ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands –  January 8, 2026 Bitfinex, the state-of-the-art cryptocurrency exchange, today announced a reduction in conversion fees between the Brazilian real and Tether USDt on SWAPX, facilitated through SmartPay. The fee has been lowered from one percent to 0.75 percent and is effective immediately. SmartPay is the Brazilian on-ramp used

In XRP news today, Sony Interactive Entertainment issued a formal statement in late May 2026 confirming that there are no plans to integrate XRP or any third-party cryptocurrency into the PlayStation Network for payments or rewards. The denial came after a rumor claiming an imminent Sony XRP partnership drove an +8% price spike, followed by

Crypto trading platform Hyperliquid is beginning to compete with traditional exchanges and prediction market operators as it expands beyond perpetual futures trading, according to a new report from FalconX. Senior crypto market strategist David Lawant outlined how Hyperliquid’s recent moves into pre-IPO markets, prediction contracts and tokenized real-world assets are broadening the platform’s appeal beyond

Bitcoin continues to test the key $93,500–$95,000 resistance zone following its rebound from the late-November low near $80,800.  While the medium-term outlook for 2026 remains constructive amid expectations of improving global liquidity, near-term price action is still capped by geopolitical uncertainty, mixed ETF flows, and the need for a clear acceptance above this resistance band

In Bitcoin news today, Bitcoin Depot, once the largest BTC ATM operator in North America with 9,276 kiosks across the US, Canada, and Australia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on May 18, 2026, and has already taken its entire ATM network offline. Here

Coinbase is not at all concerned with the increasing competition from Wall Street giants or other traditional financial institutions, the crypto exchange’s head of Policy for Europe told CoinDesk on Friday. “We have always said that a rising tide lifts all ships,” said Katie Harries, adding that Coinbase is “not at all” worried about the

Recently Strategy made headlines by saying that it might sell some bitcoin to meet business objectives. This came as a surprise to many people because of what was previously regarded as a hard-lined stance to never sell. Saylor even (jokingly) tweeted stuff like “Sell a kidney if you must, but keep the bitcoin.” The reality

24 March, 2026 The Bitfinex trading platform will be offline for a limited period of time on 25/03/2026 to undergo a scheduled maintenance upgrade aimed at enhancing the stability and scalability of our infrastructure. The upgrade is expected to begin at approximately 08:00 AM UTC (subject to change) and will last for around six hours.

In Bitcoin ETF news today, Goldman Sachs has quietly liquidated its entire XRP ETF and Solana ETF positions in Q1 2026, according to the firm’s latest 13F filing, a full exit from two products it had only just started building exposure to months earlier, while at the same time, BTC ETF products have seen nearly