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Bitcoin all the things — Square payments offer 0% bitcoin transaction fee

Block turned on BTC payments across its merchant network. Here’s how that could ripple through spreads, Lightning, and on-ramp demand.

2 months ago

Stablecoins

Bank rails vs DeFi: Now $3.6T of “digital cash” bypasses Bitcoin and Ethereum

What has to go right in banking, compliance, and UX. We check what that would mean for BTC/ETH liquidity.

2 months ago

A luminous Solana coin wrapped by a Möbius strip sits between teal and orange ETF cubes as bright green and red candlestick charts rise across the skyline, replacing the previous arrows to emphasize active market trading.

ETF

Solana continues to dump despite ETF inflows. Where’s the money going?

Where SOL ETF shares are landing, how spreads moved, and what that implies for price beta.

2 months ago

Crypto

US crypto token sales to explode this month – 7 yrs after ICOs shut down

Coinbase’s new regulated model promises wider allocations and a monthly cadence: here’s how it differs from Binance Launchpad and what it means for day-1 liquidity.

2 months ago

A massive golden Bitcoin rises behind the U.S. Capitol at sunrise, casting warm light across the marble steps and scattered autumn leaves under a clear blue sky.

Analysis

The $413k Bitcoin question: What happens to BTC when Washington reopens?

A government reopening lifted Bitcoin 290% in 2019, but that rally came off an 80% crash. In 2025, the asymmetry that made the last surge possible is mostly gone.

2 months ago

Stablecoins

Cathie Wood revises Bitcoin forecast as stablecoins gain ground

A data-led look at ETF flows, term premium, and BTC liquidity to decode the target cut without the hype.

2 months ago

Analysis

Ripple fortifies with $500M investment, leaving XRP’s role uncertain

Ripple raised $500M at a $40B valuation from Citadel and Fortress, but the capital went to equity, not XRP. A bigger Ripple doesn't automatically mean higher prices for XRP.

2 months ago

a silver-blue Ripple coin tipped on courthouse steps with blue confetti and a gavel nearby while, down the block, a red-carpeted Wall Street entrance and the bronze bull sit out of focus, implying victory yet distance from the financial hub.

Crypto

Exploring Ripple’s strategic sidestep from Wall Street spotlight

After beating the SEC, Ripple isn’t rushing toward an IPO. Its hesitation says more about crypto’s uneasy relationship with public markets than its own balance sheet.

2 months ago

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Privacy

Zcash soars 1,486% in 3 months and reaches highest price since 2018

The token now ranks as the 18th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, at $11.2 billion, positioning it near Hyperliquid.

2 months ago

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Crypto

Bitcoin ETFs break 6-day outflow streak with $240M buy: What it means for liquidity

US spot Bitcoin ETFs turned net positive after nearly a week of redemptions, and here’s what that means for BTC liquidity.

2 months ago

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Crypto

The GENIUS Act’s $250M battle begins now: Bitcoin stands as the last bastion against censorship

The law is signed, but the real fight starts in rulemaking and phased rollouts through 2026–27. Here’s the timeline, the winners, and how flows could reroute crypto rails.

2 months ago

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DeFi

From experiment to blueprint: Why 43% of hedge funds plan integration with DeFi

New AIMA/PwC survey shows allocations rising, with US rule shifts and ETF access paving the way while infrastructure gaps still gate bigger flows.

2 months ago

Gino Matos

Bitcoin all the things — Square payments offer 0% bitcoin transaction fee

Bank rails vs DeFi: Now $3.6T of “digital cash” bypasses Bitcoin and Ethereum

Solana continues to dump despite ETF inflows. Where’s the money going?

US crypto token sales to explode this month – 7 yrs after ICOs shut down

The $413k Bitcoin question: What happens to BTC when Washington reopens?

Cathie Wood revises Bitcoin forecast as stablecoins gain ground

Ripple fortifies with $500M investment, leaving XRP’s role uncertain

Exploring Ripple’s strategic sidestep from Wall Street spotlight

Zcash soars 1,486% in 3 months and reaches highest price since 2018

Bitcoin ETFs break 6-day outflow streak with $240M buy: What it means for liquidity

The GENIUS Act’s $250M battle begins now: Bitcoin stands as the last bastion against censorship

From experiment to blueprint: Why 43% of hedge funds plan integration with DeFi

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Major market maker secretly offloaded 1,213 BTC onto Binance during New Year’s Eve thin liquidity

Bitcoin is trapped in a $54 billion Nvidia gamble that could trigger a sudden institutional sell-off

Solana is becoming settlement rail for Visa and JPMorgan but one metric still scares insiders

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Gino Matos

Bitcoin all the things — Square payments offer 0% bitcoin transaction fee

Bank rails vs DeFi: Now $3.6T of “digital cash” bypasses Bitcoin and Ethereum

Solana continues to dump despite ETF inflows. Where’s the money going?

US crypto token sales to explode this month – 7 yrs after ICOs shut down

The $413k Bitcoin question: What happens to BTC when Washington reopens?

Cathie Wood revises Bitcoin forecast as stablecoins gain ground

Ripple fortifies with $500M investment, leaving XRP’s role uncertain

Exploring Ripple’s strategic sidestep from Wall Street spotlight

Zcash soars 1,486% in 3 months and reaches highest price since 2018

Bitcoin ETFs break 6-day outflow streak with $240M buy: What it means for liquidity

The GENIUS Act’s $250M battle begins now: Bitcoin stands as the last bastion against censorship

From experiment to blueprint: Why 43% of hedge funds plan integration with DeFi

Major market maker secretly offloaded 1,213 BTC onto Binance during New Year’s Eve thin liquidity

Bitcoin is trapped in a $54 billion Nvidia gamble that could trigger a sudden institutional sell-off

Solana is becoming settlement rail for Visa and JPMorgan but one metric still scares insiders

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