# Пов'язані статті щодо Geopolitics

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Bitcoin Traders Face $75 Million in Liquidations After Three Failed Attempts to Breach the $65,600 Mark

Bitcoin experienced significant volatility on Monday, with its price failing to hold above $65,500 after three unsuccessful attempts, leading to a drop to $64,336. This price action triggered the liquidation of over $75 million in leveraged positions within 24 hours, with nearly $45 million in short positions and around $30 million in long positions being wiped out. Initial price surges were linked to easing Middle East tensions, but the upward momentum stalled due to weak inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs, ongoing regulatory uncertainty surrounding the CLARITY Act, and a decision by a major institutional player (Strategy/MSTR) not to increase its Bitcoin holdings despite raising new capital. Despite the turbulence, Bitcoin's market cap remained around $1.3 trillion, and the cryptocurrency is poised to end July in positive territory after starting the month below $59,000.

cryptonews.ru6 год тому

Bitcoin Traders Face $75 Million in Liquidations After Three Failed Attempts to Breach the $65,600 Mark

cryptonews.ru6 год тому

Bitcoin ETFs snap 7-day inflow streak with $225M in outflows

US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced net outflows of approximately $225.2 million on Thursday, ending a seven-session inflow streak that had brought in nearly $1 billion. Despite the daily outflow, the funds still saw net inflows of about $274 million for the week as of Thursday. The shift coincided with Bitcoin's price briefly falling below $65,000 amid a broader market decline following renewed US-Iran tensions. Market sentiment also weakened, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index dropping further into "fear" territory. In contrast, spot Ether ETFs continued their inflow streak, attracting a net $26.3 million for their fifth consecutive day of positive flows.

cointelegraph12 год тому

Bitcoin ETFs snap 7-day inflow streak with $225M in outflows

cointelegraph12 год тому

Bitcoin Price Forecast: Is Bitcoin's Resistance Band About to Break Through or Be Rejected for the Sixth Time?

Bitcoin is trading around $65,457, consolidating between a key bear market resistance line (rejecting price since February) and its cluster of EMAs around $64,475-$65,045. Key resistance is at the upper Bollinger Band at $66,578, with further resistance at the 100-day EMA ($67,717). Support lies at the EMAs and the lower Bollinger Band at $62,243. A potential bullish catalyst is Iran's signal for a ceasefire, which could reduce geopolitical risk. Analyst Benjamin Cowen draws parallels to 2018, warning of a potential rejection and August-September decline if the resistance isn't broken. Anthony Scaramucci remains long-term bullish, citing Bitcoin's advantages over gold. The outlook hinges on whether BTC can close above the $66,578 resistance or faces another rejection.

cryptonews.ru12 год тому

Bitcoin Price Forecast: Is Bitcoin's Resistance Band About to Break Through or Be Rejected for the Sixth Time?

cryptonews.ru12 год тому

Bitcoin slides below $65K as Iran conflict fuels $100 oil and bond-yield surge

Bitcoin fell below $65,000, reaching three-day lows, as escalating tensions between the US and Iran rattled financial markets. US stocks declined, oil prices surged above $100 per barrel, and US Treasury bond yields hit 18-month highs. This market stress was fueled by geopolitical risks and rising expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike, with the perceived probability increasing significantly. Traders are divided on Bitcoin's near-term outlook. Some analysts warn the relief rally may be ending, pointing to key resistance near $68,000. Others remain cautiously optimistic, highlighting the importance of the 21-day moving average around $64,073 as crucial support. A successful break above resistance could potentially target a move toward $73,000.

cointelegraph13 год тому

Bitcoin slides below $65K as Iran conflict fuels $100 oil and bond-yield surge

cointelegraph13 год тому

A 'Difficult Midsummer' for Stock Market Bulls: $100 Oil, AI Backlash, and Tariff Resumption

Global equities face a triple threat this summer: surging oil prices, a burgeoning AI capex crisis, and resurgent tariffs, pressuring the core pillars of the current bull market. Brent crude topped $100/barrel amid Middle East and Red Sea supply disruptions, while proposed U.S. tariffs fueled inflation fears, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.66%. Simultaneously, the tech rally faltered as Alphabet's steep AI capex hike sparked concerns over returns, dragging down mega-caps and contributing to a weekly S&P 500 decline. The "Goldilocks" narrative of resilient profits, controlled inflation, and endless AI expansion is cracking. Rising oil prices threaten to reignite persistent inflation, forcing a repricing of interest rate risks. In tech, massive debt-fueled AI investments are facing investor scrutiny as higher rates raise the required return threshold. Fears are growing that the AI spending boom may be unsustainable, especially with moves toward cheaper, open-source models. Next week brings a crucial test with key central bank meetings and earnings from major tech firms like Microsoft and Apple. Technical indicators are deteriorating, with selling pressure mounting and assets like gold and the dollar gaining on避险 sentiment. Analysts warn that elevated valuations and compressed risk premiums leave markets vulnerable, with significant potential downside if the current headwinds persist.

链捕手15 год тому

A 'Difficult Midsummer' for Stock Market Bulls: $100 Oil, AI Backlash, and Tariff Resumption

链捕手15 год тому

Three 'Reflexivity' Shadows Hang Over the Market

Global markets are currently enveloped by three mutually reinforcing "reflexive" loops: oil price politics, outsized capital expenditure by hyperscale cloud providers, and AI debt risks. According to Goldman Sachs, the combined negative feedback from these factors places the market in a fragile and precarious state. The first loop involves the two-way feedback between surging oil prices and rising interest rates. Brent crude's brief breach of $100 per barrel tests expectations of a U.S. policy response to curb prices and inflation. However, the delay in such intervention forces markets to increasingly price in the risks themselves. Higher energy costs are already impacting corporate earnings, as seen with an airline's profit warning, and threaten to fuel broader inflation. The second loop concerns the massive, escalating capital expenditure (capex) by major tech firms like Google, which recently raised its 2026 capex forecast significantly. The market's tolerance for viewing such spending as a cost-free growth signal is waning, shifting focus to investment returns. This competitive capex spiral pressures the entire cloud and semiconductor sector. Furthermore, the competitive gap in AI between leading closed-source and Chinese open-source models is narrowing rapidly, threatening the economic rationale behind massive investments. The third reflexive danger lies in the financing structures supporting this expansion. Bond prices for entities funding AI infrastructure, such as a Meta financing vehicle, have fallen sharply from issue price. While hyperscale balance sheets remain strong, soaring capex is eroding free cash flow conversion. There is a growing risk that today's capacity build-out leads to future oversupply and significant depreciation charges. Key near-term tests for these dynamics include Microsoft's upcoming earnings, which will scrutinize its balance of growth, spending, and cash flow, and the IPO of Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT, a major new competitor. The current environment is characterized by reflexivity, where each variable is both a cause and an effect, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of uncertainty.

链捕手15 год тому

Three 'Reflexivity' Shadows Hang Over the Market

链捕手15 год тому

The Verdict in Choi Tae-won's Divorce Case: Revealing the Inheritance Undercurrent Behind SK Hynix's Trillion-Won Empire

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won's high-profile divorce case, involving a record 1.38 trillion won settlement, has drawn attention to the succession plans for Korea's second-largest conglomerate, especially its crown jewel, SK hynix. Unlike traditional chaebol scripts centered on the eldest son, Chey's three children from his marriage to former President Roh Tae-woo's daughter, Roh Soh-yeong, are carving distinct, non-traditional paths. Eldest daughter Chey Yun-jung (b. 1989) is seen as the most evident successor. With a scientific and consulting background, she holds executive roles at SK bioscience and SK Inc.'s growth support department, focusing on future strategy and biopharma. Her marriage is to an AI infrastructure entrepreneur, not a traditional business alliance. Second daughter Chey Min-jung (b. 1991) took a unique route, voluntarily serving as a South Korean naval officer, including an anti-piracy deployment. She later worked on policy and strategy for SK hynix in Washington D.C. before co-founding an AI-driven healthcare startup. She married a former U.S. Marine Corps officer, connecting her to U.S. defense and policy circles—networks crucial for a global semiconductor giant. The only son, Chey In-geun (b. 1995), who studied physics like his father, worked briefly at SK E&S before joining McKinsey. Despite fitting the traditional "heir" profile as the eldest son, he remains silent and holds no public position or shares in SK, suggesting the old succession playbook is obsolete. As SK hynix's valuation soars, becoming a geopolitical asset in the AI era, the heirs' legitimacy is no longer automatic. They must prove themselves in fields like AI biotech, global policy, and strategic consulting. Their marriages also reflect new elite networks in tech and defense, not old political alliances. Their inheritance is the complex challenge of navigating a globalized, tech-driven world, not just a corporate throne.

marsbit07/24 09:06

The Verdict in Choi Tae-won's Divorce Case: Revealing the Inheritance Undercurrent Behind SK Hynix's Trillion-Won Empire

marsbit07/24 09:06

In the Second Half of 2026, Commodities Enter an Era of 'High-Frequency Black Swans'

Heading into the second half of 2026, Citigroup warns that the commodities market is entering an era of "High-Frequency Black Swans," where extreme, paradigm-shifting events are becoming increasingly common. The report outlines major tail-risk scenarios beyond its baseline forecasts. The highest-impact scenario is a prolonged US-Iran conflict disrupting Gulf energy infrastructure and key shipping chokepoints, potentially causing a sustained 5-10 million barrel per day oil supply deficit and pushing crude prices above $200/barrel. Other geopolitical risks include stricter sanctions on Russian energy, which would hit gas markets harder than oil, particularly liquefied natural gas (LNG). A high-probability risk is a global scramble by governments to stockpile critical minerals. Large-scale strategic buying, particularly of copper, could drive prices above $20,000/ton. For gold, Citigroup sees near-term downside risk towards $3,800/ounce before a potential long-term rally to $6,000/ounce, supported by central bank demand and de-dollarization trends. An extreme El Niño weather pattern poses a medium-probability, high-impact threat to agriculture, potentially sending cocoa prices back to $10,000/ton and sugar above 20 cents/pound. The AI boom presents a dual-sided risk: a bust would hurt metals and power demand, while sustained growth would exacerbate structural deficits in copper and aluminum. Two other significant scenarios are the finalization of Russia's Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to China, which could depress Asian LNG prices to $5-6/MMBtu in the 2030s, and an extreme application of the Monroe Doctrine blocking Americas oil exports, which could create a price split with global benchmarks soaring above $100/barrel while regional benchmarks crash. The overarching conclusion is that traditional supply-demand analysis may fail in a market where such high-impact, interconnected shocks are becoming more frequent.

marsbit07/24 08:17

In the Second Half of 2026, Commodities Enter an Era of 'High-Frequency Black Swans'

marsbit07/24 08:17

US Treasury Secretary Bement Claims: The US Will Soon Control 80% of Global Computing Power

U.S. Treasury Secretary Ben Sent proclaimed that America is poised to control 80% of the world's computing power, positioning compute dominance as a core pillar of U.S. economic strategy. Speaking on the Mike Rowe show, he stated the U.S. currently holds 50-60% of global compute share, with expectations to reach 80% soon. He framed this as a strategic competition the U.S. "cannot afford to lose," warning that a rival's lead would grant "unacceptable" strategic leverage, while asserting a current one-year AI lead. This high-level policy endorsement is seen as a direct boost for AI infrastructure investment, benefiting chipmakers like NVIDIA and cloud providers' capex cycles. Sent positioned AI compute, semiconductors, and quantum computing as three pillars of national economic strength and security. He defended AI's societal impact, citing historical tech shifts, and argued AI empowers small businesses without causing net job loss so far. He highlighted government efforts to deepen public-private AI cybersecurity cooperation. For investors, the statement signals sustained U.S. policy support for AI infrastructure. However, analysts urge caution, noting "compute share" lacks a standard public metric; the 80% figure is a forecast, not audited data. They recommend focusing on tangible indicators like physical capacity expansion and power infrastructure, with future semiconductor and cloud reports providing key verification data.

marsbit07/21 09:50

US Treasury Secretary Bement Claims: The US Will Soon Control 80% of Global Computing Power

marsbit07/21 09:50

A New 'Ghost Story' in Storage: Is the US Going to Grab Money?

The article discusses a potential new phase in US-Korea semiconductor relations, shifting from pressure to build factories in the US to demands for profit-sharing. Citing the *Korea Times*, it reports that a US trade official allegedly claimed the US has a right to share in the massive profits of South Korean chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix, arguing that purchases by American companies directly drive their earnings. While unconfirmed by US authorities, the claim has caused concern in Korea. The context is Korea's surging semiconductor exports to the US and the dominant profitability of its memory chipmakers in the global AI supply chain. Analysis from CITIC Securities draws historical parallels, noting that sustained high profits or market share by foreign firms in key industries have often triggered US political intervention to redistribute global industrial benefits, as seen with Japanese semiconductors in the 1980s and Taiwanese panels in the 2000s. Currently, the primary US focus remains securing AI-related memory supply and encouraging Korean investment in US manufacturing. Systemic political pressure to curb Korean profits is not yet evident. However, the report warns the risk could materialize if continued price increases start squeezing the profits and competitiveness of American companies. Key signals to watch would be if US tech giants publicly oppose price hikes or if US policymakers reframe the issue around anti-competitive practices. The official's reported remarks are seen as an early sign that the battleground in US-Korea chip rivalry may be extending to the division of profits.

marsbit07/19 01:10

A New 'Ghost Story' in Storage: Is the US Going to Grab Money?

marsbit07/19 01:10

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