Inquiries about whether pensions can be paid in crypto have become one of the most frequent non-standard requests received by the Social Fund of Russia, a state-run institution responsible for managing Russia’s public pension system. In 2025, the Social Fund’s call center handled roughly 37 million calls, the vast majority related to routine matters such
The king of crypto seems to have hit the snooze button. As of Jan. 11, 2026, bitcoin is trading at $90,828, riding a 24-hour intraday range between $90,291 and $90,850. With a market cap of $1.81 trillion and daily trading volume clocking in at $14.26 billion, bitcoin is sitting tight in its leather throne, cautiously
Crypto markets may be quietly turning a corner, according to analyst Ran Neuner, but he says this is not the time for blind optimism. Neuner says he is “cautiously bullish”, meaning the signs look better than before, but the market still has something important to prove. Why He’s Feeling Better Than Before Neuner pointed to
According to current data, Bitcoin (BTC) holdings of publicly traded companies have reached a new peak, with the top 100 publicly traded companies holding a total of 1,091,435 BTC. The total Bitcoin holdings of all publicly traded companies stand at 1,094,164 BTC. With the Bitcoin price currently hovering around $90,448, the weight of cryptocurrency on
Bitcoin price is sitting at a decision point after a quiet pullback. Since peaking on January 5, BTC has slipped but avoided any major breakdown. Year-over-year, Bitcoin remains down approximately 4.5%, maintaining a slightly negative annual performance. That small red number matters more than it looks. A narrow price window now separates Bitcoin from a
A “Satoshi-era” miner has just moved 2,000 Bitcoin, according to recent data provided by Julio Moreno, head of research at cryptocurrency analytics firm CryptoQuant. As noted by Moreno, this is the first significant activity from this cohort of ancient holders since November 2024. “Historically, Satoshi-era miners move their Bitcoin at key inflection points,” Moreno said.
We all just watched PayPal’ stock PYPL sit out the entirety of 2025’s bull run, even as its fellow tech stocks went utterly parabolic taking unprecedented control of the entire stock market, crypto pumped Bitcoin to an astounding $126,000, and AI took off too. But PayPal just kept crashing. On January 9, it dropped another
Custodiy is working with Vita Inu (VINU) to create a unique on-chain ecosystem using Custodiy’s smart contract-based stablecoin technology which will transform VINU from a meme-driven community to a place where customers can utilize real-world financial products in their daily lives. Together, they intend to build an entirely new platform for users of digital assets
Two years ago, Bitcoin gained something it had chased for a long time: a place in the tradfi default menu. Plenty of people could get exposure to Bitcoin in 2023, as anyone with an exchange account and a tolerance for operational risk could click “buy.” Yet most capital in the US moves through brokerages, retirement
Bitcoin price is continuing to trade below a major resistance zone, showing signs of hesitation as markets wait for a clearer direction. On the daily chart, Bitcoin has repeatedly failed to move above the resistance range between $92,800 and $101,200, a level that has capped prices since late November. Bitcoin Faces Strong Resistance Over the