Rewards for holding bitcoin BTC$89,477.17 are not worth the wild ride anymore. That’s the signal from bitcoin’s Sharpe Ratio, a tool fund managers use to check if an investment’s extra profits (above safe options like U.S. Treasury bills) compensate for volatility risks. The ratio has turned negative for bitcoin, according to data source CryptoQuant, indicating
This week, bitcoin is trading 29% below its all-time high from October, when the bellwether digital asset cleared $126,000 per coin, leaving its most ardent backers to reckon with an uncomfortable reality: precious metals like gold have been stealing the spotlight. Still, plenty of die-hard crypto believers remain convinced that once gold’s run loses steam,
Bitcoin BTC$89,422.03 and the Japanese yen, which have recently moved in near lockstep, traded steady on Friday after Japan reported its first inflation slowdown in four months and the Japanese central bank kept interest rates steady. The headline consumer price index (CPI), which represents the cost ofeveryday stuff, slowed to a 2.1% year-on-year pace in
Bitcoin holders are crossing a psychological threshold not seen in over two years, transitioning from booking profits to losses. The net realized profit/loss, which captures the aggregate gain or loss investors lock in when they move coins on-chain, has slipped into negative territory, suggesting widespread loss-taking is underway. “This is the first time holders realized
Changpeng Zhao, the entrepreneur behind Binance and one of the most influential figures in the cryptocurrency world, has delivered a bold vision of how digital assets could help society adapt to a future shaped by artificial intelligence and automation. In an X post, CZ argued that as AI takes on a growing share of traditional
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Quack AI, an artificial intelligence (AI-Powered) blockchain protocol acting as a universal governance layer for Web3, has disclosed its strategic partnership with Kaia, a high-performance Layer-1 blockchain that focuses on fast finality and gas-abstraction. The primary purpose of this groundbreaking partnership is to make sure fast and user-friendly execution of an AI programme for a
Global digital assets could surge into a $28 trillion market by 2030, driven by accelerating blockchain adoption, bitcoin dominance, and expanding smart contract platforms, according to projections from Ark Investment Management. The Numbers Are Staggering: Ark Projects Digital Assets Scaling to $28 Trillion by 2030 Global digital asset markets appear set for powerful, sustained growth
Crypto custody firm BitGo made its New York Stock Exchange debut on Jan. 22, marking the first major crypto IPO of 2026. The stock trades under the ticker BTGO. The listing signals expanding pathways for institutional capital into crypto markets—and offers retail investors a new way to gain exposure to the industry’s growth without directly
Bitcoin backers have minimized claims that fears around quantum computing being a threat to the cryptocurrency sooner than expected are dragging on its price. Glassnode lead analyst James Check said in an X post on Thursday that linking Bitcoin’s price to quantum computing fears “is akin to blaming market manipulation for red candles, and declining