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A decade-old email is reviving questions about whether projects like Ripple posed a threat to Bitcoin’s development or merely served as competitors that some BTC backers sought to exclude. The email, dated July 31, 2014, appears to show Austin Hill, then described as Blockstream’s chief executive, telling the late Jeffrey Epstein and other recipients that […] The post Epstein files reveal Bitcoin’s secret war as Ripple insiders expose a decade of explosive hidden industry sabotage appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH has dropped 19% in three days to below $2,400, and on-chain data has shown large bullish positions sitting on about $7.6B in unrealized losses. Traders are watching whether $2,400 holds for a relief bounce toward $2,700–$2,800 or breaks toward $1,800. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Top ETH Bulls Sit on $7.6B Paper Loss as Price Falls Below $2,400 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Jupiter said the deal marks its first outside capital and was structured as a market-priced token purchase with extended lockups. Jupiter said it has secured a $35 million strategic investment from ParaFi Capital, marking the first time the Solana-based onchain trading and liquidity aggregation protocol has taken outside capital after years of bootstrapped, profitable growth. The transaction involved token purchases at market prices with no discount and an extended lockup period and was settled entirely in Jupiter’s JupUSD stablecoin, the companies said. Financial terms beyond the $35 million investment were not disclosed. The investment comes as Jupiter has processed more than $1 trillion in trading volume over the past year and expanded beyond swap routing into perpetuals, lending and stablecoins, according to the company. Read more

Myriad users give Bitcoin a 68% chance of dropping to $69K after the asset fell to its lowest price since 2024 this weekend.

Hyperliquid is crushing the competition in perpetual trading – fundamentals could see Hyperliquid price predictions to flip Solana. The post Hyperliquid Price Prediction: Daily Revenue Just Hit a New High – Can HYPE Overtake Solana? appeared first on Cryptonews.

GameStop's shares have surged as Cohen teased a "transformational" consumer-related deal he said is "way more compelling than bitcoin."

Cboe has weighed bringing back fixed-return binary options for retail investors and has held preliminary discussions with brokerages, market makers, and regulators. The move has followed a surge in prediction markets, with Kalshi and Polymarket posting record monthly volume in January in the U.S. now. The post Cboe Revives “All-or-Nothing” Binary Options to Challenge Prediction Market: WSJ appeared first on Cryptonews.

GENIUS Act has faced a sharp rebuke from New York AG Letitia James and district attorneys including Alvin Bragg, who say the stablecoin law confers legitimacy while letting issuers keep frozen or stolen funds, profit from reserves, and deny fraud victims restitution. They cite Circle & Tether gains. The post NY Prosecutors Slam GENIUS Act, Claim Tether and Circle Profit From Fraud appeared first on Cryptonews.

MiniPay has 12.6 million activated wallets and processed over $153 million in stablecoin transactions in December, connecting users to crypto on- and off-ramp providers.

The market tanked during the weekend and pushed meme coins, including DOGE, to key levels that can either make them or break them.As the token hits a key support, cascade liquidations are questioning bullish Dogecoin price predictions – can DOGE withstand the turmoil?Data from CoinGlass shows a spike in liquidations on both Saturday and Sunday, […] The post Dogecoin Price Prediction: Price Clings to a Dangerous Floor – If This Level Fails, DOGE Could Nuke Hard appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin has dropped to 13th among global assets by market cap after a sharp sell-off across crypto markets.

Bullish traders finally showed up to buy the dip in Bitcoin and altcoins as they fell to new 2026 lows, but selling at the intraday range highs may prove that the market correction is far from over. Key points: Bitcoin has started a relief rally, which is expected to face selling near $84,000. Several major altcoins are at risk of breaking below their support levels if the bulls fail to clear the overhead resistance levels. Read more

Myriad users can put their smarts to the test and predict on the AceTrader 100, as elite traders compete for a $1M USDC trade fund.

Here are the latest and most interesting developments surrounding Ripple's ecosystem.

New reports says Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, or investors tied to him, agreed in January 2025 to invest $500 million into Trump-linked World Liberty Financial for about a 49% stake. WLFI, the governance token of World Liberty Financial, has currently decoupled from Bitcoin price, up around 8% today amid a flat […] The post UAE royal bought Trump influence through reported $500M investment in WLFI digital dollar appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Strategy’s Bitcoin bet showed losses on paper for the first time in years, as it tumbled below the firm’s average purchase price on Sunday.

Bitcoin and copper fell together on Jan. 30, extending a pattern where crypto has traded like a macro risk asset. Copper’s retreat from record highs, tariff and China-demand worries, and Fed rates have matched softer on-chain activity, ETF outflows, and fading inflows into Bitcoin amid macro risks. The post Dr. Copper Meets Bitcoin – When the Economy’s Metal and Crypto Move Together appeared first on Cryptonews.

U.S.-listed crypto funds led withdrawals as Bitcoin and Ethereum prices slid after Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair.

Crypto-related stocks like Robinhood, Coinbase, and Strategy continued to sport sizable losses on Monday.

The retailer plans to build a platform for tokenized real-world assets, expanding beyond e-commerce after its 2023 bankruptcy. Bed Bath & Beyond has signed an agreement to acquire Tokens.com as part of a push into real estate finance and tokenized real-world assets, combining traditional financial products with blockchain-based infrastructure. According to a company announcement on Monday, Tokens.com, a blockchain-focused financial infrastructure company, will be used to develop a platform focused on real estate finance, tokenized securities and other real-world assets (RWAs), integrating blockchain systems with regulated financial services. Bed Bath & Beyond already owns or holds strategic stakes in blockchain businesses, including tZERO and GrainChain. Tokens.com will become a wholly owned subsidiary and is expected to rely on existing regulatory and operational infrastructure across the company’s blockchain businesses. Read more