ECB Warns Europe Can’t Wait for Private Solution as Cash Use Plunges – Is CBDC the Answer?
The European Central Bank’s Piero Cipollone has intensified warnings that Europe cannot afford to delay its digital euro project while waiting for private-sector alternatives, citing cash use collapsing to just 24% of daily transactions by value in 2024, down from 40% five years earlier. In a January 22 interview with El País, the ECB Executive […]
Cardano Price Prediction: Insider Exposes Ethereum Flaw After $4M Hack – Is ADA the Safer Bet Now?
The Cardano price has bounced by 3% in the past 24 hours, with its rise to $0.36 coming as the crypto market regains a $3.115 trillion cap and the S&P 500 hits new a record high. A recent Ethereum-based exploit has highlighted some of Cardano’s relative security advantages. As argued by Cardano community member Dori […]
Bitcoin Breaks Into State Policy As South Dakota Weighs 10% Allocation
South Dakota has a new bill on the table that would let the state put up to 10% of certain public funds into Bitcoin. Reports say Rep. Logan Manhart filed House Bill 1155 this week, restarting an effort that stalled last year. The measure would change state investment rules to give the State Investment Council […]
Coinbase rolls out prediction markets to all U.S. customers
The feature, first announced in December, was built in partnership with U.S.-regulated prediction market operator Kalshi.
HIPPO Holds Above $0.0009463 Support as Price Trades Within Tight Range
HIPPO was trading in the upward direction in the last session because price action indicated controlled recovery in a set range. At report time, HIPPO was traded at $0.001018 with a gain of 3.8 percent in the last 24 hours. Trading activity remained orderly, with price holding above its stated support level. This positioning kept […]
MegaETH mainnet to go live Feb. 9 in major test of ‘real-time’ Ethereum scaling
This follows its October 2025 $450 million token sale that was heavily oversubscribed.
Vitalik Buterin Earns $70,000 Profit on Polymarket Using Anti-Irrationality Strategy
Vitalik Buterin earned around $70,000 last year by trading on the prediction market Polymarket, using a principal of approximately $440,000. Buterin explained that his profit came from what he described as an “anti-insanity mode” strategy, which involves identifying markets driven by extreme irrationality and betting against unlikely outcomes. Politics and Tech Bets According to the […]
Bitcoin in 72 hour danger zone as both historic Supreme Court battle and Fed decision threaten to tank the dollar
Bitcoin has entered a 24–72 hour window in which Federal Reserve messaging, dollar pricing, and an active Supreme Court test tied to Fed independence could set the near-term regime traders apply to the asset. Fed decision and near-term market regime As of the morning of Jan. 28, markets are waiting on the Fed’s first policy […]
Crypto Long & Short: Risk Ratings: DeFi’s Maturity Test
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Marcin Kazmierczak writes on risk ratings and how they are central to capital being deployed on-chain. Then, Andy Baehr says Bitcoin has some ‘splaining to do.
Wall Street giants push back on exemptions for tokenized securities in SEC meeting
Executives and industry groups pressed regulators to apply traditional securities rules to blockchain-based trading, pushing back on exemptions even as DeFi enters the debate.
Hedera Hashgraph Holds Support as HBAR Eyes $0.135 Short-Term Target
Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) is currently holding a key support level as market activity increases. Market analysts are keeping a close eye on the price action of HBAR, as it may rise or fall depending on the current market sentiment and the outcomes of key financial events. Technical levels may play a role in the next
WisdomTree Tokenized Funds Expand to Solana in Multi-Chain Move
WisdomTree tokenized funds have been extended to the Solana network as the asset manager activated its full suite of on-chain products on the network. The move is part of the asset manager’s multi-chain strategy, providing regulated on-chain access to its products via faster settlement infrastructure. The announcement confirms that the asset manager’s tokenized funds in