Category: Bitcoin News

Crypto Traders Turn to Bots in Sideways Markets, HTX Says

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Cryptocurrency traders increasingly leaned on automated strategies in 2025 as volatile but largely range-bound markets made directional bets harder to sustain, according to a year-end recap from HTX. The Seychelles-based exchange, formerly known as Huobi, said the trend was most visible in the growing use of grid-based trading bots on its spot platform. According to HTX, grid trading volume rose 97% year over year in 2025, while capital allocated to grid strategies doubled. The increase was especially pronounced in stablecoin pairs, where grid trading volume rose 352% year over year, compared…

BNY Launches Tokenized Bank Deposits for Institutional Clients

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BNY, a financial services company that traces its roots back to one of the oldest financial institutions in the United States, launched tokenized bank deposits for its institutional clients on Friday. Tokenized bank deposits are onchain cash balances or depositor claims against a bank. BNY will issue the tokenized bank deposits on an in-house permissioned blockchain network, according to an announcement from the company. The differences between permissioned and permissionless blockchain networks. Source: Cointelegraph The onchain deposits will be used to support collateral and margin requirements, with additional functionality in…

How Mass Surveillance Never Ended

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In June 2013, the lens through which US citizens looked at their government was dramatically changed; it was now a PRISM. PRISM was the program that enabled the National Security Agency (NSA), with some help from the FBI, to obtain unthinkable quantities of data from tech giants like Google, Facebook and Microsoft, among others. Despite previous statements that the NSA did not collect data “directly” from tech companies, American whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that they did, and that it was just one portion of a larger picture showing that the…

Bitcoin Can Hit $105,000 in Weeks Based on RSI Signals, Says Trader

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Bitcoin (BTC) can hit $105,000 within weeks as a classic leading indicator stays bullish, says the latest market analysis. Key points: Bitcoin is enjoying bullish RSI signals on multiple timeframes as price action consolidates. A weekly RSI breakout occurred in December and continues to hold. Concerns about BTC price strength remain as traders still see new lows to come. RSI offers $105,000 BTC price target In an X post on Thursday, trader BitBull noted an ongoing breakout on Bitcoin’s weekly relative strength index (RSI). While BTC price action stays rangebound,…

Sharplink Pockets $33M From Ether Staking, Deploys Another $170M

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Public companies and crypto-focused treasury firms are increasingly turning to staking as a source of passive income. Sharplink Gaming, the world’s second-largest corporate Ether (ETH) holder, generated 10,657 Ether ($33 million) in passive yield on its staking operations during the past seven months, according to the company’s dashboard. Staking allows investors to earn passive income through committing their tokens to secure proof-of-stake blockchain networks. At current prices, SharpLink said staking activity added about $1.4 million in value for shareholders over the past week. “Our thesis remains unchanged: 100% ETH and…

Visa-Linked Stablecoin Firm Rain Valued Above $1.9B

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Rain, a US stablecoin infrastructure provider and a principal member of the Visa payment network, has secured major funding to expand its global presence. The platform raised $250 million in a Series C funding round led by the global investment firm Iconiq, according to an announcement on Friday. The round values Rain at $1.95 billion, bringing the company’s total funding to $338 million, following a $58 million Series B round in August 2025 and another $24.5 million raise in March last year. The latest funding featured several existing investors, including…

How a Wallet Approval Wiped a Crypto Wallet

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A crypto user known as The Smart Ape says he lost around $5,000 from a hot wallet after spending three days in a hotel, not because he clicked a phishing link, but because he made a series of “stupid mistakes,” including using an open WiFi network, taking a phone call in the lobby, and approving what looked like a routine wallet request.  The incident, analyzed by security firm Hacken for Cointelegraph, shows how attackers can combine network‑level tricks with social cues and wallet UX blind spots to drain funds days…

Bitcoin, Ether ETFs See January Outflows After Early-Year Rebound

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United States spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have shed over $1 billion in combined outflows since Tuesday, marking an early-year pullback after a brief rebound to start 2026.  SoSoValue data shows spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $1.13 billion in outflows between Tuesday and Thursday, offsetting $1.17 billion in inflows on Jan. 2 and Monday. Spot Ether (ETH) ETFs had a similar pattern, with about $258 million exiting since Wednesday, after posting modest inflows earlier in January.   The reversal erases gains accumulated in the opening days of the year…

South Korea’s Supreme Court Says Bitcoin Held on Exchanges Can Be Seized

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South Korea’s Supreme Court handed down its first explicit ruling that Bitcoin held in centralized exchanges can be seized by investigators, marking a notable shift in how exchange‑custodied crypto is treated under criminal law.  In a decision on Dec. 11, 2025, and disclosed via the court’s official bulletin, the court upheld the seizure of 55.6 Bitcoin (BTC) held in a Korean exchange account by a suspect under a money laundering investigation. Bitcoin is now an “object of seizure” under the Criminal Procedure Act because it is electronic information with independent…

Offline Crypto Solutions Could Allow Access to Bitcoin During Blackouts

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Internet access in Iran was cut on Thursday by the government as protests spread across the Middle Eastern country, raising the question: Can its citizens still use crypto?  Around seven million people, out of the country’s 92 million population, are estimated to be crypto users, according to Statista. TRM Labs tracked roughly $3.7 billion in total crypto flows in Iran between January and July 2025. But internet access has been cut off in the country as protests began over worsening economic conditions, and after the Iranian rial hit record lows…