Canadian Hacker Steals $65M, Disappears From Custody — What Happened?
A 22-year-old Canadian crypto hacker who allegedly defrauded two DeFi protocols of $65 million has vanished from custody after being arrested in Serbia. Andean Medjedovic, a Hamilton native with a master’s degree in pure mathematics earned at age 18, now faces charges in multiple jurisdictions, with his whereabouts remaining unknown. This week, a criminal indictment […]
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 […]
Solana Could Reach $1,600+ Within Five Years, Bitwise CIO Says
Matt Hougan, the chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset Management, said he thinks Solana could plausibly become a trillion-dollar asset within five years—an outcome that would roughly translate into a ~$1,600 SOL price on a simple market-cap-per-token basis, depending on circulating supply. Hougan made the remarks on the Jan. 29 episode of When Shift Happens, […]
Crypto Expert Says The Bitcoin Cycle Is Already Over, Here’s Why
Questions are already surfacing over whether Bitcoin is still in the expansion phase that many market participants assume it is. However, a crypto expert opted for a conservative stance, arguing that when Bitcoin is analyzed through traditional cycle theory and macroeconomic indicators, the primary cycle may already be complete. This crypto expert, Tony Severino, challenged […]
XRP-linked Ripple rolls out treasury platform after $1 billion GTreasury deal
New product lets companies manage cash, stablecoins and tokenized funds in one system, cutting cross-border settlement times from days to seconds.
Bybit Confirms February Launch of My Bank Retail Banking Service With Personal IBAN Accounts
Crypto exchange Bybit has confirmed plans to launch retail banking services on its platform in February. The company revealed the service during a January 29 online keynote. Bybit plans to launch personal IBAN bank accounts for crypto users in February • The MyBank feature will let users hold, send, and receive fiat currencies with their […]
Pi Network (PI) Price Crash, Ripple’s (XRP) Next Move, and More: Bits Recap Jan 30
The cryptocurrency market experienced another painful correction, with Pi Network (PI) collapsing to a new all-time low. While Ripple’s XRP and Ethereum (ETH) have also been negatively affected, some analysts believe a resurgence is on the horizon. PI Keeps Falling The native token of Pi Network recently tumbled below $0.16, marking its lowest level ever. […]
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs see $1B outflows as crypto market tumbles 6%
US spot Bitcoin ETF flows turned negative for January after a series of outflows this week totaling nearly $1 billion, data from SoSoValue show.
Altcoins outside the top 10 won’t recover when Bitcoin finally rebounds, and here’s why
This is a familiar story for those who have been in crypto for a while. Bitcoin crashes, rebounds, and a few altcoins follow after. Yet, that small- or medium-cap crypto with promising fundamentals never followed through. The question investors won’t say aloud: Why did my token never catch the recovery bid? The answer has less […]
Trump says shutdown deal near, but markets remain on edge
A tentative deal in Washington has eased some shutdown fears, but with key votes still pending, crypto, gold and silver are trading through liquidity jitters and foreign policy risk.
Crypto’s rough day sets giants into ‘plunge protection’ mode
Your day-ahead look for Jan. 30, 2026
President Donald Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
The president confirmed his pick on Friday to replace the incumbent Jerome Powell when his term ends in May.