Bitcoin (BTC) returned to range-bound moves on Tuesday as gold returned near the key $5,000 mark. Key points: Bitcoin trades sideways as gold and silver attempt to reclaim prior losses. Analysis remains split over how the Bitcoin versus gold relationship will play out next. Bitwise CIO says that the latest “crypto winter” is closer to…
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Bitcoin-backed borrowing at the Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank is increasingly being used for long-term financial planning rather than short-term liquidity, according to the bank’s 2025 Digital Wealth Report. Shared with Cointelegraph, the report says 52% of the Bitcoin-backed loans issued by Xapo in 2025 carried a 365-day term, with many of those loans remaining open even…
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A Nevada state judge has temporarily forced onchain prediction market Polymarket to halt business in the state, with a ruling that challenges the industry’s argument that federal commodities law preempts state gambling rules. In a Thursday order seen by Cointelegraph, the court granted the Nevada Gaming Control Board a 14‑day temporary restraining order (TRO) against…
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Bitcoin (BTC) is set to gain from new macro tailwinds as US macro data sets up a “reflation” trade. Key points: US ISM PMI data for January breaks a full year of contraction during 2025. Reactions disagree over the impact on BTC price action despite the previous PMI correlation. A hidden bearish divergence between PMI…
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Bitcoin (BTC) traded 5.5% above its nine-month low of $74,500 reached on Monday amid hopes of a rebound toward $85,000. Key takeaways: A “squeeze” toward $85,000 is in play as Bitcoin rebounds from multimonth lows. The return of spot Bitcoin ETF inflows could fuel BTC price recovery in the short term. Can BTC price rebound…
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Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) experienced another recovery on Monday amid a challenging market environment for BTC and broader digital assets. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs drew about $562 million of inflows, breaking a four-day outflow streak. $1.5 billion of outflows were recorded last week, according to SoSoValue data. Despite the uptick, analysts cautioned that ETFs and…
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Artificial intelligence has emerged as the dominant investment theme for the world’s largest family offices, while cryptocurrencies continue to attract limited interest, according to a new report from JPMorgan Private Bank. The bank’s 2026 Global Family Office Report polled 333 single family offices across 30 countries between May and July 2025. It shows that 65%…
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ING Germany, the retail banking unit of Dutch multinational ING Group, is expanding crypto investment access through new partnerships with US asset managers Bitwise and VanEck. The German bank is rolling out crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) from Bitwise and crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) from VanEck, the companies announced separately on Monday. The new offerings join…
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Spot crypto trading volumes on major exchanges have fallen from around $2 trillion in October to $1 trillion at the end of January, indicating “clear disengagement from investors” and weaker demand, according to analysts. Bitcoin (BTC) is currently down 37.5% from its October peak amid a liquidity drought and a major bout of risk aversion,…
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Bitcoin could continue its downtrend as there are few catalysts to reverse the cryptocurrency’s fortunes, says Galaxy Digital research lead Alex Thorn. Thorn said in a note on Monday that there is a “significant chance” that over the coming weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) could fall to the bottom of a gap in supply at $70,000 before…
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