users started asking Elon to include Robinhood, Elon said the rumors were false, and that he and Vlad are “talking about it.” Meanwhile, analysts have predicted that the IPO could raise about $75 billion and value SpaceX near $1.75 trillion, which is why every detail about access is getting attention. SpaceX builds a massive bank group to handle global investor demand in blockbuster IPO SpaceX is also building a large group of banks to run the IPO. At least 21 banks are working on the deal as of Tuesday. This is one of the biggest underwriting groups seen in recent years. The listing is being handled under the internal name Project Apex and is expected to happen in June. Five banks are leading the process as main bookrunners for SpaceX in this IPO, according to Reuters. These are Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citigroup . Alongside them, 16 more banks have joined in smaller roles. About half of these names had not been publicly linked to the deal before. The additional banks include Allen & Co, Barclays, BTG Pactual, Deutsche Bank, ING Groep, Macquarie, Mizuho, Needham & Co, Raymond James, Royal Bank of Canada, Societe Generale, Banco Santander, Stifel, UBS, Wells Fargo, and William Blair. Each bank is expected to focus on different parts of the offering. Some will handle big institutional money. Others will deal with wealthy clients. Some will focus on retail investors and different regions around the world. The setup is not final yet and more banks could still be added. Large IPO groups like this are not new for deals of this size. Arm Holdings worked with close to 30 banks when it went public in 2023. Alibaba also used a very large group during its 2014 listing, which still stands as one of the biggest IPOs ever recorded. “Some SpaceX investors worry whether they actually hold the company’s stock, which has been sold through the opaque secondary market for private ​company shares,” said Reuters. The crypto card with no spending limits. Get 3% cashback and instant mobile payments. Claim your Ether.fi card.

24 Mar 2026, 00:00

Bitcoin, Gold tested in West Asia crisis: ‘We’re in for a choppy week!’

If Gold is no longer the first choice in a crisis, is Bitcoin stepping into a role no one anticipated?

22 Mar 2026, 13:00

Gold’s Buy Climax Is Playing Out, And Bitcoin Could Pay The Price

Gold’s sudden reversal is beginning to influence how some market watchers see Bitcoin’s next move. In a market note shared on X, verified analyst Joao Wedson noted that the relationship between the two assets is unfolding in line with a sequence he outlined earlier this year wheregold peaks first, volatility erupts, Bitcoin reacts sharply afterward, and only later does liquidity begin to rotate back into Bitcoin. Gold’s Euphoria Peak Was The Warning Sign Retail and Institutional enthusiasm reached a massive peak when gold reached an all-time high of $5,589 per ounce in late January. However, crypto analyst Joao Wedson flagged the move at the time as a buy climax consisting of a sharp, high-volume price spike caused by peak euphoria. The chart attached to the post by Joao Wedson demonstrates that moment precisely, marking a BC near gold’s top before a violent drop, then a later test in early March that failed to produce a lasting breakout above the January peak. As of today, Sunday, March 22, 2026, gold is trading at $4,493 per ounce, which is a decline of roughly $150 (about -3.23%) from yesterday’s rate of $4,643. On March 19, gold was trading as low as $4,551, a drop of roughly 18.5% in less than two months, with the sell-off stretching to seven consecutive sessions, the worst week of price action since 1983. Gold Buy Climax. Source: @joao_wedson On X How Does This Affect Bitcoin? Bitcoin has largely underperformed compared to gold this year, but both assets have been coordinating during periods of declines. The upper half of Wedson’s chart draws a direct line from gold’s reversal into Bitcoin’s own decline. His point is not that both assets move tick for tick during crashes, but that Bitcoin often reacts more abruptly during the late stages of gold’s weakness. Bitcoin does not lead during gold’s distribution phase, but it reacts to it and reacts violently. The speed of Bitcoin’s price movements means that the final stages of gold’s current decline, which may not yet be complete, carry outsized risk for the leading cryptocurrency. According to the analyst, the real opportunity for a Bitcoin rally begins only when gold’s distribution phase is close to ending and capital starts rotating back into risk assets like Bitcoin. However, that process would not be a quick handoff. In his view, the transition may take months, and the full effect might not become obvious until late 2026. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $68,796, down by 2.6% in the past 24 hours. However, recent price action shows Bitcoin beginning to outperform gold , with the BTC/Gold pair on TradingView rising by 3.68% in the past 24 hours. BITCOIN/GOLD. Source: TradingView Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView