Tom Lee’s BitMine Just Made Its Biggest ETH Buy Ever
Yesterday, on January 26, Tom Lee-backed BitMine made its largest-ever Ethereum purchase, adding aggressively to its ETH holdings. Replicating Strategy’s plan, BitMine has been aggressively buying ETH over the last few months. As of late January 2026, the company is the largest holder of ETH among all public firms. The ETH USD price reacted positively […]
Australian Court Slaps Crypto Firm With Fine Over Misleading Claims
Unfortunately, crypto cannot thrive without regulation. Compliance with existing laws provides the necessary plumbing for growth and smooth operations. The US and Europe are keen on drafting laws to regulate this multi-trillion-dollar industry, and regulators across the world now move faster and hit harder when marketing crosses the line. Recently, an Australian federal court fined […]
Tether Is Buying More Gold: Why USDT Reserve Is Shifting
Tether reportedly built a massive physical gold reserve position as part of its reserve strategy. The company added roughly 27 metric tons of gold in the final quarter of 2025, bringing its total holdings to around 520,000 ounces. The position is valued at approximately $12.9 billion and represents about 7% of the assets backing USDT’s […]
Crypto Market News Today, January 28: USD Index Dropping as We Wait For FOMC Results, Bitcoin to Follow Gold?
Today, crypto markets are stuck in an awkward pause with so much fud-toned news. Bitcoin USD price is holding its breath, the gold chart keeps running, and each one of us is glued to the incoming FOMC news. With the dollar losing altitude, risk assets are recalibrating. Under the surface, Polymarket bettors are assigning nearly […]
Bitget Appoints New EU CEO to Lead Austria Headquarters and European Expansion
Crypto exchange Bitget has appointed Oliver Stauber as CEO of Bitget EU as the company advances plans to establish its European headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The move comes as Bitget positions itself for operations under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) which introduces a more harmonized framework for governance across the bloc. Bitget […]
OKX Launches Mastercard-Powered Card in Europe for Stablecoin Spending
Crypto exchange OKX has launched OKX Pay and the OKX Card in Europe, introducing what it describes as a compliant way for users to spend stablecoins on everyday purchases across the European Union. Key Takeaways: OKX has launched OKX Pay and a Mastercard-backed card in Europe to enable everyday stablecoin spending. The product converts stablecoins […]
Solana Meme Coin Season Back? Pump.fun Activity Soars As PUMP Spikes 34%
Is the Solana meme coin season back? As is well known, Solana is the primary host of meme coin activity, and SOL is very sensitive to this trend. In the last SOL USD bull run in 2024, the explosion of meme coin trading on Raydium, a DEX on Solana, pushed the coin as high as […]
Ethereum’s New ERC-8004 Lets AI Agents Work Anywhere – Is This the Future?
Ethereum is positioning itself as the settlement layer for autonomous AI systems with the imminent mainnet launch of ERC-8004, a new standard that gives artificial intelligence agents portable identities and verifiable reputations across organizations. The protocol addresses a fundamental trust gap in AI interactions by creating blockchain-based mechanisms for discovery and validation that enable agents […]
Are Stablecoins Quietly Draining Banks? Standard Chartered Thinks So
For decades, bank deposits have been one of the quiet foundations of the financial system, supplying lenders with the low-cost funding needed to extend credit and support economic growth. Standard Chartered believes the risk of stablecoin slowly pulling money out of traditional accounts is real, even if it is unfolding gradually. In a recent analysis […]
Vitalik Made $70K Betting Against “Crazy Things” on Polymarket – Here’s How
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed he earned $70,000 on prediction market platform Polymarket last year through what he calls “anti-insanity mode,” a strategy of betting against irrational market frenzy. The disclosure came during an extensive interview with Foresight News in Chiang Mai, where Buterin outlined his growing concerns that crypto applications are diverging from their […]
Is This Bitcoin Price “Coma” A Victory Lap in Disguise?
Everyone thought the Bitcoin price would “moon shoot” in Q4 2025. It didn’t. For the first time in a very long time, BTC USD prices closed the quarter in red. While there have been positive developments since then, nothing has yet emerged to save the bulls by pushing “digital gold” above the elusive $100,000 mark. […]
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC vs Silver Breakdown Turns Ugly – Why Traders Are Calling This ‘Insane’
Bitcoin is steady around $89,300, but traders are shifting their attention away from short-term price moves. The main issue now is that Bitcoin is falling behind silver, which has jumped to record highs above $117 per ounce. This growing gap is changing how investors view momentum. Silver is drawing in capital as a hard-asset hedge, […]