Tether, the issuer of the leading dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDT, has registered a trademark in Russia for its tokenization platform Hadron. The move comes as Moscow prepares to adopt a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins and tokenized assets. Tether registers Hadron trademark with Russia’s patent office The company behind the world’s largest and most
Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) started 2026 with sharp outflows, shedding a combined $681 million over the first full trading week of the year. According to data from SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded four consecutive days of net outflows between Tuesday and Friday, outweighing inflows earlier in the week. The largest daily redemption occurred
Jurrien Timmer, Fidelity’s Global Director of Macro, stated that he takes a cautious approach to the frequently cited thesis that “the four-year cycle has ended” in the Bitcoin (BTC) market. According to Timmer, Bitcoin’s current price movements show more similarities to the S-curve observed in the early days of the internet than to the classic
Bitcoin’s long-term upside may be staggering, but in the short term the world’s largest cryptocurrency remains stuck in a holding pattern. Summary BTC has failed multiple times to reclaim $94,000 resistance, reinforcing distribution Price is trading below the Point of Control, weakening bullish continuation Downside rotation toward the $80,000 range low remains the higher-probability scenario
OpenLedger has formed a strategic partnership with 4EVERLAND to work on the foundation of the decentralized artificial intelligence and web3 applications. The partnership will unify the AI-oriented blockchain OpenLedger with the cloud infrastructure developed by 4EVERLAND based on Web3, which will streamline the process of deploying, scaling, and commercializing AI-based decentralized applications. OpenLedger continues to
The first thing you learn when you spend too long around Bitcoin is that everyone has a chart that “always works”, and everyone has a scar from the last time it didn’t. This week’s chart is making the rounds again, it’s the one that tracks Bitfinex margin longs, and it’s flashing a familiar change in
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz stated that the Bitcoin and Ethereum treasury company model has reached a critical breaking point, and companies that started with this structure now have to choose between “transforming or slowly disappearing.” In a podcast with investor and former Trump administration official Anthony Scaramucci, Mike Novogratz argued that simply holding crypto
Tech-focused venture capital firm Andreessen “a16z” Horowitz said it raised over $15 billion to invest in companies and technologies it sees as critical to secure America’s future and win the next century — and crypto remains a key part of that mission. In a post to X Friday, a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz, acknowledged that China