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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

XTB Shares Surge 12% on Margin Trading and 24/5 Markets

XTB sharesjumped nearly 12% on Friday, closing at 84.8 zlotys in the strongest single-dayrally for the Polish fintech in five years. Investors shrugged off a 25% profitdecline to focus on record client growth and a new product roadmap centered onmargin trading and extended trading hours.Record Client MomentumDrives XTB RallyXTB added864,000 new clients in 2025, up 73% from 498,000 the previous year, bringingactive clients to nearly 1.2 million. The company set a target of at least onemillion new

EU Opens Infringement Notices Over Crypto Tax Rules and MiCA Breaches

The European Commission sends formal notices to 13 EU member states over delayed or incompatible transposition of EU crypto tax transparency and MiCA rules. The European Commission has issued letters of formal notice to 12 European Union member states—Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal—for failing to fully […]

‘Stop Chasing a Ghost:’ Analyst Claims the Bitcoin Adoption-Fueled Trade Is Dead

Jim Bianco claims that bitcoin will need to find another narrative now that market adoption is a given and that all events and news regarding this subject are already priced in. “That engine is now out of fuel; stop chasing a ghost,” he added. Bitcoin’s Adoption Trade Is Dead, Analyst Claims ‘Good News’ Is Priced […]

Will MAGA style Fed rhetoric under Warsh break the market, redefining dovish vs hawkish trades?

Trump picked Kevin Warsh for Fed chair, the first big market change may be the way the Fed talksWhen Donald Trump says Jerome Powell “got it wrong,” he usually means one thing: rates should have come down faster.Powell, for all the heat he takes, has still been a fairly standard Fed chair. He speaks like a central banker.He repeats himself on purpose. He tries to keep the Fed’s message boring, even when the numbers are doing anything except boring.That boring style is a feature for markets. Trad

US Treasury Sanctions IRGC-Linked Digital Asset Exchanges

OFAC sanctions senior Iranian security figures, Babak Zanjani, and two UK-registered crypto exchanges for aiding the IRGC and human rights abuses. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on January 30, 2026 in Washington the designation of Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni Kalagari and multiple Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps […]

Diamond Hands Put to the Test: Will Strategy Ever Capitulate?

Strategy, the company at the center of the bitcoin treasury playbook, is now in the sights of crypto enthusiasts, after BTC slipped below the company’s average acquisition price. While Saylor has repeatedly stated he wouldn’t sell any bitcoin, speculation has surged around this subject. Speculation Around Strategy’s Bitcoin Stash Surges: Will Saylor Capitulate? Strategy, the […]

Binance: October Flash Crash Was a Macro Liquidation Spiral — Not Exchange Failure

Binance is pushing back hard against blame for October’s crypto flash crash, arguing macro shocks, leverage and liquidity dynamics — not exchange failures — drove a synchronized global sell-off that hit crypto and equities alike. Binance Rejects Glitch Claims, Blames Macro Shock for October Crypto Crash Market dislocations often trigger competing narratives about responsibility and […]

Latam Powerhouse Nu Receives Approval to Launch Digital Bank in the US

Nu, the Latam-focused neobank, has reached a milestone by receiving a conditional approval to establish a national bank in the U.S., Nubank N.A. The organization, which serves over 127 million customers, says its new challenge will be to prove that digital-first services are the future of the financial services industry. Nu Receives OCC Approval To […]

Markets.com, Match-Prime, BridgeWise, and More: Executive Moves of the Week

Match-Prime hires new MENA HeadAs January drew to a close, Match-Prime Liquidity appointed Dubai-based executive Kareem Harras as Head of MENA to oversee its growth across the Middle East and North Africa.In his new role, Harras will lead regional operations, drive client acquisition, and strengthen relationships with brokers and institutional clients using Match-Prime’s liquidity solutions. He will be based in Dubai, a major centre for FX and CFD providers serving traders across the Gulf and br

From Stablecoin to Cash Engine: Tether Logs $10B Profits in 2025

Tether’s latest attestation shows the world’s largest stablecoin issuer held more assets than liabilities at the end of 2025, according to an independent assurance report released Jan. 30. Tether Confirms Reserve Coverage in ISAE 3000R Assurance Report The report, prepared by BDO Advisory Services under the ISAE 3000R standard, covers Tether International, S.A. de C.V.’s […]

Regulation Turns Bullish: US Positioned as Global Hub for Crypto, DeFi, Derivatives

U.S. crypto regulation is entering a decisive new chapter as federal leaders move to align oversight, clarify rules, and cement American dominance in digital asset markets through coordinated action across agencies and existing regulatory authority. Crypto Takes Center Stage as U.S. Regulators Signal a New Era of Clarity A new phase of U.S. financial regulation […]

RLUSD Attestation Strengthens Institutional Confidence as Liquidity Venues Expand

RLUSD is gaining momentum as independent audits confirm full reserve backing, regulatory alignment, and growing institutional confidence, strengthening its position across crypto and traditional markets while signaling deeper liquidity, wider adoption, and rising trust. RLUSD Audit Fuels Institutional Confidence and Market Expansion Ripple’s senior vice president of stablecoins, Jack McDonald, who is also CEO of […]

Silver to $60? Strategist Flags Extreme Valuation Risk

Silver faces mounting downside risk as extreme valuation signals flash warnings, with intermetal comparisons suggesting prices remain stretched and vulnerable to a sharp reversion even after a significant pullback. Silver Bears Warn of Painful Reversion — Silver’s Price Strength Masks Growing Downside Risk Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone shared on social media platform […]

Bitstamp Review: Is This Exchange Truly Safe And Legit In 2026?

Bitstamp was one of the very first cryptocurrency exchanges (launched in 2011), and it has built a strong reputation over many years. It’s often called a safe and reliable platform. It is officially regulated in Europe and the US, and trusted by millions. Bitstamp offers advanced order types, APIs for bot trading, institutional trading (OTC), staking services, and instant fiat-to-crypto conversion.In this Bitstamp review, we will cover what it is, supported cryptocurrencies, the trading fe

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach Hosts Global Summit: Strategies for Sustainable Bitcoin Circular Economies Emerge

Bitcoin MagazineEl Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach Hosts Global Summit: Strategies for Sustainable Bitcoin Circular Economies EmergeThe Bitcoin Circular Economy Summit just took place in El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach, and what an event it was. The invite-only summit saw two days of presentations from communities from across the world, from Indonesia to Peru, from Africa to Bolivia. The summit saw an alleged 29 different countries represented among the small crowd of perhaps 60 attendees and speaker

3 Reasons Bitcoin Buckled as January Closed

Bitcoin’s price is having a rough day, sliding 8.3% over the past 24 hours and 13.6% across the last seven days, touching an intraday low of $75,555 on Bitstamp at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. What follows is a closer look at three factors that have succeeded in keeping bitcoin prices pinned to the mat. Bitcoin […]

First US bank collapse of 2026 adds to gold, silver, and Bitcoin chaos while $337B in unrealized contagion looms

Late on Friday, Illinois regulators shut down Metropolitan Capital Bank and Trust, a little-known institution with just $261 million in assets, handing control to the FDIC in what was officially a routine resolution.But it landed in the middle of a much louder market shock.On the same day the bank failed, gold and silver saw one of their sharpest one-day plunges in decades, and Bitcoin sold off sharply amid the broader rush out of risk. 24 hours later, and the markets that are open over the week

Onchain Perp DEX Trading Accelerates With Nearly $1T in 30-Day Volume

Decentralized perpetual exchanges are quietly stacking nine-figure monthly volumes as traders continue shifting leverage-heavy activity onchain, away from centralized venues. Decentralized Perps Platforms See Sustained Growth in Trading Activity Decentralized perpetual exchanges, often called perp DEXes, are a growing segment of decentralized finance ( DeFi) that allow traders to speculate on the price of assets […]

Moltbook: How AI Agents Ended up Building Their Own Social Network

Moltbook is a fast-growing, Reddit-style social network where artificial intelligence (AI) agents—not humans—post, argue, collaborate, and quietly form culture on their own terms. From Moltbots to Moltbook: The Rise of the Agent Internet Billed as “the front page of the agent internet,” Moltbook allows only AI agents to create accounts, submit posts, comment, and vote, […]