Ethereum Foundation adopts a five‑year “mild austerity” plan, reallocating 16,384 ETH and refocusing on core protocol, privacy, and open, verifiable systems. Summary Vitalik Buterin confirms withdrawal of 16,384 ETH to fund long‑term core Ethereum development under a leaner structure. The Foundation will run a five‑year “mild austerity” program to preserve independence while prioritizing scalability, security,
DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, today announced its 2026 transformation into “The New Financial Platform,” a global financial ecosystem designed to expand access to modern banking, investment, and payments infrastructure for the world’s underserved populations. The vision, unveiled by co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou
XRP briefly showed at $126 on CNBC due to a ticker error pasting Solana’s price, reviving XRP “ghost print” lore despite being only a display glitch. Summary CNBC’s “Crypto World” briefly flashed XRP at $126.01, a 6,532% premium to its real price near $1.90. Producers later confirmed XRP’s quote mistakenly reused Solana’s spot price during
The U.S. DOJ finalizes a $400M asset forfeiture tied to Helix crypto mixer, marking a major darknet money laundering case. The U.S. Department of Justice has finalized the forfeiture of more than $400M in assets. The assets were connected to Helix, a darknet cryptocurrency mixing service. Prosecutors stated that Helix played a huge role in
Binance plans to convert its $1 billion SAFU fund from stablecoins into Bitcoin, citing long-term conviction and market resilience. Summary Binance will convert the SAFU fund’s roughly $1B stablecoin reserves into Bitcoin. The exchange will rebalance the fund and top it back to $1B if BTC price drops. Binance framed the move as a long-term
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee voted 12–11 on Thursday, Jan 29 to advance its version of the CLARITY Act, pushing a major crypto market structure bill one step further through Congress. Summary The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the CLARITY Act along party lines. Democrats raised ethics and DeFi concerns during the markup. The bill now
08 Sep Bitfinex Alpha | BTC Consolidates Ahead of Potential Q4 Strength, as Bond Markets Contort Posted at 13:07h in Bitfinex Alpha by Maria Lobusova Subscribeto Bitfinex Alpha! Want to receive Alpha from Bitfinex every week? Subscribe Bitcoin is holding steady between $108,000 and $112,000, with buyers defending key support zones and filling the air
The AVAX price continued its steep downward trend this week, breaking a crucial support level despite notable positive developments, including soaring ETF inflows and strong network growth. Summary AVAX price could crash to a record low after losing a key support. The recently launched AVAX ETF added over $1.24 million in assets. Avalanche’s active users
Bitcoin slipped back below the $90,000 mark on Thursday as traders reacted to the Federal Reserve’s first rate decision of 2026. The largest cryptocurrency is trading near $87,700, after briefly moving above $90,000 earlier in the day. The wider crypto market also edged lower before and after the Fed announcement. The US central bank kept
Tesla’s long-running flirtation with Bitcoin took a mark-to-market hit in the fourth quarter, even as the electric-vehicle maker delivered stronger-than-expected earnings and doubled down on Elon Musk’s broader tech ambitions. Summary Tesla held steady on its Bitcoin position through the end of 2025, but booked a sizable unrealized loss as crypto prices slid late in
