Bitcoin News and Finance: What You Need to Know

Ripple’s RLUSD is emerging as a regulated stablecoin built for institutional trust, combining bank-grade oversight with multichain expansion to meet rising demand for compliant digital dollars across payments, settlement, and decentralized finance. Ripple’s RLUSD Highlights the Push Toward Regulated, Multichain Stablecoins Stablecoins are increasingly aligning with formal financial regulation as issuers seek broader adoption and […]

Blackrock and Strategy entered 2026 controlling a massive share of bitcoin supply, highlighting accelerating institutional concentration as regulated ETFs and public companies tighten their grip on the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Blackrock Starts 2026 Holding 774K Bitcoin While Strategy Pushes Holdings to 674K Strategy Inc (Nasdaq: MSTR), and Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) exchange-traded fund (ETF) […]

The convicted hacker behind the 2016 billion-dollar Bitfinex bitcoin theft says his early release from federal prison was made possible by President Donald Trump’s First Step Act, reigniting debate over crypto crime, punishment, and leniency. Convicted Bitfinex Hacker Released Early From Prison, Thanks Trump Law Ilya Lichtenstein, the admitted hacker behind the 2016 Bitfinex breach […]

PWC’s U.S. leader says the firm is now actively expanding crypto services following recent pro‑digital‑asset regulations. Paul Griggs, U.S. senior partner of Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC), told the Financial Times that the firm is “leaning in” to cryptocurrency work after years of caution, citing the Trump administration’s embrace of digital assets and new legislation such as the Genius […]

Metrics show the stablecoin economy trimmed $773 million this past week, and since Dec. 13, the fiat-pegged token sector has logged a $2.5 billion pullback. Stablecoins Cool off in Early 2026 While crypto markets bounced back over the last seven days and muscled their way back above the $3 trillion line, the stablecoin sector slipped […]

A bold forecast calls for silver to open tomorrow at $100 and surge to all-time highs as momentum builds across hard assets, according to Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki. Silver Headed to $100, Robert Kiyosaki Predicts All-Time Highs Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki shared on social media platform X on Jan. […]

Ripple USD trading launches on OSL, marking a regulated push to expand stablecoin adoption with fee-free access, institutional-grade compliance, and new onramps for dollar-pegged digital payments and settlement activity. Ripple USD Debuts on OSL as Regulated Platform Pushes Stablecoin Adoption A regulated digital asset platform expanded its stablecoin offerings with Ripple USD (RLUSD) at year-end […]

The decentralized autonomous token narrative of 2025 marked the evolution of AI agents from simple chatbots with wallets into autonomous economic actors. As the market shifts into 2026, analysts expect a flight to quality toward agents delivering real-world utility. The Dawn of Agentic Commerce The decentralized autonomous token (DAT) narrative of 2025 represents the moment […]

Blackrock is cementing bitcoin’s institutional ascent as its spot ETF amasses roughly 771K BTC, while CEO Larry Fink outlines a path where global adoption could drive bitcoin toward $700,000. Blackrock’s 771K Bitcoin Position Grows: Larry Fink Maps $700K Scenario Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, closed the year with a dominant institutional bitcoin position. Holdings […]

Throughout 2025, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki warned that a historic market crash was unfolding, while highlighting bitcoin’s rising role as an alternative asset amid debt, debasement, and weakening trust in fiat systems. Robert Kiyosaki Warns of Historic Crash as Bitcoin Gains Ground Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki spent the year […]

Silver’s explosive rally is flashing bubble warnings in quantitative models, but Societe Generale says those signals may reflect volatility and structure rather than an imminent reversal, as fundamentals continue to support higher prices. Analysts Separate Silver Bubble Signals From Calls for Imminent Reversal The question of whether silver is in a bubble is dominating investor […]

In 2025, mounting concerns over sustainability and the concentration of artificial intelligence power among a handful of U.S. corporations underscored the growing importance of decentralized AI. The 2025 AI Flashpoint: A New Era of Geopolitics The year 2025 stands as the definitive flashpoint for the global artificial intelligence “arms race.” In the United States, the […]

In 2025, the NFT market matured beyond its speculative bubble, shifting toward functional utility and sustainable growth. Market leaders included Cryptopunks, Courtyard, Dmarket and Pudgy Penguins. The 2025 NFT Landscape: From Hype to Utility In 2025, the non-fungible token ( NFT) market underwent a significant transformation, moving beyond the hype that defined the 2021-2022 bubble. […]

Crypto markets are entering a more regulated phase as governments expand coordinated data-sharing rules, signaling broader tax oversight while pushing digital assets closer to mainstream financial systems across multiple jurisdictions. 48 Jurisdictions Move Toward Crypto Data Sharing, Signaling End of Tax Secrecy Governments are escalating global coordination on digital asset taxation as transparency standards widen. […]

Crypto ETFs closed the final trading day of 2025 with continued pressure on bitcoin and ether products, while XRP and solana quietly extended their late-year momentum. Year-End ETF Flows Favor Altcoins Over Bitcoin, Ether The curtain closed on 2025 with investors still lightening exposure to bitcoin and ether ETFs, even as XRP and solana attracted […]

Digital assets are poised to mature into core financial infrastructure in 2026 as regulation, institutional capital, and real-world use converge, accelerating adoption beyond speculation and reshaping global markets, according to insights from Binance’s APAC leadership. Binance Exec Signals 2026 Bullish Regime Shift Toward Value-Driven Markets Expectations for the digital asset sector in 2026 are increasingly […]

Galaxy’s 2026 outlook frames bitcoin’s evolution beyond price cycles, arguing the asset is increasingly tracking gold’s adoption curve as institutional access expands and long-term monetary hedge demand strengthens toward a $250,000 trajectory. Galaxy Points to Institutional Access and Policy Shifts Reinforcing Bitcoin’s Bullish Trajectory Digital asset markets are entering a new phase shaped by institutional […]

Binance is forecasting a powerful expansion of digital assets in 2026, pointing to easing policy, clearer regulation, and accelerating on-chain adoption as forces reshaping global finance beyond a traditional crypto bull market. Binance Sees 2026 Crypto Boom as Macro Tailwinds Trigger Certain Expansion Global crypto exchange Binance outlined a bullish outlook for digital assets in […]

Congressman Warren Davidson reflected on the origin of bitcoin and its true purpose. As part of his New Year’s message, Davidson remarked that bitcoin’s promise was not to be “an illiquid inflating asset” but a “permission-less, peer-to-peer payment system,” as envisioned by Satoshi Nakamoto. Representative Warren Davidson’s New Year’s Message Puts Bitcoin In Perspective Representative […]

Strategy Inc.’s massive bitcoin exposure keeps it central to institutional crypto debates, blending extreme leverage, deep liquidity and index inclusion while facing volatility, dilution pressure and looming index-rule risks that could reshape how investors access bitcoin through equities. Strategy’s 2025 Path Sharpens as Bitcoin Weight Meets Index Pressure Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) stands as the […]