We have seen this fight over stablecoin yields before, and history instructs us that we should not shortchange innovation in favor of protecting incumbent interests. Right now, the banking lobby is pushing hard to upend the bargain Congress struck in the GENIUS Act last year. In that landmark bill, Congress prohibited stablecoin issuers — those
Bitcoin BTC$97,231.90 pushed higher during the U.S. morning, rising as high as $97,000 at one point and lifting bitcoin related equities alongside. Strategy (MSTR), the largest bitcoin treasury company, rose more than 8% and KindlyMD (NAKA) advanced 10% Metaplanet, the largest Asian bitcoin company, gained 15% in Tokyo trading. Strive (ASST) added 7% after Semler
Bitcoin, the leader of the cryptocurrency market, reached its highest level in nearly eight weeks with its latest surge. According to Polymarket data, the probability of Bitcoin surpassing the $100,000 level in January is priced at 63%. A chart showing the increase in BTC price. According to the data, Bitcoin is trading around $96,800, having
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3019.22, up 0.9% (+25.63) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Fourteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: ICP (+13.0%) and HBAR (+3.0%). Laggards: BCH (-2.5%) and POL (-1.5%).
Bitwise finds gold cushions 60/40 portfolios in drawdowns while Bitcoin drives outsized recovery gains, with a combined 15% allocation lifting Sharpe to 0.679 versus 0.23. Summary Gold posted gains or shallow losses during major drawdowns, rising about 6% in 2018 and 2025 pullbacks as equities and Bitcoin sold off sharply. Bitcoin rallied roughly 79% after
Bitcoin taps a 50-day high above $95k as cooling U.S. inflation, fading ETF outflows and rising Iran–U.S. tensions revive its dual role as macro asset and geopolitical hedge. Summary Bitcoin climbs above $95,000 after stable CPI eases pressure for aggressive Fed hikes, supporting risk assets and keeping ETF-driven selling in check. Middle East tensions and
Rhode Island lawmakers have introduced a bill that would temporarily exempt small-scale Bitcoin transactions from state income taxes, marking the second consecutive year legislators have proposed the measure as somewhat of a pilot program to reduce tax friction on everyday Bitcoin use. Senate Bill S2021, introduced on January 9 by Senator Peter A. Appollonio and
Bitcoin deleveraging has entered a decisive phase, reshaping market dynamics and forcing traders to reassess risk exposure. Open interest has dropped more than 30 percent, falling from nearly 15 billion dollars in October to around 10 billion dollars today. This sharp decline signals a widespread exit of leveraged positions across futures markets. Traders who relied