For more than half a century, private equity (PE) has played a central role in reshaping corporate ownership and capital markets. What started as a

Bitcoin Magazine Senate Banking Committee Postpones CLARITY Act Markup After Crypto Industry Backlash The Senate Banking Committee postponed its planned markup of the Digital Asset

Bitcoin Magazine Time2Build 2025 Winners: Breez Awards Bitcoin Prizes for Lightning Integrations in BTCPay Server, Primal, and More The Time2Build developer challenge just announced its

Various reports say the US and Taiwan have clinched a trade pact to cut tariffs to 15% in exchange for a $500 billion Taiwanese commitment.

Bitcoin Magazine Belgium’s KBC Becomes First Bank in the Country to Offer Bitcoin Trading to Retail Investors Belgium’s second-largest bank, KBC Group, is set to

US initial jobless claims 198K versus 215K estimate. US January Philly Fed +12.6 vs -1.0 expected NY Fed manufacturing index for January +7.70 vs +1.0

Not much on the data agenda to move markets. The NZ FPI can give the kiwi $ a bit of a wiggle sometimes, but usually

An emerging ETH futures trend is predicting an Ether price rally to $4,100, but other data says the altcoin is overdue for a slight correction.

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

Summary: New Zealand’s manufacturing PMI rose to 56.1 in December, the highest since December 2021 All five sub-indices expanded, led by a sharp rise in

New Zealand December 2025 Food Price Index -0.3% m/m (prior -0.4%) and +4.0% y/y. Earlier: New Zealand December 2025 Manufacturing PMI (prior 51.4) NZD gained

Summary: Long-running U.S.–Iran tensions remain a key geopolitical risk factor Fox News reports at least one U.S. aircraft carrier is moving to the Middle East

Bitcoin failed to hold $97,000 as its funding rate stalled and retail traders watched from the sidelines. Will TradFi reignite the rally to $100,000?

The integration marks a key step in the crypto exchange’s second-phase rollout, bringing Uniswap’s markets directly to its layer-2 network.

The Kaito.ai and Cookie DAO tokens fell over 15% after X’s ban, a move X’s head of product Nikita Bier said should improve user experience

Bitcoin has become an “element of resistance” in Iran, providing liquidity in an increasingly restricted economic environment, says Chainalysis.

California’s finance watchdog claims Nexo made nearly 5,500 loans to Californians without a valid license and did not properly assess their ability to repay.

Group-IB found a ransomware dubbed DeadLock that is exploiting Polygon smart contracts to rotate proxy addresses to evade takedowns.

Summary: Canada and China are seeking to reset ties through a new strategic partnership PM Mark Carney says cooperation could deliver “historic” economic gains Focus

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index slipped by 12 points to “neutral” on Friday amid heightened anxiety over the future of a long-awaited crypto bill

The NCAA wants the CFTC to tighten rules on college sport prediction markets, including age and advertising restrictions and anti-harassment measures.

Canada & China are moving to rebuild ties, eye closer cooperation in agriculture & energy MUFG sees modest rise in India bond yields as RBI

Ethereum saw activity retention nearly double to 8 million addresses in a month while daily transactions hit an all-time high of 2.8 million amid soaring

Regulated investment vehicles such as exchange-traded funds expanded in 2025, and corporations added crypto to their balance sheets, opening up more pathways for user access.

Mind you, this has been an ongoing issue since late 2023 already. And when the ONS could not figure out how to improve the data

State Street said its new crypto platform would help clients build tokenized money market funds, exchange-traded funds, and products such as tokenized deposits and stablecoins.

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

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

Prior +2.3% HICP +2.0% vs +2.0% y/y prelim Prior +2.6% In terms of headline annual inflation, the December reading is the lowest for the year

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than the final Italian inflation data which is not going to

Have repeatedly said that recent forex moves are not reflecting fundamentals Joint statement between US and Japan can be interpreted as saying intervention to counter

Prior +1.1% HICP +1.2% vs +1.2% y/y prelim Prior +1.1% The changes in headline annual inflation is light with core annual inflation keeping stable at

The lender will offer crypto trading through its Bolero platform as Belgium’s MiCA rules take effect, despite no licenses yet appearing on the ESMA’s register.

The restructuring comes as the company integrates new payments assets and narrows its mandate, with several employees saying on X that they were affected by

Moldova plans to introduce its first crypto law in 2026, aligning with the EU’s MiCA framework while warning citizens about digital asset risks.

The recovery may continue as long as Bitcoin achieves a daily close above $98,000, with the technical setup projecting 18% gains ahead.

Google will require proof of FIU registration acceptance for crypto apps, raising compliance hurdles for offshore exchanges serving South Korean users.

The rules allow banks to combine token activity with payments and financial services under central bank and tech park oversight.

Jefferies’ Greed & Fear strategist Christopher Wood has slashed a 10% Bitcoin allocation from his portfolio and moved into gold, citing the quantum risk to

How have interest rate expectations changed after this week’s events? Indian Rupee targeting new record lows as RBI’s interventions continue to fail No big surprises

US President Donald Trump said the “leaker on Venezuela has been found and is in jail” as some Polymarket accounts tied to early bets on

US President Donald Trump is bringing criminal charges against the head of the Fed in what many see as a political move motivated by a

Bitcoin Magazine After A Snake-Like 2025, Is The Bitcoin Price Ready to Break Out In 2026? We had high hopes for the bitcoin price in

Canada and China are re-setting ties after leaders Mark Carney and Xi Jinping met in Beijing. The leaders agreed to lower tariffs on each others

The apparent shutdown follows years of scrutiny of one of crypto’s largest fraud marketplaces.

A growing amount of the blockchain industry’s fees are captured by DeFi protocols rather than the underlying networks, signaling a potential investor shift to front-end

Renewed spot Ethereum ETF inflows topped $474 million this week while network metrics smashed records, positioning ETH for a rally to $4,500 in the coming

As DePIN projects generate revenue and AI agents move onchain, builders are shifting focus from speculation to fundamentals, but questions remain about Web3’s decentralization ethos.

The good news continues to roll in for the US economy as December industrial production rose 0.4%, beating the 0.1% consensus. The November reading was

Bitcoin Magazine West Virginia Lawmakers Propose Bitcoin Investments With State Funds West Virginia lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would authorize the state treasurer to

The CLARITY Act is becoming a fight over who controls yield as rules split DeFi companies and incumbents and risk pushing onchain US dollar yield

Prior was 39 Current single-family home sales 41 vs 42 prior Prospective buyers 23 vs 26 prior Home sales expectations over the next six months

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Adoption Surges in Iran Amid Protests and Rial Collapse A new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis shows that Iran’s crypto ecosystem

Bitcoin market research warned that BTC faced another bear market in 2026 if it was unable to reclaim its yearly moving average.