Day: 30 January 2026

Quick Breakdown  Bitcoin’s value versus gold has fallen close to decade-low levels, reviving doubts about its store-of-value role. Gold and silver are attracting capital amid geopolitical and monetary uncertainty. Fed caution and falling futures interest continue to pressure Bitcoin’s price momentum.   Bitcoin’s performance relative to gold has fallen back ...

Quick Breakdown  The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its CLARITY Act draft in a narrow 12–11 vote. All proposed ethics amendments were rejected along party lines. The bill’s fate now hinges on pending action in the Senate Banking Committee.   The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has narrowly voted to advance its ...

Quick Breakdown  Foundations in crypto projects can centralize control over funds, decision-making, and ecosystem development. Power concentration may shift trust away from blockchain rules and toward a few key actors, creating potential vulnerabilities. PHAROS Research suggests corporatized governance, auditable funds, and checks on authority to strengthen transparency and trust.   ...

Quick Breakdown  Nearly $9 billion in BTC and ETH options expired, with call positions dominating despite a broader market pullback. Implied volatility for both assets hit yearly highs as traders increased bearish hedging and rollover activity. Institutional flows to exchanges rose, adding liquidity pressure and pushing overall crypto sentiment to ...

Quick Breakdown  Kazakhstan’s central bank plans to grow its national crypto reserve using Bitcoin and other crypto seized from criminal cases, alongside gold and foreign currency assets.   An initial $350 million has been allocated to the reserve, with investments expected to be made through hedge funds and crypto-focused venture ...

Quick Breakdown  Bybit ranked second globally in 2025, with $1.5 trillion in trading volume despite a historic $1.5B hack. MEXC led growth, posting a 91% jump in volume driven by zero-fee trading. Binance stayed on top, handling $7.3T in trades, though volumes slipped slightly year-on-year.   Bybit emerged as the ...

Davos, Switzerland — January 2026 — Ubuntu Tribe announced the launch of its silver-backed token at the World Economic Forum's 56th Annual Meeting. CEO Mamadou Kwidjim Toure, speaking at the Mindful Leaders panel, positioned the new asset as a natural extension of the gold story he presented on stage. Toure ...

Quick Breakdown  RIVER surges 393% on HTX following new listing, leading weekly gains. Chinese memecoin rises 192%, reflecting strong community momentum. DeFi, Layer 1 & 2 projects show steady growth amid market recovery.   HTX, a global cryptocurrency exchange, reported significant gains among newly listed assets during the week of ...

Quick Breakdown The main quantum risk for Bitcoin isn’t about breaking cryptography right now. Instead, it’s about long-term issues like signature security, public-key exposure, and older wallets that are hard to upgrade to safer algorithms. The biggest threat isn’t just the math. It’s about governance: coordinating upgrades, avoiding forks, and ...

Quick Breakdown    Bitcoin trades in bear territory below the 21-week moving average, midterm election headwinds, and typical fourth-year cycle weakness, but the macro setup favours risk assets. U.S. dollar weakness is building a floor: global reflation theme intact, forcing dollar-based investors to stay fully allocated to Bitcoin and other ...