Key takeaways:Bitcoin options show the highest level of fear in a year, as traders brace for the possibility of a deeper selloff. Bitcoin markets might be more stable due to high-risk leveraged positions being liquidated.Bitcoin (BTC) underwent a sharp 10% correction…

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon reportedly confronted Brian Armstrong during a coffee chat at Davos last week, telling the Coinbase CEO to stop lying about banks trying to sabotage the digital asset market structure bill under consideration in the US…

Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has pushed back against allegations that the cryptocurrency exchange played a role in the largest liquidation event in crypto history, a sell-off whose effects are still rippling through markets more than three months later.Speaking…

The European Commission said it will send formal notices to 12 countries for failing to fully implement the EU’s tax reporting rules for digital assets.In its January infringements package released on Friday, the commission, which serves as the European Union…

SoFi Technologies reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $1 billion as the US fintech bank reintroduced consumer crypto-based products.According to its earnings report released Friday, adjusted net revenue rose 37% year-on- year to $1 billion, while GAAP net income reached $173.5…

Bitcoin (BTC) has long been promoted by its most ardent supporters as a hedge against monetary debasement, but as the US dollar slides to multi-year lows, the market’s clearest flight to safety is emerging elsewhere: in gold.Over the past year,…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has dropped 14.5% in the past 16 days, pushing the Crypto Fear & Greed Index to 16 (Extreme Fear), which is its lowest rating year-to-date. Crypto Fear & Greed Index. Source: alternative.meWhile selling has dominated markets over…

The European Union’s new crypto tax reporting regime under DAC8 is intentionally focused on enforceable targets, leaving decentralized finance (DeFi) outside its scope for now.Colby Mangels, a former adviser to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and now…

Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, said local financial regulators are planning to submit a draft framework related to digital assets sometime in 2026.In comments prepared for a Friday policy briefing of the Hong…

Nubank has received conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to form a national bank, a step that allows the fintech to offer deposits, lending, credit cards and digital asset custody in the United…

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 (BTC) may be “close to the end” of its correction as a classic BTC price metric…

Decentralized GPU networks are pitching themselves as a lower-cost layer for running AI workloads, while training the latest models remains concentrated inside hyperscale data centers.Frontier AI training involves building the largest and most advanced systems, a process that requires thousands…

US President Donald Trump said Friday he will nominate former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the US central bank, setting the stage for a high-stakes Senate confirmation battle.The decision, announced by Trump on…

Cryptocurrency investment products faced heavy outflows on Thursday as the total crypto market capitalization fell about 6%.Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) funds recorded nearly $1 billion in outflows, among the largest of the year so far, according to SoSoValue.Spot Bitcoin…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he has earmarked 16,384 Ether, worth about $45 million, to support privacy-preserving technologies, open hardware and secure, verifiable software systems. In a post on X, Buterin said the funds were withdrawn from his personal holdings and…