Crypto Funds Hit by $454M Weekly Exodus as Fed Rate-Cut Hopes Fade
Digital asset investment products recorded a net outflow of $454 million over the past week as investor positioning changed quickly in early January. The market experienced four consecutive days of net withdrawals, which surged to roughly $1.3 billion, erasing the $1.5 billion that entered products during the first two trading days of January. CoinShares attributed […]
Wall Street broker Benchmark says this could be a pivotal week for digital assets
Senate action on market structure legislation could end years of regulatory uncertainty, unlock institutional liquidity and re-rate crypto-linked stocks.
1,566% Surge Nearing: BlockDAG Nears Launch While XRP and Dogecoin Trade Sideways
This week’s market action is drawing a clear line between established cryptocurrencies moving on incremental developments and newer projects entering decisive growth phases. Fresh XRP news has pushed Ripple back into focus after AMINA Bank became the first European institution to activate Ripple Payments, reinforcing confidence in blockchain-based settlements. At the same time, the Dogecoin […]
Ripple’s XRP Tests Historic Support That Sparked Its 2018 Surge
Ripple’s XRP has drawn attention once again following a technical setup that resembles its 2017 market pattern. Now, traders are watching its behavior around a key support level that once triggered a major rally. XRP Returns to 21-Month EMA Support In 2017, XRP broke out from a multi-year triangle, held above the 21-month EMA, and […]
Bitcoin BTC USD Price Jumps Above $90,000 as Fed Chair Pushes Back on Trump Pressure
President Donald Trump wants the Federal Reserve to slash rates, even to zero. That’s the president wish. Last year, he even made it clear that Jerome Powell was not his ideal chair. Trump wants someone to do as the executive wishes. The hindrance is: The Fed is an independent entity and Powell is data-guided, so […]
Dubai Bans Privacy Coins With Monero and Zcash Unbothered by the Crackdown
Dubai just drew a hard line on crypto privacy. On January 12, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) banned privacy tokens and rewrote its crypto approval process. Privacy-focused coins like Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) have surged in response to the news, up +14% and +2% over the past 24 hours, respectively. This move aligns […]
11.5M Crypto Tokens Died in 2025: Why Meme Coins Fail Fast
On Pump.fun and similar platforms, meme coins are continuously churned as if someone is firing a machine gun. Even now, as you read this, there is a funny meme coin being deployed, not to solve a problem but for entertainment. For this reason, it came as no surprise that over 11.5M crypto tokens “died” in […]
Vitalik Buterin Sends Ethereum Stablecoin Warning: ‘What Happens if USD Hyperinflates?’
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned that today’s decentralized stablecoins still fail in ways most users don’t expect and that there is an overreliance on USD-pegged digital assets. In an X reply to MetaLeX founder @lex_node yesterday (January 11), Buterin highlighted three key issues: finding a better index to track than the USD price, building […]
South Korea Lets Companies Buy Crypto as Japan, Hong Kong Pull Back
South Korea has upended nearly a decade of crypto policy by allowing listed companies and professional investors to place part of their balance sheets into digital assets. The shift stands in contrast to tightening rules in Japan and Hong Kong. Asia no longer appears aligned on crypto regulation, and the divergence is becoming clearer. For […]
Crypto Founder Behind ‘Ponzi’ Metaverse Linked to Illegal Drug Bust
A Guardian investigation has uncovered evidence linking Northampton-based crypto entrepreneur Fasial Tariq to what authorities described as the world’s largest illegal weight-loss drug operation. The revelation comes amid a global surge in crypto-related crime, prompting coordinated crackdowns from law enforcement agencies. In late October, enforcement officers raided a red-brick industrial unit in Northampton, seizing thousands […]
Dubai Regulator Bans Privacy Tokens in DIFC Introducing Tighter Crypto Rules
Dubai’s financial regulator has moved to ban privacy-focused cryptocurrencies across the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), citing heightened risks related to anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance. Key Takeaways: Dubai has banned privacy tokens and anonymity tools in the DIFC to align with global AML and sanctions standards. The regulator has tightened stablecoin definitions, excluding algorithmic […]
Gold Rallies While Bitcoin Falters as Fed Pressure Shakes Dollar – Analyst Expects Further Bear
Gold and silver surged during the Asian market open, while Bitcoin struggled to maintain momentum amid escalating tensions between the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Trump administration, triggering a flight to traditional safe havens. The divergence intensified after the Department of Justice’s actions against Fed Chair Jerome Powell sparked concerns about central bank independence, with […]