Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, disclosed fresh BTC purchases as prices slid during a broader market sell-off. Strategy acquired 2,932 Bitcoin (BTC) for $264.1 million last week, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. The acquisitions were made at an average price of $90,061 per BTC, with … Read more
Opinion by: Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of RedStone The fight for dominance in blockchain won’t be won by whoever has the lowest fees or the fastest consensus; it will be won by whoever can mobilize the largest base of users. Circle, Stripe, Coinbase and others are soon to follow, rewriting their business models around proprietary chains. … Read more
Tokyo‑listed Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet raised its 2025 revenue and operating income forecasts and flagged a large non‑cash Bitcoin write‑down, while sharply increasing guidance for 2026. The company now expects 2025 revenue of 8.905 billion Japanese yen (about $58 million) and operating income of $40 million, according to a Monday notice. Despite an improved operating … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) may face another sharp sell-off if growing talk of a Japanese yen (JPY) intervention turns into action, with past intervention episodes coinciding with 30% drawdowns in BTC price. Key takeaways: Past Japanese yen shocks saw BTC drop about 30%, and then recover by over 100%. Onchain data says the Bitcoin bottom is not … Read more
Crypto investment products reversed course last week from solid inflows to one of the largest outflow weeks on record amid persistent bearish market sentiment. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $1.73 billion of outflows during the week, the biggest since mid-November 2025, CoinShares reported on Monday. “Dwindling expectations for interest rate cuts, negative price momentum and … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) heads into the January close in dangerous territory as macro volatility factors ramp up. Bitcoin closes the week below key support in a move that opens the door to new lows. FOMC week dawns, but markets are focused on Japan, tariffs and geopolitical instability. Precious metals smash historic records while crypto fails to … Read more
Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator Matcha Meta suffered a security breach on Sunday through one of its primary liquidity providers, SwapNet, in the latest cyberattack tied to exploiting smart-contract vulnerabilities. Matcha Meta disclosed the breach in a post on X on Sunday, warning that users who had disabled one-time token approvals may be at risk. The … Read more
Coinone, one of a handful of regulated South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, is reportedly up for sale, with both local financial institutions and foreign exchanges among the rumored bidders. The company has begun a process to sell the stake held by Chairman Cha Myung-hoon, who controls 53.4% of the company, the local news agency Seoul Economic … Read more
Japan’s financial regulator is weighing potential rule changes that could pave the way for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with local media reporting that 2028 is being discussed as an early target. According to a report by Nikkei, citing people familiar with the matter, Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to amend its regulatory framework to allow … Read more
The Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla has purchased two jet engines after selling off some of its crypto stash and increasing its focus on asset tokenization. ETHZilla said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it purchased two aircraft engines through a newly formed subsidiary, ETHZilla Aerospace LLC, for $12.2 million in cash. The engines, which … Read more