Rip Higher or Roll Over? Prediction Market Wagers Suggest a Slower Climb Ahead for Bitcoin

With bitcoin off 5.5% for the month of December on a returns basis, plenty of eyes are squinting at the chart and asking what comes next. To size things up, we leaned into the wisdom of the crowd and peeked at what today’s most active prediction markets are betting on. Myriad Bettors Still Favor $100K, … Read more

MicroBT Enters the Petahash Club, Taking Bitcoin Mining Rigs to a New Extreme

Over the past year, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology has advanced substantially, and this month, Shenzhen, China-based MicroBT introduced its newest mining machine, boasting an unprecedented hashrate of 1,035 terahash per second (TH/s), equivalent to 1.35 petahash per second (PH/s) of raw computing power. MicroBT Crosses the Petahash Rubicon With a New Whatsminer At the … Read more

Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone Warns of Market ‘Hurricane’ in 2026

Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, warned that a broad market downturn may be approaching in 2026, arguing that stretched valuations, falling crypto prices, and deflationary pressures are flashing familiar pre-crisis signals. Mike McGlone: Crypto Is Leading a Broader Market Rollback McGlone made the comments in a wide-ranging interview with David Lin on … Read more

Fold Expands to All 50 US States After Bitgo Receives OCC Banking Charter

Fold has secured nationwide consumer bitcoin access in the United States through a single federally supervised trust framework, following a partnership tied to Bitgo Bank & Trust’s newly granted Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charter. Bitcoin Platform Fold Achieves Nationwide Reach According to the company, bitcoin consumer access in the United States … Read more

Nexo Becomes Official Crypto Partner of Australian Open

Nexo has secured a multi-year partnership with Tennis Australia, becoming the Official Crypto Partner of the Australian Open and the broader Summer of Tennis. The deal marks a first for a digital asset platform at a Grand Slam event and signals crypto’s growing presence in elite global sports. Tennis Australia Enters Historic Partnership With Nexo … Read more

Hyperliquid Proposes 37M HYPE Burn as Validators Prepare to Vote

Hyperliquid is facing one of its most consequential governance moments yet. A proposal now before validators could formally remove 37 million HYPE tokens from supply, an amount that represents roughly 13% of the total token base. The move has ignited debate across the community, with supporters framing it as a decisive supply reset and critics … Read more

Tether Introduces PearPass, a Local-First Password Manager With No Servers

Tether has entered a new category. The company announced the launch of PearPass, a peer-to-peer password manager built around one core idea: your data stays on your devices. No cloud servers. No centralized storage. No third-party custody. PearPass is designed to store credentials locally on users’ devices and sync them directly between devices using encrypted … Read more

Solana Takes First Steps Toward Quantum-Resistant Security

The Solana ecosystem is beginning to prepare for a future many in crypto still treat as distant. The Solana Foundation says it has consulted with Project Eleven to assess the network’s readiness for quantum computing threats and has already taken an early, concrete step by deploying post-quantum digital signatures on a Solana testnet. The move … Read more

Institutional Bitcoin Accumulation Enters a New Phase

Bitcoin accumulation is no longer subtle. It’s visible. It’s deliberate. And it’s accelerating. In the past two weeks alone, Bitcoin has absorbed billions of dollars in capital from institutions that aren’t trading narratives , they’re building positions. While price action pulls attention in one direction, balance sheets quietly move in another. Two signals matter most … Read more

Hut 8 Lands 15-Year AI Data Center Lease at Louisiana’s River Bend, Backed by Google

Hut 8 has signed a 15-year lease agreement valued at $7 billion to supply 245 megawatts of AI data center capacity at its River Bend campus in Louisiana, marking a notable expansion beyond its historical focus on bitcoin mining. Hut 8 Signs Long-Term AI Infrastructure Lease as Bitcoin Mining Mix Evolves The agreement, announced Wednesday, … Read more