Circle targets ‘durable’ infrastructure to drive institutional stablecoin adoption
Circle has flagged scaling its payments network and institution-focused blockchain as a 2026 priority as companies look to examine how to use stablecoins.
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.
Kevin Warsh set to be nominated by Trump as Fed chair on Friday: Reports
Kevin Warsh, seen as a more hawkish Federal Reserve chair pick, previously said Bitcoin could serve as a check on fiscal policy decisions.
Bitcoin ‘to keep bleeding against stock market’ as cycle wraps: Analyst
Bitcoiners hoping for a big rotation from gold and silver might be chasing the wrong signal, says Benjamin Cowen.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bitfinex Bitcoin longs hit 2-year high: Is a rally to $100K possible?
Bitcoin margin longs at Bitfinex exchange reached a 2-year high prior to stocks and crypto selling off sharply. Should traders expect a rally or the correction to continue?