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By mid-January, open interest in Bitcoin options rose to about $74.1 billion, edging past Bitcoin futures open interest of roughly $65.22 billion.Open interest is the stock of outstanding contracts that have not been closed or expired, so it measures position inventory, not trading activity. So, when options inventory exceeds futures, it often shows a market that’s leaning less on raw directional leverage and more on structured exposure: hedges, yield overlays, and volatility positioning.Futures remain the simplest way to take leveraged exposure to Bitcoin’s direction. However, options let traders and institutions shape risk with much more precision through payoff profiles that…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Anchorage Digital, a New York–based crypto bank, is moving to raise fresh capital as it prepares to enter public markets. According to Bloomberg, people familiar with the matter say the firm is looking to secure between $200 million and $400 million in new funding. Anchorage Seeks Major Funding Reports say the Firm is exploring a $200M–$400 million round to strengthen its business before a possible public listing. The plan would put Anchorage among a small group of crypto-native companies that have tried to list on stock markets…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is maintaining an intense focus on the local cryptocurrency industry, as indicated by recent developments. While introducing minimum capital requirements for previously unregulated virtual asset service providers (VASPs), the securities regulator has also formed an alliance with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) against cryptocurrency fraud, among other illegal operations. Nigerian SEC Looks To Improve Crypto Investors’ Protection According to local media Voice of Nigeria, the SEC is ramping up efforts aimed at investor protection and transparent market operations in the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The price of Bitcoin took the crypto community by surprise when it broke the resistance level around $94,000 over the past week. This has sparked questions on whether this was just a mere bear market rally or the bull run is back on track. Here’s what CryptoQuant, which called the bear market earlier, has to say about the latest Bitcoin price rally. BTC Still In Bear Market Despite Improving Conditions: CryptoQuant On Friday, January 16, blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant revealed in its latest report that the Bitcoin…

US banks are taking new steps to stop illicit transactions on Zelle. JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and other US banks are implementing new measures to protect its customers from falling victim to scams when using Zelle to send people money, reports NBC San Diego. [adinserter block=”1″] Chase says it no longer allows its customers to send Zelle payments to contacts made through social media. About half of the scams reported by its customers originate on social media platforms, according to the bank. Chase customers may be asked questions about their Zelle payments and have their transactions…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin literacy and community growth are accelerating in West Virginia, and it’s starting to reshape how communities across the state engage with digital finance. What was once viewed as a niche interest among tech enthusiasts is now gaining traction across broader segments of the state’s population. As residents become more curious about digital assets, conversations are shifting from speculation to understanding how BTC works and what it could mean for personal and regional economic resilience. Bitcoin As A Tool For Regional Economic Growth West Virginia has been…

Corporate credit quality is deteriorating beneath a surface that looks deceptively calm. JPMorgan tallied roughly $55 billion in US corporate bonds that slid from investment-grade to junk status in 2025, the so-called “fallen angels.”At the same time, only $10 billion returned to investment-grade status as “rising stars.” Another $63 billion of investment-grade debt now sits near the edge of junk, up from about $37 billion at the end of 2024.Yet, spreads remain remarkably tight: as of Jan. 15, FRED data shows investment-grade option-adjusted spreads at 0.76%, BBB spreads at 0.97%, and high-yield spreads at 2.71%.Those are levels that suggest investors…

Popular fast-food chain Steak ’n Shake added $10 million worth of bitcoin to its corporate treasury, deepening its commitment to bitcoin eight months after rolling out BTC payments across all U.S. locations. The company said on social media that the move follows a “self-reinforcing cycle” driven by bitcoin adoption, where customers paying in BTC help generate incremental revenue that is then recycled into business improvements.  According to Steak ’n Shake, all bitcoin-denominated revenue flows directly into what it calls its strategic bitcoin reserve, which is used to fund restaurant upgrades, ingredient improvements, and remodeling initiatives—without raising menu prices. “Eight months…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP has just achieved a major milestone, officially surpassing Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Dogecoin (DOGE) in terms of trading volume. According to a new report, the altcoin has become the most traded asset in all of South Korea, highlighting strong adoption, demand, and liquidity. This latest development underscores the token’s growing dominance in one of the world’s most active crypto markets, even as broader conditions remain volatile.  XRP Outpaces Bitcoin, Ethereum, And Dogecoin As Most Traded Asset XRP has posted a notable win in one of…

Two senators have introduced a short bill with an unusually big ambition: to stop US law from treating people who write and publish blockchain software as if they were running a shadow payments company.The proposal, titled the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act of 2026, aims to clarify that “non-controlling” developers and infrastructure providers (i.e., those who don’t have the legal right or unilateral ability to move other people’s funds) should not be swept into the legal bucket reserved for money transmitters.It’s an argument crypto has been making for years, unfortunately, often in the abstract language of decentralization and autonomy.But the stakes…

Bitcoin’s first difficulty adjustment of 2026 was anything but dramatic. The network nudged the dial down to about 146.4 trillion, a pretty small retreat after the late-2025 grind higher.Graph showing Bitcoin’s mining difficulty from Oct. 14, 2025, to Jan. 14, 2026 (Source: CoinWarz)But small isn’t the same as meaningless in mining, a business where margins are measured in fractions of a fraction and the main input (electricity) can turn from bargain to backbreaker in a week. Difficulty is Bitcoin’s built-in metronome: every two weeks or so, the protocol recalibrates how hard it is to find a block so that blocks…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Canary Capital’s CEO, Steven McClurg, has predicted that XRP will be the leading token in real-world assets (RWAs), which is projected to be a trillion-dollar sector. This came as he highlighted recent developments that put the altcoin on course to dominate the industry. Canary Capital CEO Predicts XRP Will Dominate RWAs During an interview, the investment manager opined that XRP will be the leading token for real-world assets, based on Ripple’s moves over the last two years. He noted that the crypto firm has done a great…

XRP has become the default trading chip of South Korea, bypassing Bitcoin and Ethereum to dominate the country’s high-velocity retail market.While institutional capital worldwide typically gravitates toward Bitcoin as a store of value, South Korean trading patterns tell a different story.Data from the country’s largest exchanges reveals that when the market heats up, domestic traders consistently prioritize XRP for its liquidity and speed. This preference is a structural anomaly that has defined the local retail playbook for 2025.Dunamu, the operator of the dominant Upbit exchange, listed XRP as the platform’s most-traded asset for the year, ranking it ahead of the…