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- Bitcoin held steady as gold and silver prices collapsed on Friday—one day after BTC and other crypto assets fell sharply while precious metals posted gains. Gold has fallen nearly 9% on Friday to $4,877 per ounce, while silver has plunged 28% to $82 per ounce during the New York trading session. Compare that to Bitcoin, which has edged up 0.2% on the day to $83,873. The CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index, or GVZCLS, has surged to 46.02, which is the highest it's been since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic in March 2020. The Cboe Silver ETF Volatility Index peaked at 123.03 on Friday, which is the highest it's ever been since it was launched in 2011. The sudden move is likely a sign that...

- Crypto Twitter is angry again. This time, the target is familiar: Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, and its co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). Over the past few days, major allegations have taken over Twitter (or X) timelines, with some users calling him “a scammer” and demanding he be “sent back to prison.” So what is actually behind the latest accusations, and how much of it is supported by verifiable evidence? The October Market Crash: What Happened? One of the most serious allegations facing Binance dates back to October, during what later became known as “Crypto Black Friday.” On October 10, US President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs and export controls targeting China. The announcement immediately rattled...

- It's been a rough year for cryptocurrency investors. While stock prices continue to skyrocket, mainstream crypto tokens and altcoins alike are experiencing downward pressure to begin the new year. While overpronounced selling can sometimes become an opportunity to buy the dip, let's explore why popular tokens XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) could be falling knives in the making for 2026. 1. XRP Last year, XRP's price had climbed as high as 71% — only to end the year down 10%. What in the world happened? XRP's issuer, financial technology firm Ripple, had been stuck in a years-long contest with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). At its core, regulators and Ripple were arguing over whether the sale of an...

- XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), the native token of the XRP Ledger, lost more than 40% of its value over the past 12 months. It's still a speculative altcoin that could stay volatile for the foreseeable future, but it might be worth a modest $50 bet right now for a few simple reasons. What is XRP? The founders of Ripple Labs, a fintech company that specializes in blockchain-based payments, launched XRP in 2012 after pre-minting its entire supply of 100 billion tokens. It can't be actively mined like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) or staked like Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). XRP is mainly used as a bridge currency to accelerate transactions across Ripple's network as a faster alternative to traditional SWIFT transfers. In 2020, the Securities and Exchange...

- 2 Important Changes Coming to Cryptocurrency Trading in 2026 In recent years, the cryptocurrency market has expanded from a niche, loosely regulated market to a mainstream market subject to much tighter rules and regulations. Many of the market's smaller meme coins have also fizzled out as blue chip tokens -- such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) -- rose to the top. So if you're interested in trading cryptocurrencies this year, you should be mindful of these two upcoming changes. First, U.S. senators recently drafted a complete regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency market. If signed into law, it would clearly define which crypto tokens are securities, commodities, or other investments, and allow the Commodity...

- Amboss Technologies launched RailsX, a Lightning-native, peer-to-peer (P2P) decentralized exchange, at the PlanB Forum in El Salvador on Jan. 30, 2026. Unlike other exchanges that build separate protocol layers, RailsX executes trades entirely via the Lightning Network. Transactions work as circular self-payments: funds route through existing Lightning channels, exchange assets atomically, then loop back to the sender. This eliminates custodial intermediaries and cross-chain bridge risks while maintaining Bitcoin’s security model. “RailsX represents the next unstoppable step in Bitcoin’s evolution, delivering true financial freedom to users worldwide through scalable P2P trading in self-custody,” Jesse Shrader, CEO of Amboss...

- Key Takeaways What can shake bitcoin out of its rut? That's the question on crypto traders' minds these days. The price of the world's largest cryptocurrency has fallen year-to-date, deflating early January hopes of a turnaround. Bitcoin broke below the $85,000 level this week and appears headed toward lows not seen since April; even signs of good news aren't helping, with the coin recently trading at around $83,000. Neither billions of dollars of purchases by a Bitcoin whale, nor recent developments with a key crypto industry bill, have restored bullish energy. Gold is the star for investors seeking hedges these days. President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh, a bitcoin supporter, as the next Fed chair, does not appear...

- As of this writing on Jan. 28, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) trades at $89,350 per digital coin. It has hovered at this level since Jan. 21, down from an all-time high of $126,198 last October. This retreat could be the start of the next crypto winter, with lower Bitcoin prices and struggling altcoins in store for the next couple of years. Things could be different this time, though -- maybe I'm looking at a temporary drawdown before the crypto market takes off again. And maybe (just maybe) it's the harbinger of a deeper crypto dip and the end of cryptocurrency investing as you know it. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor...

- January has been a volatile month for crypto, with early-month gains followed by a sharp late-month sell-off. Several major tokens erased weeks of progress in days. Amid this uncertainty, crypto whales in February are positioning around three assets showing early reversal signals. On-chain data points to rising accumulation where selling pressure is fading and bullish divergence patterns are forming or nearing confirmation. This suggests large wallets are preparing for selective rebounds rather than chasing short-term momentum. Shiba Inu (SHIB) Shiba Inu is one of the more surprising names showing crypto whale activity heading into February. Despite a weak January for most altcoins, SHIB is up about 3.3% over the past 30 days...

- Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced one of the biggest one-day reversals of the year on January 29, as investors pulled out nearly $818 million from U.S.-based products as the Bitcoin price dropped to its lowest spot in nine months. Sosovalue data shows that spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net daily outflows of $817.87 million on January 29, erasing gains from earlier in the month and pushing January into negative territory overall. Despite the heavy withdrawals, cumulative net inflows since the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs remained substantial at $55.52 billion, showing how large the market has grown even amid recent volatility. IBIT Leads Daily Bitcoin ETF Outflows as January Turns Negative BlackRock’s iShares...

- Weekly Crypto Regulation Roundup: Trump Taps Fed Pick and SEC Issues Tokenization Warning Washington’s crypto policy machine is shifting gears again. This week’s regulatory headlines show a familiar tension: lawmakers and agencies are inching toward clearer rules, but the path remains messy, politicized, and deeply intertwined with broader financial power struggles. From a surprise Federal Reserve nomination to fresh Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warnings on tokenization, the week offered a snapshot of where U.S. crypto regulation is heading in 2026—and what still stands in the way. Trump’s Fed Pick Indicates a Bitcoin-Friendly Tilt President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that he intends to nominate Kevin Warsh as...

- Blank Check Firm Linked to Crypto Exchange Kraken Raises $345 Million in Upsized IPO KRAKacquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) linked to crypto exchange Kraken, raised $345 million in the completion of its upsized IPO this week. The firm—which trades as KRAQU on the Nasdaq—sold 34,500,000 shares at $10 each, with an additional 4,500,000 shares purchased as part of an overallotment. It initially intended to sell 25 million shares when its registration statement was filed earlier this month. The "blank check" firm is intended to merge or enter into a business combination with an existing entity, but said it has not yet had any “substantive discussions” with a potential target. “While we may pursue an...

- During the coronavirus pandemic, some of my acquaintances feared they would get laid off and were exploring different revenue streams. Those interested in innovative methods were quickly drawn to Bitcoin (BTC) mining. Bitcoin mining is the process of using specialized computing hardware to solve complex cryptographic functions so that you can verify and add blocks containing BTC transactions to the chain. In exchange for adding blocks and securing the Bitcoin network, miners receive rewards in the form of BTC. When rewards were high, some of my acquaintances bought specialized hardware to mine Bitcoin; some even hustled on their smartphones. Back then, it was a profitable venture and drew tech enthusiasts looking for rewards...

- Trump selects pro-crypto candidate to lead Federal Reserve It’s not every day the Federal Reserve chair pick becomes the headline catalyst for crypto, but here we are. After a brutal, leveraged sell-off across digital assets, traders are now re-pricing what the next chapter at the US central bank might look like. And this time, the name at the centre of it is Kevin Warsh. Trump taps crypto-friendly face to lead Fed President Donald Trump said on Jan. 30 that he will nominate former Fed governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair when Powell’s term ends in May. Trump announced the decision in a post on Truth Social. Warsh, who previously served on the Fed’s Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011, lands on the market’s...

- What Trump’s Fed Pick Kevin Warsh Means for Crypto U.S. President Donald Trump nominated financier and former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Chair of the country's central bank on Friday, a choice that lands as cryptocurrency markets slide and investors reassess the outlook for interest rates. Announcing the pick on Truth Social, Trump praised Warsh’s credentials and record, calling him a future “GREAT Fed Chairman” and signaling an end to months of public conflict with Powell. The president has repeatedly criticized the Fed chair over interest-rate policy and the cost of the central bank’s headquarters renovation, even after the Fed delivered a series of rate cuts late last year. The nomination...

- Bitcoin Traders See Nearly Even Odds for $69K Drop or $100K Recovery For the first time in almost two months, Myriad users doubted that Bitcoin will see $100,000 before it dumps to $69,000. Users on the prediction market platform now see nearly even odds that Bitcoin will keep falling as they do that BTC will climb back into six-digit territory. The odds have fluctuated near the 50-50 mark over the past 24 hours, leaning towards the negative move at multiple points. As of this writing, predictors give a slight edge to a rebound, giving it a 51.6% likelihood. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was changing hands for $82,927 after having dropped nearly 2% in the past day. Markets were rattled yesterday when the U.S. Senate blocked a...

- Who Is Trump’s Fed Chair Pick Kevin Warsh, And Is He Good for Crypto? President Donald Trump has named Kevin Warsh as his pick for the next Chair of the US Federal Reserve, setting up a leadership change at the world’s most powerful central bank in May 2026. The nomination comes at a fragile moment. Inflation remains sticky, markets are jittery, and crypto is already under pressure from macro uncertainty. The choice of Fed chair now matters more than at any point since the pandemic. So who is Kevin Warsh, how does he differ from Jerome Powell, and what could his appointment mean for interest rates — and for crypto markets in the second half of 2026? Who Is Kevin Warsh? Kevin Warsh is not an outsider to the Federal Reserve. His...

- The quantum computing threat to Bitcoin has been moving from “distant” and “eventually” to “possibly within a planning horizon.” The real question here is, could cryptography timelines compress faster than the industry expects? Analysts and market commentary continue to frame the issue as one of preparedness rather than panic. But it is safe to say that the work to mitigate any Q-day risks needs to start right away. “qLABS technology makes quantum-resistant cryptography compatible with the existing chains. Uniting proprietary zero-knowledge proof engine with NIST-approved post-quantum algorithms, qLABS enables faster and cheaper migration for Layer 1 chains as well as superior level chain performance,” said the qLabs team. How...

- Largest crypto exchange announces surprising plan after Bitcoin crashes Investors globally are still trying to process what happened on Jan. 29. The Thursday sell-off, triggered by a cocktail of reasons, has pushed market sentiments and prices to new lows. Crypto greed and fear index is back to 16 (Extreme Fear) after briefly managing to come up to 26 (Fear) just earlier this week. Amid the panic, Binance has stepped up to address the future market volatilities with a new floor plan of sorts for Bitcoin (BTC). Why did the market crash? First, let's try to dig into what happened on Jan. 29, especially with King Crypto. Bitcoin first slipped, then began crashing violently, dragging down all its peers with it. On the other side of...

- qLabs Fires First Shot in Quantum Crypto Race — Can Coinbase Catch Up? The rapid progress of quantum computing is forcing the cryptocurrency industry to confront the problem that has long been treated as theoretical. Blockchains that secure trillions of dollars in value rely on cryptographic systems such as elliptic curve signatures, which are considered safe today but widely expected to fail once sufficiently powerful quantum machines arrive. While timelines remain debated, the direction is no longer in doubt, and preparation is increasingly shifting from academic discussion to early deployment. Against that backdrop, qLABS, a crypto-focused foundation working on post-quantum cryptography infrastructure, prepares to launch its...