Historical data has shown that growing stablecoin liquidity is associated with sustained gains in the crypto market. This means that bitcoin’s next rally could be around the corner because stablecoin liquidity is expanding. According to a CryptoQuant report, liquidity impulse for Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) have begun to expand again, with the latter...Read More
On Jan. 30, the firm announced the Grayscale Bitcoin Miners ETF with the ticker MNRS. The product is a passively managed ETF tracking the mining industry and the Indxx Bitcoin Miners Index. “MNRS provides exposure to Bitcoin Miners and the global Bitcoin mining industry at a time when we’re seeing unprecedented interest and growth in...Read More
The Czech Republic’s central bank head recently echoed statements he made earlier in January boasting plans for the Central European nation to begin stockpiling Bitcoin, in remarks published by the Financial Times Wednesday. On Thursday, the Czech National Bank (CNB) said it would start analyzing the prospects of introducing additional asset classes to its reserve,...Read More
Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced the integration of USDT into Bitcoin’s ecosystem, including its base layer and the Lightning Network. This integration utilizes Taproot Assets, a protocol powered by Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade and developed by Lightning Labs. The announcement was made during a fireside chat at the first Plan ₿ Forum in El Salvador by...Read More
As bitcoin’s price consolidates and traders speculate about the asset’s next trajectory, the market intelligence platform Santiment has highlighted how supply distribution trends can offer insights into the cryptocurrency’s price movement. Supply distribution data shows how different groups of investors hold cryptocurrencies. This metric takes into account the wallet sizes of small and large investors,...Read More
After the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that interest rates would remain unchanged at 4.25%-4.50%, Bitcoin’s price showed no significant fluctuations. The CME’s FedWatch tool had already projected a 99.5% probability that the Fed would hold rates steady. Following the announcement, Bitcoin briefly dipped to $101,500 but quickly rebounded above $105,000 on January 30th....Read More
Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle maker Tesla reported a $600 million gain on its Bitcoin holdings in Q4, benefiting from a new accounting rule that allows companies to adjust digital asset valuations quarterly based on market prices. According to Arkham Intelligence, Tesla holds 11,509 BTC, currently worth approximately $1.19 billion. However, the company did not explicitly...Read More
The crypto market is recording a surge in bitcoin (BTC) inflows to whale wallets, indicating that this cohort of investors has begun to accumulate the digital asset again amid the recent downturn. Analysts at the market intelligence platform CryptoQuant see a substantial inflow of BTC into whale addresses as the act of storing BTC in...Read More
Risk assets faced a meltdown caused by rising concerns over a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) model created by the AI startup DeepSeek. This model, dubbed R1, rivals o1, another one created by the American AI research company OpenAI. At the time of writing, DeepSeek’s AI assistant had dethroned ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app...Read More
Bitcoin has recovered from its twelve-day low of just below $98,000 on Monday to reach an intraday high of $103,100 during the Tuesday morning Asian trading session. The asset only spent a few hours in the five-figure territory, finding solid support from which to bounce. On Jan. 28, analyst ‘Rekt Capital’ said that Bitcoin had completed...Read More
Rosseti Group – Russia’s leading electric grid operator – has announced its interest in becoming an operator for hosting mining infrastructure. The company told TASS that this initiative focuses on utilizing underloaded power supply centers, improving capacity utilization, and fostering economic growth. Rosseti Targets Crypto Mining to Use Idle Power According to the report, Rosseti’s...Read More
A rise in stablecoin deposits on exchanges is generally viewed as a sign of increased buying interest in cryptocurrencies. While USDC dominance has increased, the buying momentum in the US remains absent. Consolidation Predicted Amid Market Turmoil Lately, USDC issuance has grown significantly, resulting in a notable inflow of the stablecoin into exchanges. During this...Read More
Digital asset investments saw $1.9 billion in inflows last week, bringing YTD inflows to $4.8 billion. Presidential orders proposing Bitcoin as a reserve asset likely influenced this surge in investments. Despite flat price movements, trading volumes reached $25 billion, making up 37% of trusted exchange activity. Bitcoin Dominates Digital Asset Inflows US President Donald Trump...Read More
Bitcoin experienced a sharp decline of nearly 6% in the last 24 hours, falling briefly below $98,000. This drop occurred despite a significant development on Friday when President Donald Trump announced the formation of a crypto policy group set to shape the country’s crypto industry within six months. Market experts are now cautioning that further...Read More
The political changes in the US are a fact as Donald Trump officially took office on Monday, becoming the country’s 47th president. Following the uncertainty ahead of his inauguration, US investors have become bullish once again toward the two largest cryptocurrencies, with substantial inflows toward the ETFs tracking both. BTC ETFs on a Roll The...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has been on a spectacular run for the past few months, going from under $70,000 to almost $110,000 to break its previous all-time high and mark a new one, well within six-digit territory. The micro-scale has also turned positive as the asset recovered its 30-day percentage gain or loss to above 6% at...Read More
Since the United States presidential inauguration, overall bitcoin spot demand growth has slowed considerably. Spot demand growth is needed for BTC’s price to rally again; however, the metric has yet to make a comeback. A CryptoQuant report revealed that despite the lack of such an increase, large BTC investors have entered a reaccumulation phase and...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has lost its momentum and has retraced by several grand in the past day or so, but it’s still above a key support level. Ali Martinez, the popular crypto analyst with almost 120,000 followers on X, noted that the bull run is still intact as long as the cryptocurrency remains above $98,000. The...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) recently hit new all-time highs before entering a correction within the span of a day. Since then, the asset has recovered some ground and now sits at around $105,000. While this sparked uncertainty among traders and analysts about its future trajectory, fresh data now suggests warning signs of a market top. IBCI Hits...Read More
US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order establishing the Presidential working group on digital asset markets. The move signals progress on some key commitments, such as halting federal efforts toward CBDCs and granting high-profile pardons. However, certain elements, like the promised creation of a “strategic national Bitcoin stockpile,” remain notably absent or vague,...Read More
Over the last nine days, bitcoin (BTC) has experienced a sharp dip below $90,000 and a strong recovery above $108,500. Analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex attributed the rebound in price to spot demand picking up, especially among crypto exchanges based in the United States. According to the newest edition of the Bitfinex Alpha report,...Read More
A recent opinion piece in The Nation by TIME Business reporter Sam Gustin tells readers to “Be Afraid.” He’s warning them about cryptocurrency and Donald Trump. In it, the author quotes Nobel Prize-winning economist and Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz, saying: “There’s an enormous risk of self-dealing here.” Economist’s Warning About Trump, Cryptocurrency “The danger...Read More
With the current bull cycle possibly on its last legs, many crypto experts are optimistic that the leading cryptocurrency will attain never-before-seen heights before the end of the year. Blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant revealed in its latest research that Bitcoin (BTC) could soar to a peak between $145,000 and $249,000. While stressing that institutional adoption...Read More
XRP, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization ranking, surpassed bitcoin (BTC) to become the most-traded digital asset on Coinbase. This indicates that American crypto investors are increasingly interested in Ripple’s native coin. The sudden spark in interest comes days after the company’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, met with United States President-elect Donald Trump to discuss including other...Read More
Bitcoin is seeing institutional accumulation amidst fresh gains of over 3% on Friday as its price tapped $102,000. In fact, CryptoQuant has observed a significant Bitcoin inflow to Coinbase Prime, pointing to increased over-the-counter (OTC) trading activity. This trend suggests heightened interest from US institutions, which prefer OTC trades as a method for large-scale Bitcoin...Read More
The release of the December CPI report triggered notable reactions across financial markets, especially in the cryptocurrency sector. While headline inflation aligned with expectations, core inflation fell below forecasts on both monthly and annual bases, fueling optimism for risk-on assets like Bitcoin. Binance Open Interest Spikes After CPI Data Within two hours of the CPI...Read More
Italy’s largest banking institution, Intesa Sanpaolo, has reportedly bought Bitcoin worth €1 million. The transaction marks the first direct cryptocurrency purchase by a bank in the country, potentially reshaping its cautious approach to digital assets. Breaking Tradition Rumors of the acquisition first emerged on 4chan after a user shared screenshots of emails attributed to Intesa’s...Read More
The past few days have seen bitcoin (BTC) briefly trade below the $90,000 range, and analysts say the cryptocurrency faces the risk of more volatility in the short term. Although the narrative paints BTC as resilient, macroeconomic pressures could drag the digital asset to levels not seen in months. A Bitfinex Alpha report has cited...Read More
Bitcoin has recovered from its 2025 and 8-week low of just below $90,000 during late trading on Monday, Jan. 13. The asset gained around $5,000 over the past 12 hours from that drop or so to tap the $95,000 level during trading in Asia on Tuesday morning. BTC is now back in the middle of...Read More
Despite the current state of the crypto market, Bitcoin miners are having an even more difficult time producing blocks and running their operations. Bitcoin mining difficulty hit an all-time high, but an even more notable occurrence is that this uptick is the eighth consecutive one, which could mean several things for the budding crypto network....Read More