US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made striking statements regarding the Trump administration’s economic and monetary policy agenda. Bessent said that BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officer, Rick Rieder, has not yet been called in for an interview for the Fed Chairman position, and that he believes the decision will be made by Trump in January. He also
Bitcoin (BTC) is experiencing a volatile January. The coin climbed to a nearly four-week high earlier this week before briefly slipping below $90,000 yesterday. Amid these fluctuations, analysts are pointing to several key signals that could indicate the possibility of an upcoming short squeeze. Bitcoin Derivatives Data Points to Rising Short Squeeze Risk According to
More than 56% of the Bitcoin network is now powered through sustainable means and is set to rise further as Bitcoin mining brings more green energy projects online, according to tech investor and ESG expert Daniel Batten. “Bitcoin mining could be the century’s most important sustainable innovation,” said Batten in a lengthy X post on
Data shows the crypto derivatives market has faced a fresh wave of liquidations as Bitcoin and other assets have gone through a retrace. Crypto Market Has Seen Liquidations Of More Than $462 Million According to data from CoinGlass, a notable amount of liquidations have occurred in the crypto derivatives market over the past day. “Liquidation”
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds clocked a three-day streak in outflows on Thursday, as new year optimism fades and traders reprice risk. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $205.5 million in outflows for the day, bringing the three-day cumulative netflow to $934.8 million, according to Farside data. Inflows have outpaced outflows on just two days since the year
Bitcoin price started a downside correction below $92,500. BTC is now struggling and might face barriers for a fresh increase near $92,000. Bitcoin started a downside correction and traded below the $91,200 zone. The price is trading below $91,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance
Ongoing sanctions against nation-states last year pushed the total value of crypto received by illicit addresses to its highest in history, as blacklisted entities sought to evade sanctions at scale. Throughout 2025, there were “unprecedented volumes associated with nation-states’ on-chain behavior,” blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said in their 2026 crypto crime report on Thursday. Illicit
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Bitcoin traded sideways, around $91,000 during Asia hours, as traders await the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump’s tariffs on January 10, U.S. time. On Polymarket, traders assign just a 24% chance that the Supreme Court explicitly upholds Trump’s use of emergency powers
Amid anti-government protests, Iran’s near-total internet blackout today has raised a quiet but important question for Bitcoin mining. The blackout is not a systemic threat to Bitcoin. But it does expose a fragile intersection between geopolitics, energy policy, and hashpower concentration that investors often overlook. Iran’s Bitcoin Mining Industry Faces Massive Threat Authorities in Iran
Stablecoins quietly crossed a milestone in 2025, cementing their role as the plumbing of global digital finance as transaction volumes surged to levels that rival major payment networks. Summary Stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to assets such as the U.S. dollar—benefited from regulatory clarity after the Trump administration pushed through dedicated legislation under the Genius Act in July.