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The December Producer Price Index didn’t just beat expectations, but it also revealed a persistent problem that forces markets to rethink the entire 2026 rate path.Final demand PPI rose 0.5% month-over-month, the sharpest jump since July, driven almost entirely by a 0.7% surge in services while goods prices sat flat. The headline came in at 3.0% year over year, beating expectations of 2.7%, but core PPI rose to 3.3% from 2.9%, the highest level since July 2025.Markets sold the news immediately. Bitcoin dipped below the $82,400 zone as it was trying to recover from an intraday low of $81,100. Meanwhile,…

In brief India’s crypto industry is pressing for tax relief ahead of the Union Budget, warning that high transaction taxes have pushed trading offshore. About three-quarters of Indian crypto volume now flows through foreign platforms, according to KoinX, undermining domestic liquidity and oversight. Industry groups are urging lower TDS, loss set-offs, and clearer regulation to bring activity back onshore. As India approaches this year’s Union Budget, policymakers are under pressure to reassess the country’s punitive crypto tax framework amid capital flight to offshore platforms, raising questions about lost tax revenue and weakened regulatory oversight.Indian crypto users execute nearly three-quarters of…

Ethereum and XRP just fell off a cliff in weekend trading, Bitcoin barely flinched, and the timing might matterCrypto has a habit of saving its worst moves for the hours when people are least prepared to deal with them.That was the vibe on Saturday, when Ethereum and XRP dropped hard in a short burst, right as weekend liquidity was already thin.Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP price action (Source: TradingView)On my 30-minute charts, XRP was down about 7.98%, ETH was down about 5.66%, and Bitcoin was comparatively steady with a smaller drawdown of around 3%.The broader market took the hit to the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Following a brief price rebound from $86,000 to $90,000 early in the week, it appeared that Bitcoin was experiencing its routine movement within the consolidation range. However, the market is on edge with curiosity about what is happening with the flagship cryptocurrency, especially after its swift decline to $81,000. A couple of fresh on-chain perspectives have emerged, delving into the underlying dynamics of the BTC market.  On-Chain Signals Behind Bitcoin’s Bearish Move In a recent post on the social media platform X, crypto analytics firm Glassnode outlined…

The next inflection point in AI agents isn’t coming from frontier labs. It’s coming from infrastructure, specifically, the primitives that let agents find each other, verify identity, and communicate directly.Moltbook, a social network billing itself as “built exclusively for AI agents… Humans welcome to observe,” now hosts discussions about agent relay protocols that enable discovery and direct messaging between autonomous systems.The shift from agents as isolated tools to agents as networked participants creates a new category of risk that existing security models weren’t designed to handle.This isn’t theoretical. Exposed control panels, leaked credentials, and misconfigured deployments are already documented across…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the co‑founder and former CEO of Binance, has pushed back against ongoing claims that the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange was responsible for the sharp market crash that rocked the digital asset sector last October.  Speaking during a live ask‑me‑anything session hosted on Binance’s own social platform, Zhao described those accusations as “far‑fetched,” arguing that they oversimplify what was one of the most turbulent days in crypto market history. CZ Rejects Blame For $19 Billion Crypto Liquidations During the session, Zhao rejected the idea that…

DeFi exclusions sound protective, yet the CLARITY Act’s Bank Secrecy expansion may target your access pointsWhile supporters say the CLARITY Act could bring long-awaited regulatory certainty to crypto markets, not everyone is on board.Critics argue the bill doesn’t need to “ban DeFi” to reshape it. Their claim is that CLARITY can leave base-layer software intact while shifting the real battleground to regulated access points: the brokers, dealers, custodians, exchanges, and interfaces most users rely on to reach on-chain markets.In that reading, the “hidden compliance choke point” is not protocol code. The perimeter is expanding as access providers are drawn deeper…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin’s derivatives market is showing clear signs of deceleration. A CryptoQuant analyst highlights that monthly Bitcoin futures trading volume across all exchanges fell to approximately $1.09 trillion in January, marking the lowest level since 2024. This represents a notable slowdown compared to earlier phases of the cycle, when monthly volumes frequently exceeded $2 trillion, reflecting a period of reduced speculative intensity and more cautious positioning among traders. Despite the broad contraction in activity, liquidity has not dispersed evenly across the market. Instead, futures trading remains highly concentrated…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure An interactive question-and-answer session between members of the community and David Schwartz has peeled back another layer of early XRP and Ripple history.  The discussion unfolded publicly on the social media platform X, where users posed a series of questions touching on the token’s smallest unit, the creative forces behind the XRP Ledger, and even some forgotten cultural details from Ripple’s early internet presence. The responses from Schwartz offered rare insights into the personalities and ideas that shaped Ripple and the Ledger in its formative years. Ripple…

My $49k Bitcoin bear thesis, a January check-in, the plumbing is flashing while price bleedsI wrote my medium-term $49,000 bear thesis in late November with one simple idea, Bitcoin still moves in cycles, and the next real “this is the low” moment tends to arrive when miner economics and flows line up at the same time.It is now Jan. 30, 2026, and the honest update is this, the variables I care about look more stressed than they did when I published, and the tape has not delivered the kind of panic price print that makes those variables matter to everyone…

In brief The Bitcoin mining profit/loss sustainability index hit a 14-month low, according to CryptoQuant. The metric measures the price of Bitcoin versus the profitability of running a Bitcoin mining operation. Shares of publicly traded BTC miners have fallen by double digits this week. Bitcoin miners are struggling to eke out a profit lately amid the asset’s falling price and external complications, including a winter storm that rocked a large chunk of the United States last weekend, impacting the production of top mining firms.A ratio that tracks the relationship between Bitcoin’s price and the profitability of running Bitcoin mining operations…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed firm that has been shifting into a Bitcoin treasury role, moved this week to shore up its balance sheet and add more BTC to its vault. The company cleared a plan to raise up to about $137 million through a mix of new shares and stock acquisition rights aimed at buying Bitcoin, supporting its income business tied to BTC, and cutting some debt. Reports say the fundraising will be done mainly with select overseas investors rather than a public share sale. Metaplanet’s Capital Mix…

The Plan ₿ Network just announced the global premiere of CypherTank, a Bitcoin-focused pitch series designed to highlight innovative builders, explore bold ideas, and bring the global Bitcoin community directly into the conversation. The series blends live pitching, founder storytelling, and community-driven discussion, all framed around Bitcoin culture and values.  Each episode gives viewers an inside look at how entrepreneurs think, build, and pitch in the Bitcoin ecosystem, offering both entertainment and insight for enthusiasts, investors, and fellow builders alike. Episode 1 is scheduled to debut on January 31, 2026, during Plan ₿ Forum El Salvador, with a live main-stage…