THE CHAIN JOURNAL
Independent Crypto Editorial
Bitcoin Price Target Nears As Rally Tests $84K
Bitcoin price target chatter builds as the CME gap near $84K pulls traders back, with momentum still fragile after the breakout.
Arianna Vaz
Arianna Vaz is the Portfolio Strategy Editor at The Chain Journal, exploring the human side of investing — behavioural finance, risk psychology, portfolio strategy, and the emotional patterns that shape how retail investors navigate volatile markets. Her work helps readers understand not just what markets do, but why investors react the way they do.
Stablecoins Outgrown The Name, Says A16z
stablecoins now power payments and DeFi; digital dollars and stablecoin regulation are reshaping the label debate.
Nobitex’s Kharrazi Ties Raise Sanctions Questions
Nobitex and the Kharrazi family sit at the center of Iran crypto exchange scrutiny, with sanctions evasion and 11 million users in focus.
Blockchain Advertising Network Bet Tests Gency AI’s $20M Claim
Gency AI’s $20M raise fuels sovereign ad network plans, but blockchain advertising network economics still need proof beyond the pitch.
Iran Crypto Assets Seizure Exposes Sanctions Gap
Iran crypto assets seizure tops $500M, while $344M freeze and Operation Economic Fury show how sanctions now target wallets and rails.
Crypto PAC Deepens Texas Senate Runoff Split
Crypto Money Meets Texas Politics The Texas Senate runoff has become more than a state race. With Fellowship PAC disclosing $1.75 million in support of Ken Paxton, the contest between the attorney general and Senator John Cornyn now reflects a…
Philippines SEC Targets dYdX in Wider Crypto Crackdown
Enforcement Is Moving From Warning To Deterrence The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission is no longer talking in generalities. By naming dYdX and six other platforms as unauthorized, the regulator is drawing a clearer line between platforms that merely attract…
Bitcoin Rallies as Oil Risk Unwinds
Geopolitics Still Sets the Tape Bitcoin’s move above $76,000 was not a clean crypto-only story. It was a macro reaction to a geopolitical pressure valve opening. When Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would remain open during the ceasefire period,…
Recovery arrives late for OneCoin victims
A Paper Cut on a Billion-Dollar Wound The United States has finally opened a formal recovery channel for victims of OneCoin, one of the most damaging frauds ever wrapped in crypto language. The Department of Justice said the remission process…
Bitcoin’s real rival may be bigger than gold
Bitcoin’s Market Is No Longer a Narrow Crypto Story Bitcoin is being priced less like a speculative software bet and more like a financial escape valve. That matters because the asset’s debate has moved beyond “digital gold” shorthand into a…
