Bitcoin price is in focus as it surged above $93,000 amid the U.S. military operations in Venezuela that led to President Nicolas Maduro’s capture. Most traders are reacting to price, ditching positioning, as the crypto market leaves hesitant traders behind for a strong upside momentum. Here are the 3 reasons behind the significant rebound in
Cryptocurrency investment products pulled in roughly $47 billion of inflows in 2025, just shy of 2024’s total amid new crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) launches in the US. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) logged $47.2 billion in inflows last year, just 3% below 2024’s record of $48.7 billion, according to European crypto asset manager CoinShares. Bitcoin (BTC)
Amid Venezuela’s President Maduro’s capture, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been opening up about the importance of decentralization and what he calls “rugged individualism.” While he hasn’t directly commented on Maduro, Armstrong has repeatedly said that crypto gives people tools to protect their money and stay independent from governments. He said that crypto is more
Metrics show the stablecoin economy trimmed $773 million this past week, and since Dec. 13, the fiat-pegged token sector has logged a $2.5 billion pullback. Stablecoins Cool off in Early 2026 While crypto markets bounced back over the last seven days and muscled their way back above the $3 trillion line, the stablecoin sector slipped
Visa-issued crypto cards saw a massive spike in usage in 2025, with the total net spend increasing by 525% last year. According to Dune Analytics data, the total net spend for six crypto cards issued by blockchain projects in partnership with Visa went from $14.6 million in January to $91.3 million at the end of
Bitcoin extended its recovery into early January 2026 as buyers defended higher levels on the four-hour chart. Market data shows BTC holding a short-term bullish structure after rebounding from late-December weakness. Besides price strength, derivatives and spot flow metrics now support the recovery narrative. Consequently, traders are watching whether Bitcoin can sustain momentum near a
Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, attention has turned to the country’s transition to new leadership — and one Bitcoiner is in the running to lead that charge. María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025, is the second-favorite to lead Venezuela’s shift away
Bitcoin Core development picked up significantly in 2025, with the software still powering about 78% of all Bitcoin full nodes, according to metrics from Casa’s Jameson Lopp. Emails to the Bitcoin Development Mailing List, a central forum for protocol debate, were also up 60% from last year. Lopp said the latest bump was even more
Retail investors in Japan are dumping local stocks at the fastest pace in more than ten years while pushing fresh cash into overseas markets, according to data from Japan Exchange Group and the Investment Trusts Association, Japan. Through November 2025, Japanese retail investors sold a net ¥3.8 trillion, equal to $24.3 billion, in domestic equities