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Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says bitcoin could hit $6.5 million in 20 years
After a bruising 2025, Hougan sees sideways Bitcoin trading, rising institutional interest and early central bank curiosity setting up the next cycle.
U.S. government seizes $400 million Helix allegedly made from drug-linked transactions
The Department of Justice said it now holds legal title over crypto, real estate and monetary assets tied to darknet mixing service, Helix
Precious metals crash, with silver plunging 35%, gold falling 12% while bitcoin holds at $83,000
Crypto bulls who have theorized that bitcoin can't begin rising until money flows out of red-hot precious metals are about to find out if they were correct.
Visa and Mastercard aren’t buying the stablecoin hype for everyday payments
Despite crypto’s promise of faster, cheaper transactions, the payments giants aren’t buying the stablecoin pitch, at least not in developed markets.
Brian Armstrong was snubbed by top executives from the biggest U.S. banks in Davos
Stablecoin rewards and the Clarity Act widen the divide between crypto and TradFi, according to people who spoke with the WSJ.
Bitcoin is the 'newest, coolest software': Inside Kevin Warsh’s complicated crypto history
The former Federal Reserve governor has invested in crypto firms, criticized bitcoin’s role as money and argued for a U.S. digital dollar.
Hedge fund billionaire Stan Druckenmiller on Warsh as Fed chair: ‘no one better equipped’
The conventional wisdom on Trump's pick for Fed chair says he's a hawk. Stanley Druckenmiller, who made billions fading conventional wisdom, suggests that's not necessarily so.
Citi says CLARITY Act momentum builds, but DeFi fight could stall crypto bill
Washington is edging closer to a landmark crypto framework, though disputes over DeFi and stablecoin rewards risk pushing final passage beyond 2026.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: index slides 1.9% as all assets trade lower
Cronos (CRO) fell 4.2% and Aave (AAVE) dropped 3.7%, leading the index lower.
Lido’s new stVaults will let L2s create their own rules for Ethereum staking
stVaults let other teams plug into Lido’s staking system instead of building their own from scratch.
XRP-linked Ripple rolls out treasury platform after $1 billion GTreasury deal
New product lets companies manage cash, stablecoins and tokenized funds in one system, cutting cross-border settlement times from days to seconds.
President Donald Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
The president confirmed his pick on Friday to replace the incumbent Jerome Powell when his term ends in May.
Latin America’s biggest digital bank just won a key battle to offer crypto custody in U.S.
The Brazilian digital bank announced it received conditional OCC approval to provide deposit accounts, credit cards, lending and digital asset custody in the United States.
Bitcoin, ether extend declines as leverage unwind accelerates: Crypto Markets Today
Crypto markets fell further overnight as bitcoin and ether extended losses, metals tumbled and liquidation pressure hit leveraged traders across derivatives markets.
Gold's six-month rally versus bitcoin shows similarities to the 2019 cycle
The bitcoin-to-gold ratio rebounded from recent lows, mirroring a pattern seen in the 2019-2020.
