The crypto market rally continued on January 28 as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Summary The crypto market rally could be at risk of unraveling as geopolitical risks rise. Donald Trump warned Iran of an attack as a large armada arrived in the Middle East Bitcoin has formed a bearish flag pattern,
Over the past two weeks our primary focus has been getting all of the clients updated to PoC5 compatibility, and it definitely has been a long road. Among the changes to the VM include: The new init/code mechanism: basically, when you create a contract, the code provided will execute immediately, and then the return value
Bitget has named former KuCoin EU and Bitpanda executive Oliver Stauber as CEO of Bitget EU and will base its new MiCA-ready European headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Summary Bitget says its Vienna office will serve as its EU headquarters, coordinating compliance, governance and supervisory engagement across the European Economic Area. Stauber previously led KuCoin EU
27 Jan Bitfinex to List USAT (USAt), Tether’s Stablecoin Built for the U.S. Posted at 13:19h in Media Releases by Maria Lobusova ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – 27th January 2026 – Bitfinex (https://www.bitfinex.com/), a premier digital asset trading platform, has announced today that it will list USAt, the newly launched, U.S.-regulated stablecoin from
Ethereum (ETH) holds near $3,000 as institutions accumulate despite mixed short-term sentiment. Strong staking, wallet growth, and ETF inflows support Ethereum’s price floor. ERC-8004 could unlock AI-driven on-chain demand and long-term ETH value. Ethereum is entering a pivotal phase as price action, institutional flows, and protocol-level innovation begin to converge. After a volatile start to
Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP are stuck in tight ranges as traders watch today’s Fed decision and, more importantly, Powell’s tone to decide the next big move. Summary Bitcoin is consolidating just under $90k, with bulls eyeing a break above 90,000 for a fresh leg higher and bears watching 85,000 as the line that opens deeper
One of the most popular topics in the digital consensus space (a new term for cryptocurrency 2.0 that I’m beta-testing) is the concept of decentralized autonomous entities. There are now a number of groups rapidly getting involved in the space, including Bitshares (also known as Invictus Innovations) developing “decentralized autonomous companies”, BitAngels’ David Johnston with
Today, crypto markets are stuck in an awkward pause with so much fud-toned news. Bitcoin USD price is holding its breath, the gold chart keeps running, and each one of us is glued to the incoming FOMC news. With the dollar losing altitude, risk assets are recalibrating. Under the surface, Polymarket bettors are assigning nearly
Chinese national Jingliang Su was sentenced to 46 months in US prison for laundering $36.9M in a USDT-based pig-butchering scheme that funneled victim funds via Deltec to Cambodia. Summary Prosecutors say Su helped an international network move over $36.9M from US bank accounts into a Deltec Bank account before converting it to USDT and sending
The apprehensions regarding trust continue to dominate most of the concerns associated with adoption of new technologies like blockchain. Blockchain has proved to be a highly disruptive technology, especially in the financial services sector, disrupting business models and unearthing new levels of efficiency. The adoption of blockchain in financial services raises many questions about the
