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Bitcoin, DeFi, and tokenized assets are emerging as functional parts of global capital markets, ARK Invest wrote, though challenges persist.

European leaders facing a Greenland-linked dispute with Washington could treat U.S. Treasurys as a leverage point. That would test not just the headline size of foreign holdings, but the market’s capacity to absorb speed, and how quickly higher yields would filter into the dollar, U.S. credit conditions, and crypto liquidity. The Financial Times has framed […] The post US Treasurys face a $1.7 trillion EU “dump” over Greenland, forcing shift to Bitcoin if dollar safety vanishes appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Crypto Price Prediction Today has mapped levels: Bitcoin has traded near $89,500 in a triangle, with $87,000–$85,000 support and $80,000 risk; Ethereum has fallen below $3,000, with $2,700–$2,800 in view; XRP has held $1.80 as resistance sits near $2.50. Maxi Doge has reported ~70% staking APY, too. The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 21 January – XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum appeared first on Cryptonews.

At first glance, this looks like a story that lives on the back pages of a newspaper, Japanese government bonds with maturities that run so long they sound like a joke, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years. If you own Bitcoin, you still end up in the blast radius. Because when Japan’s long-dated bonds start […] The post Bitcoin is in the blast radius after Japan’s bond market hit a terrifying 30-year breaking point appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The fast-food chain said employees will receive a BTC bonus per hour worked, with payouts vesting after two years and limited to company-operated locations. US fast-food restaurant chain Steak ’n Shake plans to offer Bitcoin bonuses to hourly employees at company-operated locations, signaling a move to use digital assets as a retention tool. In an X post on Wednesday, the company said hourly employees will be able to collect a Bitcoin (BTC) bonus of $0.21 per worked hour starting March 1, with a two-year vesting period. At $0.21 per hour, a full-time employee working 40 hours a week would earn about $8.40 in Bitcoin per week, or $437 per year based on a standard 52-week schedule. The program is supported by the Fold, a Bitcoin rewards and payments company. Read more

Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney, walked onto the World Economic Forum's Davos stage yesterday and said the quiet part out loud. The rules-based order, the thing leaders love to invoke when they want the world to behave, is fading. Carney called it a “pleasant fiction.” He said we are living through a “rupture.” He said […] The post Bitcoin is now your only lifeboat as Canada says the current world order is merely a “pleasant fiction” appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin joined stocks in a relief bounce as US President Donald Trump hinted at new legislation "very soon" and a doubling of the Dow Jones. Bitcoin (BTC) sought a $90,000 reclaim around Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US President Donald Trump pledged to sign pro-crypto legislation. Key points: Trump breathes modest gains into BTC price action with his World Economic Forum speech. Read more

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the French central bank governor and Coinbase CEO clashed over whether trust in money comes from institutions or decentralized Bitcoin. The long-running tension between central banks and Bitcoin resurfaced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where senior executives and policymakers debated regulation versus innovation in digital finance. Trust in money must come from regulated public institutions rather than private crypto issuers, French central bank Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said during a panel titled “Is Tokenization the Future?” on Wednesday. “The guarantee for trust is independence on the central bank side,” Galhau said, adding: “I trust more independent central banks with a democratic mandate than private issuers of Bitcoin.” Read more

Several chartists warn that Bitcoin could decline toward $30,000 in February as the price action mirrors previous four-year cycles. Bitcoin’s (BTC) 30% drawdown from all-time highs did little to deter large investors, who continued to increase their holdings throughout January. Key takeaways: Large holders are buying the dip, signaling long-term confidence. Read more

Bitcoin price surrendered the psychological $90,000 stronghold during early Asian trading hours on Jan. 21, marking a decisive breakdown that has effectively erased the asset's gains for the start of 2026. According to CryptoSlate's data, the world’s largest digital asset plummeted to a session low of $87,282 over the last 24 hours. This downturn was […] The post Bitcoin just erased all 2026 gains as a $1.5 billion liquidation trap catches every trader off guard appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin hit a key BTC price target from the start of January, with other CME futures gaps now above price, but traders remained cautious. Bitcoin (BTC) looked for cues near $90,000 on Wednesday as BTC price action hit a key target for a rebound. Key points: Bitcoin price action drops to fill a CME futures gap created at the yearly open. Read more

SkyBridge is leaning further into macro trades as policy uncertainty fuels market volatility, a shift Scaramucci said has helped the firm’s performance. The post Asset Manager SkyBridge Prepares For Choppy Markets, Keeps Faith In Bitcoin appeared first on Cryptonews.

ChatGPT has mapped a bullish 2026 scenario that puts Bitcoin near $220000, sees XRP targeting $10 by 2027, and expects Dogecoin to clear $1. It has tied the outlook to U.S. regulatory shifts, ETF demand, and macro cooling, while warning that FOMO can skew entries. It flags Greenland tariff risk too. The post New ChatGPT Predicts the Price of XRP, Bitcoin and Dogecoin By the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The product gives retirement investors indirect Bitcoin exposure through a BlackRock index built on the company's spot Bitcoin ETF. Delaware Life Insurance Company is adding limited Bitcoin-linked exposure to its retirement annuity portfolio through an index developed by BlackRock. The insurer will offer an index that blends US stocks with a small, risk-managed allocation to Bitcoin (BTC). The Bitcoin exposure comes through BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, meaning investors do not hold Bitcoin directly. The index combines US equities with managed BTC exposure and applies volatility controls designed to limit fluctuations to about 12%. Delaware Life said the structure allows policyholders to gain indirect exposure to BTC price movements while still preserving their principal under the annuity’s terms. Read more

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) acquired an additional 22,305 Bitcoin for approximately $2.13 billion between Jan. 12 and Jan. 19, continuing an aggressive accumulation campaign that has absorbed 3.38% of the top crypto's total supply. That works out to 3.55% of the circulating supply of 19.97 million coins. The purchases were executed at an average price of […] The post Strategy just crossed 700k BTC but its “circular” Bitcoin funding loop risks a massive high-yield credit disaster appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin and Solana have both fallen out of what traders call a "golden cross"—and hard. Prediction market traders are shifting their bets, with bullish sentiment fading fast.

Analog January is meeting Bitcoin at the custody layer as some investors seek exposure without screen time. The digital-minimalism push, framed as “tech-low and slow living,” is landing as crypto returns to a volatility regime that makes constant checking expensive. Livingetc reported that “Analog January” (sometimes shortened to “Janalog”) is a reset from compulsive micro-checking […] The post Analog January has people worldwide quietly moving offline, and the biggest Bitcoin risk isn’t price volatility appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The last time that the 30-day moving average of Bitcoin’s Fear & Greed Index surpassed the 90-day MA was in May 2025.

Bitcoin’s June 26 options expiry provides a clean snapshot of how risk is being framed several months out, and the picture that emerges is one of deliberate insurance. Total open interest for the expiry sits near $3.92 billion in notional terms as of Jan. 20, with puts outnumbering calls at roughly 23.28K versus 19.87K contracts. […] The post Bitcoin traders are dumping billions into insurance in case the price drops to $75k as June options expiry creates a high-stakes price trap appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Strategy just notched its largest Bitcoin purchase in more than nine months, with some help from its STRC preferred shares.