In a recent social media post, Strategy CEO Michael Saylor has identified protocol mutability (specifically, the push for complex new features ) as the “greatest risk” facing Bitcoin. The provocative social media implies that”ambitious opportunists advocating protocol changes” could potentially undermine the main value proposition of the world’s flagship cryptocurrency, which is immutability. Targeting activist
Colombia’s second-largest private pension and severance fund manager, AFP Protección, is preparing to launch an investment fund with exposure to Bitcoin. Juan David Correa, president of Protección SA, confirmed the initiative during an interview with local outlet Valora Analitik. According to Correa, access to the product will be limited and granted only through a personalized
Gold’s rally is being driven less by panic and more by policy choices that are quietly reshaping global trust in money, according to veteran macro strategist Jim Rickards. Inside Jim Rickards’ Case for Gold as Governments Rewrite the Rules Appearing on The Julia La Roche Show, Jim Rickards—an economist, lawyer, and longtime market watcher—argued that
Three prominent figures in the financial world, Scott Melker, Mike McGlone, and Gareth Soloway, discussed record highs in commodity markets, bond yields, and the future of cryptocurrencies in their latest broadcast. While gold and silver reached new highs, Bitcoin’s stagnation and the activity in the bond market attracted attention. Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mike McGlone adopted
Prominent figures in the financial world, Anthony Pompliano and Jordi Visser, discussed the future of a wide range of markets, from Bitcoin and silver to artificial intelligence and humanoid robots, at an event they attended. The duo focused particularly on the “Metals Mania” in commodity markets and the role of cryptocurrencies in this cycle. Jordi
An onchain analyst argues that Bitcoin developers are more actively addressing quantum computing risks than headlines suggest, with discussions accelerating in 2025 and highlighted by the first Quantum Bitcoin Summit in San Francisco. Data Shows a Shift in Focus Onchain analyst Willy Woo has entered the debate regarding bitcoin’s readiness for the looming quantum threat,
When Kraken announced its acquisition of Breakout in September 2025, it sent a clear signal to the cryptocurrency industry: prop trading has arrived. The deal marked the first time a major cryptocurrency exchange entered the proprietary trading space directly, combining Kraken’s institutional-grade infrastructure with Breakout’s evaluation-based funding model. “Breakout gives us a way to allocate
Polymarket betters are pricing in a 77% chance that the US government will shut down again before the end of January, marking a 67% increase over the past 24 hours. It comes as the CLARITY Act, a significant crypto bill aimed at providing more clarity around regulations, is still making its way through Congress, with
US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have extended their outflow streak to five days as crypto market sentiment continues to wane. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted $103.5 million in net outflows on Friday, continuing an outflow streak that began the previous Friday. Over the five days, including the four-day trading week in the US shortened
Bitcoin’s narrative as a unit of exchange is not growing as quickly as many proponents would like. In a recent survey conducted by the crypto mining platform GoMining, over 5,700 Bitcoin holders shared their experiences with crypto use for everyday payments. The result showed that 55% of respondents rarely or never use crypto for daily