The Federal Reserve is set to announce its rate decision, and almost no one expects it to cut rates. However, traders will be paying very close attention to Chairman Jerome Powell’s post-meeting press conference, which could hold the real intrigue. His take on what to expect in the coming months and on recent hot topics,
There is a buying frenzy in the gold market that has propelled the price of the precious metal by more than 80% over the last 12 months, making it one of the best-performing assets. However, investors aren’t paying attention to a hidden threat that is forming beneath the surface, according to Björn Schmidtke, CEO of
It’s a tightrope walk in the crypto circus today as bitcoin teeters just above a crucial support zone, drawing both skeptics and hopeful scalpers to the ring. With a market that can’t decide if it wants to bounce or break, let’s dive into the technicals—where the drama is live and the signals are twitchy. Bitcoin
New VeChain-based app Wattly rewards users with tokens for reducing their device use. Americans look at their phones 200 times every day; 46% admit that they are addicted to their devices. Wattle, a new app built on the VeChain blockchain, is joining the growing digital wellness market, rewarding users for cutting back on their phone
Prediction markets now show a 99% chance that the Federal Reserve will not cut interest rates at the January 28, 2026 meeting. Traders rapidly shifted expectations over the past few days. Polymarket data shows confidence rising from near 50% to almost certainty. Investors now fully accept that the Fed will maintain its restrictive stance. This
Bitcoin is getting close to the point where long-term investors are compelled to consider probabilities rather than stories. Former Ark Invest executive Chris Burniske provided a clear, objective framework for when Bitcoin becomes appealing once more, based on structure rather than hype, as volatility contracts and the price fights to recover important moving averages. Chris
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says simply holding crypto long-term works better than most trading tactics. In remarks that are rippling through market forums and social platforms, CZ underscored his belief that frequent trading rarely delivers better returns than holding core assets like Bitcoin or BNB over the long term. On X, he commented, “I’ve seen
MicroStrategy executive Michael Saylor warns that the greatest risk to Bitcoin is ambitious opportunists advocating protocol changes. The remark comes just as Coinbase and the Ethereum network make moves to address one of Bitcoin’s most existential long-term threats: quantum computing. Bitcoin’s Quantum Dilemma Puts Protocol Change Debate Back in Focus The MicroStrategy co-founder framed protocol
Institutions have learned to live with Bitcoin’s volatility because volatility is measurable and, for many strategies, manageable. What still holds back large allocations is the risk of moving the market while getting in or out. A fund can hedge price swings with options or futures, but it can’t hedge the cost of pushing through a