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- Fed Chair nominee Warsh views bitcoin as “good policeman for policy” President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve on Friday, selecting a candidate who views bitcoin as a strategic tool for central banks rather than a threat to the financial system or a competitor to the dollar. Warsh noted in a Hoover Institution interview last year that price movements can indicate when the Federal Reserve is mismanaging the economy or ignoring inflation signals. “I think it can often be a very good policeman for policy,” Warsh said. Trump announced the selection on Truth Social, praising Warsh’s previous tenure on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and his background in economics and finance. Warsh, a...

Morning Minute: Washington Just Gave Crypto the Green Light GM! Today’s top news: 🏛️ Washington Just Gave Crypto the Green Light Despite some nasty price action—yesterday was a big day for crypto policy in the US. What Happened Two major developments hit Washington yesterday. First, the regulators. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Mike Selig held a joint “harmonization” event at CFTC headquarters, officially launching “Project Crypto” - the most ambitious inter-agency coordination effort on digital assets in a generation. Atkins said “the time is right” for retirement plans including 401(k)s to include crypto. CFTC Chair Selig then laid out an aggressive agenda: rules for tokenized collateral, onshoring perpetuals...

- Crypto markets remain volatile heading into the weekend, with sharp price swings reshaping short-term outlooks across major altcoins. As investors react to broader market uncertainty, identifying assets at key technical levels becomes critical. BeInCrypto has analyzed three such altcoins that could be reaching critical points going into the weekend. Dogecoin (DOGE) Dogecoin price has dropped 32% over the past two weeks, reaching $0.114 at the time of writing. The meme coin is holding slightly above the $0.113 support level. This move marks a three-month low, reflecting sustained selling pressure and weak short-term demand. DOGE requires close monitoring due to its strong correlation with Bitcoin. The correlation coefficient...

- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is having one of those periods that make even its evangelists a bit tense. It's down by 17% over the last 12 months as I write this and 22% over the last three months. It seems to sink no matter what the headlines are saying about politics, the economy, or international relations. Sentiment about the coin hasn't been this bad in years. But none of that will stop me from buying even more of it. Here's why. The supply story isn't affected by headlines The short-term mechanism of Bitcoin getting beaten down is quite simple. For the last 12 months, there's been a new problem every week or so. In that period, the market has been perpetually repricing the coin relative to the latest geopolitical conflicts, tariff...

- Why Is Crypto Down Today? – January 30, 2026 The crypto market is down today. It fell 5.8% over the past 24 hours, below $3 trillion, now standing at $2.89 trillion. Significantly, 97 of the top 100 coins saw their prices decrease in this period. The total crypto trading volume stands at $207 billion, notably higher than in the previous days. TLDR: Crypto market cap is down 5.8% on Friday morning (UTC); 97 of the top 100 coins and all top 10 coins have gone down; BTC decreased by 6.5% to $82,389, and ETH fell 7.9% to $2,721; Bitcoin saw a wave of long liquidations, pushing the price down; This dip below $83,500 could lead to a retest of the November low around $80,000; Arthur Hayes linked BTC’s pullback to a sharp contraction in...

- Only yesterday, we explained how Donald Trump runs his White House like a reality TV competition. Nominees for high office are turned into contestants vying for his approval, and the frontrunner could switch at any minute. Lo and behold, that’s exactly what’s happened in the race to become the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. BlackRock’s Rick Rieder had been regarded as the favorite, but that suddenly changed late on Thursday. Odds from the prediction market Kalshi had suggested Rieder had a 41% chance of securing the nomination — but just 12 hours later, this had crumbled to an extremely unlikely 5%. Over the same period, Kevin Warsh’s star has risen substantially. The latest figures suggest he now has a 93% chance of being...

Key Takeaways The Senate Agriculture Committee has advanced its portion of the Crypto Clarity Bill, formally known as the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act (DCIA), in a razor-thin 12-11 vote. The vote fell strictly along party lines, with all Republicans supporting the measure and all Democrats opposing it. First Approval for Market Structure Bill This marks the first time a crypto market structure bill has cleared a Senate committee — a milestone celebrated by industry leaders. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong credited bipartisan efforts despite the partisan outcome. Democrats raised concerns over ethics, potential conflicts of interest tied to President Donald Trump’s family crypto ventures, weakened investor safeguards, and...

- Is Bitcoin Still "Digital Gold"? A store of value, which is to say, an asset that investors can count on to have at least roughly as much purchasing power in the future as it holds today, tends to be something that earns the title the hard way. It has to remain valuable even when the world gets weird and bad, and it has to keep its footing when other assets are going haywire. Hence why gold is the canonical store of value; it has an incredibly long history of having a relatively consistent amount of purchasing power per ounce. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been auditioning during the last few years for the digital gold role, and there are indeed some similarities between it and the precious metal. But its behavior in 2025 and early...

- Fascinating Report Exposes New Trends in UK Crypto Ownership The Financial Conduct Authority has released detailed research into crypto ownership across the UK, revealing some intriguing statistics. Despite Bitcoin trading well above $110,000 when thousands of Britons were polled, there's been a sharp decline in the number of consumers investing in digital assets. Back in 2024, approximately 12% of the adult population invested in crypto — equating to about seven million people. The latest study shows this has now reduced by a third to 8%, or 4.6 million people. Although this might seem unfavorable for crypto, there's nuance in the numbers. The FCA notes that ownership has doubled since 2021. Additionally, among investors who...

- Bitcoin rightly gets attention as the original cryptocurrency, but investors shouldn't forget Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). It may come as a surprise that the dog-themed digital asset was born as far back as 2013. It's actually one of the early members of this new asset class, and it has clearly stayed relevant for a long time. Looking at this meme token with a 10-year time horizon, should investors buy, hold, or avoid Dogecoin? A downward trend with extreme volatility Investors who follow the crypto market know just how volatile things can get. Dogecoin is the perfect example of the industry's wild ups and downs, which can make owning these assets extremely difficult. As of Jan. 26, Dogecoin is trading a gut-wrenching 82% below its...

- U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) notched a massive $817 million net outflow on Thursday, as the leading cryptocurrency’s price plummeted to a nine-month low. The exodus was led by BlackRock’s IBIT, which saw $317.81 million in redemptions—a figure higher than the combined outflows of Fidelity’s FBTC ($168.05M) and Grayscale’s GBTC ($119.44M). Bitcoin’s price crash The price drop and ETF outflows were driven by a confluence of policy shifts and disappointing corporate data. This includes the looming announcement of a new Federal Reserve Chair—with speculation centering on Kevin Warsh—and a spillover effect from the equity markets. Users on prediction market Myriad have sharply repriced their outlook after Thursday’s...

- Crypto tax in 2026 could be one of the scariest on record. In 2026, crypto taxes will become a defining factor in where capital, founders, and even entire communities decide to live. The clearest warning sign right now is Europe. Currently, there’s a proposal for a 36% tax on unrealized gains in the Netherlands. It hasn’t yet passed the vote, but there is already significant support in Amsterdam for some to “pay their fair share.” You would owe taxes on paper profits even if you never sold. You could easily retire 10 to 20 years early if you invested smartly, combined with a job. That might be over for crypto investors if this new rule comes into effect. How are they going to stop all the wealth escaping the country? Who is going...

- It’s easy to think fintech has simplified finance, and in many ways, it has. Digital platforms make transactions feel faster and trading more convenient in an increasingly online world. But much of that speed is only on the surface. Banks still take days to settle many transactions, and the back-end systems have barely changed. What has changed is how customers interact with the financial system, not how the system itself operates. Cryptocurrency breaks from this model because these assets were built for a digital environment from the start, using infrastructure designed for direct and rapid settlement. That distinction has drawn Wall Street’s attention, but regulatory uncertainty continues to weigh on the sector. In the US...

The Bitcoin experiment is over. Thank you, Mr. President. You’re all holding Beanie Babies now. Buy silver. Buy gold. At least this is how crypto Twitter and Reddit are reacting. The real fear – and for some, hope – is that Bitcoin will be affordable again within your lifetime. CoinGecko screens worldwide lit up red as Bitcoin knifed down to $81,000, and the market broke in seconds. More than $1.68 Bn in leveraged positions vanished in a single day, a rapid unwind that caught traders flat-footed and overexposed. Around 267,000 accounts were liquidated, with longs making up roughly 93% of the damage. This was not panic selling but leverage snapping under its own weight. Bitcoin absorbed about $780 Mn of the losses and Ethereum another...

- Better Crypto Buy: Bitcoin vs. Ethereum The two most popular cryptocurrencies -- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) -- are trading well below their all-time highs from just a few months ago. Bitcoin is down about 30% from its all-time high of $126,198 in October, while Ethereum is down roughly 40% from its all-time high of $4,954 in August. Based on these deeply discounted prices, both Bitcoin and Ethereum look like tremendous bargains right now. But which one is the better buy? Higher upside potential First and most importantly, Bitcoin has more upside potential than Ethereum. According to a recent roundup of price predictions, crypto industry insiders still think that there's a realistic chance for Bitcoin to hit...

- Innovation has been a key part of SoFi Technologies' incredible success. The thriving fintech enterprise is always thinking ahead in an effort to provide its 12.6 million members with new ways to handle their finances. That philosophy has driven huge revenue growth over the years. The digital banking powerhouse recently proved its product development prowess. In a related way, that move might demonstrate that the ultimate cryptocurrency has a clear use case. Using the Lightning network to send money across borders In August last year, SoFi announced a partnership with payments start-up Lightspark to provide cheap and fast cross-border payments capabilities using Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) directly within the SoFi app. Founded in 2022...

Crypto markets opened Friday in a darker mood as the Crypto Fear and Greed Index slid to 16, back in “Extreme Fear” territory and down from 26 a day earlier. The gauge last printed 16 on Dec. 19, 2025, suggesting sentiment has slipped to a one-month low. Bitcoin dropped about 7% to around $82,000 as traders digested fresh US political noise, including reports that President Donald Trump will nominate former Federal Reserve Board member Kevin Warsh to replace current Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Trump said late Thursday he would name his nominee on Friday morning, a day after lambasting Powell and the Fed for not choosing to reduce rates. Long Liquidations Surge As Leverage Unwinds Across Crypto The sell-off also forced a broad unwind in...

- Just about every major cryptocurrency is in the red during the past 90 days, and even some formerly high-flying cryptocurrencies are well off their all-time highs from just a few months ago. So, against this backdrop, what's the best cryptocurrency to buy with $500 right now? The answer should not be surprising. It's still Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), and it's not even close. Bitcoin vs. the crypto market Let's zoom out and take a look at the overall crypto market during the past three month. During that time period, Bitcoin is down about 20%. That's obviously of major concern, but just consider the following: just 26 of the top 100 cryptocurrencies in the world have fared better than Bitcoin during that time period. Ethereum (CRYPTO...

- Bitcoin price fell more than 10% from its late-January highs, briefly dropping below $81,000 before stabilizing above $82,300. In just 24 hours, the market recorded over $1.7 billion in liquidations, with Bitcoin accounting for nearly $800 million in long liquidations. BTC price is still down over 6%, day-on-day. Most traders blamed leverage. But the data shows that derivatives did not start this crash. They only accelerated it. The real breakdown began earlier, near a critical on-chain and structural zone. Heavy Volume, Broken Support, and the $84,600 Trap The first warning came from the daily chart. Bitcoin printed its largest red volume candle since early December. A red volume candle means aggressive selling pressure, where...

- Binance announced it will convert its $1 billion SAFU fund from stablecoins to Bitcoin reserves within 30 days, responding to mounting community criticism that intensified after prominent Wall Street investor Cathie Wood publicly attributed recent market weakness to a Binance-related deleveraging event. The exchange pledged to maintain the fund’s value at $1 billion through regular rebalancing, replenishing it with additional Bitcoin if price fluctuations push the fund below $800 million. The move comes as Binance faces its most significant reputational challenge since the October 10 crash, with critics across English and Chinese-speaking communities demanding that the exchange use profits to build Bitcoin reserves and support the...