Bitcoin Faces a $40T Debt Stress Test as a Quiet Buyer Steps In
Bitcoin is brushing up against a major macro story: U.S. government debt has passed $37 trillion, and some analysts are calling the next stretch a $40 trillion stress test for the system. BTC has held near recent highs while ETF inflows crossed $1.5
Barclays Backs Ubyx as Banks Race to Control Stablecoin Rails
Barclays invested in Ubyx, a U.S.-based clearing firm that connects banks to stablecoins and tokenized deposits. Crypto markets barely moved on the news, but stablecoin volumes already push close to $3 trillion a month, which shows where banks focus their energy. Big institutions
Why Does Trump Want Greenland and Why Is It So Important?
Why does Donald Trump want Greenland and why is it so important? And did we just witness major corruption for the “Polymarket Greenland” bet? President Trump is acting as though doctors told him he’s got six months left with the way he’s talking
Arthur Hayes Flags Privacy Crypto as The Next Meta
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is making bold calls again. In his recent essay “Suavemente,” he declared privacy crypto, not memes or faster blockchains, as the dominant story for 2026. His fund, Maelstrom, has made Zcash its second-largest holding after Bitcoin, funded by rotating
Visa Crypto Card Spending Jumps 525%: Is Mainstream Adoption Finally Here?
Visa-linked crypto card spending jumped 525% in 2025, rising from $14.6M to $91.3M in net spend, according to a Dune dashboard from @obchakevich research. This shift fits a broader pattern. Stablecoins and payment rails now carry trillions of dollars in monthly volume, turning
Polymarket Maduro Bet Pays $400K After Venezuelan Leader Captured
A newly created Polymarket account shocked traders after turning roughly $30,000 into about $400,000 by betting that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would be removed from power before January 31, 2026. The position paid out almost immediately after U.S. military forces captured Maduro in
Bank of America Advisers Can Now Recommend Bitcoin ETFs
Bank of America is opening the door for its financial advisers to bring up Bitcoin with clients, something they couldn’t do freely before. Starting January 5, 2026, advisers at Merrill, Merrill Edge, and the Bank of America Private Bank can now recommend spot
Grayscale’s Ethereum ETF Starts Paying Staking Rewards: Huge News for ETH USD Price?
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Coinbase COIN Jumps +8% as Goldman Flips Bullish on Crypto Stock
In H2 2025, COIN, the stock behind Coinbase, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, tanked by nearly -50%. Starting off 2026 decently, is Coinbase ready to defy gravity? Looks like so. After days of sideways chop, there are hints of strength. On
ZK Skyrockets on Upbit Listing – How Long Can the Hype Last?
ZKsync’s ZK token hit a one-month high following the ZK Upbit listing, as the Korean exchange added new trading pairs. ZKsync is a Layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum that uses zero-knowledge rollups to improve transaction speeds and lower costs on the network, with
