Trump picks crypto-friendly Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair
US President Donald Trump nominated former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, setting up a Senate confirmation fight.
Trump says shutdown deal near, but markets remain on edge
A tentative deal in Washington has eased some shutdown fears, but with key votes still pending, crypto, gold and silver are trading through liquidity jitters and foreign policy risk.
There is no trust in DeFi without proper risk management
DeFi’s composability creates cascading exploit risks while protocols handle risk idiosyncratically. Institutional adoption demands TradFi-style standardized frameworks.
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs see $1B outflows as crypto market tumbles 6%
US spot Bitcoin ETF flows turned negative for January after a series of outflows this week totaling nearly $1 billion, data from SoSoValue show.
Bitcoin’s ‘miner exodus’ could push BTC price below $60K
Still, Bitcoin often rebounds toward its energy value after long downtrends, with one model pointing to a fair price near $121,000.
Vitalik Buterin earmarks $45M in ETH for privacy and open tech
The move comes as the Ethereum Foundation enters a period of “mild austerity” while sticking to its core technical roadmap, Buterin said.
Binance to convert $1B SAFU reserves into Bitcoin within 30 days
The shift will take Binance’s insurance-style fund out of US dollar-pegged assets and into Bitcoin within 30 days, raising questions about user protection.
Bitcoin loses crucial $84K support: How low can BTC price go?
BTC could drop to as low as $50,000 in the worst-case scenario after BTC price failed to hold the important $84,000 support level.
Bybit’s neobank push tests crypto exchanges’ move into banking
Bybit’s upcoming neobank launch via Tether-backed Pave Bank highlights the regulatory hurdles and challenges that crypto exchanges face when entering traditional finance.
DOJ finalizes $400M crypto forfeiture in Helix Bitcoin mixer case
A final court order transfers the legal title of seized cryptocurrency and assets to the US government, closing a case tied to Helix’s operations from 2014 to 2017.