Oil prices are marginally higher today as we watch and wait on Iran. Trump is out once again reminding everyone that an ‘armada’ is heading

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

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Rainbow Chart Signals ‘Fire Sale’ Zone as BTC Enters Undervalued Territory Bitcoin’s price has plunged into zones historically tagged by long‑term valuation

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

A wave of leveraged liquidations erased hundreds of billions in value, reshuffling Bitcoin’s standing among the world’s largest investable assets.

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

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

Europe narrows crypto tax gaps, US lawmakers revisit market structure, and institutions push DeFi into compliance territory.

Bitcoin Magazine Jamie Dimon Tells Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong He’s ‘Full of Sh—’ in Davos Clash: WSJ Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, found himself

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.

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.

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

CZ pushed back on claims that Binance fueled October’s historic $19 billion crypto liquidation event, calling allegations against the exchange “far-fetched.”

As the dollar weakens, investors are turning to gold — onchain and off — while Bitcoin increasingly plays a supporting role in hedging currency risk.

Trump nominates Kevin Warsh to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve Fed’s Musalem: Further interest rate cuts not advisable Eyes on Iran this

The commission also singled out Hungary for failing to comply with the EU’s MiCA framework after an amendment to a local law.

Bitcoin Magazine Tennessee Lawmakers To Weigh Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Tennessee lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow the state to hold bitcoin as part

Bitcoin Magazine Plan B Network Launches CypherTank, a Bitcoin Pitch Series Showcasing Builders and Ideas The Plan ₿ Network just announced the global premiere of

The fintech bank reported record quarterly revenue of $1 billion as it reintroduced crypto trading, launched a stablecoin and rolled out blockchain-based remittances.

Bitcoin options flashed extreme fear signals as the spot BTC ETF outflows rose, and the odds for a drop below $80,000 increased. Will dip buyers

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the “structure behind” the company’s growth mattered more than its “scale” in 2025, as US Treasury holdings surpassed $122 billion.

Crypto sentiment platform Santiment said the “silver lining” in the current crypto market is the “extreme negativity” seen on social media.

The lawsuit alleges Marc Andreessen sold $118.7 million in Coinbase shares through Andreessen Horowitz, while CEO Brian Armstrong offloaded about $291.8 million.

ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said many people seem to be forgetting that Bitcoin “spanked everything so bad” in 2023 and 2024, while other asset classes

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and venture capitalist Tim Draper are backing Grow California, a new political effort aimed at countering union-backed wealth tax proposals.

Leverage has always been one of the most powerful and dangerous forces in financial markets. At its best, leverage amplifies liquidity, improves price discovery and

The US Treasury has sanctioned two UK-registered crypto exchanges tied to Iran’s financial system, marking the first time Washington has targeted digital asset platforms.

Activity on Solana has spiked as new AI tech makes it easier than ever to launch memecoins. Meanwhile, Ethereum is plugging away at future-proofing and

Bitcoin could start catching up to gold as soon as February, as traders anticipate BTC to recover from its record lows versus gold this year.

From venture rounds to onchain credit, capital is moving cautiously back into crypto as institutions focus on infrastructure and real-world use cases.

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Market Structure Bill Advances Through Senate Agriculture Committee, No Democrats Vote In Favor In a narrowly divided party-line vote, The U.S. Senate

Bitcoin Magazine SEC Chair Paul Atkins to Make History as First Sitting Chair to Speak at The Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas In somewhat of

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Stock ($MSTR) Hits 52-Week Low As Bitcoin Craters Below $84,000 Strategy shares dropped as low as 10% today, currently trading at $142.88

Futures market liquidations, a sharp sell-off in US stocks and limited progress on talks to fund the US government were taking a toll on Bitcoin

The Series B extension values the New York–based crypto infrastructure company at about $1.5 billion and includes backing from institutional investors.

The raise underscores venture investors’ selective return to infrastructure-heavy crypto bets as DePIN struggles to move beyond early token launches.

A potential listing would further legitimize digital asset custody as core market infrastructure rather than a niche service following BitGo’s public launch.

The product offers exchange-traded exposure to JitoSOL with staking rewards embedded, as liquid staking ETFs remain under review in the United States.

NZ consumer confidence hit a four-year high as the key “big ticket purchase” gauge turned positive, but ANZ still sees only “par” growth amid offsetting

Bitcoin margin longs at Bitfinex exchange reached a two-year high prior to stocks and crypto selling off sharply. Should traders expect a rally or the

US lawmakers agreed to split DHS funding from other bills and use a two-week stopgap, easing near-term shutdown risks while immigration disputes remain unresolved. Senate

Tokyo area CPI data for January 2026. I’ll have more to come on this separately. For now, though, the dip back in headline and core

Trump threatened to decertify Canadian aircraft and impose a 50% tariff, accusing Canada of unfairly blocking certification of Gulfstream business jets. Summary: President Donald Trump

More data from Japan (below). I’ll have more to come on this separately. Earlier: Tokyo inflation cools in January, reducing BoJ rate hike urgency. Weight

UK business confidence dipped in January as global economic worries deepened, even as firms grew more optimistic about their own activity. Summary: UK business confidence

WSJ (gated) reported Trump and Senate Democrats struck a shutdown-avoidance deal that funds most agencies long-term while giving DHS a two-week stopgap to extend immigration

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%

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

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

Trump warned Britain against deepening China ties just as Starmer hailed progress from a rare UK prime ministerial visit to Beijing. Summary: President Donald Trump

While The DAO has an “incredible” team that could build security projects themselves, they would rather focus on security distribution methods, says Griff Green.

Morgan Stanley sticks with Nvidia, says underperformance is overblown Trump warns UK over China ties as Starmer hails diplomatic reset USD higher everywhere. Crypto particularly

Securitize’s latest SEC filing showed that the company’s revenue increased nearly tenfold year-over-year as institutions experiment with tokenization.

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.

Kevin Warsh, seen as a more hawkish Federal Reserve chair pick, previously said Bitcoin could serve as a check on fiscal policy decisions.

Bitcoiners hoping for a big rotation from gold and silver might be chasing the wrong signal, says Benjamin Cowen.

Circle has flagged scaling its payments network and institution-focused blockchain as a 2026 priority as companies look to examine how to use stablecoins.

Market players will be watching precious metals closely as we look to wrap up January trading. That will not only have an impact in the

Prior +0.5% GDP +1.1% vs +1.2% y/y expected Prior +0.9% The headline reading meets estimates as the French economy grew slightly in the final quarter

Prior +0.5% The year-on-year reading for December was for a decline of 2.3%, marking the sharpest year-on-year drop since March 2024. And overall in 2025,

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we will get lots of tier one data points including GDP for France, Spain, Germany, Eurozone and CPI for

Prior +0.6% As has been the case for quite some time now, Spain continues to be one of the bright spots in the euro area

Prior +2.9% HICP +2.5% vs +2.4% y/y expected Prior +3.0% Headline annual inflation shows some added volatility, with it reflecting a marked drop in January.

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

Prior 3k Unemployment rate 6.3% vs 6.3% expected Prior 6.3% German unemployment was unchanged in January with the jobless rate keeping steadier to start the

Prior 0.0% As a whole, the German economy also posted 0.3% growth in GDP for the year 2025. That as private and government consumption expenditures,

The other German state releases around the same time as per the following: Hesse CPI +% vs +2.2% y/y prior North Rhine Westphalia CPI +2.0%

Prior +0.1% The Italian economy continues to hold up modestly and reaffirm more resilience to end the final quarter of last year. Overall, the economy

Inflation expectations: 1-year ahead 2.8% vs 2.8% prior 3-year ahead 2.6% vs 2.5% prior 5-year ahead 2.4% vs 2.2% prior – the highest since the

Bybit’s upcoming neobank launch via Tether-backed Pave Bank highlights the regulatory hurdles and challenges that crypto exchanges face when entering traditional finance.

Prior +0.3% It’s a story of resilience in the euro area and that is reaffirmed by the headline estimate above. The economy has proved the

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.

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.

Still, Bitcoin often rebounds toward its energy value after long downtrends, with one model pointing to a fair price near $121,000.

The move comes as the Ethereum Foundation enters a period of “mild austerity” while sticking to its core technical roadmap, Buterin said.

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

DeFi’s composability creates cascading exploit risks while protocols handle risk idiosyncratically. Institutional adoption demands TradFi-style standardized frameworks.

US spot Bitcoin ETF flows turned negative for January after a series of outflows this week totaling nearly $1 billion, data from SoSoValue shows.

Headlines: Silver sinks below $100, gold tumbles below $5,000 Precious metals continue to tumble as the heavy selling continues Silver dropped by more than 20%

Prior +1.8% HICP +2.1% vs +2.0% y/y expected Prior +2.0% Core CPI Y/Y +2.5% vs +2.4% prior Full report here Slightly higher than expected figures

Bitcoin Magazine Trump Names Bitcoin-Friendly Kevin Warsh as Pick for Federal Reserve Chair President Donald Trump on Friday announced Kevin Warsh as his nominee to

Ethereum slipped under $2,800 as charts and onchain data suggested downside risk remains elevated, with a potential move toward $2,100.

Prior was +3.0% PPI M/M +0.5% vs 0.2% expected Prior +0.2% Core PPI Y/Y +3.3% vs +2.9% expected Prior +3.0% (revised to 3.1%) Core PPI

Prior -0.3% December preliminary GDP +0.1% StatCan notes that Real GDP was essentially unchanged in November following a 0.3% decline in October, as contractions in

US President Donald Trump nominated former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, setting up a Senate confirmation fight.

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.

Bitcoin Magazine Binance to Move $1 Billion User Protection Fund Into Bitcoin  Binance said Friday it will convert the stablecoin holdings in its $1 billion

AI training is dominated by hyperscale data centers, but inference and everyday workloads are opening real space for decentralized GPU networks.

Bitcoin Magazine Amboss Launches ‘RailsX,’ a Bitcoin-Native Exchange Built on Lightning Amboss, a company best known for building tools and liquidity infrastructure for the Bitcoin

The US has outlined a number of demands to Iran but the NYT reports that there is no indication from Iran that they’re giving into

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase to Join Trump Accounts Push, Eyes Bitcoin Payments for Children Coinbase announced plans to participate in President Donald Trump’s newly launched Trump

Bitcoin Magazine White House to Host Crypto and Banking Executives for Talks on Stalled U.S. Crypto Bill The White House will convene executives from the

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Steadies Near $90,000 as Fed Pauses Rate Cuts, Powell Signals Neutral Stance Bitcoin hovered near $89,000 on Wednesday as the Federal

Federal Reserve rate decision: No change to Fed funds, as expected Powell: The economy is coming into 2026 on a firm footing ECB’s Schnabel says

You’ll note below that the data agenda is lower-tier only. None of this lot is likely to move around financial markets too much upon release.

New Zealand trade data December 2025. Just a data post. Not moving NZ markets too much. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

Business confidence remains exceptionally strong despite a pullback, but rising inflation and wage signals are emerging as a key risk. Summary: New Zealand business confidence

Australia’s Q4 trade prices point to improving terms of trade, offering modest support for national income and the AUD. Summary: Australian export prices rebounded strongly

Hyperliquid’s HYPE token gained 60% amid heavy staking and balance-sheet accumulation, even as open interest and perpetual volumes remained largely flat.

The 10.7 billion transactions seen during MegaETH’s stress test were more than the Ethereum blockchain has seen in its 10–year history.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says while settling stock trades only takes one day, it is still “far too long,” a problem tokenized stocks can likely

The six US senators cited a sharp rise in illicit crypto activity in 2025 to argue that the DOJ should not have disbanded its cryptocurrency

A small team is developing the platform, according to sources, which may integrate ChatGPT for content creation while using biometrics for proof-of-personhood. 

China and the UK struck a conciliatory tone in Beijing, hinting at a cautious reset after years of strained ties. Info via Reuters. Summary: China’s

Bitcoin price breakouts fail to hold due to insufficient bid-side liquidity. Glassnode analysis identifies the key metrics that are likely to mark the next phase

The US regulator defines tokenized securities as issuer- or third-party-sponsored, stressing that blockchain issuance does not bypass federal securities laws.

New York Times (gated): Trump, Schumer move toward possible deal to avert shutdown Trump, Schumer deal sees DHS funding split from package Democrats have objected

Reports that Trump and Schumer are approaching a possible deal to avert shut down Xi and Starmer signal thaw as China and UK seek steadier

Gold is now also outperforming Bitcoin over the last five years, having risen over185%, while Bitcoin is up only 164% over the same period.

The rise in XRP wallets holding more than 1 million tokens comes despite a weakening of broader crypto market sentiment, with a popular crypto indicator

Cere Network is facing a second lawsuit this month that accuses its co-founder and board of fraud in relation to a public token launch for

It was quite a day of events yesterday, not least with the central bank bonanza in having the Bank of Canada and Federal Reserve policy

The validator entry queue for the Ethereum network is heavily congested, with 3.6 million ETH lined up to be staked with a forecasted 63-day wait.

Sygnum says its market-neutral BTC Alpha Fund posted 8.9% annualized returns in Q4 and raised more than 750 Bitcoin from professional and institutional investors.

Abu Dhabi’s Universal Digital has launched USDU, the first US dollar‑backed stablecoin registered by the UAE central bank under its Payment Token Services Regulation.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a few low tier releases that won’t change anything for

investingLive will take part in iFX EXPO Dubai 2026, where traders will have the opportunity to attend live trading sessions led by Greg Michalowski, our

ETH price charts confirmed a triangle breakdown, shifting the near-term bias lower and putting $2,250 in focus if sellers stay in control.

Hang Seng plans to offer tokenized gold fund units recorded on public blockchains, though the product remains subject to regulatory approval and will not trade

Crypto exchange Bybit said its new “My Bank” accounts will give users personal IBANs, instant fiat access, multi-currency transfers and crypto trading under their own

S&P 500 Trader Update – Order Flow Signals a Grinding, Selective Advance Live update – Jan 29, 2026 | 09:06 ET The S&P 500 continues

Regulators gain wider discretion to vet shareholders, finances and controls as South Korea tightens crypto market access.

The dollar started the day relatively poorly but is now bouncing back modestly in European morning trade. The greenback has pared declines across the board

Metaplanet said proceeds will be used for Bitcoin purchases, its Bitcoin income business and partial debt repayment as it executes its capital strategy.

Solana’s validator count has dropped 68% since 2023 as rising costs and zero-fee competition push smaller node operators offline.

Hong Kong-listed OSL Group plans acquisitions and global expansion after securing fresh capital to scale its stablecoin and digital payments business.

Heavy outflows from Bitcoin ETFs have diminished, putting BTC price in a better position to overcome the next hurdle at $93,000.

Bitcoin has been called “digital gold,” and some of its key properties may help BTC rally more than the precious metal in percentage terms.

Current blockchain infrastructure has inadequate throughput and systematic front-running. Real-world finance demands sub-second finality and fair transaction ordering.

Headlines: Dollar recovers some poise on the day, some light profit-taking in precious metals It’s not just Trump’s hawkish rhetoric against Iran pushing up oil

The full quote from Trump himself: “Jerome “Too Late” Powell again refused to cut interest rates, even though he has absolutely no reason to keep

Citrea’s Bitcoin rollup has become a live experiment in whether BTC can support a full DeFi and stablecoin stack, and how much complexity Bitcoin should

Prior was 200K (revised to 210K) Continuing claims 1827K vs 1860K expected Prior 1849K (revised to 1865K) It’s another great report, especially on the continuing

Prior was -29.4B Goods trade vs -56.57B prior The big improvement in October data led to a jump in Q4 GDP forecasts. Separately, the Q3

Bitcoin order-book analysis said that BTC price action was being held back by just one trading entity, while risking a trip to “Bearadise.”

The parliamentary inquiry comes as regulators warn that stablecoins could drain bank deposits and reshape payments.

The platform enables enterprises to use programmable stablecoins for payments and treasury while outsourcing custody, compliance and settlement.

David Tepper is one of the great hedge fund managers and made a killing last year in China stocks. In November, filings revealed he to

Bitcoin Magazine Russia to Roll Out Bitcoin and Crypto Framework This July, Allowing Retail Participation Russia is preparing to introduce its first comprehensive regulatory framework

DePIN’s “death” narrative hides a market that’s quietly compounding revenues, as Messari’s new report pegs the sector at $10 billion with growing real‑world usage and

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Raises Up to $137 Million to Buy Bitcoin and Pay Off Debt Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed bitcoin treasury company, plans to raise up

Prior was -1.3% Ex transport +0.2% vs -0.2% prior Revisions to November durable goods orders: Durable goods +5.3% vs 5.3% prelim Non-defense capital goods orders

Lawmakers begin debating amendments to a sweeping digital asset market structure proposal as Congress looks to clarify oversight of crypto markets.