Binance’s Changpeng Zhao Says Bitcoin Will ‘Break’ the Four-Year Cycle This Year
Binance co‑founder Changpeng Zhao told CNBC he expects Bitcoin to break its traditional four‑year cycle this year, driven by increasingly crypto‑friendly policies in the United States and abroad. He forecast a "supercycle" that could push BTC to new all‑time highs, even though short‑term price direction remains uncertain. Zhao also highlighted his advisory work with roughly a dozen governments on tokenization, stablecoins, and broader crypto regulation. Additionally, he mentioned personal projects such as the free education platform Giggle Academy and his involvement with YZi Labs.
TRM Labs Examines Rise of Crypto ETPs and Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets
TRM Labs highlights crypto exchange‑traded products (ETPs) as a fast‑growing bridge between traditional markets and digital assets. The SEC’s approval of spot Bitcoin ETPs in early 2024, followed by Ethereum versions in 2025, unlocked regulatory confidence and real‑time pricing for...
French Authorities Investigate Data Breach of Crypto Tax Platform
French prosecutors and the National Cyber Unit have opened a preliminary investigation into a data breach at Waltio, a cryptocurrency tax platform that exposed personal information of roughly 50,000 users, most of them in France. The hacker group Shiny Hunters...
UK’s Role in Combating Cryptocurrency-Driven Fraud Becoming Increasingly Important : Analysis
The UK is emerging as a global leader in combating cryptocurrency‑enabled fraud, with Chainalysis reporting $14 billion in worldwide losses in 2025 and UK fraud accounting for over 40 % of reported crimes. Crypto‑related investment scams surged to more than 17,000 incidents...
Grayscale Files for ETF Tracking Binance's BNB Token, Following VanEck’s Bid
Grayscale has submitted a Form S‑1 registration to launch a spot exchange‑traded fund tracking Binance’s BNB token, under the ticker GBNB. The fund would list on Nasdaq pending a 19b‑4 filing and SEC approval, and it excludes staking to sidestep...
A Hacker’s $23 Million ‘Flex’ Backfires After Sleuth Traces Funds to a Massive U.S. Government Seizure
A self‑styled hacker known as “John” publicly displayed control over roughly $23 million in cryptocurrency during a live “band for band” showdown on X. Blockchain analyst ZachXBT later traced the wallet to a chain of addresses that include funds seized by...
Buying Ether and Bitmine Immersion Ahead of Weekend a Good Bet: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick remains bullish on ether despite a 12% weekly decline, citing a surge in network activity after the December Fusaka upgrade. Transaction volumes have reached new all‑time highs, suggesting the upgrade is effectively easing previous bottlenecks. Corporate...
UBS Weighing Crypto Trading for Private Banking Clients: Report
UBS is evaluating a crypto trading service for its ultra‑high‑net‑worth private‑banking clients, initially offering Bitcoin and Ether in Switzerland. The bank is vetting technology partners while already running tokenized fund pilots on Ethereum and a permissioned ledger settlement trial. A...
Crypto Bets on War Go Mainstream
In early 2026 a Polymarket wager on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro exploded from $30,000 to over $436,000 after a U.S. raid, highlighting the surge in crypto‑based prediction markets. 2025 marked a turning point for decentralized perpetual contracts as platforms migrated...
Restaking Promises Yield but Delivers only Stacked Risk and No Real Value
Restaking allows validators to pledge already‑staked ETH a second time, promising higher yields by reusing the same collateral across multiple protocols. In practice, each additional layer multiplies slashing risk and concentrates power among a handful of large operators, with $21 billion...
Revolut Drops U.S. Bank Merger Plan to Seek Standalone License: FT
Fintech giant Revolut has scrapped its plan to acquire a U.S. bank, opting instead to seek a de novo banking license from the OCC. The move follows internal assessments that an acquisition would be slower, more complex, and would force the...
U.S. Bitcoin ETF Weekly Outflows Largest Since November May Signal BTC Price Bottom
U.S. bitcoin exchange‑traded funds recorded a net outflow of $1.22 billion over the four‑day week ending Thursday, the largest since November 2025. The withdrawals, driven by $479.7 million on Tuesday and $708.7 million on Wednesday, coincided with a 5 % slide in Bitcoin, which...
Binance Applies for MiCA License in Greece as EU Deadlines Loom
Binance has filed a Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA) licence application with Greece’s Hellenic Capital Market Commission as EU compliance deadlines approach. The exchange, the world’s largest crypto‑trading platform, seeks early authorisation to operate across the bloc before the June 30, 2025...
Buterin Calls 2026 the Year to Reclaim Self-Sovereign Computing
Vitalik Buterin announced 2026 as the year to reclaim self‑sovereign computing, swapping his daily tools for open‑source, privacy‑preserving alternatives. He moved from Google Docs to Fileverse, Telegram to Signal, Google Maps to OrganicMaps/OpenStreetMap, and Gmail to ProtonMail, while also experimenting with...
Leadership Meets Innovation: PhilSocial Expands the Crypto for Good Movement Through Landmark Ethiopian Partnership with Former Ethiopian Prime Minister
PhilSocial, a blockchain‑powered social platform, announced a partnership with former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to launch its Give‑to‑Earn model in Ethiopia. The initiative rewards users for time and engagement, allowing them to fund community‑driven projects through a peer‑to‑peer crypto‑for‑good mechanism....
How to Read Crypto Markets With Data, Not Narratives
Crypto markets are fragmented, with prices differing across exchanges, chains, and liquidity pools. Traders must look beyond a single price tag and assess where the deepest order books and most stable flow reside. Liquidity depth, spread, order‑flow dynamics, and leverage...
Qatar Cryptocurrency Guide for Beginners: From Wallets to Payments
The guide offers Qatar’s newcomers a practical roadmap to cryptocurrency, covering fundamentals such as blockchain, wallet selection, and transaction basics. It outlines how hot and cold wallets differ in security and usability, and explains how to acquire digital assets through...
The Future of Cardano Web3: How Lace Wallet Empowers Crypto Ownership
Lace Wallet, a non‑custodial browser‑based solution built by Input Output Global, is positioned as the flagship wallet for Cardano’s expanding Web3 ecosystem. It enables users to manage ADA, native tokens, NFTs, and DeFi interactions without relying on centralized intermediaries. The...
ETH, SOL and ADA Slip as Bitcoin Fails to Build Momentum Near $90,000
Bitcoin hovered just below the $90,000 threshold on Friday, despite Asian equities reaching record highs and a softer U.S. dollar. The broader market rally failed to translate into meaningful upside for crypto, leaving the leading coin flat around $89,800. Ether,...
Bitcoin and Yen Hold Steady as Japan's Inflation Eases and BOJ Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged
Japan’s December consumer price index slowed to 2.1% YoY, the first dip in four months, while core‑core inflation stayed near 2.9%. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark rate at 0.75% and raised its 2025‑26 growth and inflation forecasts. Bitcoin...
Coinbase Lets Users Borrow up to $1 Million Against Staked Ether without Selling
Coinbase has introduced a borrowing product that lets eligible U.S. users take out up to $1 million in USDC by pledging cbETH, its tokenized staked ether, as collateral. The loan is over‑collateralized, with a required loan‑to‑value ratio below 86 % and variable...
Bitcoin Miners Brace for Massive Ice Storm Barreling Towards Southern US
A massive winter storm spanning 1,800 miles from West Texas to the Mid‑Atlantic is set to bring ice, snow, and power outages to over a dozen states. Bitcoin miners, which control roughly 38% of global hashrate in the U.S., are...
The Case for Evoxum: Why Utility Tokens Are Back in Focus for 2026
Crypto markets cycle between hype and fundamentals, bringing utility tokens back into focus as investors seek lasting value. Utility tokens gain relevance when platform activity drives token demand, a pattern that reemerges in mature market phases. Evoxum’s ecosystem centers on...
South Korea Probes Loss of Seized Bitcoin in Phishing Attack
South Korean prosecutors in Gwangju are investigating the disappearance of a large bitcoin cache seized in a criminal case, which an internal audit attributes to a phishing breach during official custody. The incident underscores the vulnerability of government-held digital assets...
Why the Future of Crypto Is Boring—And Why That’s a Good Thing
The crypto market has entered a quiet phase, with price stagnation and fewer headlines. Behind the calm, institutions are integrating blockchain, stablecoins are gaining traction, and regulators are clarifying rules. Builders focus on durable infrastructure rather than hype, shifting the...
US Prosecutors Abandon OpenSea Insider Trading Case
U.S. prosecutors have agreed to dismiss the insider‑trading case against Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea manager, after a federal appeals court overturned his wire‑fraud and money‑laundering convictions. The Department of Justice entered a deferred‑prosecution agreement requiring Chastain to forfeit 15.98 Ether...
Gold Nears $5,000, Silver Closes on $100 While Bitcoin Remains Listless
Gold surged to about $4,950 an ounce, edging toward the $5,000 psychological barrier, while silver jumped past $99, marking a 30% monthly gain. Bitcoin stayed flat near $90,000, showing little momentum. Prediction‑market contracts on Polymarket assign a 97% probability that...
Crypto’s 2025 ‘Whipsaw’ Year Drove Capitulation as Markets Look Toward a 2026 Rebound, Pantera Says
Pantera Capital warns that 2025 was a brutal bear market for non‑bitcoin tokens, with the broader crypto market losing roughly 44% of its value since the late‑2024 peak. The median token plunged about 79%, while a massive $20 billion liquidation event...
Ethereum Mainnet Daily Active Addresses Surpass All Layer-2s
Ethereum’s mainnet daily active addresses have surged to roughly 945,000, briefly peaking at 1.3 million, surpassing all major layer‑2 networks. The recent Fusaka upgrade, which slashed gas fees, is credited for the activity boost, though security analysts warn that address‑poisoning attacks...
Flutterwave to Offer Stablecoin Wallets to Merchants in Africa
Flutterwave announced a partnership with blockchain infrastructure firm Turnkey and AI‑powered banking platform Nuvion to embed stable‑coin wallets into its merchant offering across Africa. The solution will initially allow a select group of merchants to receive and send USDC, USDT,...
Coinbase VP Says ‘Fatal Flaws’ in Senate Crypto Bill Forced Sudden Withdrawal of Support
Coinbase’s VP of U.S. Policy Kara Calvert announced that the exchange withdrew its backing for the Senate’s market‑structure crypto bill just hours before a scheduled markup. The decision stemmed from “fatal flaws” in the draft, chiefly a provision that would...
Nasdaq Moves to Remove Position Limits on Bitcoin, Ether ETF Options
Nasdaq filed a rule change that removes the 25,000‑contract limit on options tied to spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, aligning them with other commodity‑based funds. The SEC waived the usual 30‑day waiting period, allowing the change to take effect immediately...
RIVER Soars 40% After Justin Sun Backs DeFi Project
River, a DeFi protocol, announced an $8 million strategic investment from TRON founder Justin Sun, propelling its RIVER token to an all‑time high of $60.24—a 39% gain in 24 hours. The infusion backs River’s new chain‑abstraction stablecoin, satUSD, which will operate across...
Bitcoin Struggles to Hold $90,000 Despite Stocks and Gold Rallying
Bitcoin slipped to $88,400 before stabilising around $89,500, failing to break the $90,000 barrier even as U.S. equities and gold posted fresh gains. Ethereum fell 2% to $2,950 despite BitMine Immersion’s $100 million purchase, pushing its treasury holdings above 3.5% of...
Tennessee City Clears Path for Crypto Mining, Data Centers with New Zoning Rules
Kingsport, Tennessee’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved a first‑reading ordinance to amend city zoning, explicitly permitting cryptocurrency‑mining operations and data centers. The new rules require miners to operate in fully enclosed buildings located at least 500 feet from any...
Optimism Community Begins Vote on OP Token Buybacks
The Optimism community opened a governance vote to allocate half of the Superchain sequencer revenue to monthly OP token buybacks, directly tying the token’s value to network usage. Over the past year the Superchain generated 5,868 ETH in revenue, which would...
Base Overtakes Ethereum, BNB Chain in DEX Volumes for the First Time
Base’s decentralized exchange activity surged to approximately $16.5 billion in the past week, overtaking Ethereum’s $13.0 billion and BNB Smart Chain’s $15.6 billion. The spike was driven primarily by Uniswap’s Base deployment, which alone generated $11.3 billion, and Aerodrome’s $2.94 billion. While Solana still leads...
Bitwise Launches Actively Managed ETF Pairing Bitcoin with Gold
Bitwise Asset Management launched the Bitwise Proficio Currency Debasement ETF (BPRO) on the NYSE, offering an actively managed mix of Bitcoin, precious metals and mining equities. The fund mandates a minimum 25% allocation to gold and carries a 0.96% expense...
5 Phrases That Should Make You Run From Any Investment Offer
Scammers targeting forex and cryptocurrency investors rely on five common phrases to lure victims into fraudulent schemes. The article breaks down each red flag—guaranteed returns, invincible AI algorithms, forced urgency, extra withdrawal fees, and recruitment commissions—explaining why they signal Ponzi...
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction: BTC to $150,000 in Q1 2026, But Pepeto Could Deliver 100x Returns First
Analysts project Bitcoin could reach $150,000 in the first quarter of 2026 as institutional ETFs pour billions into the market, lifting the cryptocurrency’s valuation to roughly $1.8 trillion. While the upside represents a 67 % gain from current levels, seasoned investors view...
Solana-Based Natix Brings DePIN Data Into Self-Driving AI with Valeo
Valeo and Solana‑based Natix Network have teamed up to create an open‑source, multi‑camera World Foundation Model (WFM) for autonomous driving. The model aims to predict real‑world motion and adapt to traffic scenarios, with the first release slated for the next...
Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Partners with Spacecoin on Satellite-Powered DeFi
World Liberty Financial, the Trump‑family‑linked crypto firm, announced a strategic partnership with Spacecoin that includes a token swap linking their ecosystems. Spacecoin has launched three low‑Earth‑orbit satellites to deliver permissionless internet to remote, underserved communities. The collaboration aims to enable...
Stablecoins Could Reach 20% of Bank Deposits in Some Emerging Markets: S& P Global
S&P Global Ratings projects that foreign‑currency stablecoins could surge to $730 billion across 45 emerging‑market economies, up from roughly $70 billion today. In its most aggressive scenario, stablecoins would account for 10‑20% of bank deposits in the 15 countries where inflation erodes...
Bitcoin Hits Federal Reserve’s 2026 Stress Tests, Creating a Massive Capital Risk for Banks
The Federal Reserve’s 2026 supervisory stress‑test proposal still omits Bitcoin, but rising bank exposure through custody, ETFs, and derivatives could make the cryptocurrency a material risk factor. Pierre Rochard’s call to add Bitcoin highlights four criteria—materiality, repeatability, balance‑sheet mapping, and...
Crypto for Advisors: Will 2026 Be the Year of Crypto Regulation?
U.S. policymakers have reached bipartisan agreement on core crypto market‑structure reforms, shifting focus from intent to implementation in 2026. The proposed framework treats non‑security tokens as commodities for secondary trading while retaining SEC oversight of fundraising activities. Regulators aim to...
Bitcoin in a Deep Bear Market Against Gold, History Suggests Downside May Persist
Bitcoin has fallen 55% against gold since its December 2024 peak, dragging the BTC‑to‑gold ratio down to 18.46. Gold is near record highs, up roughly 12% year‑to‑date, while Bitcoin is barely positive and remains under $89,000. The ratio sits about 17%...
Solana Seeker Token SKR Jumps 300% on First Day of Trading
Solana Mobile’s Seeker token (SKR) surged more than 300% in its first 24 hours of trading, reaching $0.049 and a market cap above $265 million. The airdrop, open to over 100,000 phone owners and 188 developers, distributes SKR through the device’s...
Crypto Regulation to Become Global Reality This Year, PwC Says
PwC’s 2026 Global Crypto Regulation Report predicts that 2026 will see crypto rules solidify worldwide as draft legislation becomes law. Jurisdictions with transparent frameworks, such as the EU under MiCA, the UK’s FSMA‑based regime, and emerging hubs in the UAE...
Tokenization Firm Superstate Raises $82.5 Million to Bring Wall Street Onchain
Superstate, a tokenization startup founded by DeFi veteran Robert Leshner, closed a $82.5 million Series B round led by Bain Capital Crypto. The capital will fund its Opening Bell platform, which lets SEC‑registered firms issue digital shares and run shareholder processes on public...
The Base Token Should Give Holders Voting Power over Coinbase Itself
Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum‑based layer‑2, is reportedly planning a native token that could grant holders direct voting power over Coinbase itself. The proposal envisions a Base Foundation acquiring up to 50% of COIN shares, turning the token into an on‑chain proxy...