Kevin Warsh emerges as Fed chair favorite with Trump to reveal pick Friday
Kevin Warsh, seen as a more hawkish Federal Reserve chair pick, previously said Bitcoin could serve as a check on fiscal policy decisions. Go to Source
Month: January 2026
Polymarket’s Success Fuels Legitimacy of Onchain Prediction Markets, Says Tech Entrepreneur
Amit Mahensaria, founder of PRED, argues that the sports betting industry is at a tipping point as decentralized, peer‑to‑peer platforms challenge the traditional “house always wins” model. Technical Readiness Meets Cultural Shifts For decades, the sports betting industry has operated under a cynical, century-old mathematical law: the house always wins. While centralized bookmakers have enjoyed … Read more
Bitcoin falls to $81K, triggering $1.7B in liquidations
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. Go to Source
Securitize says revenues up 840% in filing to go public via Cantor SPAC
Securitize’s latest SEC filing showed that the company’s revenue increased nearly tenfold year-over-year as institutions experiment with tokenization. Go to Source
Strive Builds 13,132 Bitcoin Treasury After $225M Preferred Financing
Strive completed a major bitcoin treasury financing, retiring legacy debt, expanding preferred equity funding and rapidly growing its bitcoin holdings as institutional demand fueled a balance sheet built for long-duration digital asset exposure. Strive Expands Bitcoin Treasury Past 13K Using Preferred Equity Strategy A corporate financing milestone was completed as a digital asset-focused firm advanced … Read more
Unclaimed Ethereum from The DAO hack to fund new security initiative: Griff Green
While The DAO has an “incredible” team that could build security projects themselves, they would rather focus on security distribution methods, says Griff Green. Go to Source
Optimism passes buyback proposal to bolster OP token
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 for future ecosystem use. Go to Source
$3T Crypto Volume Rips Through CME as Institutions Step on the Gas
Institutional demand for crypto derivatives surged late last year as regulated trading venues captured record futures, options, and spot-quoted activity, signaling deeper liquidity, broader participation, and accelerating momentum heading into 2026. $3T Crypto Activity on CME Confirms the Bull Case Is Getting Stronger Institutional participation in regulated crypto derivatives strengthened toward year-end. That momentum was … Read more
Bybit made ‘slow but steady comeback’ in 2025 after massive hack: CoinGecko
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% on average last year. Go to Source
BlackRock’s BUIDL aids Avalanche tokenization value boom in Q4
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 fourth quarter of 2025. Go to Source