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Alternative inflation data is pointing to a sharp cooling in US prices, reinforcing the case for interest rate cuts and carrying broader implications for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.After the Federal Reserve paused rate cuts last week and signaled no clear path to near-term cuts, real-time inflation data suggest policymakers may be out of sync with rapidly improving price conditions.Truflation, an alternative inflation tracker that aggregates millions of daily price points from tens of independent data providers, showed broad-based cooling across its US inflation indexes. As of Sunday, Truflation’s US Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 0.86% year over year, down…

Solana has seen a steep decline in the number of validators securing the blockchain, a trend that industry participants say is being driven by rising costs for smaller operators. Key Takeaways: Solana has lost 68% of its validators as rising costs push smaller nodes out. Network concentration is increasing, with the Nakamoto Coefficient falling to 20. On-chain activity is still growing, driven by AI-related token launches. Data from Solanacompass shows that the number of active Solana validators has fallen 68% over the past three years, dropping from a peak of 2,560 nodes in March 2023 to just 795 as of…

Bitcoin’s BTC$77,296.23 price crash has shifted the market vibe, with bets on it sliding further now just as hot as moonshot plays over $100,000.The leading cryptocurrency by market value has dropped nearly 10% this week, reaching nine-month lows below $78,000, CoinDesk data. The price swoon has traders scrambling for put options, those derivative contracts that shield against potential decline in bitcoin, just like medical insurance covers you if you get sick.The result: the dollar value of the number of active bitcoin put options contracts at the $75,000 level listed on Deribit, now stands at $1.159 billion, almost matching the so-called…

Bitcoin (BTC) gained sub-$50,000 ahead of Sunday’s weekly close as bulls failed to recover from ten-month lows.Key points:BTC price targets stay bearish as Bitcoin bulls lick their wounds at ten-month lows.CME futures gaps may provide some temporary relief into the new week.Bitcoin is still following the path from earlier bear markets by losing realized price support, says research.BTC price: “So far, history is repeating”Data from TradingView showed BTC price action staying below $80,000 after BTC/USD fell more than 6% the day prior. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewAfter losing significant bull market support levels, including the true market mean at $80,700,…

David Klasing, a tax attorney from California, recalls meeting a client whose early cryptocurrency holdings had grown to $700 million in eight years and, having never reported a dime of it, was losing sleep they’d be jailed for tax fraud.Klasing says he recommended the client complete a voluntary disclosure, a penalty-reducing program for taxpayers who wilfully fail to report foreign assets. By coming forward proactively, they would avoid a criminal prosecution.“That’s the fix for anybody that has large amounts of unreported crypto,” Klasing said in an interview. “I have people coming to me on a daily basis who are now…

Crypto could see some volatility in the immediate future. There’s lots of things that affect our markets indirectly behind the scenes that are on the move. Japan, US Government, Market structure issues for alts, Stocks and Commodities rising but crypto isnt. More volatility could be on the way due to 3 of these important factors. Today, we dig into them. And by the way, we will also be looking at some important factors that are bullish for the market, too right after this one. Possible US Govt Shutdown AGAIN Prediction Markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are predicting a 77-80% chance…

Bitcoin fell below $78,000 on Saturday, extending price weakness into the weekend as traders stayed defensive amid geopolitical headlines, political uncertainty in the U.S. and lingering unease across crypto markets.The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell more than 7% over the past 24 hours, trading around $77,000, per CoinDesk data. Trading volumes thinned into the weekend, a setup that often leaves prices more vulnerable to abrupt moves.Bitcoin falls below $78,000 (CoinDesk data) Risk sentiment took a hit after reports of an explosion at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, a key shipping hub on the Strait of Hormuz that handles roughly a fifth of…

Bitcoin slid sharply on Saturday, dropping below $80,000 for the first time since April 2025 as persistent selling pressure and a lack of new capital weighed on crypto markets.The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 10% to $75,709.88 during New York afternoon trading hours on Saturday, extending a drawdown that has now wiped more than 30% off its peak value. Ether declined as much as 17%, while Solana briefly plunged over 17%, showing broad weakness across major tokens.The selloff erased roughly $111 billion from the total crypto market capitalization in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. About…

The idea of building a corporate balance sheet around crypto is no longer unusual. What still varies widely is how that exposure is structured, and what investors are actually signing up for when they back these strategies. Bitcoin sits at the centre of that discussion. It has become the reference asset for crypto treasuries, partly because of liquidity, partly because of narrative. Over time, though, the market has started to look beyond simple accumulation and toward how treasury models behave once volatility shows up. That’s where Varntix enters the picture. Set to go live within the next three weeks, Varntix…

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), said the largest public traded holder of bitcoin BTC$78,748.36 increased the dividend rate on its preferred stock, Stretch (STRC), by 25 basis points to 11.25% for February.Strategy describes Stretch (STRC) as a short-duration, high-yield savings account. The increase is the sixth since STRC first traded in July 2025. STRC is a perpetual preferred stock that pays monthly cash distributions, with the dividend rate set each month to encourage trading near its $100 par value and to limit price volatility. STRC closed at $98.99 on Friday, slightly below par. Strategy has raised $2.25 billion…