Category: Bitcoin News

Crypto Must Compromise on Senate Bill: Trump Advisor

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The US Senate’s crypto market structure bill must be passed quickly while lawmakers can still cut deals to advance it, but it will require concessions, says a top White House crypto advisor. “There *will* be a crypto market structure bill — it’s a question of when, not if,” Patrick Witt, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, said on Tuesday. “Assuming a multi-trillion-dollar industry will continue to operate indefinitely without a comprehensive regulatory framework is pure fantasy,” he added.  The Senate is looking to pass…

Bitcoin Posts and Search Interest Fell Significantly in 2025

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Bitcoin saw less online chatter and search interest in 2025 compared to the year before, despite a rollercoaster year that saw Bitcoin post new all-time highs before a major market crash.  Five-year worldwide search data on Google Trends shows that after US President Donald Trump’s election victory in November 2024, which spiked searches for “Bitcoin,” search volume started trending downward in the following year, with just two modest uplifts seen in the second half of 2025. Google Trends data shows the relative popularity of search terms over time.  Bitcoin cypherpunk…

Ripple’s President Says 50% Of Fortune 500 Firms Will Have Crypto Exposure 

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Roughly 250 of the US’s largest corporations will either hold crypto or use blockchain-powered financial instruments by the end of 2026, says Ripple president Monica Long.  In a blog post on Monday, Long argued that the crypto and blockchain industry has fought over the past few years to lay the “technical and regulatory groundwork” to spur mass adoption and take the sector mainstream.  As part of her predictions, which also covered topics such as stablecoins, crypto custody, and artificial intelligence, Long said that blockchain is becoming the “operating layer of…

Bitcoin Crashes Below $88K As $1.8B Liquidated In Market Selloff

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Bitcoin dropped another 4% on Tuesday, with more than $1.8 billion liquidated over the past 48 hours amid tariff threats from US President Donald Trump and Japanese bond turmoil. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $87,790 on Coinbase in late trading on Tuesday, its lowest level since Dec. 31. Over the past 48 hours, more than $1.8 billion has been liquidated, around 93% of them long positions, reported Coinglass. BTC slumps 10% in a week, wiping out all January gains. Source: TradingView The asset has now wiped out all gains made so…

Fundstrat’s Lee Sees Painful Market Decline to Start 2026

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Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee has warned investors to brace for a “painful decline” across the crypto and stock markets in 2026 amid geopolitical tension, before a recovery towards the end of the year. In an interview on Tuesday with The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost, Lee said 2026 will mirror 2025 with tailwinds for the blockchain and AI industries, but risks from tariffs and political divides would hold the market back from a sustained rally initially. Lee estimated a stock market correction of 15% to 20% this…

Bitcoin Sell-off Risk Rises As New Whales Control The Price Action

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Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to regain momentum after the price dipped below $90,000 on Tuesday, with multiple analysts pointing to continued selling pressure in the short term. Key takeaways: New BTC whales with a holding period of less than 155 days now control more realized capital than the “OG” long-term holders. Whale-dominated exchange inflows signal elevated sell-side pressure for Bitcoin near $95,000 to $90,000. Market analysts suggest a pullback toward the $85,000 level based on bearish order book data. New Bitcoin whales take the wheel, for now CryptoQuant analyst Moreno…

RedStone Expands Oracle Business with RWA Data and TokenizeThis Acquisition

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Blockchain oracle provider RedStone has acquired Security Token Market (STM) and its TokenizeThis conference, adding a large dataset on tokenized real-world assets to its existing oracle business. According to an announcement, the acquisition brings STM’s historical data, covering more than 800 tokenized products across equities, real estate, debt and fund structures, under RedStone’s ownership, along with control of the TokenizeThis conference brand. STM founder Herwig Konings will join RedStone as an adviser and head of TokenizeThis, while STM chief operating officer Jason Barraza will take on an institutional business development…

Solana’s Onchain Data Signals Bullish Rebound Despite Drop Below $130

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Solana (SOL) price dropped below $130 for the first time since Jan. 2 as onchain data suggested that a strong recovery could be in the cards for the top-10 altcoin. Key takeaways: SOL dips below $130 amid marketwide pullback, but whales remain confident as they load up more tokens.  SOL exchange supply falls to two-year lows, signaling a reduction in sell pressure. Recovery in network activity boosting onchain demand for SOL. SOL’s accumulation trend strengthens SOL whales remain confident about the prospects of a further rally, using the pullback to…

How a Third-Party Leak Fueled Phishing Against Ledger Users

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Key takeaways A breach at a commerce partner can expose customer order data even if wallet systems remain secure. Real order context, such as product, price and contact or shipping details, can make phishing attempts appear legitimate and harder to detect. Treat inbound “support” messages as untrusted until they are verified through official Ledger resources. In early January 2026, some Ledger customers were notified that personal and order information related to Ledger.com purchases had been accessed during a security incident involving Global-e, a third-party e-commerce partner that acts as the…

Bitcoin Sellers Drive BTC Below $90,000 in Tariff Aftermath

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Bitcoin sellers entered at the Wall Street open to drive BTC price action below $90,000, but a six-figure price target stayed in play. Bitcoin (BTC) narrowly avoided major losses at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US markets reacted to EU trade-war fears. Key points: US markets offer their first reactions to the EU trade war over Greenland with $90,000 BTC price support on the line. Gold and silver continue to top all-time highs while stocks panic. Bitcoin can still hit $100,000 again if support here holds, a popular trader says.…