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In brief The BitMEX co-founder argues that privacy could define crypto’s next trade and disclosed a sizable Zcash position from his firm Maelstrom. In a blog post, Hayes ties the view to credit expansion, energy prices, and U.S. political incentives shaping risk assets. He argues that expanding dollar liquidity could support Bitcoin, crypto, and privacy-focused assets. Arthur Hayes is betting that privacy will define crypto’s next trade, arguing that Bitcoin’s institutional success has opened room for more adversarial assets like Zcash.The BitMEX co-founder laid out his thoughts on Tuesday in a blog post where he disclosed that his family office,…

Tokyo bond traders have a new number burned into their screens this week, 3.5%.For most of the past two decades, Japan’s long end was the place the world went to forget about interest rates. If you were a pension fund trying to match liabilities, a bank trying to park liquidity, or a global macro desk hunting cheap funding, Japanese government bonds were the quiet corner of the room.That corner is getting loud.Japan’s 30-year government bond yield has risen to roughly 3.5%, a level that would have sounded absurd in the years when “Japan” and “near zero” were essentially the same sentence. TradingEconomics shows…

In brief Maine regulators have secured $1.9 million for consumers defrauded through Bitcoin Depot ATMs in a settlement. The agreement followed a two-year investigation. The settlement comes amid a nationwide crackdown on crypto ATMs. Maine regulators have reached a $1.9 million settlement with Bitcoin Depot, resolving a two-year investigation into scam losses tied to the company’s cryptocurrency kiosks and returning funds to consumers who were defrauded by third-party scammers.The consent agreement, announced Monday by the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, requires Bitcoin Depot to compensate Maine residents for fraudulent transactions conducted through its machines. As part of the deal,…

Bitcoin feels like a room full of people holding their breath.On paper, the ingredients are there. Spot ETFs are pulling attention back to Bitcoin, big daily flow numbers are again hitting the tape, and macro risk appetite is alive.Yet the chart looks like it is waiting for permission.Bitcoin was around $93,822 on Jan. 6, and the candles have had that “quiet but tense” look that drives everyone a little mad.If you have been around this market long enough, you know the emotional rhythm.When Bitcoin is loud, it is obvious. When it is quiet, everyone starts writing their own story onto…

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 continue grind up, XRP leads; BTC at $93,800 Polymarket launched real estate prediction markets with PARCL Morgan Stanley files for a BTC ETF and a Solana Trust Lighter begins token buybacks, LIT pops 16% Ledger shares another customer data breach tied to Global-e platform ? Polymarket Launches Real Estate Markets With ParclBetting on your neighborhood’s home prices just became a reality.Real estate just went liquid.? What…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure US spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged their strongest day of net inflows in more than a month on Jan. 5, as XRP rallied sharply and trading activity accelerated across both the token and the ETF wrapper. SoSoValue data shows the ETF complex pulled in $46.1 million in net new money on Jan. 5, the seventh-largest inflow day since launch and the biggest since Dec. 3, when daily net inflows reached $50.27 million. The same dataset shows cumulative net inflows rising to $1.23 billion, while total net…

Ledger customers woke up on Jan. 5 to an email no one wants to see: their names and contact information had been exposed through a breach at Global-e, a third-party payment processor.The company clarified what hadn’t been compromised: no payment cards, no passwords, and critically, no 24-word recovery phrases. The hardware remained untouched, the firmware secure, the seed storage intact.For a data breach, this is the best-case scenario. Except in crypto, a leaked shipping label can be the first step in a phishing funnel or, in rare worst-case scenarios, a knock at the door.The real vulnerability isn’t the walletBleepingComputer reported…

In brief Ethereum’s 7-day average of daily transactions set a new record of 2.022 million, a surge analysts attribute to accelerating real-world asset tokenization on the network. Despite this, prediction market data show traders assign higher odds to gold hitting $5,000 than to Ethereum reaching $4,000, highlighting a sentiment disconnect. Analysts say the lag reflects short-term price sensitivity to macro uncertainty, but see long-term value in Ethereum’s unique role in DeFi and tokenization. The Ethereum network is processing more transactions than ever before, but market sentiment remains relatively cool, with prediction market traders showing more optimism for gold than for…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto pundit SMQKE has revealed how SWIFT could end up adopting XRP for its global payment services. The pundit highlighted a statement by the company’s former CEO, Gottfried Leibbrandt, explaining why the company was hesitant to adopt cryptocurrencies. How SWIFT Could End Up Adopting XRP For Global Payments In an X post, SMQKE declared that SWIFT will adopt cryptocurrencies like XRP as regulations become clearer. He then pointed to a document that highlighted Leibbrandt’s statement, in which the former SWIFT CEO said they were hesitant to use…

In brief The total crypto market cap grew by $250 billion in under a week to $3.297 trillion, fueled by Bitcoin breaking above $92,000 and ending the year-end slump. Analysts say Sui’s rally is driven by Layer-1 ecosystem momentum, while XRP gains stem from expectations of institutional adoption and regulatory clarity. The rotation into AI tokens like Render, with weekly gains over 50%, signals a broader risk-on shift, though prediction markets remain skeptical of an imminent “alt season.” A sudden surge in buying pressure is lifting the broader crypto market, with Bitcoin’s 2026 push above $93,000 ending the year-end slumber…