Adam Back, a longtime cryptographer and one of the top candidates to be the real Satoshi Nakamoto, once again highlighted the Bitcoin price chart extrapolated over the 200-week moving average, which now stretches above $56,000. The essence of the developer’s message is that the floor for the Bitcoin price is rising; that is how he
A viral story about a 20-year-old lottery champion abandoning a $1 million sum in favor of a $1,000-per-week lifetime annuity has attracted global attention. Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has joined the discussion with a crypto perspective. CZ suggested the young winner would have been “better off” taking the lump sum and investing it in
Bitcoin treasury adoption slowed sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, even as the biggest corporate holders continued to quietly add to their stacks while smaller players stepped back. The number of new Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies declined from its peak of 53 new companies in the third quarter to just nine companies adding Bitcoin
Key Takeaways XRP spot ETFs have seen inflows for 19 consecutive days. The ETF inflow streak highlights increased investor interest in XRP. XRP spot ETFs have now recorded 19 consecutive days of net inflows, extending a streak of daily positive flows since launch. According to data from SoSoValue, total net inflows reached $954 million as
A sizable majority of Russians are well aware of cryptocurrency, and close to half of those with knowledge would like to have a wallet, a new survey has shown. According to Russia’s largest bank, which carried out the study, the results are a clear indication that Russian citizens favor the legalization of the digital assets
This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. “The dollar is always going to be the reserve currency. Anyway, for a long time.” — Jerome Powell When the price of oil suddenly quadrupled in 1973, Saudi Arabia was wholly unprepared for the billions of dollars that started flooding in. Strictly
Over the last month, shares of Jack Mallers’ Tether-supported public company Twenty One have lost a quarter of their value. Despite Mallers’ insistence that he’s different from all the other bitcoin (BTC) industry executives, his stock price has the same story as everyone else. Over the same time period, Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest
New research suggests Venezuela has become increasingly dependent on crypto as the United States and its allies escalate a push for regime change in the isolated nation. Nearly a decade of economic isolation, aggressive international sanctions, and economic collapse have made crypto tokens—particulary, Tether’s USDT stablecoin—central to the everyday life of Venezuelans, according to a
As cryptocurrency markets came under renewed selling pressure, Bitcoin failed to sustain its strong gains from the start of the week, falling below $90,000. Despite the Fed’s interest rate cut, which was in line with expectations, and its resumption of Treasury purchases, weakening risk appetite reversed much of Tuesday’s recovery. With market weakness overall, over
Global bank J.P. Morgan has arranged a landmark commercial paper issuance on the Solana blockchain, in a move that pushes real-world financial instruments deeper into public blockchain infrastructure. Commercial paper, typically issued through legacy systems, is a short-term debt tool that companies use to raise working capital. This one was structured onchain and settled using