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Amidst the Bitcoin sell-off, there is debate over whether this is a buying opportunity or a sign of structural weaknesses in the market.

A debate featuring prominent transhumanists and futurists revealed deep divides over whether AGI can be made safe, or will inevitably threaten human survival.

The Hong Kong lawmaker and Web3 advocate said common law, open capital flows and ties to southern China give the city a unique role in global crypto markets.

The Ethereum founder claims his strategy of betting against extreme market sentiment "usually makes money" on Polymarket.

Based on dollar-weighted flows, aggregate returns for investors in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust have turned negative following Bitcoin’s recent sell-off.

The White House is meeting folks, Congress advanced a bill and key regulators are back to joint press appearances.

Society is experiencing a shift toward gambles that offer rapid feedback and immediate stimulation over long-term investment.

This surge in demand for lower-strike puts contrasts with the post-Trump-election pattern of enthusiasm for high-strike calls.

Strategy’s ability to fund a large bitcoin purchase appears limited after a weak performance for the price of its common and preferred shares.

Earlier in January, the Ethereum Foundation formally elevated post-quantum security to a strategic priority, creating a dedicated Post-Quantum team.

The Sheikh has pushed to buy high-powered AI chips from the U.S. for a startup that he owns, and secured the chips months after acquiring the stake.

Holders with large troves of unreported crypto held offshore are rightly getting nervous about new and invasive tax-reporting regimes.

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Solana-based DeFi platform Step Finance disclosed a treasury wallet breach that saw over $27 million in SOL moved onchain, sending its STEP token down more than 90%.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said US president Donald Trump was “right on crypto” and that Joe Biden “bungled crypto” in a series of recent X posts.

A massive ETH liquidation on Hyperliquid led a leverage-driven wipeout that pushed total crypto liquidations past $2.5 billion in 24 hours.

The firm’s recent ETH purchases came just ahead of a sharp market slide, pushing unrealized losses past $6 billion as liquidity thinned and liquidations picked up.

Bitcoin advocate and accountant Rajat Soni warned, “Never trust a weekend pump or dump,” as Bitcoin plunged and over $2 billion was wiped from the crypto market.