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Earlier today, as bitcoin recovered from a rocky weekend, the U.S. manufacturing sector delivered a starkly bullish surprise to markets, with the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) jumping to 52.6 in January, nearly 4 points above the 48.5 consensus estimate and marking its return to expansion territory for the first time in over a year.  A PMI above 50 signals net expansion in factory activity — a concrete metric of business confidence and forward‑looking demand — and this marked the highest reading since mid‑2022. This means businesses are seeing some post-holiday demand. The breadth of…

While the vast majority of the crypto sector plunged in value over the weekend, one top-20 altcoin resisted the bleeding and witnessed massive gains. HYPE, the native asset of the decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquid, has skyrocketed by more than 40% in the past seven days. The overall crypto market cap, by comparison, dropped nearly 9% over the same time period, per data from CoinGecko. HYPE’s hot streak continued on Monday, with the 20th-ranked crypto asset by market cap up more than 13% at time of writing. Some of those recent gains materialized after Hyperliquid announced on Monday that its trading…

In brief Strategy’s Bitcoin bet showed losses on paper for the first time in years. Its shares have fallen 62% over the past six months. The company recently raised more money than it spent on Bitcoin. Strategy’s Bitcoin bet showed losses on paper for the first time in years, as the digital asset tumbled below the Bitcoin-buying firm’s average purchase price on Sunday.With Bitcoin recently changing hands at $78,579, Strategy’s $56 billion position had turned positive again on Monday. The company has amassed its stash for an average cost of around $76,000 per Bitcoin since 2020, according to a press…

In brief Prediction market Myriad has teamed up with AceTrader, enabling users to predict on the AceTrader 100 competition. The competition sees celebrity crypto traders competing for a $1 million USDC trade fund. Myriad users can compete for a share of a prize pool of $30,000 in Trade Funds, with a $20,000 Trade Fund for the top trader on the Myriad leaderboard and a $10,000 Trade Fund for second place. Prediction market Myriad has teamed up with AceTrader to enable users to predict on the AceTrader 100 competition, with a $30,000 prize fund up for grabs.The AceTrader 100 sees celebrity…

Venezuelan authorities have arrested Rosa María González, a key figure in the collapse of Argentine crypto firm Generación Zoe, nearly four years after the scandal left tens of thousands of investors defrauded.  González, 30, was taken into custody in San Cristóbal, Táchira state, following an Interpol operation. González is accused of fleeing Argentina with 611 Bitcoin, worth roughly $56 million today. She had spent years evading authorities, reportedly moving between apartments in Buenos Aires with private security before crossing into Venezuela, according to local reports.  Her arrest comes almost exactly one year after Leonardo Cositorto, the founder of Generación Zoe,…

New reports says Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, or investors tied to him, agreed in January 2025 to invest $500 million into Trump-linked World Liberty Financial for about a 49% stake.WLFI, the governance token of World Liberty Financial, has currently decoupled from Bitcoin price, up around 8% today amid a flat market still attempting to recover from the weekend dip. Market Cap $3.56B 24h Volume $311.09M All-Time High $0.60 According to The Wall Street Journal, the arrangement has become public only now as scrutiny grows over how stablecoin issuers can sit at the intersection of cross-border capital,…

In brief Digital asset funds logged $1.7 billion in weekly outflows, flipping year-to-date flows negative. U.S. products accounted for the bulk of redemptions while Europe saw small inflows. The outflows come amid a broader market downturn. Digital asset investment products saw a second consecutive week of outflows last week, totaling $1.7 billion and leaving net year-to-date flows at a global outflow of about $1 billion, according to CoinShares.The U.S. accounted for the vast majority of redemptions, with $1.65 billion in outflows. Canada and Sweden also posted withdrawals of $37.3 million and $18.9 million, respectively. Switzerland and Germany registered modest inflows…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure With Bitcoin losing the $80,000 price mark, the broader cryptocurrency market has shifted heavily into a bearish phase, raising speculation about the beginning of a bear market. While BTC’s price was showing weak signals, selling pressure heightened, which seems to have led to the sudden pullback during the weekend. No New Money, More Bitcoin Sellers Bitcoin’s recent pullback has sent a shockwave across the crypto space, with other major assets following the downward trend. Currently, the flagship asset is coming under serious pressure with investors’ sentiment beginning…

Bitcoin is a distributed system.  That means there is no center. To make a pun, no “core.” Bitcoin exists because of everyone participating in some way; buying and hodling, sending and receiving, running a node, mining, building some service or protocol on top of it. It exists as the culmination of everyone adding their contributing piece of the whole.  But underneath all of those contributions and pieces, Bitcoin is ultimately a network run by software. Without that software, no one can buy and hodl, no one can send and receive, or run a node, or mine, or contribute any piece…

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 dumped over the weekend, down 10-20% on week; BTC at $78k Saylor’s MSTR briefly goes underwater as BTC tapped $75k Tom Lee’s BMNR down $6.9B on ETH position Hyperliquid reportedly testing native prediction markets Polymarket coming to Solana via Jupiter integration ? The Weekend Bloodbath: Bitcoin Hits 9-Month Low as $2.5B Gets LiquidatedThe bull hopium may have just run out.? What HappenedBitcoin dropped more than…

Groundhog Day for Bitcoin: six more weeks of macro winter?Bitcoin got its own Groundhog Day moment today as Punxsutawney Phil “saw his shadow” on the 140th Anniversary of the celebration and signaled six more weeks of winter, just after BTC slid to $74,000 in a sharp risk-off move.The coincidence was fitting: a cocktail of forced liquidations, ETF outflows, and rising real yields suggested crypto could be facing an extended stretch of macro chill and elevated volatility heading into the March FOMC.Satirical Bitcoin Groundhog Day announcement framed with verified Bitcoin metrics Related ReadingBitcoin price today starts to rally after 11% weekend…

In brief A regional arbitration court has opened bankruptcy observations against Fox Group, which controls 98% of BitRiver. The case stems from a roughly $9.2 million equipment dispute with an energy and infrastructure operator. BitRiver’s founder and CEO has been placed under house arrest on tax evasion charges, according to reports in local media. BitRiver, Russia’s largest crypto mining firm, is facing potential bankruptcy after a regional arbitration court opened insolvency supervision proceedings against its controlling shareholder.Igor Runets, BitRiver’s founder and chief executive, was reportedly placed under house arrest on tax evasion charges after a Moscow district court issued a…

Bitcoin is stabilizing slightly today after one of its most punishing weeks in years, but the damage across crypto markets has already been done. The bitcoin price fell below $80,000 over the weekend for the first time since April 2025, briefly plunging to lows near $75,000 amid cascading liquidations and a broader sell-off across global risk assets.  As of early Monday, BTC was trading around $78,400, up about 1% on the day, according to Bitcoin Magazine data, after shedding roughly 12% over the past seven days. That decline has erased more than $200 billion from bitcoin’s market capitalization, capping a…

Bitcoin’s slide below $80,000 has pushed a significant portion of US spot BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF) buyers into $7 billion in paper losses.According to CryptoSlate’s data, the world’s largest digital asset fell to as low as $74,609 over the weekend amid liquidity concerns and a risk-off tone in global markets. BTC has recovered to approximately $77,649 as of press time.Alex Thorn, Galaxy Digital’s head of research, noted that this price performance indicates that Bitcoin is trading below the average cost basis of US ETFs. Notably, spot Bitcoin ETF investors are holding average paper losses of approximately 15%, implying an average entry price of…

In brief Physical attacks on crypto holders hit a record 72 incidents in 2025, up 75% year over year, according to a new CertiK report. The surge was driven largely by Europe, which accounted for 40% of global attacks—nearly double 2024’s rate. France alone recorded 19 crypto wrench attacks, surpassing the U.S. Violent kidnappings, torture, and home invasions targeting cryptocurrency holders surged worldwide to a new high in 2025, according to a new report warning that, “violence is no longer an edge case, but a structural risk of digital asset ownership.”72 verified crypto “wrench attacks” happened last year, up 75%…

Strategy (MSTR) added 855 bitcoin to its balance sheet for approximately $75.3 million last week, paying an average price of $87,974 per BTC, according to a filing published Monday. The purchase came just days before bitcoin’s sharp sell-off, which briefly pushed prices below $75,000 over the weekend. Despite the timing, the acquisition represents a relatively small addition for the company, which has routinely purchased hundreds of millions — or even billions — of dollars’ worth of bitcoin in recent weeks. Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, Strategy now holds a total of 713,502 BTC, acquired for roughly $54.26 billion at…