Bessent stated there appears to be a nihilist group in the crypto industry that prefers no regulation over what he described as “very good regulation.”

The Bitcoin-to-gold volatility ratio fell to around 1.5, a record low, making Bitcoin more appealing on a risk-adjusted basis.

The migration eliminates reliance on cross-chain bridges for the stablecoin backing its event contracts.

Traders pay funding rates to maintain positions indefinitely, enabling 24-hour markets without manual contract rollovers.

The sell-off triggered $47 million in liquidations across XRP derivatives contracts, with nearly $44 million representing long positions.

The German lender characterized the move as a slow erosion of conviction across institutional and regulatory fronts.

Vitalik Buterin executed sales of approximately 2,961 Ethereum worth $6.6 million over three days following his announcement of planned withdrawals from personal holdings.

The firm projects that Bitcoin could target a support zone between $70,000 and $60,000 in the coming months.

MSTR shares declined 13% on Thursday, marking the largest single-day drop in nearly one year.

Derivatives markets amplified the decline as Bitcoin futures experienced their largest long-liquidation event of the current drawdown.

Meme coins shed billions of dollars in total market capitalization this week amid a broader market downturn, but on-chain activity stayed strong as new metas invigorated traders.

The stablecoin added 35.2 million new estimated users in the fourth quarter to reach a total of 534.5 million users worldwide.

The contracts allow institutional and retail traders to gain exposure to Tezos price movements using either cryptocurrency or U.S. dollars as margin.

Santiment's Positive/Negative sentiment indicator measures the ratio of positive to negative social media mentions for a crypto asset.

CEO Sid Gandhi explained that nearly every bank, fintech, and enterprise cannot move real capital flows on-chain if their financial data is exposed to the world.

Bhutan has accumulated approximately $765 million in Bitcoin since launching state-owned mining operations in 2019, powered primarily by hydroelectric energy.

Investment researcher Jim Bianco stated the average spot Bitcoin ETF holder is 24% underwater and collectively holding positions.

The platform bypasses Bitcoin's 10-minute block time by leveraging the Stacks blockchain, which produces blocks in approximately five seconds.