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108 itemsJanuary 30, 2026
- CoinDesk
SpaceX-Tesla merger talks puts nearly 20,000 bitcoin in focus
Any deal involving SpaceX and Tesla would quietly consolidate one of the world’s largest corporate bitcoin holdings under a single roof.
- The BlockScore: 90
US DOJ finalizes $400 million forfeiture tied to Helix darknet crypto mixer
The DOJ said Helix processed at least 354,468 bitcoin between 2014 and 2017, worth about $300 million at the time.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Liquidations knock Bitcoin out of world’s top 10 assets
A wave of leveraged liquidations erased hundreds of billions in value, reshuffling Bitcoin’s standing among the world’s largest investable assets.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Cardano secures $70B liquidity injection that finally solves the network’s biggest missing piece for investors
On Jan. 30, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson announced that he has signed an integration agreement to bring USDCx, a Circle-linked stablecoin product, to the Cardano ecosystem. The infrastructure move represents a strategic effort to lower the network’s DeFi growth ceiling by establishing a sustain...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
European Commission calls on 12 countries to implement crypto tax rules
The commission also singled out Hungary for failing to comply with the EU's MiCA framework after an amendment to a local law.
- DecryptScore: 85
US Finalizes Forfeiture of $400 Million Tied to Helix Darknet Mixer
The mixer processed hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin that prosecutors say were tied to illicit activity on the dark web.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bybit made ‘slow but steady comeback’ in 2025 after massive hack: CoinGecko
Bybit‘s market share climbed in 2025, even after it was hacked for $1.5 billion, while trading volumes on the top 10 exchanges rose by 7.6% on average last year.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Rollercoaster bitcoin price moves end up liquidating $1.7 billion in bullish crypto bets
More than $1.7 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated in 24 hours as bitcoin fell to $81,000, with long bets accounting for nearly all the damage amid macro jitters and Fed chair speculation.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bitcoin falls to $81K, triggering $1.7B in liquidations
Bitcoin plunged to a nine-month low as geopolitical tensions, tariff threats, and tech earnings concerned traders, triggering billions of dollars worth of long liquidations.
- The BlockScore: 85
Binance pledges $1 billion fund to bitcoin as market tanks to months-low
Binance announced that it will turn its $1 billion SAFU fund into bitcoin over the next 30 days to support the industry through uncertainty.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
DOJ finalizes $400M crypto forfeiture in Helix Bitcoin mixer case
A final court order transfers the legal title of seized cryptocurrency and assets to the US government, closing a case tied to Helix’s operations from 2014 to 2017.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
U.S. listed bitcoin, ether ETFs bleed nearly $1 billion in a day
U.S.-listed spot bitcoin and ether ETFs saw one of their worst combined outflow days of 2026 as falling prices, rising volatility and macro uncertainty pushed investors to cut exposure.
- The BlockScore: 85
Bitcoin slides below $83K as Wall Street pulls over $1B from crypto ETFs after Fed pause
Analysts point to tight liquidity and a broad risk pullback as BTC fell toward $81,000 and U.S. crypto ETFs saw over $1 billion in outflows.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Trump picks crypto-friendly Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair
US President Donald Trump nominated former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, setting up a Senate confirmation fight.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
US Senate advances new crypto law yet CLARITY gridlock might kill the bill for good
On Jan. 29, the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the crypto market-structure bill, giving the legislation known as the “CLARITY Act” its first concrete win in the Senate. The Agriculture panel’s action moves the bill closer to a full Senate fight over which regulator sets the rules ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
TheDAO’s leftover rescue money sat for a decade now it’s becoming Ethereum’s permanent $220M security budget
Ethereum's most infamous experiment is back. Not as a venture fund, but as something the ecosystem arguably needs more: a permanent security budget. On Jan. 29, a group of Ethereum veterans announced plans to convert roughly 75,000 ETH in decade-old recovery funds into a staked endowment whose yield...
- DecryptScore: 80
Blank Check Firm Linked to Crypto Exchange Kraken Raises $345 Million in Upsized IPO
A new special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) tied to crypto exchange Kraken completed its IPO, raising $345 million.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
U.S. government seizes $400 million Helix allegedly made from drug-linked transactions
The Department of Justice said it now holds legal title over crypto, real estate and monetary assets tied to darknet mixing service, Helix
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Coinbase, JPMorgan CEOs clashed over market structure bill at Davos: Report
Brian Armstrong made the media rounds before and after he announced Coinbase was pulling its support for a major US crypto bill, reportedly facing off with Jamie Dimon in Davos.
- The BlockScore: 80
Coinbase, crypto and bank organizations set to hash out stablecoin rewards at White House summit on Monday
Representatives from Coinbase, crypto trade groups and banking organizations are expected to meet next week to discuss the treatment of stablecoin rewards.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Binance to shift $1 billion user protection fund into bitcoin amid market rout
Binance will convert the stablecoin holdings in its $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users to bitcoin over the next 30 days, with plans for regular audits.
- DecryptScore: 80
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $817M as BTC Hits Nine-Month Low
Bitcoin’s crash to a nine-month low, coupled with growing uncertainty about macroeconomic policy, catalyzed $817 million in ETF outflows.
- The BlockScore: 80
Kraken-backed KRAKacquisition Corp completes $345 million upsized IPO, begins Nasdaq trading
Kraken-backed KRAKacquisition Corp closed a $345 million upsized IPO on Nasdaq, with units beginning to trade this week.
- DecryptScore: 75
Vitalik Buterin Withdraws $44.7M in ETH to Support Ethereum Growth Through ‘Mild Austerity’
The Ethereum co-founder wants to pursue an “aggressive” roadmap that will strengthen its status as a decentralized world computer.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Precious metals crash, with silver plunging 35%, gold 12%; bitcoin holds at $83,000
Crypto bulls who have theorized that bitcoin can't begin rising until money flows out of red-hot precious metals are about to find out if they were correct.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Kraken-backed SPAC raises $345M in upsized Nasdaq IPO
The blank-check company has yet to name an acquisition target, but the listing creates a new public vehicle tied to the US-based crypto exchange.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
SoFi posts record Q4 revenue after reentering crypto market
The fintech bank reported record quarterly revenue of $1 billion as it reintroduced crypto trading, launched a stablecoin and rolled out blockchain-based remittances.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin pulls back to as low as $81,000 as horrendous day continues
The world's largest cryptocurrency has shed nearly $10,000 over the past 24 hours, now threatening to take out its recent November low just under $81,000.
- DecryptScore: 75
Democrats Press DOJ Deputy Over Crypto Holdings, Enforcement Retreat
A group of Democratic senators is pressing the Justice Department over ethics questions tied to a rollback in crypto enforcement.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Binance to convert $1B SAFU reserves into Bitcoin within 30 days
The shift will take Binance’s insurance-style fund out of US dollar-pegged assets and into Bitcoin within 30 days, raising questions about user protection.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Vitalik Buterin earmarks $45M in ETH for privacy and open tech
The move comes as the Ethereum Foundation enters a period of “mild austerity” while sticking to its core technical roadmap, Buterin said.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Ethereum loses $2.8K support as charts point to possible 22% downside
Ethereum slipped under $2,800 as charts and onchain data suggested downside risk remains elevated, with a potential move toward $2,100.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin reversal on the cards after $1.7 billion liquidation wave flushed out overleveraged traders
Bitcoin’s Thursday slide was a perfect illustration of a market that lost its marginal buyer and then discovered, in real time, how much leverage was sitting on top of that demand. The move wasn't a smooth ride lower; it came in sharp legs that pushed the price from $84,400 toward the low-$81,000s i...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Citi says CLARITY Act momentum builds, but DeFi fight could stall crypto bill
Washington is edging closer to a landmark crypto framework, though disputes over DeFi and stablecoin rewards risk pushing final passage beyond 2026.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Nubank wins conditional US approval to form national bank
The conditional approval moves the Latin American fintech into the bank organization phase as it seeks to expand regulated banking and crypto services in the United States.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Hong Kong regulators to submit draft bill for crypto framework in 2026
An official said that Hong Kong authorities would work on a draft framework, and had begun processing license applications for stablecoin issuers and addressing crypto taxes.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin futures imbalance may spark liquidation revenge rally to $90K
Bitcoin short positions continued to pile up as BTC price dropped near $81,000, potentially providing the liquidation fuel for a revenge rally back above $90,000.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Optimism passes buyback proposal to bolster OP token
The Optimism blockchain will begin to sell half of its Superchain revenue to buy back its own token starting next month, with the tokens held for future ecosystem use.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Securitize says revenues up 840% in filing to go public via Cantor SPAC
Securitize’s latest SEC filing showed that the company’s revenue increased nearly tenfold year-over-year as institutions experiment with tokenization.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Kevin Warsh set to be nominated by Trump as Fed chair on Friday: Reports
Kevin Warsh, seen as a more hawkish Federal Reserve chair pick, previously said Bitcoin could serve as a check on fiscal policy decisions.
- The BlockScore: 70
Binance seeks top spot in South Korean market, targets full GoFi repayment in 2026
Binance acquired Gopax in 2023 amid its liquidity crisis, opening a pathway for a re-entry into the South Korean market.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bybit’s neobank push tests crypto exchanges’ move into banking
Bybit’s upcoming neobank launch via Tether-backed Pave Bank highlights the regulatory hurdles and challenges that crypto exchanges face when entering traditional finance.
- The BlockScore: 70
Vitalik Buterin commits roughly $45 million in ETH to open-source security and privacy projects
Vitalik Buterin personally pledged 16,384 ETH to fund privacy-focused projects amid the Ethereum Foundation's shift toward mild austerity.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin's 'miner exodus' could push BTC price below $60K
Still, Bitcoin often rebounds toward its energy value after long downtrends, with one model pointing to a fair price near $121,000.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs see $1B outflows as crypto market tumbles 6%
US spot Bitcoin ETF flows turned negative for January after a series of outflows this week totaling nearly $1 billion, data from SoSoValue show.
- The BlockScore: 70
Lido rolls out stVaults on mainnet with Day 1 users including Linea, Nansen and several institutional stakers
stVaults, introduced in February 2025 as part of the Lido V3 upgrade, are finally rolling out in a mainnet.
- DecryptScore: 70
Bitcoin Traders See Nearly Even Odds for $69K Drop or $100K Recovery
Bitcoin sentiment on Myriad flipped bearish for first time in two months as traders bet on further downside amid shutdown fears and extreme market volatility.
- DecryptScore: 70
What Trump’s Fed Pick Kevin Warsh Means for Crypto
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell, elevating a former Fed governor with mixed views on crypto.
- DecryptScore: 65
Bitcoin Price Holds Steady as Gold Falls and Silver Craters
Bitcoin stays resilient while gold and silver see historic crashes amid Fed chair nomination fears and shifting rate expectations.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Here's why Fed contender Kevin Warsh is seen as bearish for bitcoin
BTC fell deeper to nearly $81,000 late Thursday as Warsh's odds surged in betting markets.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bitcoin loses crucial $84K support: How low can BTC price go?
BTC could drop to as low as $50,000 in the worst-case scenario after BTC price failed to hold the important $84,000 support level.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Bitcoin, ether extend declines as leverage unwind accelerates: Crypto Markets Today
Crypto markets fell further overnight as bitcoin and ether extended losses, metals tumbled and liquidation pressure hit leveraged traders across derivatives markets.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Latin America’s biggest digital bank just won a key battle to offer crypto custody in U.S.
The Brazilian digital bank announced it received conditional OCC approval to provide deposit accounts, credit cards, lending and digital asset custody in the United States.
- The BlockScore: 65
Norway sovereign wealth fund’s indirect bitcoin exposure grew 149% in 2025 to 9,573 BTC: K33
Strategy accounts for 81% of NBIM's $837M indirect bitcoin exposure, with additional holdings in MARA, Metaplanet, Coinbase, and Block.
- The BlockScore: 65
Amboss unveils Lightning-native P2P platform RailsX for bitcoin and stablecoin swaps
Amboss has unveiled RailsX, a Lightning-native platform designed to enable peer-to-peer bitcoin and stablecoin swaps.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Who is Kevin Warsh? Here is what Trump nominee for Fed chair said about bitcoin and rates
The former Federal Reserve governor has invested in crypto firms, criticized bitcoin’s role as money and argued for a U.S. digital dollar.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
October Trump tariff trader loses $100M erasing all 10/10 gains after price dip
A single wallet roundtripped $142.5 million in unrealized profit on Hyperliquid, peaking on Jan. 13 before collapsing to a negative $8.76 million loss as of Jan. 29. Meanwhile, all of this was visible in real time through public dashboards. The trader built a reputation during October 2025's histori...
- The BlockScore: 60
The Daily: Trump names crypto-friendly Kevin Warsh as Fed chair nominee, Binance pledges $1 billion SAFU fund to bitcoin, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
DeFi stays outside the rules as regulators tighten elsewhere: Finance Redefined
Europe narrows crypto tax gaps, US lawmakers revisit market structure, and institutions push DeFi into compliance territory.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Changpeng Zhao rejects claims Binance worsened crypto market crash
CZ pushed back on claims that Binance fueled October’s historic $19 billion crypto liquidation event, calling allegations against the exchange “far-fetched.”
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Anatomy of bitcoin's plunge this week: The dollar's bottom was BTC's top
It seems like ages ago, but bitcoin rose to just shy of $91,000 on Wednesday. Then the U.S. dollar started to strengthen.
- DecryptScore: 60
Bitcoin Mining Profits Hit 14-Month Low After Winter Storm Rocks Miners: CryptoQuant
Bitcoin miners are "extremely underpaid" given the price of Bitcoin and current BTC mining conditions, according to a CryptoQuant report.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Unclaimed Ethereum from The DAO hack to fund new security initiative: Griff Green
While The DAO has an “incredible” team that could build security projects themselves, they would rather focus on security distribution methods, says Griff Green.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin is going nuts with biggest implied volatility spike since November
The spike shows traders rushing for protection, though implied volatility is not yet at extreme levels versus the past year.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Circle targets ‘durable’ infrastructure to drive institutional stablecoin adoption
Circle has flagged scaling its payments network and institution-focused blockchain as a 2026 priority as companies look to examine how to use stablecoins.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Vitalik Buterin pulls $17 million in ether as Ethereum Foundation tightens spending
Ethereum’s co-founder said the $17.3 million withdrawal will support a broader “full-stack openness and verifiability” vision as the foundation tightens spending.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin ready to record fourth straight red month and the $81,000 floor is suddenly everything
Bitcoin is struggling to avoid a fourth consecutive monthly decline as the cryptocurrency market grapples with a fundamental shift in momentum that has left most investors underwater. Data from CryptoSlate indicate that the largest digital asset declined by nearly 7% over the last 24 hours to $82,51...
- The BlockScore: 60
Trump names crypto-friendly Kevin Warsh as pick for Fed chair
President Trump announced Kevin Warsh as his pick for Federal Reserve chair following a sharp surge in prediction market odds overnight.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
President Donald Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
The president confirmed his pick on Friday to replace the incumbent Jerome Powell when his term ends in May.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Lido’s new stVaults will let L2s create their own rules for Ethereum staking
stVaults let other teams plug into Lido’s staking system instead of building their own from scratch.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin bear market almost over? BTC price metric outpaces 2022 bottom
Bitcoin's MVRV Z-score printed record lows on a rolling two-year basis, making BTC price more "undervalued" than at the pit of past bear markets.
- The BlockScore: 60
NinjaTrader launches in Europe as retail futures ‘become a global expectation’
NinjaTrader’s European launch builds on Kraken’s broader expansion into regulated derivatives infrastructure across the region.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Visa and Mastercard aren’t buying the stablecoin hype for everyday payments
Despite crypto’s promise of faster, cheaper transactions, the payments giants aren’t buying the stablecoin pitch, at least not in developed markets.
- The BlockScore: 55
JPMorgan says bitcoin futures oversold as silver flips overbought, sees $8,500 gold long term
Indeed, since the JPMorgan report was published on Wednesday, both silver and gold have pulled back from recent highs.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
XRP-linked Ripple rolls out treasury platform after $1 billion GTreasury deal
New product lets companies manage cash, stablecoins and tokenized funds in one system, cutting cross-border settlement times from days to seconds.
- The BlockScore: 55
SoFi posts first $1 billion revenue quarter as profit reaches $174 million in Q4 amid crypto expansion
Digital financial services firm SoFi reported its first $1 billion revenue quarter, with GAAP net income reaching $173.5 million in Q4 2025.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Brian Armstrong was snubbed by top executives from the biggest U.S. banks in Davos: WSJ
Stablecoin rewards and the Clarity Act widen the divide between crypto and TradFi, according to people who spoke with the WSJ.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Price predictions 1/30: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, HYPE, XMR
Technical charts tilt toward further downside for Bitcoin and altcoins if BTC’s critical $80,000 fails to hold. Does data suggest that bulls are buying the dips?
- The BlockScore: 50
WisdomTree reports $2.24 billion crypto AUM as CEO says tokenization adds ‘momentum today while still early’
WisdomTree's year-end financial statement recorded $2.24 billion worth of crypto assets under management, up from $1.9 billion in Q4 2024.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Gold is acting like the hedge Bitcoin promised to be
As the dollar weakens, investors are turning to gold — onchain and off — while Bitcoin increasingly plays a supporting role in hedging currency risk.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
XRP bulls lose $70 million as Ripple-linked token plunges 7%
Traders are watching $1.74 as near-term support, with $1.79–$1.82 now the key resistance zone.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Plunge in gold, silver, and copper sparks $120 million rout in blockchain metal clones
Metals remain a leading theme for the year while bitcoin trades independently, suggestive of its growing role as a standalone risk asset.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
U.S. dollar strength and volatility surge as markets nervously await U.S. open
While Fed chair speculation drives uncertainty across equities, rates, and crypto.
- DecryptScore: 50
Morning Minute: Washington Just Gave Crypto the Green Light
It was a big day for crypto policy in the US yesterday, but work still remains to be done
- CoinDeskScore: 45
Gold's six-month rally versus bitcoin shows similarities to the 2019 cycle
The bitcoin-to-gold ratio rebounded from recent lows, mirroring a pattern seen in the 2019-2020.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
CoinDesk 20 performance update: index slides 1.9% as all assets trade lower
Cronos (CRO) fell 4.2% and Aave (AAVE) dropped 3.7%, leading the index lower.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Why proof-of-reserves alone doesn’t build real trust
Proof-of-reserves shows assets at a single point in time, but it does not prove solvency, liquidity or sound governance. Here is what PoR misses and what real trust looks like.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
Gold just erased $5.5 trillion in value and Bitcoin bulls see one huge opening ahead
Gold’s record-breaking rally finally blinked this week, and Bitcoin’s traders are watching what comes next. After sprinting to an all-time high of $5,594.82 per ounce, spot gold slid to around $5,330 as investors took profits, a pullback of roughly 4.7% from the peak. The Kobeissi Letter noted that ...
- DecryptScore: 40
Experts Warn Data Center Backlash Could Slow AI Infrastructure Growth
A new Brookings report says binding community benefit agreements are increasingly necessary as local opposition mounts over AI data centers.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
BlackRock’s BUIDL aids Avalanche tokenization value boom in Q4
Messari reports that institutions put millions of dollars into Avalanche last year, but it didn’t help its token, which fell by nearly 60% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bitcoin ‘to keep bleeding against stock market’ as cycle wraps: Analyst
Bitcoiners hoping for a big rotation from gold and silver might be chasing the wrong signal, says Benjamin Cowen.
- The BlockScore: 40
Kevin Warsh odds jump to 93% on Polymarket as Trump’s Fed chair pick looms
The surge in Warsh's prediction market odds followed Thursday reports that Trump is preparing to nominate him as the next Fed chair.
- DecryptScore: 40
Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Secrets for China
A U.S. jury found Linwei Ding guilty of economic espionage and trade secret theft after he stole Google’s sensitive AI infrastructure data.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
What role is left for decentralized GPU networks in AI?
AI training is dominated by hyperscale data centers, but inference and everyday workloads are opening real space for decentralized GPU networks.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Hedge fund billionaire Stan Druckenmiller on Warsh as Fed chair: ‘no one better equipped’
The conventional wisdom on Trump's pick for Fed chair says he's a hawk. Stanley Druckenmiller, who made billions fading conventional wisdom, suggests that's not necessarily so.
- The BlockScore: 40
Pomp: Forget Inflation, Deflation and De-dollarization Explain Bitcoin’s Price Action
Anthony Pompliano argues that deflation, not inflation, is Bitcoin’s real headwind and explains why institutions are racing to absorb crypto into legacy finance.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says bitcoin could hit $6.5 million in 20 years
After a bruising 2025, Hougan sees sideways Bitcoin trading, rising institutional interest and early central bank curiosity setting up the next cycle.
- DecryptScore: 30
Gold Is the Real Bubble, Says Ark Invest's Cathie Wood—Not AI
Tech investor Cathie Wood isn't worried about an AI bubble, instead singling out gold as the real ongoing asset bubble.
- DecryptScore: 30
Tech Giants Circle OpenAI in Funding Round That Could Top $100 Billion
Amazon’s talks could make it one of OpenAI’s biggest backers as the AI company continues to forge ahead with plans for an IPO this year.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Trump says shutdown deal near, but markets remain on edge
A tentative deal in Washington has eased some shutdown fears, but with key votes still pending, crypto, gold and silver are trading through liquidity jitters and foreign policy risk.
- CointelegraphScore: 25
There is no trust in DeFi without proper risk management
DeFi's composability creates cascading exploit risks while protocols handle risk idiosyncratically. Institutional adoption demands TradFi-style standardized frameworks.
- DecryptScore: 20
AI Agents Launched a Social Network and Spawned a Digital Religion Overnight
Autonomous agents on an AI-centric social network spontaneously founded "Crustafarianism"—complete with scripture, prophets, and theology.
- CryptoSlateScore: 20
I predicted Bitcoin falling to $49k this year and January delivered some very concerning red flags
My $49k Bitcoin bear thesis, a January check-in, the plumbing is flashing while price bleeds I wrote my medium-term $49,000 bear thesis in late November with one simple idea, Bitcoin still moves in cycles, and the next real “this is the low” moment tends to arrive when miner economics and flows line...
- CryptoSlateScore: 20
Altcoins outside the top 10 won’t recover when Bitcoin finally rebounds, and here’s why
This is a familiar story for those who have been in crypto for a while. Bitcoin crashes, rebounds, and a few altcoins follow after. Yet, that small- or medium-cap crypto with promising fundamentals never followed through. The question investors won't say aloud: Why did my token never catch the recov...
- CoinDeskScore: 15
A Reddit-like social network for AI agents is getting weird, and memecoin traders are cashing in
Moltbook’s viral posts and strange user behavior memecoins, including MOLT soaring more than 7,000%.
- The BlockScore: 10
Tether rakes in over $10 billion net profit in 2025 as excess reserves top $6.3 billion
2025 marked Tether’s “second-largest annual issuance in its history,” with over $50 billion new USDT added to the circulating supply.
- CoinDeskScore: 10
Crypto's rough day sets giants into 'plunge protection' mode
Your day-ahead look for Jan. 30, 2026
- Decrypt
Bitcoin Slips to $82K as Liquidations Spike to $1.7B
Bitcoin has hit a nine-month low of $82,134 amid escalating policy shifts, including President Trump's Friday Fed Chair announcement.