Bitcoin Mining’s Environmental Benefits Backed By Science

More than 56% of the Bitcoin network is now powered through sustainable means and is set to rise further as Bitcoin mining brings more green energy projects online, according to tech investor and ESG expert Daniel Batten. “Bitcoin mining could be the century’s most important sustainable innovation,” said Batten in a lengthy X post on…

New York Reintroduces Bill Restricting Prediction Markets

New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel has reintroduced legislation to the US state’s lower house that aims to restrict what event contracts prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket can offer. Vanel resubmitted the Oversight and Regulation of Activity for Contracts Linked to Events, or ORACLE Act, to the New York State Assembly on Wednesday, which…

BlackRock Buys $900M BTC as Long-Term Selling Hits 2017 Lows

BlackRock’s fresh round of Bitcoin (BTC) buying takes place alongside a sharp slowdown in long-term selling, a combination that points to cooling downside pressure after the recent market pullback in  Q4.  Key takeaways: BlackRock added nearly $900 million worth of Bitcoin in the first week of January, rebuilding exposure after an end-of-2025 drawdown. Long-term Bitcoin…

Bitcoin holds near $91,000 as market awaits Trump tariff ruling: Asia Morning Briefing

Prediction markets see low odds of a clear Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, a setup that has previously triggered short-term volatility in bitcoin, which then stabilized. Source link

Wyoming State-Backed Stablecoin FRNT Goes Live to Public

Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), the first stablecoin issued by a US state, is now available to the public following delays caused by lingering regulatory hurdles. Governor Mark Gordon said on Wednesday that it is “the first fiat-backed, fully-reserved stable token to be issued by a public entity in the United States.”  He added that…

Truebit Token Price Falls 99% after Reports of $26M Exploit

The TRU price fell to $0.0000000029 from $0.16 after the protocol reported a security incident and crypto sleuths tracked stolen Ether. The Truebit protocol reported a security incident “involving one or more malicious actors” with a smart-contract address suggesting the loss of $26 million worth of Ether. In a Thursday X post, Truebit said it…

Bitcoin Nears $91K And Bulls Are Not Done Yet

Bitcoin’s start of year rally ran into stiff resistance near $93,000, triggering a pullback that has shifted the market’s focus back to key support levels. While the higher-time-frame (HTF) structure still looks fragile, the lower time-frame (LTF) signal suggests bulls may yet have room to regain control if critical levels hold. Key takeaways: Bitcoin rejected…

CFTC Sends Bitnomial No-Action Letter, Eases Reporting Requirements

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a US financial regulator, issued a no-action letter to crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial on Thursday, clearing the way for the exchange to offer event contracts and prediction markets. The CFTC letter alleviates Bitnomial from the strict reporting requirements for asset swaps under current US rules, a hurdle that is impractical…

Bitcoin Nears $91K And Bulls Are Not Done Yet

Bitcoin’s start of year rally ran into stiff resistance near $93,000, triggering a pullback that has shifted the market’s focus back to key support levels. While the higher-time-frame (HTF) structure still looks fragile, the lower time-frame (LTF) signal suggests bulls may yet have room to regain control if critical levels hold. Key takeaways: Bitcoin rejected…

How Low Will ZEC Price Go Amid Zcash Governance Turmoil?

Zcash’s technical and fundamental catalysts raise the odds of ZEC price declining to as low as $200 in the coming weeks after core developers exited the project. Zcash (ZEC) slid more than 20% on Thursday to about $381, marking its weakest price level in three weeks, as markets reacted to the sudden resignation of the…