Bitcoin’s resilient basis rate and options data suggest limited downside despite ETF outflows, while BTC waits for a catalyst that can help it reclaim $90,000.
Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments, believes that 2026 might be a gap year for bitcoin, even with the current tailwinds. Trimmer states that bitcoin might take a year off as part of its classic 4-year cycle. Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer: Winter Might Be Upon Us, 2026 Might Be a ‘Year Off’ for […]
JPMorgan has reportedly frozen accounts linked to Y Combinator–backed stablecoin startups BlindPay and Kontigo after flagging exposure to sanctioned jurisdictions.
The start of Trump’s second administration in January 2025 fueled optimism in crypto markets, driving bitcoin to record highs, but each time the euphoria quickly gave way to volatility. The sharp corrections wiped out billions in leveraged positions and left 1.6 million traders liquidated on Oct. 10 alone. The Reality Check: Volatility and the Deleveraging […]
A viral social media scare suggested bitcoin had crashed to $24,000 on Christmas, but the event was actually a localized “flash crash” limited to a single, illiquid trading pair ( BTC/USD1) on Binance. The Anatomy of a Phantom Crash While much of the crypto world celebrated Christmas, a viral X post of bitcoin “crashing” to […]
Bitcoin reached new all-time highs in October, yet Jan3 founder Samson Mow has described the year as a “bear market” and anticipates a major bull run ahead.
Coinbase Institutional’s 2026 Crypto Market Outlook frames the industry at a pivotal transition, with policy clarity, institutional participation, and infrastructure convergence positioning digital assets to integrate deeper into the financial core over the coming year. Coinbase 2026 Crypto Market Outlook Sees Regulatory Clarity Reshaping Institutional Strategy, Risk, and Compliance Coinbase Institutional, the research arm of […]
A surge in stablecoins, tokenized RWAs and growing sovereign wealth fund interest could drive a major increase in Ethereum’s TVL in 2026, Sharplink’s co-CEO said.
Ether-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a year of dramatic expansion and painful corrections in 2025. Liquidity deepened, assets scaled rapidly, and investor behavior revealed a market still finding its long-term footing. Volatility, Scale, and Institutional Learning: Ether ETFs 2025 Recap Ether ETFs entered 2025 without the fanfare of bitcoin, but they ended the year as […]
2025 was shaped by quieter structural shifts that rewired how crypto actually works, from stablecoins becoming financial infrastructure to traders abandoning old cycle myths and demanding real revenue instead of hype. If 2024 was the year of anticipation, 2025 was the year of structural transformation. The crypto industry has decisively shifted away from the speculative […]
Bitcoin’s technical and onchain market structure was robust throughout 2025, but ever-shifting macroeconomic conditions eventually put a cap on BTC price. Will the trend shift in 2026?
The USX stablecoin briefly slipped below its dollar peg on Solana DEXs before recovering after its issuer injected liquidity into secondary markets.
