Bitcoin Stalls at $89K as Consolidation Continues: Will the ‘February Factor’ Break the Deadlock?

Bitcoin traded sideways on Jan. 27, consolidating near $87,650 after a narrow range between $88,760 and $87,315, leaving its market cap at $1.73 trillion. Analysts are cautiously optimistic about February, historically a strong month for bitcoin, though some warn that shifting cycles. Bitcoin Consolidates Despite ETF Inflows Bitcoin traded sideways on Tuesday, Jan. 27, reaching […] Original

Chainalysis: Crypto Money Laundering Surged to $82 Billion in 2025

Key Notes Chinese-language money laundering networks now handle 20% of all known illicit crypto activity, operating through six distinct service types. Wealthy individuals circumventing China’s capital controls provide liquidity that services organized crime groups across Europe and North America. Authorities face challenges combating these resilient operations despite China’s 2021 crypto ban and prosecution of over 3,000 individuals in 2024. Illicit cryptocurrency money laundering activity climbed to over $82 billion in 2025, marking an eightfold increase from $10 billion in 2020, according to blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. The considerable growth reflects…

Ethereum Just Hit A Hidden Threshold That Often Precedes Explosive Moves

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BlackRock’s Partner Securitize Welcomes Former Nasdaq as Head of Issuer Growth

Key Notes Former Nasdaq executive Giang Bui transitions to Securitize with extensive ETF and market structure background spanning ten years. Securitize operates BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, which currently manages $1.69 billion across seven blockchain networks as of January 2026. The appointment signals continued convergence between traditional finance expertise and blockchain-based tokenization infrastructure development. Securitize has appointed Giang Bui as Vice President, Head of Issuer Growth, the company announced on Jan. 27. Bui joins from Nasdaq, where she led US Equities and ETP partnerships and played a key role in the exchange’s…

BNB Chain’s Prediction Markets Soar As Volume Crosses $20B

Prediction markets on the BNB Chain have seen massive growth over the past months, with the leading platforms within the ecosystem reaching remarkable levels and their cumulative trading volume hitting a new milestone. Related Reading BNB Chain Sees Prediction Markets Explosion On Monday, BNB Chain announced that prediction markets in the ecosystem reached a new milestone, surpassing the $20.91 billion mark in cumulative trading volume over the weekend. Notably, the BNB Chain has expanded its presence over the past few months, diversifying with key players such as Opinion Labs, Probable,…

New Ripple Treasury Platform Eliminates Pre-Funding Requirements for Global Companies

Key Notes Platform enables unified visibility across both fiat currencies and digital assets for corporate treasurers. Zero pre-funding feature unlocks idle capital traditionally trapped in offshore accounts during settlement delays. Launch positions Ripple to capture growing corporate crypto treasury market alongside Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings. Ripple and its recently acquired subsidiary GTreasury have announced the launch of the “Ripple Treasury” platform, an end-to-end treasury service providing liquidity management, reconciliation, cash forecasting, risk management, netting, and payments solutions to enterprise clients. As Coinspeaker recently reported, Ripple XRP $1.90 24h volatility: 0.1% Market…

Tom Lee Just Shared A Massive Update On Bitcoin, Ethereum and MicroStrategy. Be Prepared!

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Improving ETH Fundamentals May Signal An Ether Price Recovery

Key takeaways: Ethereum reached 16.4 million weekly transactions, proving fees can stay below $0.20 during high demand. Decentralized exchange volume across the Ethereum ecosystem hit $26.8 billion, signaling a return of investor interest. Ether (ETH) experienced a 15.9% price correction during the seven days ending Sunday. This volatility triggered $910 million in liquidations for bullish leveraged ETH positions, fueling fears that the $2,800 support level—which has held firm for two months—might finally break. Despite this dip in trader confidence, several onchain and derivatives metrics suggest a potential short-term rally back…

Citrea Mainnet Goes Live, Bringing Bitcoin-Native Lending and Trading Online

Citrea’s mainnet went live on Tuesday, marking the launch of a new Bitcoin-focused application layer designed to support lending, trading, and settlement linked directly to the Bitcoin network. Citrea Goes Live With Mainnet Focused on Bitcoin Utility The project aims to broaden how Bitcoin is used beyond long-term holding by introducing a programmable environment that […] Original

Here’s How Much XRP Ripple Execs Have Dumped So Far

For over a decade, Ripple and its executives have been steadily dumping XRP into the open market. Because XRP was fully created at launch, every token sold came from a known and finite supply. By comparing the original allocations from 2012 with current on-chain holdings, it is now possible to calculate how much XRP Ripple and its executives have offloaded so far.  How XRP Was Allocated And Where The Tokens Went XRP was launched in 2012 with a fixed supply of 100 billion XRP, all created at once on the…