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Bitcoin’s sharp selloff last week appears to have triggered one of the largest buy-the-dip episodes of this market cycle.Data tracking accumulator addresses showed a record surge of coins moving into wallets associated with long-term holding behavior, even as flows through exchange-traded fund (ETF) products stayed net negative.The timing mattered. The inflow landed right after a violent deleveraging wave that rattled crypto markets and pulled Bitcoin sharply lower in a matter of days. Related ReadingBitcoin in 72 hour danger zone as both historic Supreme Court battle and Fed decision threaten to tank the dollarBitcoin faces a macro inflection window as the…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors flat on the day, BTC at $68,600 Tempo hires Farcaster cofounders, adds to their deep talent bench Mr. Beast acquires teen-focused banking app Step Jump Trading to earn equity stakes in Polymarket & Kalshi MegaETH launches its mainnet, debuts “The Rabbit Hole” hub ? Coinbase Was Crypto’s Only Super Bowl Ad—And Watch Parties BooedCoinbase was the lone crypto company with a Super Bowl ad.And the…

Ethereum researcher ladislaus.eth published a walkthrough last week explaining how Ethereum plans to move from re-executing every transaction to verifying zero-knowledge proofs.The post frames it as a “quiet but fundamental transformation,” and the framing is accurate. Not because the work is secret, but because its implications ripple across Ethereum’s entire architecture in ways that won’t be obvious until the pieces connect.This isn’t Ethereum “adding ZK” as a feature. Ethereum is prototyping an alternative validation path in which some validators can attest to blocks by verifying compact execution proofs rather than re-running every transaction.If it works, Ethereum’s layer-1 role shifts from…

In brief In a new report, CertiK said that prediction market volume jumped from $15.8B in 2024 to about $63.5B in 2025, concentrating liquidity around Kalshi, Polymarket, and Opinion. Research cited by the firm estimates wash trading reached nearly 60% of Polymarket volume during incentive periods, inflating activity without yet breaking prices. CertiK warned that hybrid security risks and expanding state regulation could fragment liquidity and pressure long-term sustainability. The surge in prediction markets is masking deeper structural strains, with inflated volumes, fragile security architecture, and state-level regulation increasingly testing whether prices, liquidity, and access can hold up as the…

In brief Analysts are divided on Bitcoin’s near-term outlook, with one forecasting a “violent” short squeeze, while another predicts a 6-12-month grind in the $45,000 to $55,000 range. Users of prediction market Myriad see the chance of a Bitcoin rally to $84K as having nearly doubled to 45% since last Friday. In the long term, experts agree that Bitcoin’s role is shifting toward a non-sovereign store of value amid fiscal dominance. Bitcoin is currently caught in a high-stakes tug-of-war between technical gravity and a potential institutional “pain trade.”After a sharp slide from its October 2025 peak of $126,210, Bitcoin has…

The European Commission is investigating a cybersecurity incident after detecting evidence that internal systems used to manage staff mobile devices were targeted in a cyberattack. According to the Commission, traces of the attack were identified on January 30 within its central infrastructure managing mobile devices. The breach may have resulted in unauthorized access to the names and mobile phone numbers of some staff members. Said the Commission, “On 30 January, the European Commission’s central infrastructure managing mobile devices identified traces of a cyber-attack, which may have resulted in access to staff names and mobile numbers of some of its staff…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts: ➡️ CryptoQuant data shows Bitcoin’s ‘Apparent Demand’ has turned negative, signaling a potential bearish phase or deep correction for the market leader. ➡️ Historical trends suggest that when major assets stagnate, speculative capital rotates into high-risk, high-reward sectors like meme coins and presales. ➡️ Maxi Doge is capturing this rotation, raising over $4.5M in presale funding by appealing to the ‘leverage trading’ culture. ➡️ Whale activity confirms this shift, with on-chain data revealing over $628k in purchases for the new token despite the broader market…

Bitcoin has a habit of turning certain numbers into places.A number becomes a shared memory, a public square where enough humans stare at the same line long enough that it starts to feel real.For the last few days, that place has been $71,500.Two days ago, I published a piece saying Bitcoin needed to recover $71,500 soon, or the drift back toward $60,000 begins. I hit publish right as attempt four failed, and the market kept circling the same level, coming back to it again and again. Related ReadingBitcoin must recover $71,500 soon or the drift back to $60,000 beginsBTC has…

XRP supply and escrow unlocks: a guide to modeling 2026 net flowsXRP supply in 2026 hinges on how much escrowed XRP Ripple chooses to distribute after monthly unlocks.The process is capped by the ledger, while market impact still depends on net flows and demand.According to the XRP Ledger, total supply is fixed at 100 billion XRP, while Ripple’s on-ledger escrow system sets an upper bound of 1 billion XRP that can become available each month.Unused amounts can be re-escrowed. For background, see XRPL’s “What is XRP?”, the total supply FAQ, and the XRPL escrow explainer. Related ReadingXRP’s $1 billion ETF…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts: ➡️ Polymarket is suing Massachusetts to establish that prediction markets are federally regulated derivatives, not state-regulated gambling. ➡️ The lawsuit represents a critical test for the crypto industry’s ability to operate under federal oversight rather than fragmented state laws. ➡️ SUBBD Token leverages similar decentralized principles to disrupt the $85B creator economy, offering AI tools and lower fees than Web2 competitors. ➡️ The conflict highlights a broader market trend toward platforms that offer user sovereignty and resistance to centralized censorship. The battle for decentralized information…

In brief Selling pressure is showing signs of fatigue, according analysts citing on-chain data. Large holders scooped more than 54,000 BTC during last week’s drop, in a sign some are buying the dip. Still, experts warn stabilization alone does not signal a reversal. Sell-side pressure for Bitcoin, which last week brought the world’s largest crypto to its lowest point since President Donald Trump was elected for a second term, has begun to abate.Analysts point to increasing demand from large buyers, the balance of aggressive buying and selling, and the percentage of supply in profit as evidence that the drawdown could…

In brief Vitalik Buterin said Monday the very frame of “work on AGI” is flawed and called for AI development guided by decentralization, privacy, verification, and human empowerment. He outlined an Ethereum-linked roadmap focused on local LLMs, zero-knowledge payments for private AI API usage, and cryptographic privacy, among other key areas. Buterin’s approach contrasts with the AGI acceleration narratives from major AI labs, focusing on safer, Ethereum-based AI coordination. Vitalik Buterin is calling for a different path in artificial intelligence—one that rejects a blind “race to AGI” and instead relies on Ethereum-style decentralization, verification, and privacy as guardrails for the…