Fed Set to Pause Rate Cuts as January FOMC Looms
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at its January FOMC meeting, effectively pausing the cutting cycle that began in late 2024 and delivering a hawkish…
BlackRock Files for iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF.
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with over $12 trillion under management, has submitted an S-1 filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income…
Metaplanet Posts $680M Loss but Stays Confident in Bitcoin Growth: The Diamond Hands Hold Firm.
Metaplanet, Japan’s boldest Bitcoin corporate adopter, just swallowed a gut-wrenching $680 million net loss for 2025—but CEO Simon Gerovich isn’t blinking, declaring the firm “more confident than ever” in its…
Bitcoin Bulls Lose $88K as Solana Fee Spike Fuels Leveraged Shakeout.
Bitcoin surrendered the psychologically critical $88,000 level in a sharp overnight sell-off, triggering more than $720 million in liquidations as an unexpected spike in Solana network fees amplified chaos for…
Coinbase Reportedly Eyes Coinone Acquisition in South Korea Expansion Push
Coinbase, the leading U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is reportedly exploring a potential equity investment or stake in Coinone—South Korea’s third-largest crypto platform—as the latter’s major shareholder considers selling shares, signaling Coinbase’s…
Qivalis Euro Stablecoin Targets 2H 2026 Launch with 10-Bank Backing.
A consortium of ten major European banks has solidified plans for Qivalis, an Amsterdam-based entity set to introduce a fully regulated euro-pegged stablecoin in the second half of 2026, representing…
Winter Storm Frenan Causes 60% Drop in Foundry USA’s Mining Hashrate.
Severe Winter Storm Frenan has battered the United States with extreme cold and power disruptions, forcing major Bitcoin mining operations to curtail activity and resulting in a dramatic 60% plunge…
Cross-Chain Isn’t Democratizing Crypto, It’s Rewarding a Few | Opinion
The promise of cross-chain interoperability has long been hailed as crypto’s great equalizer—seamless bridges connecting isolated blockchains to unlock liquidity, innovation, and access for all. Yet, in practice, today’s fragmented…
Vitalik Buterin: Institutions Will Drive Decentralization.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has offered a counterintuitive yet optimistic view on institutional involvement in cryptocurrency, asserting that large organizations seeking greater control over their own operations—through self-custody and independent…
Machi Big Brother Trims ETH Long as ETH Falls Below $2,900.
Prominent crypto whale Jeffrey Huang, better known as Machi Big Brother, made waves in leveraged trading circles by trimming his substantial Ethereum long position as ETH briefly slipped under the…