Around 25,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Jan. 16, with a notional value of roughly $2.4 billion. This expiry event is slightly larger than last week’s, but derivatives trading remains slow, so there is unlikely to be any impact on spot markets. Crypto markets have gained around $130 billion since the start of the […]

The top executive of the crypto exchange Coinbase scuttled a planned Senate committee vote on a major cryptocurrency bill after voicing his …

Zcash (ZEC) is back on investors’ radar after U.S. regulators ended a long-running investigation into the Zcash Foundation without enforcement. The decision removes a key source of uncertainty that had followed the privacy-focused cryptocurrency since 2023. Related Reading: XRP Price Is Approaching A Key Decision Zone, But Structure Is Still Firmly Bullish Markets reacted quickly, […]

Ethereum price projections continue to be widely discussed as market participants evaluate risk, liquidity, and real-world utility during current volatility. Ethereum continues to anchor decentralized finance, smart contracts and Web3 activity, but capital rotation is becoming more selective.  Alongside ETH exposure, many crypto investors are now watching infrastructure-focused altcoins that address real-world payment friction. One […]

Speculation flared after two Bitcoin blocks appeared untagged, but NiceHash later confirmed the blocks were mined during internal testing. Claims of a solo Bitcoin mining jackpot faded after NiceHash said block metadata display issues caused the confusion. The brief “Bitcoin lottery” buzz showed how rare solo mining wins continue to spark speculation amid rising network […]

Cypher Capital cofounder Justin Bons is convinced that Bitcoin has a lifespan of at most 11 years.

Bitcoin Magazine Senate Democrats, Crypto Industry to Resume Talks After Market Structure Bill Delay U.S. Senate Democrats are reportedly set to reopen talks with representatives from the cryptocurrency industry on Friday, according to people familiar with the plan speaking to CoinDesk.  All this comes less than two days after a last-minute postponement of a key […]

The exit of Electric Coin Co.’s development team to launch the for‑profit startup CashZ has shaken the Zcash ecosystem. Analysts remain divided: some warn the departure exposes single‑point‑of‑failure risks and undermines cypherpunk ideals, while others argue fragmentation strengthens resilience by distributing development across multiple teams. Market Volatility and Governance Friction The wholesale exit of the […]

Megatel Homes says it’s launching a program where renters could receive rewards for paying their rent using a crypto token.

Landmark Moment for Cryptocurrency Industry as MegPrime Becomes First Universal Payments Token to Receive Historic No-Action Letter From the SEC.

Sui’s blockchain resumed normal activity after a network stall that halted transactions for roughly six hours on January 14, 2026. According to reports, validators identified the problem in the mid-afternoon and worked to roll out a fix that restored block creation and transaction processing later that evening. Outage Timeline And Recovery Based on reports, Sui’s […]

This Thursday, it was announced that Rezor has launched its multi-chain ecosystem. This Web3 infrastructure unifies traditionally fragmented services. Rahul Rohit Parekh, founder of Rezor, confirmed that the suite includes the Rezor Wallet, the RezorSwap aggregator, and the RezorEx centralized exchange. This comprehensive proposal seeks to simplify the global user experience by reducing the need […]

Citron Research on Thursday accused Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong of opposing the Senate’s CLARITY Act to protect the exchange’s stablecoin yield business from new competition, as debate over the bill intensified in Washington and across the crypto industry. The allegation has widened a public split within crypto, pitting Coinbase’s objections against other firms that still […]

Key Takeaways: Sui has fully resumed operations after a roughly six-hour network outage that halted transactions. Validators deployed a fix following a consensus-related stall, with transactions now processing normally. The Sui team has promised a full incident review as onchain activity and TVL remain above $1 billion. The high throughput layer-1 blockchain, called Sui, is […]

Has the rate of Bitcoin (BTC) accumulated enough energy to reach the $100,000 mark soon?

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Climbs Above $97,000 on $1.7B ETF Inflow Surge The bitcoin price surged above $97,000 this week, marking its strongest level in more than two months, on a mix of economic news and renewed inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs. Crypto investors appear to be kicking off 2026 with a […]

While large financial institutions globally, such as Bank of America, move to allow their advisers to recommend crypto products, Aussie financial advisers remain poorly informed and reluctant to engage with crypto, according to Andrew McPhee from Swyftx. McPhee said many Aussie advisers continue to hold “outdated misconceptions about digital assets,” and mistakenly believe their clients […]

The local exchange announced that users will be able to get 1 million Argentine pesos in credit (nearly $700) by using 0.01 BTC as collateral. There will be no maintenance fees for the first three months. Lemon claims this is the first card of its kind in Argentina. Lemon Pioneers Bitcoin-Backed Visa Card in Argentina […]

Electronic brokerage giant Interactive Brokers says its clients can deposit USDC, which will automatically convert to US dollars to fund their accounts.

The stablecoin market has fundamentally transformed from a crypto-native experiment into critical infrastructure for B2B payments and settlement. According to Binance Research’s Full-Year 2025 report, this evolution will force traditional brokers and fintech firms to reconsider how they approach digital payments. The Numbers Tell the Story In 2025, stablecoin market capitalization surged nearly 50% to […]

There's a new push to crack down on fraud involving cryptocurrency and New York City. For video licensing inquiries, …

Crypto analyst Trader Tardigrade has revealed that the Dogecoin price is following a bullish signal, which could lead to a rally above the $0.15 level. This comes as the crypto market rebounds, with Bitcoin rallying to a new yearly above $97,000.  Dogecoin Price Eyes Rally Above $0.15 With This Bullish Signal In an X post, […]

The Federal Reserve is taking action against a former US bank employee over the alleged theft of customer funds. The Federal Reserve says it is taking various disciplinary actions against Jason Lovell for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from Regions Bank’s customers over a period of about six weeks. “Between December 19, 2023, and January […]

A man at the center of one of the largest bank fraud escapades in US history has been ordered to pay more than $37,000,000 in restitution to dozens of banks and lending institutions. Federal prosecutors say Jesse Hill, a 35-year-old financial adviser from Nebraska, helped Lincoln businessman Aaron Marshbanks convince nearly 20 banks across Nebraska […]

Many crypto gaming platforms rely on seasonal promotions and short-term bonuses to attract users. Spartans.com presents an alternative reward structure that alters how value is distributed between the platform and players. This approach began with CashRake, a native feature designed to return a portion of the house edge to users.  Now, the site is doubling […]

Ripple has invested $150 million in LMAX Group to boost the institutional adoption of RLUSD, its dollar-pegged stablecoin. David Mercer, CEO of LMAX, provided the information and stated that this multi-year agreement will integrate the RLUSD token into its global exchange infrastructure, serving as a core asset for collateral and settlements. This move aims to […]

Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced a $200 million equity investment in Beast Industries, the entertainment company founded by YouTube creator Jimmy Donaldson, who is widely known as MrBeast, on Thursday. The world’s leading Ethereum treasury company said the transaction is expected to close on or about January 19, 2026. Bitmine’s $200M MrBeast Deal In its announcement, […]

The Binance community saw the execution of the 34th quarterly token burn, which saw about 1.37 million BNB move out of circulation, stirring reactions across the crypto community.

Bitcoin Magazine Saturn raises $800k from YZi Labs and Sora Ventures to build USDat, a 11%+ yield-bearing stablecoin protocol backed by Strategy’s Digital Credit The Creation of Digital Credit In 2025, Strategy and Michael Saylor set their sights on the fixed-income market. The company transformed Bitcoin into a durable source of yield, creating a credit […]

X moved to curb incentivized posting on Jan. 15, revoking developer API access for so-called InfoFi apps in a bid to clean up artificial intelligence (AI)-generated spam and reward-driven reply farming. KAITO Price Drops Following X Ban on Reward-Based Posting Apps Nikita Bier, head of product at X, announced the policy shift in a post […]

ETF flows, treasury stocks, mining fees, scaling trade-offs and regulation now explain Bitcoin’s market shifts better than price alone.

Kirk West filed a countersuit against Nancy Jones, claiming the 5.5 million XRP and US$400k in cash were shared relationship assets, not stolen property. West, an alleged “crypto expert,” is demanding half of their combined wealth, including US$11.6 million in XRP and US$5 million in physical gold and silver. Jones alleges West stole her Ledger […]