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Partners Group CEO David Layton discusses the firm's move to cap withdrawals at one of its evergreen private equity funds amid heightened redemption pressure. He speaks with Matt Miller on "Bloomberg Brief."

XRP Ledger marked its 14th anniversary on 3 June 2026 as Ripple leaders pointed investors back to the network’s original purpose.

Economist and longtime gold supporter Peter Schiff has reiterated his bearish outlook on Bitcoin, predicting the cryptocurrency will fall below $20,000 as market volatility intensifies.

For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has existed in the global consciousness as a geopolitical abstraction — a narrow, jagged ribbon of blue on a map that experts warned was the "jugular vein" of the modern world. 

But as the closure of the Strait enters its second month, that abstraction has curdled into a cold, suffocating reality. 

For a fleeting moment last autumn, it appeared that the long-running friction between the frantic world of cryptocurrency and the buttoned-down halls of global finance had finally reached a grand synthesis. 

With the debut of spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Bitcoin scaling heights near $126,000, the industry’s boosters declared that "digital gold" had finally arrived as a permanent fixture of the modern portfolio.

Bitcoin has vaporised more than US$800 billion in its latest crash and sucked US$1 trillion out of the broader crypto market.

With nearly US$2 trillion in market value and rising allocations from Wall Street firms, ETFs, pension funds, and insurers, Bitcoin is increasingly woven into traditional finance.

Trump used his Davos speech to tout US economic dominance, promote crypto, and revive his push for Greenland.

Bitcoin is holding above $92,000, but weak ETF flows and macro uncertainty are testing traders’ confidence in a market bottom.

December’s CPI landed exactly at 2.7%, with a slightly cooler core print giving markets mild relief but no big Fed pivot.