Category: Bitcoin News

How Bitcoin Mining Waste Heat Is Being Used to Warm Canadian Greenhouses

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Key takeaways Bitcoin mining produces large amounts of heat that are typically treated as waste. In cold regions, this thermal output is now being tested as a useful resource. A pilot project in Manitoba is integrating Bitcoin mining with greenhouse farming, reusing server heat as a supplemental source of agricultural heating. Liquid-cooled mining systems are generally associated with higher and more stable heat capture, making recovered thermal energy suitable for industrial heating applications. Reusing mining heat may lower operating costs for both miners and greenhouse operators by improving energy efficiency…

India’s RBI Proposes BRICS CBDC Link for Cross-Border Payments

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India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has reportedly proposed an initiative linking BRICS central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to facilitate cross-border trade and tourism payments.  A Reuters report citing two anonymous sources claimed that the recommendation would place the idea of CBDC interoperability on the agenda for the 2026 BRICS summit, which India is scheduled to host. Reuters reported that the proposal, if accepted by the Indian government and BRICS partners, would be the first formal consideration of CBDCs within the bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India,…

Can BTC Drop to $80K?

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Bitcoin faces rising downside risk as macro pressure and weak technicals point to a possible drop toward $80,000 on a rising-wedge breakdown. Bitcoin (BTC) witnessed its lowest Coinbase Premium Gap (CPG) in a year, a sign that US-based investors were applying strong selling pressure relative to global markets. Key takeaways: US selling pressure spiked as the Coinbase Premium Gap hit a one-year low during a market holiday. $80,000 downside risk grows if Bitcoin breaks down from its rising-wedge pattern. Holiday selling a bad omen for BTC price As of Monday,…

Bitcoin Drives Crypto ETP Inflows Above $2 Billion: CoinShares

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Crypto investment products continued gathering steam last week, with fund inflows outpacing every other week in 2026 so far and marking the largest gains since October. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) drew $2.17 billion of inflows last week, European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported on Monday. The bulk of inflows came earlier in the week, but Friday saw sentiment shift as $378 million in outflows amid Greenland geopolitical escalation and fresh tariff worries, CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill, said. “Sentiment was also weighed down by suggestions that Kevin Hassett, a…

Paradex Reports Service Outage, Cancels Open Orders

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Crypto derivatives exchange Paradex reported a platform-wide service outage on Monday, leaving its trading interface and supporting infrastructure unavailable as the team investigates the issue.  According to its public status page, the disruption affected multiple business services, including its user interface, cloud and API services, blockchain components, bridge, block explorer and remote procedure call proxy.  Paradex said it’s working through a rollback and recovery process, but did not provide a cause for the outage or a timeline for full restoration.  As part of the recovery effort, Paradex said it would…

Vitalik Buterin Calls for ‘New Designs’ of DAOs

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has called for new decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) designs, arguing that the sector needs more than token-voting treasuries if it wants to improve on traditional corporate and political structures.  In a Monday X post, Buterin said that current DAOs often amount to “a treasury controlled by token holder voting.” That model is widely copied but it is “inefficient, vulnerable to capture and fails utterly at the goal of mitigating the weaknesses of human politics,” he said. Buterin argued that DAOs should solve specific infrastructure problems, starting…

Ethereum Price Remains Bullish Above $3,000: Here’s Why

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Ether’s (ETH) price had dropped 7% since being rejected from the $3,400 mark last week, falling to key support levels. Data suggested that increased staking demand, coupled with renewed ETF inflows and strong technical support, could lead to a sustained recovery.  Key takeaways: Ether queued for staking goes parabolic, with a 44-day wait time. Ethereum institutional demand is recovering along with ETF inflows. ETH bulls must defend the support at $3,100 to set the stage for sustained gains. Ethereum staking demand soars to 30-month highs Ethereum’s entry queue has surpassed…

Kazakhstan President Signs Laws Regulating Digital Assets

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Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed legislation establishing a framework to regulate digital assets, including cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). Tokayev signed the laws “On Banks and Banking Activities” and “On Amendments and Supplements to Certain Legislative Acts on the Regulation and Development of the Financial Market, Communications, and Bankruptcy,” according to a government statement. The rules introduce a classification for digital assets, including stablecoins, assets backed by financial instruments and property, and financial instruments issued in electronic digital form. The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) will act as a key…

CertiK Traces $63M in Tornado Cash Funds to $282M Crypto Hack

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Roughly $63 million in Tornado Cash deposits has been linked to the $282 million cryptocurrency wallet compromise of Jan. 10. Blockchain security firm CertiK said in a Monday X post that its monitoring systems identified Tornado Cash interactions tied to the exploit.  The update expands on the post-theft money laundering mechanics of the Jan. 10 incident, which is being tracked by multiple crypto investigators due to the amount lost and the speed at which funds were moved. Source: CertiK CertiK diagram maps the laundering path According to CertiK’s analysis, a…

Ethereum’s “Walkaway Test”: Why Quantum Readiness Matters

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What is the “walkaway test?” Vitalik Buterin’s “walkaway test” is a way to assess Ethereum’s long-term credibility. The network is intended to remain secure and functional even if its core developers were to stop actively upgrading it. In a recent analogy, Buterin suggested that a protocol should resemble a tool you own, such as a hammer, rather than a service that gradually degrades if the “vendor” loses interest or becomes constrained by external pressures. The end state he points to is an Ethereum that could “ossify if we want to,”…