BlackRock executive Rick Rieder has emerged as a leading candidate in the race to become the next Federal Reserve chairman, a nominee supported by US President Donald Trump. Users trading on major forecasting platforms have begun to rate BlackRock’s top executive, Rieder, as having the highest probability of becoming the FED chairman. According to the
Deus X Capital’s Tim Grant wants real talk only when he’s speaking to others in the crypto industry. Deus X is a family office-backed investment and operating company that focuses on unlocking value across capital markets, fintech and digital assets to help build a fairer, more accessible financial system. Led by CEO Grant, Deus X
With four days remaining in January, expectations regarding the levels Bitcoin might test by the end of the month have begun to take shape on the prediction marketplace Polymarket. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $87,832. In contracts titled “What price will Bitcoin reach in January?” on Polymarket, users are predominantly leaning
Whether someone has squirreled away a trove of early bitcoin BTC$88,268.31 holdings, or a grandchild has persuaded an older family member to take a flyer on some coin or token, intergenerational wealth transfer these days might easily include crypto. Not so long ago, families in this position faced uncertainty about the basics: Does crypto count
Metaplanet Inc. shares fell after the company revised its full-year forecast for fiscal 2025, reported a massive $720 million Bitcoin impairment charge, and issued a fiscal 2026 outlook heavily dependent on BTC-linked income. The Tokyo-listed firm announced it booked a Bitcoin impairment loss of $720 million (¥104.6 billion) following a BTC price decline. It also
The biggest risk to Bitcoin, according to Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) founder Michael Saylor, is ambitious developers. Although he’s casually said as much in long-form interviews before, he put any doubt about his belief to rest by publishing it directly on his social media yesterday. In Saylor’s view, developers have the power to introduce unknown risks
According to filings tracked by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, the Japanese banking conglomerate now holds 606,629 shares of Strategy. The stake is valued at approximately $96.6 million. This investment effectively functions as a high-yield Bitcoin proxy. The conservative trust bank is capable of gaining exposure to the asset class without having to deal with the various hurdles of
Korea’s oldest university joined the Injective network as a both a node validator and research collaborator. Both parties will pursue research and development in tokenization of real-world assets and other on-chain financial structures in South Korea. Korea University, one of Asia’s most prestigious educational institutions, recently joined the Injective ecosystem as a node validator and
USA Rare Earth stock shot up 21% on Monday after the company said the U.S. Department of Commerce would take an ownership stake. The deal comes with a $1.3 billion loan and $277 million in federal support. It’s a major bet from Donald Trump’s administration, which is pushing hard to kick China out of the
26 January 2026 – Tether Gold (XAU₮), the world’s leading tokenized gold product, continues to strengthen its position at the center of the gold-backed stablecoin market as demand for real-world asset tokenization accelerates amid record gold prices and persistent macroeconomic uncertainty. Gold-backed stablecoins saw rapid expansion in 2025, with total market capitalization growing from approximately