Deleveraging Disaster: $1.7 Billion Liquidated as Bitcoin Slips to $81,900
Bitcoin plunged below $82,000 on Jan. 30, 2026, marking its weakest level since November 2025, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East triggered a sharp sell-off. Bitcoin Hits Two-Month Low Amid Middle East Tensions Bitcoin tumbled below the $82,000 mark early Friday, Jan. 30, as global markets continued to reel from escalating military rhetoric in […]
Mesh Hits Unicorn Status With New $75M Raise for Global Crypto Payments Infrastructure
Crypto payments firm Mesh has raised $75 million in Series C funding, reaching a $1 billion valuation as it expands its mission to unify fragmented digital asset payment rails worldwide. Major Funding Round Sees Mesh Hit $1 Billion Valuation Mesh, a global crypto payments network, has secured $75 million in a Series C funding round, […]
Ledger Expands Tezos Support With Etherlink Integration and Native Staking
Ledger has expanded its support for the Tezos ecosystem by integrating Etherlink, Tezos’ EVM-compatible smart rollup into Ledger signers and Ledger wallet. New Staking Opportunities Ledger has unveiled extended support for the Tezos ecosystem, broadening its integration from Tezos Layer 1 to Etherlink, the network’s EVM-compatible smart rollup. The expansion delivers full compatibility for Etherlink […]
Amit Mahensaria, founder of PRED, argues that the sports betting industry is at a tipping point as decentralized, peer‑to‑peer platforms challenge the traditional “house always wins” model. Technical Readiness Meets Cultural Shifts For decades, the sports betting industry has operated under a cynical, century-old mathematical law: the house always wins. While centralized bookmakers have enjoyed […]
Strive Builds 13,132 Bitcoin Treasury After $225M Preferred Financing
Strive completed a major bitcoin treasury financing, retiring legacy debt, expanding preferred equity funding and rapidly growing its bitcoin holdings as institutional demand fueled a balance sheet built for long-duration digital asset exposure. Strive Expands Bitcoin Treasury Past 13K Using Preferred Equity Strategy A corporate financing milestone was completed as a digital asset-focused firm advanced […]
$3T Crypto Volume Rips Through CME as Institutions Step on the Gas
Institutional demand for crypto derivatives surged late last year as regulated trading venues captured record futures, options, and spot-quoted activity, signaling deeper liquidity, broader participation, and accelerating momentum heading into 2026. $3T Crypto Activity on CME Confirms the Bull Case Is Getting Stronger Institutional participation in regulated crypto derivatives strengthened toward year-end. That momentum was […]
XRP Community Day Spotlights Institutional Momentum as Ripple Expands Adoption
XRP Community Day 2026 signals accelerating institutional adoption and global coordination as Ripple spotlights XRP’s expanding role in regulated finance, infrastructure, and real-world blockchain utility across capital markets and decentralized ecosystems. Ripple Unveils Global XRP Community Day 2026 Strategy XRP Community Day is taking shape as a high-energy touchpoint for the global digital asset community. […]
COMEX Silver Inventories Drain Rapidly as Short Squeeze Goes Full Swing
COMEX silver inventories are draining rapidly, signaling tightening physical supply as a short squeeze intensifies, raising delivery risks, fueling volatility, and underscoring mounting stress across global silver markets. COMEX Silver Inventories Tighten With Short Squeeze in Full Swing Severe strain is emerging in global silver supply as exchange-held inventories drain rapidly. Industry data shows a […]
XRP Millionaire Wallets Are Growing — Whales Are Accumulating
XRP’s on-chain data is signaling renewed confidence as wealthy holders quietly return despite sluggish prices, with blockchain analytics highlighting early accumulation trends that could reshape longer-term market sentiment. XRP Millionaire Wallets Expand — A Subtle Whale Signal Beneath the Surface XRP market signals can shift even during periods of muted price action. Blockchain analytics firm […]
SEC Clarifies Tokenized Securities Rules, Opening Door to Regulated Onchain Equities
The SEC has drawn a clear regulatory line for tokenized securities, affirming that crypto-based formats remain fully subject to federal securities laws while signaling regulatory support for compliant onchain issuance and trading models. SEC Clarifies How Federal Securities Laws Apply to Tokenized Securities The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided regulatory clarity on crypto-based […]
Crypto Sentiment Falters as Fear Index Lingers Near Extreme Levels
Crypto sentiment remained mired in fear on Thursday as the Crypto Fear and Greed Index stayed stuck in the low 20s, reflecting weeks of fragile confidence while bitcoin slid below $84,000 amid equity weakness and mounting macro stress. Crypto Fear Gauge Highlights Caution During Broad Market Pullback The Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) hosted […]
Coinbase Turns Forecasting Into a Trade With New US Prediction Markets
Coinbase has officially launched a regulated prediction markets platform across all 50 U.S. states, allowing users to trade on real-world outcomes ranging from bitcoin prices to Federal Reserve decisions and major sporting events. From Bitcoin Prices to Fed Decisions, Coinbase Opens Prediction Markets Nationwide The rollout, which went live Jan. 28, integrates event-based trading directly […]
Bitcoin Slumps to $83K Amid Nasdaq’s AI-Driven Free-Fall
Bitcoin’s digital gold narrative eroded further on Jan. 29, as the cryptocurrency’s price action mimicked the volatility of tech stocks rather than acting as an independent safe haven asset. Tech Earnings Trigger a Market Contagion As January 2026 draws to a close, a sobering reality has set in for many crypto enthusiasts: bitcoin’s narrative as […]
The DAO Returns: From Historic Hack to Ethereum’s New Defense Fund
The DAO, the infamous experiment that nearly broke Ethereum in 2016 and led to the creation of the Ethereum Classic fork, is quietly staging a return — this time as a $220 million security fund aimed at hardening the network it once imperiled. Nearly a decade after the original hack that forced a historic hard […]
Senate Committee Advances Digital Asset Oversight Framework
Federal lawmakers moved closer to a unified crypto rulebook as a key Senate committee advanced legislation expanding CFTC oversight, tightening consumer protections, and pushing long-sought regulatory clarity for U.S. digital asset markets. Regulatory Clarity Inches Closer as Senate Committee Pushes Crypto Oversight Bill Ahead Federal lawmakers are continuing efforts to formalize oversight of digital asset […]
Bitcoin Volatility Slips Ahead of First 2026 Options Expiry
Crypto markets are heading into the first monthly options expiry of 2026 with muted volatility, as bitcoin remains locked in a narrow trading range and investors adopt a cautious stance. Crypto Markets Brace for Options Expiry Amid Low Volatility The crypto market is approaching a key derivatives milestone, with the first monthly options expiry of […]
XRP Plunges Below $1.80 After Trump Iran Warning Sparks Market Fear
XRP plunges through key support as heavy selling takes control, signaling a breakdown from consolidation and exposing the token to further downside amid intensifying macro stress and broad risk-off market conditions. XRP Suffers Technical Breakdown as Trump, Tech, Politics Rattle Markets At 11:22 a.m. on Jan. 29, XRP is trading at $1.8008, extending a sharp […]
Crypto Bloodbath: Bitcoin Slips Below $85K, $796M Liquidated as Traders Get Forced Out
After calmly camping above the $87,000 handle, bitcoin slipped on a banana peel and fell through $85,000, tagging an intraday low of $84,231 as the price slid 3.7% in the past hour. Path of Least Resistance Points Lower as Bitcoin Cracks Key Support The crypto economy is off 5.29% and now clocks in at $2.87 […]
Metaplanet Lines up $137M to Continue Bitcoin Acquisitions
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet has wrapped up a new equity and warrant issuance that may bring in as much as $137 million, capital it plans to deploy primarily toward expanding its bitcoin treasury. Japanese Bitcoin Treasury Firm Metaplanet Completes Share Issuance to Fund Bitcoin Strategy The financing involves a third-party allotment of new shares alongside the company’s […]
Is the US Dollar Dominant or Doomed? Analysts Read the Same Data—Very Differently
As gold and silver reach historic price levels in early 2026, two specific analyses offer sharply different interpretations of what the U.S. dollar’s recent movement signals about U.S. policy, capital flows, and global markets. Campbell’s View: Gold Rises Inside a Dollar-Based System Alexander Campbell, a former head of commodities at Bridgewater Associates and founder of […]