Author: Kryptonews

Key points:Bitcoin spot selling keeps a $60,000 retest open as a short-term outcome.Several major altcoins risk resuming the downtrend, indicating a negative investor outlook.Bitcoin (BTC) has again come under pressure, dropping below the $66,000 level during the early hours of the US trading session. According to Kaiko Research, a 52% retracement from the all-time high was “unusually shallow,” and a drawdown of 60% to 68% was more in line with previous bear market cycles. That suggests BTC might bottom between $40,000 and $50,000.BTC seems to have ditched its “digital gold” narrative and is behaving more like a high-risk growth asset,…

Even a modest model portfolio allocation to crypto in Asia could drive massive inflows into the market, according to Nicholas Peach, head of APAC iShares at BlackRock.Speaking on a panel at Consensus Hong Kong, Peach said rising institutional acceptance of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) — particularly in Asia — is reshaping expectations for the sector.“Some model advisors are now recommending a 1% allocation to cryptocurrencies in your standard investment portfolio,” Peach said. “If you do some fun math… there’s about $108 trillion of household wealth in all of Asia. So you take 1% of that… and that’d be just south…

Global payroll platform Deel will begin offering stablecoin salary payouts through a partnership with MoonPay, starting with workers in the UK and EU next month. The integration allows employees to receive wages directly in stablecoins to non-custodial crypto wallets, with a US rollout planned in a later phase.Deel processes $22 billion in payroll annually worldwide, to more than 150 million workers, the company said in October. It will use MoonPay to handle stablecoin conversion and onchain wallet delivery, effectively adding crypto settlement rails to its existing payroll infrastructure, according to Tuesday’s announcement.Under the arrangement, workers will be able to opt…

Bitcoin (BTC) has now retraced for three straight days, slipping below $66,000 during the New York session on Wednesday. The decline came after a failed push above $70,000, as weak buying interest allowed sellers to maintain control. Onchain data suggest that the pullback is possibly driven by spot-led selling on Binance, while the lack of a Coinbase premium during the US market session signals muted participation from US investors. Key takeaways:The Coinbase premium index signals muted US investor participation at current price levels.Cumulative volume delta (CVD) continues to trend lower, reflecting a persistent net selling pressure.Data shows that the 30-day…

Bitcoin’s been holding steady around $90K, but alts? They’re a mixed bag in early 2026. Solana’s ecosystem is pumping with memecoin frenzy and DeFi revivals, while Sui is quietly stacking real tech wins. Which one sets you up better for the rest of the year? Sui or Solana? Let’s check it out! Solana: The High Speed Casino Crushing On Volume Solana’s always been the speed demon of blockchains. It processes thousands of transactions per second with that Proof-of-History magic.  It’s a timestamp system that lets validators agree on order without endless chit-chat. We’ve seen it handle 65,000 TPS in tests, way faster…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s (ETH) latest price crash is triggering aggressive capital rotation from institutional investors positioning around perceived value zones. Fresh on-chain tracking shows large ETH purchases emerging immediately after the decline, reinforcing the view that deep-pocket players are treating the pullback as a discounted entry opportunity rather than a sign of structural weakness. Institutional Capital Steps In As Ethereum (ETH) Slides Blockchain monitoring data linked to Fundstrat analyst Tom Lee indicates that Bitmine executed another major Ethereum purchase directly following the market drop. The transaction involved 20K ETH…

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Harmony Korine—a filmmaker and multimedia artist whose boundless imagination has careened into painting, poetry, music, digital art, and pretty much every other artform that exists—talks about moving past his previous pursuits and going all-in on AI. From the Miami office of EDGLRD, the creative studio Korine started around the time of his infrared movie Aggro Dr1ft in 2023, the provocateur said he hasn’t read a book in decades and the only movie he saw last year was the Smurfs film that starred Rihanna as the voice of Smurfette. Instead, he has been…

Asset management giant BlackRock is making its first formal move into decentralized finance by bringing its tokenized US Treasury fund to Uniswap, marking a milestone moment for institutional adoption of DeFi.According to a Wednesday announcement, BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) will be listed on the Uniswap decentralized exchange, allowing institutional investors to buy and sell the tokenized security. As part of the arrangement, BlackRock is also purchasing an undisclosed amount of Uniswap’s native governance token, UNI, the announcement said.The collaboration is being facilitated by tokenization company Securitize, which partnered with the world’s biggest asset manager on the launch of…

The second week of February has produced a rare moment where three major crypto narratives intersect at once. Solana and BNB are both retracing from recent highs after the early-2026 market sell-off, leaving traders watching for signs of renewed momentum. At the same time, BlockDAG has switched on its mainnet and is moving toward its first exchange listings on February 16. That timing places the projects at three very different stages of the market cycle. Solana represents recovery after a strong run, BNB represents large-cap stability during a pullback, and BlockDAG represents a network entering public markets for the first…

Wall Street bank JPMorgan is striking a constructive tone on crypto despite the plunge so far this year, arguing that institutional inflows and regulatory clarity could underpin the next leg higher for digital assets.”We are positive in crypto markets for 2026 as we expect a further rise in the digital asset flow but more led by institutional investors,” analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, said in the Monday report.The optimism comes despite the recent sharp correction, which dragged bitcoin BTC$66,365.64 below the bank’s estimated production cost, a level that has historically acted as a soft price floor. The world’s largest cryptocurrency…