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Diego Whitfield

Diego Whitfield

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Diego Whitfield covers business for Doctorcrypto, with a focus on breaking news and the day’s biggest stories.

Business

The bearish 'Bart Simpson' pattern is back as bitcoin and XRP prices pull back

Bitcoin and XRP prices have retreated in recent trading, reviving talk of the socalled "Bart Simpson" chart pattern as analysts debate whether the formation will fully take shape.…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Bart Simpson pattern feared for bitcoin and XRP as prices pull back

Bitcoin and XRP traders are keeping a wary eye on a chart formation nicknamed the "Bart Simpson" pattern, as major cryptocurrencies retreated and analysts debated whether the…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Japan’s Remixpoint dumps altcoins, leaves 1,506 BTC as sole crypto bet

Japanese energy and technology firm Remixpoint has liquidated its altcoin holdings, offloading roughly $5.5 million worth of Ether, Solana, XRP and Dogecoin to concentrate its…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Thai businessmen sue Tether for freezing $42M in $61M pig butchering case

A group of Thai businessmen has taken Tether to court over the stablecoin issuer's decision to freeze roughly $42 million in USDT tied to a $61 million pig butchering fraud…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Morning Minute: Bitcoin Enters ‘Rektember’ After Best August Since 2017

Bitcoin has stumbled into September, the month traders have long nicknamed "Rektember," after posting its strongest August performance since 2017. The seasonal shift has investors…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Capital B aims to add 376 BTC to bitcoin treasury following $8.8 million Adam Back investment

French bitcoin treasury company Capital B is preparing to expand its cryptocurrency holdings by roughly 376 BTC after securing an 8.8 million euro investment from Blockstream…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

A Fed rate increase would be a mistake, some observers say as bitcoin, gold, stocks fall

Bitcoin, gold, and equities all slid together as market participants weighed the possibility that the Federal Reserve could tighten monetary policy — a move some analysts warn…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Lawsuit challenges Tether for allegedly freezing $42.4 million USDT before U.S. warrant

A new lawsuit accuses stablecoin issuer Tether of freezing $42.4 million worth of USDT more than three months before U.S. authorities obtained a formal seizure warrant, raising…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss says bond rout could force emergency spending cuts

Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has warned that a worsening selloff in government bonds could push Britain toward emergency spending cuts, arguing the country's debt trajectory…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Crypto industry urges SEC to avoid blanket novel ETF restrictions

Leading crypto firms and industry advocates are pressing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resist adopting sweeping restrictions on novel exchangetraded products,…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Kalshi Suspends House Candidate Laurie Buckhout for Betting on Herself

Kalshi has suspended Laurie Buckhout, a Republican congressional candidate from North Carolina, after she placed bets on her own race using the platform's political prediction…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Live updates: Bitcoin trades near $77,000, with central bank policy rate decisions taking center stage

Bitcoin hovered near $77,000 on Wednesday as traders shifted their focus to upcoming central bank policy rate decisions and digested a weakerthanexpected reading on U.S.…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Live updates: Global bond yields surge, pressuring debasement-trade assets further

Bitcoin dropped below $77,500 on Tuesday as a global surge in government bond yields rattled markets, dragging down assets tied to the socalled debasement trade and pushing every…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Live updates: BlackRock's IBIT drives $236 million bitcoin ETF outflow

Bitcoin exchangetraded funds recorded a combined $236 million in net outflows in the latest trading session, with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust IBIT leading the retreat as the…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

Bitcoin ETFs notch best month of 2026 as BTC gains 25% in August

US spot Bitcoin exchangetraded funds recorded their strongest month of 2026 in August, dramatically narrowing their yeartodate outflows as the price of Bitcoin surged roughly 25%…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

XRP ETFs pull in $170 million over 11 days. Goldman tops institutional holders

Spot exchangetraded funds tracking XRP have attracted roughly $170 million in fresh capital over 11 consecutive trading sessions, with newly disclosed regulatory filings revealing…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

XRP ETFs pull in $170 million over eleven days. Goldman tops institutional holders

Spot XRP exchangetraded funds have attracted roughly $170 million in net inflows across eleven consecutive trading sessions, signaling growing institutional appetite for the…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
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A China indicator that supports risk-taking in stocks and bitcoin is flashing red

A key measure of China's credit growth is signaling potential trouble ahead for risk assets like stocks and cryptocurrencies, though bitcoin has so far appeared largely unfazed by…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

A China indicator that greases risk-taking in stocks and bitcoin is flashing red

A closely watched gauge of Chinese credit conditions — often seen as a leading signal for global risk appetite — has turned negative, raising fresh concerns for investors in…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02
Business

HYPE treasury firm Hyperliquid Strategies boosts equity facility to $2.5B

Hyperliquid Strategies, a Nasdaqlisted treasury company focused on the HYPE token, has expanded its equity facility to $2.5 billion, significantly boosting its capacity to raise…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-09-02