By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The U.S.-listed bitcoin BTC$89,187.13 and ether ETH$2,932.83 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have sucked in billions in institutional money, smoothing out the once-crazy volatility in these tokens, are about to get more powerful. Trading in options, handy hedging tools tied to the ETFs, is no longer capped
Key Highlights: Stablecoin adoption has increased as they protect users from crypto volatility. Market capitalization of stablecoins increased significantly in 2025. By 2028, the market capitalization of this sector may hit the $3 trillion. Stablecoins are one of the most used cryptocurrencies in today’s times as they are designed in a way that they maintain
With only days left before January 31, traders on Polymarket are sending a clear signal. They don’t expect a Russia Ukraine ceasefire anytime soon. At the same time, new data shows Russia is accelerating gold sales to fund its war budget. Together these developments point in one direction. Markets and fiscal signals suggest the conflict
Institutions increased positions in Bitcoin miners during the first 9 months of 2025, with $IREN, $APLD, $CIFR, and $RIOT leading gains in holder numbers and capital flows. The following guest post comes from BitcoinMiningStock.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on companies exposed to Bitcoin mining and crypto treasury strategies. Originally published on Jan.
Indonesia saw a sharp rise in crypto investors in 2025, even as total transaction values declined, pointing to growing retail adoption led by younger users despite softer trading activity. Crypto Adoption Rises in Indonesia Amid Lower Volumes Indonesia’s crypto market showed mixed signals in 2025, with investor participation continuing to climb even as overall transaction
BlackRock is back in crypto headlines. A viral post on X claimed the asset manager “sold” millions in Bitcoin and Ethereum. The numbers spread fast and fear followed just as quickly. On January 23, Ash Crypto posted that BlackRock moved $22.3 million in Bitcoin and $44.4 million in Ethereum. The total came to about $66.7
Major pension funds across Sweden, Denmark, and Finland have initiated a comprehensive review of their substantial U.S. asset holdings, signaling a potential seismic shift in global capital flows driven by escalating geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty. This strategic reassessment, first reported by Walter Bloomberg, involves analyzing billions in U.S. Treasury bonds, equities, and dollar-denominated securities
Changpeng Zhao’s investment firm, YZi Labs, has announced a strategic investment in BitGo, as the financial services company has gone public on the NYSE. According to an official post shared by the CZ-backed company, YZi Labs has become an investor in BitGo’s initial public offering (IPO). This investment underscores the growing institutional appetite for regulated
Polymarket is a prediction platform that has put BlackRock executive Rick Rieder at 32 percent to become the upcoming Chair of the US Federal Reserve. This is a significant increase of the previous numbers and puts him second behind Kevin Warsh who is still ahead with 46 percent. The traders immediately responded to the change,
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) reached around $21.35 billion in total value locked (TVL) as of Jan. 21, 2026, with U.S. Treasury debt representing the largest share of onchain tokenized assets, according to CryptoRank data. The move signals continued institutional integration of traditional financial instruments into blockchain-based infrastructure, with fixed-income products accounting for a dominant portion