Japan is laying the groundwork to allow cryptocurrency ETFs by 2028 through a coordinated rollout of securities law and tax reforms. If approved, crypto ETFs would allow Japanese investors to access crypto assets through ordinary securities accounts, improving access to both individual and institutional investors. Currently, crypto ETFs are not available on Japanese securities exchanges
The delay of the January U.S. jobs report has intensified macro uncertainty, keeping crypto markets locked in a deleveraging phase. NFP Delay Fuels Uncertainty as Bitcoin Tests Key Levels Crypto markets are navigating a fragile macro backdrop after the U.S. government shutdown forced a delay to the January 2026 Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report. The Bureau
In his latest remarks, Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said his focus is on inflation, signaling he is not opposed to further Fed rate cuts until inflation is at the central bank’s 2% target. His comment comes as crypto market participants speculate on how many cuts the FOMC will make this year, especially with the
Crypto’s Tuesday has turned from bad to worse as a broader sell-off in the tech sector and financials is unfolding. Bitcoin BTC$78,937.14 has fallen back 5% to $75,000 in the early U.S. afternoon hours, only a few hundred dollars above its low from last weekend. Ethereum’s ether ETH$2,325.24 has dropped 6.5% to near $2,200, while
Although the latest cryptocurrency market bloodbath appears to have, for the time being, halted and even retraced somewhat with Bitcoin’s ($BTC) rising 5.64% from its February 2 low near $74,000 to its press time price of $78,173 on February 3, one analyst believes the worst is yet to come. Specifically, the popular on-chain expert, Ali
As volatility continues in the cryptocurrency markets, experts have begun to paint an optimistic picture for Bitcoin. In their latest analysis, Andrew Parish and Tillman Holloway argued that Bitcoin is at a critical juncture and that key technical indicators are signaling an upward reversal. Andrew Parish points to liquidity flows in the market and institutional
New York — Bitcoin BTC$78,937.14 may be locked in a difficult market now, but long-term investors should be looking far ahead, according to Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead. “In 10 years from now, bitcoin will massively outperform gold. That’s very obvious,” Morehead said during a panel with Bitmine Immersion (BMNR) Chairman Tom Lee at the
Alphabet shares briefly hit a record near $350 earlier today before retracing to around $342 as US markets opened, signaling aggressive positioning ahead of the company’s fourth quarter earnings report due tomorrow. Even after the pullback, Alphabet has climbed to become the world’s fourth-largest asset by market value at roughly $4.15 trillion, trailing only Nvidia.
Nansen, the blockchain analytics firm, today launched NX8, a tokenized index product offering diversified exposure to eight major Layer-1 blockchains. The index includes BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB, TRON, HYPE, AVAX, and SUI. Developed in partnership with OpenDelta, NX8 tracks leading blockchain networks powering crypto use cases from stablecoins and DeFi to real-world assets and derivatives.
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, said 2025 adjusted revenue grew 33% as transaction volume increased by 34% to $2 trillion. Trading-based revenue accounted for 47% of the $2.2 billion total, the company said in a blog post, with rest coming from non-trading sources such as custody, payments and financing. Adjusted earnings before