XRP volume is exploding in Korea because it exploits a specific gap in the country’s spot-only exchange laws
XRP has become the default trading chip of South Korea, bypassing Bitcoin and Ethereum to dominate the country’s high-velocity retail market. While institutional capital worldwide typically gravitates toward Bitcoin as a store of value, South Korean trading patterns tell a different
Bitcoin difficulty just retreated, but a more critical “survival metric” signals the mining sector is bleeding out
Bitcoin’s first difficulty adjustment of 2026 was anything but dramatic. The network nudged the dial down to about 146.4 trillion, a pretty small retreat after the late-2025 grind higher. Graph showing Bitcoin's mining difficulty from Oct. 14, 2025, to Jan. 14,
Why writing open-source code is suddenly an existential risk, and the five-page bill designed to fix it
Two senators have introduced a short bill with an unusually big ambition: to stop US law from treating people who write and publish blockchain software as if they were running a shadow payments company. The proposal, titled the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty
Bitcoin’s next major move hinges on a $63 billion “fallen angel” signal that most investors are completely ignoring
Corporate credit quality is deteriorating beneath a surface that looks deceptively calm. JPMorgan tallied roughly $55 billion in US corporate bonds that slid from investment-grade to junk status in 2025, the so-called “fallen angels.” At the same time, only $10 billion
Why a record 13M crypto projects are now dead as Bitcoin critics still claim “anyone can launch a token”
Bitcoin developer, Jameson Lopp, posted a simple observation days after CoinGecko published its 2025 dead coins report. Ignorant folks claim that Bitcoin isn't scarce because anyone can launch their
Bitcoin’s “quantum” death sentence is causing a Wall Street rift, but the fix is already hidden in the code
The consensus that Bitcoin has matured into “digital gold” faces a new fracture line on Wall Street, one that has little to do with daily price volatility and everything to do with the distant future of computing. Two prominent strategists named
The US government just caved to a crypto exchange pulling support for legislation that changes everything for investors
The US crypto industry believed it stood on the precipice of securing the regulatory legitimacy it has pursued for a decade, but the political ground has suddenly shifted beneath it. On Jan. 14, Sen. Tim Scott, the chair of the Senate
Crypto futures legitimized by CME with Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar addition, but retail traders face a massive catch
The era of the crypto industry being seen as a two-asset town is officially over at the world’s largest derivatives marketplace. On Jan. 15, CME Group announced plans to launch futures contracts for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM) on
Bitcoin demand is breaking out, but dealers are mechanically forcing stability: Here is the exact price the dam cracks
Bitcoin is now trading around near $96,000 as spot ETF inflows and options market positioning exert opposing mechanical forces on price behavior. The current price sits just outside a range between roughly $90,000 and $94,000, a band that has persisted despite
SEC Chair predicts 2-year timeline to put US fully on chain but the real $12.6 trillion opportunity isn’t equities
SEC Chair Paul Atkins told Fox Business in December that he expects US financial markets to move on-chain “in a couple of years.” The statement landed somewhere between prophecy and policy directive, especially coming from the architect of “Project Crypto,”
Why Wall Street refuses to sell Bitcoin – and actually bought way more – even while losing 25% of its value
Institutional investment managers increased their allocations to US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during the fourth quarter of 2025, despite the asset suffering a sharp price correction that shaved nearly a quarter off its market value. The divergence between rising share counts
Bitcoin ignored Trump’s latest 25% tariff threat, but the $19B liquidation ghost from October is quietly resetting in the shadows
President Donald Trump declared on Jan. 12 that the US would impose a 25% tariff on any country conducting business with Iran, “effective immediately,” via Truth Social. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped briefly below $91,000, then recovered above $92,000 within hours. No liquidation
Data reveals the new “sweet spot” for crypto in your portfolio as financial advisors flip aggressive on Bitcoin
Financial advisors held crypto allocations below 1% for years, treating Bitcoin as a speculative footnote rather than a portfolio component. That era is ending. According to Bitwise and VettaFi's 2026 benchmark survey, 47% of advisor portfolios with crypto exposure now allocate
Crypto yields expose the exact amount banks are underpaying you, and why they want Congress to ban it
While Congress pushes ahead with the CLARITY Act, the unfinished fight over how the U.S. draws the line between “crypto” and “securities” is spilling into public view, and into a familiar blame game. Online, critics argue the bill’s structure could hardwire
Bitcoin just wiped out $600 million in bets, triggering a “mechanical” loop that forces prices toward $100k
Bitcoin’s price rallied above $95,000 during the last 24 hours, signalling a definitive shift in market structure rather than a simple volatility spike. According to CryptoSlate's data, the top crypto rose by more than 3% to reach a high of over
Ethereum faces a dangerous 40-day deadlock after BitMine’s aggressive staking forces a historic liquidity squeeze
BitMine, the largest corporate holder of Ethereum, has successfully staked 1.53 million ETH, a position valued at more than $5 billion. This massive allocation captures approximately 4% of all staked ETH and has effectively forced the network into a new phase
Bitcoin is walking into a perfect setup for a long-term bull run but first faces a brutal 72-hour gauntlet
Bitcoin investors are bracing for a rare convergence of market forces this week, walking into a gauntlet of three distinct macro and policy catalysts packed into a single 72-hour window. The catalysts include the release of December’s Consumer Price Index (CPI)
The US Senate could wipe out $6 billion in crypto rewards this week by closing one specific loophole
The GENIUS Act banned issuer-paid yield, but the Senate markup fight is whether exchanges can keep routing rewards around that restriction, and the answer could decide who controls $6 billion in annual incentives. Senate Banking is scheduled to consider the CLARITY