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Bitcoin traders are aggressively positioning for a US government shutdown that could begin Jan. 31 if Congress fails to extend funding that expires Jan. 30.
The urgency of the setup is visible in prediction markets, where odds changes have become tradable headlines in their own right.
Shutdown contracts on prediction platforms like Polymarket have swung to as high as 80% for a shutdown by Jan. 31...
Ethereum elevated post-quantum cryptography to a top strategic priority this month, forming a dedicated PQ team led by Thomas Coratger and announcing $1 million in prizes to harden hash-based primitives.
The announcement came one day before a16z crypto published a roadmap arguing that quantum threats are frequently overstated and premature migrations risk trading known security for speculative...
Coinbase's Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped below competing exchanges this week, and the gap continues to widen.
CoinGlass reported on Jan. 26 that its Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index, which tracks the price difference between Coinbase's BTC/USD and Binance's BTC/USDT, turned sharply negative, indicating Bitcoin trades at a discount on the largest US venue compared to offshore competitors.
The move...
The following is a guest post and opinion from Laura Estefania, Founder and CEO of Conquista PR.
The past decade of digital assets has been shaped as much by debacle as by innovation. High-profile collapses, sensational headlines, and regulatory whiplash distorted public perception, leaving technologies capable of modernizing global finance viewed through a lens of suspicion.
Beneath that noise,...
The US government has been trying to execute a historic pivot with its Bitcoin holdings, shifting from a messy, case-by-case inventory of seized crypto into a strategic national reserve for almost a year now.
That ambition, often framed as a “digital Fort Knox,” is now facing a credibility test after allegations that roughly $40 million in crypto was siphoned from government-linked seizure...
Bitcoin’s path back to a new all-time high and subsequent price discovery is being set by whether spot ETF flows turn persistent again after a two-way start to 2026 that tested how “sticky” institutional demand is in the post-ETF era.
CryptoSlate tracked $1.29 billion of net outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs from Dec. 15 through Dec. 31, 2025. The stretch showed redemptions can cluster even...
Bitcoin traders will parse Federal Reserve guidance on Jan. 28 for signals on real yields, the dollar, and dollar-liquidity plumbing. Those channels can move spot prices even if the policy-rate corridor is unchanged.
The Fed’s calendar shows the Federal Open Market Committee meeting runs Jan. 27–28, with the press conference on Jan. 28.
Traders often watch the 2 p.m. ET statement and 2:30 p.m. ET...
One thing we rarely think about is how bad weather can affect Bitcoin's security, but it happens fairly regularly. Snow can legitimately pose a risk to Bitcoin miners who secure the blockchain.
The snow shows up on the weather map first, a fat smear of color stretching across state lines. Then it turns into the stuff you actually feel: power lines dancing in the wind, crews on standby, households...
The crypto market is flashing a rare signal for XRP, suggesting the asset may be undervalued and presenting a potential buying opportunity for investors.
Data from blockchain analytical firm Santiment shows that XRP’s 30-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) is at -5.7%, a level the analytics firm characterizes as a potential “buy zone.”
XRP is Currently Undervalued (Source: Santiment)
This...
Gold’s vertical surge toward $7,150 exposes Bitcoin but there’s 4 ways the narrative could flip fast
Gold just did what safe havens are supposed to do: it went vertical.
On Jan. 26, bullion surged past the psychological $5,000 barrier and briefly topped $5,100 an ounce as investors stampeded toward insurance. This move extends a historic run that saw the precious metal rise 64% in 2025, marking the metal's biggest annual gain since 1979.
The increase shows that investors are moving aggressively...