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use.

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The CBOE Volatility Index closed at 31.05 on Friday, a 13.16% single-session 
gain that pushed Wall Street’s fear gauge to its highest close since late 
2025. Meanwhile, gold held near $4,491 per ounce and silver recovered to 
$69.82, both propped up by geopolitical anxiety tied to the Middle East 
conflict. VIX Jumps to Highest Close […]

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Marco Rubio sat down with G7 foreign ministers and told them privately that 
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Washington&#8217;s closest allies and the market a countdown. Reports noted that 
Rubio publicly said the operation should conclude in &#8220;weeks, not months,&#8221; and 
the gap between those two framings captures […]
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Bitcoin drops as Rubio privately signals Iran war may last weeks, locking in high oil prices

Joao Wedson, popular market analyst and founder of analytics platform 
Alphractal, has shared a cautionary insight on the Bitcoin market involving 
potential developments with the Binance exchange reserves. Related Reading: 
Bitcoin Faces Familiar Crossroads As Midterm Cycle Turns Bearish: Analyst 
Binance BTC Reserves In Danger &#8211; Possible Deep Bear Market? The Bitcoin market 
has remained in a bear phase for the last six months, marked by geopolitical 
tensions and macro uncertainties. During this time, the premier cryptocurrency 
has struggled to establish any sustained uptrend while constantly absorbing 
waves of corrective price action. In the most recent wave, Bitcoin prices 
returned to around $65,000, resulting in a net loss of 5.14% in the last seven 
days. Since then, the market has experienced a small range consolidation and 
presently trades around $66,000. According to Joao Wedson, this recent 
decline brings Bitcoin closer to a key support level, i.e., Binance Reserve 
Realized Price, which represents the average cost basis of BTC coins held on 
the exchange. Notably, this metric presently stands at $60,490, which is a 
mere 9% from present price levels. A drop below this threshold would push a 
significant portion of Binance-held supply into unrealized losses, potentially 
weakening market sentiment and increasing the risk of sell pressure, 
especially given Binance’s position as the world’s largest crypto exchange. 
Wedson notes the postulated situation had occurred in the 2022 bear market, 
during which the exchange’s reserve held unrealized losses for months. General 
historical trend recognizes Binance Reserve Realized price as a key support 
level, loss of which would expose the bear market to lower price levels and 
deepen broader losses. In this case, the initial support target is at $54,000, 
which represents the general realized price level. However, significant 
chances of lower levels remain as Bitcoin has previously experienced bear 
market corrections ranging between 70%-80% from the cycle peak. For context, 
present levels are only 52% away from the current all-time high at $126,100. 
Related Reading: Binance Users Register Record Gold Futures Trading Activity – 
What This Means Bitcoin Price Overview At the time of writing, Bitcoin is 
trading at $66,681, posting a modest 1.01% gain over the past 24 hours, though 
still down 1.2% on the monthly timeframe. Looking ahead, Coincodex analysts&#8217; 
projections point to a potential upside, with forecasts placing BTC at $74,187 
within the next five days and around $72,426 over the next one. If realized, 
this would signal renewed bullish momentum and a possible shift in market 
sentiment. Featured image from iStock, chart from Tradingview

Here’s Why Bitcoin Investors Must Protect Key $60,490 Level – Analyst

Developers from Gnosis and Zisk propose a framework to connect fragmented 
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