At press time at 4:45 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 1, bitcoin is trading at $76,601 as cross-asset markets wobble under liquidation pressure, geopolitical tension, and a sudden loss of risk appetite. Markets Lose Their Balance as Risk Appetite Fades Across Assets The crypto economy now stands at roughly $2.6 trillion, but the headline number […]
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Ripple Legal Chief Identifies 3 Bullish Forces Pushing Crypto Into Mainstream Finance
Crypto is shedding speculation and embedding itself into everyday finance, with quiet adoption, tokenization, and institutional integration pushing digital assets toward a normalized role by 2026, according to Ripple’s legal chief. Crypto’s Quiet March Toward the Financial Mainstream Crypto is pushing past skepticism and cementing its place in mainstream finance and daily life. Ripple chief […]
Read MoreSleeping Stashes Blink: Early Bitcoin Wallets Shift Nearly 5,000 BTC in January
By the numbers, January 2026 saw long-sleeping wallets from the 2010–2017 era finally stretch their legs, moving about 4,905.98 BTC—worth roughly $383 million at today’s exchange rates—after years of radio silence. Digging deeper, the data shows that 40.77% of those spends came from truly ancient bitcoin—coins traced back to 2010 block rewards that have been […]
Read MoreWhite House Plans Talks to Resolve Stablecoin Dispute Stalling Senate Crypto Bill: Report
Washington is reportedly scrambling to break a high-stakes deadlock over crypto rules as banks and digital asset firms clash over stablecoin rewards, pushing the White House to broker talks that could shape U.S. market structure policy. White House Steps in as Banks and Crypto Clash Over Stablecoin Rules Regulatory negotiations over digital assets continue to […]
Read MoreHashprice Near Yearly Lows Puts Bitcoin Miners Under Heavy Pressure
Bitcoin miners are kicking off February on shaky ground, with revenue slipping hard since mid-January and sitting well below July’s 12-month peak. On top of that, the U.S. winter storm has kept the hashrate stuck far beneath the lofty levels seen back in October. Bitcoin Miners Start February With Revenue Metrics Flashing Red Most people […]
Read MoreStablecoin Market Cools After $311B Peak as $6.2B Slips Away in 2 Weeks
Over the past two weeks, the stablecoin economy trimmed $6.22 billion after topping out at an all-time high of $311.333 billion. Just this past week, the sector edged lower by 1.21%, shaving off another $3.748 billion. Stablecoin Sector Trims Billions The stablecoin, or fiat-pegged token economy, according to defillama.com stats, is in the red this […]
Read More‘More Orange’: Saylor Sends Buy Signal as Bitcoin Nosedives and Leverage Flushes
Strategy signaled renewed bitcoin buying conviction as Michael Saylor posted “more orange” during a brutal crypto selloff, reinforcing expectations the firm will accumulate again even as prices slipped below key psychological levels. Bitcoin Shakeout Clears Weak Hands as Saylor Hints at More Accumulation Strategy is signaling renewed conviction in bitcoin as market volatility intensifies, with […]
Read MoreCrypto Traders Dial Back Leverage as Bitcoin Derivatives Markets Reset
Bitcoin is changing hands at $78,199 per coin as of 9:55 a.m. Eastern time on Feb. 1, 2026, while derivatives traders quietly take their foot off the leverage pedal. Futures open interest and options positioning point to a market more interested in risk control than moonshot bets. Bitcoin Futures and Options Show Defensive Shift Across […]
Read MoreResistance Everywhere, Relief Nowhere: Bitcoin’s Rollercoaster Ride Continues
Bitcoin is priced at $78,634 as of Feb. 1, 2026, with a total market capitalization of $1.57 trillion. Over the past 24 hours, trading volume runs high at $83.65 billion, with intraday price swings ranging from $77,082 to $82,733. The market attempts to stitch together a recovery narrative—but for now, it’s more bandage than breakthrough. […]
Read MoreLatam Insights: Venezuelan Oil Flows to the US Again, El Salvador Buys the Gold Dip
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Citgo buys Venezuelan heavy crude once again, El Salvador buys the gold dip, and Nubank receives approval to launch as a digital bank in the U.S. Citgo’s Venezuelan Crude Purchase Signals a Turn […]
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