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A new ETF blending gold, bitcoin, and other scarce assets is entering public markets as investors seek protection from inflation, debt growth and declining purchasing power, signaling a rising push toward hard-asset strategies amid deepening fiat currency concerns.
Bitwise Launches Currency

Early bitcoin losses, custody failures, and a $4 buy price shaped Tim Draper’s enduring bet that crypto’s real power lies in financial inclusion, a conviction driving renewed price calls and long-term holding through volatility.
Tim Draper Shares Personal History Behind Landmark Bitcoin

Nasdaq has cleared the way for significantly expanded trading in bitcoin and ethereum-linked options after a fast-tracked SEC greenlight removed long-standing contract limits on major crypto ETFs.
SEC Steps Aside as Nasdaq Expands Crypto ETF Options — A Bullish Setup for Traders
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The Central Bank of Brazil issued new rules for banking institutions and brokers operating with crypto assets in the country. IN 701/2026 establishes that these will have to be certified by an independent company to comply with established requirements, including asset segregation.
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For much of the past decade, bitcoin miners expanding across the United States learned that access to cheap power and industrial land did not guarantee social license. After China’s 2021 mining ban pushed activity stateside, projects in New York, Texas, Arkansas and Kentucky were met with

Gold has become one of the hottest commodities this year, soaring in response to economic and geopolitical uncertainty. Predictions indicate its price could exceed $7,000 by the end of the year, as central banks continue to signal strong demand.
Analyst: Gold to $7,150 in 2026, Central Banks

In 2025, institutional investment shifted towards Bitcoin miners with AI and HPC data center strategies, favoring companies like IREN and Applied Digital due to their diversified revenue potential beyond Bitcoin mining, as reported by BitcoinMiningStock.io.

In 2025, Indonesia experienced an increase in crypto investors, particularly among younger users, despite a decline in transaction values to $31 billion. This trend indicates growing retail adoption of digital assets, contributing significantly to state revenues.

Ripple is pushing blockchain deeper into traditional finance through a partnership with DXC Technology, embedding crypto custody and payments into a core banking platform that underpins trillions in global deposits and millions of accounts.
Ripple Breaks Into Legacy Banking Systems Through DXC’s $

This week, bitcoin is trading 29% below its all-time high from October, when the bellwether digital asset cleared $126,000 per coin, leaving its most ardent backers to reckon with an uncomfortable reality: precious metals like gold have been stealing the spotlight. Still, plenty of die-hard crypto b

Scarce City, a bitcoin-native auction marketplace catering to “freedom goods” such as crypto art, collectibles, and merchandise, is putting a curated batch of physical items under the hammer as part of the “John McAfee Collection,” a trove once owned by the late businessman, programmer, and crypto p

Bitcoin steadied near key support as inflation data clarified policy expectations, reinforcing higher-for-longer rates while strengthening the case for crypto as a macro hedge amid geopolitical shifts and renewed ETF-driven demand.
PCE Comes in Line and a Strategist Sees Bitcoin Gearing up for $1

South Korea’s Kospi index crossed the 5,000 mark for the first time on Jan. 22, defying global market turbulence caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Greenland takeover ambitions.
Blue-Chip Surge
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index crossed the 5,000 mark for the first time on Jan. 22, a

At the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Elon Musk laid out a sweeping vision of humanity’s future—one built on artificial intelligence, robotics, solar energy, and fully reusable rockets—during a wide-ranging onstage discussion with Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock.
The Abundance Era: Why Elon

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Alchemy Pay, the world-leading fiat-to- crypto payment solution provider, today announced that it has recently secured four additional Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in the United States, covering Kansas, West Virginia, South Dakota, and Nebraska. These

Over roughly the past year, discussion has grown more pointed over whether the accelerating pace of quantum computing could eventually threaten the Bitcoin network. This week, prominent crypto advocate and Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter contended that bitcoin’s “underperformance,” which h