Author: Kryptonews

The Baltimore Museum of Art has added 250 artworks in the past year to its encyclopedic collection. The wide-ranging acquisitions—from all over the world and spanning centuries—“reflect the museum’s focus on expanding the range of global voices represented within its collection,” according to a statement released by the museum. More than half of the new works—180 in total—are part of an anonymous gift of contemporary art by 63 different artists, among Gina Beavers, Lucas Blalock, Alex Da Corte, Juliana Huxtable, and Martine Syms. In late 2020, the BMA faced widespread scrutiny when it announced that it would deaccession three blue-chip…

Tether, the issuer of USDt, the world’s largest stablecoin, reported around $3 billion less in net profits in 2025, while its US Treasury holdings reached new all-time highs.In a report published on Friday and prepared by accounting firm BDO, Tether said it posted net profits of more than $10 billion in 2025, which is down around 23% from the $13 billion it reported in 2024.Meanwhile, Tether said its direct US Treasury holdings climbed above $122 billion in 2025, marking “the highest level ever.” The company said this shows the “ongoing shift toward highly liquid, low-risk assets.” Tether’s total assets increased…

BULLA (BULLA), a meme coin built on the BNB Chain, is attracting market attention, according to a revelation disclosed today by market analyst BitcoinHabebe. As per BitcoinHabebe’s market observation, Bulla’s price is 315% up, less than a week after the analyst shared the digital asset as the crypto gem of the day, seven days ago. The massive price jump shows the meme coin’s significant popularity among crypto investors and traders. This implies that BULLA is already delivering massive returns to token holders with renewed tremendous price surges. Today, Bulla experienced a remarkable 48.3% rise, making its price currently trade at…

The U.S. government is set to partially shut down at midnight, despite the Senate voting in favor of a funding package intended to keep the government running — showing the importance of specificity in prediction market contracts.The House of Representatives is out of session this week, and will not be back until Monday. Because the House needs to pass the package the Senate voted on Friday evening, this means that the government will technically shut down at 12:00 a.m. ET Saturday, and likely remain shut through the weekend. It’s just a partial shutdown and should not have a significant effect…

Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, said local financial regulators are planning to submit a draft framework related to digital assets sometime in 2026.In comments prepared for a Friday policy briefing of the Hong Kong Legislative Council’s Finance Committee, Hui said the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and  Securities and Futures Commission planned to submit a draft ordinance related to regulations for providers offering crypto advisory services. He added that the two regulators were consulting the public after releasing a digital asset consultation paper in December.  In addition, Hui said that the Hong Kong…

What is proof-of-reserves? At its core, proof-of-reserves is a public demonstration that a custodian holds the assets it claims to hold on behalf of users, typically using cryptographic methods and onchain transparency.If every crypto exchange can publish a proof-of-reserves (PoR) report, why can withdrawals still be delayed or halted during a crisis?The truth is that proof-of-reserves is not a trust guarantee. It shows whether verifiable assets exist on a platform at a single point in time, but it does not confirm that the platform is solvent, liquid or governed by controls that prevent hidden risk.But even when executed properly, PoR…

Key takeaways:Bitcoin options show the highest level of fear in a year, as traders brace for the possibility of a deeper selloff. Bitcoin markets might be more stable due to high-risk leveraged positions being liquidated.Bitcoin (BTC) underwent a sharp 10% correction between Wednesday and Thursday, retesting the $81,000 level for the first time in over two months. The move occurred as traders grew increasingly cautious following significant outflows from spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), particularly as gold prices dropped 13% from their Wednesday all-time high. The strong price changes caused traders to question the strength of the $80,000 psychological support level. Spot…

Key points:Bitcoin’s break below $84,000 tilts the advantage in favor of the bears, opening the doors for a potential fall to $74,508.Several major altcoins have slipped below their support levels, signaling that the bears are attempting to take charge.Bitcoin (BTC) remains under pressure as sellers attempt to sustain the price below the $84,000 level. BTC’s fall near $81,000 caused $1.77 billion in liquidations in the past 24 hours, per CoinGlass data.Several analysts have turned bearish and expect BTC’s downtrend to continue. They anticipate BTC to fall below the crucial $74,500 low, made in April 2025, following US President Donald Trump’s…

Key NotesAmboss debuts RailsX at PlanB Forum, executing atomic swaps entirely via Lightning Network channels without custodial risk.Bitcoin DeFi surged 2000% in 2024 reaching $6.5 billion TVL, with Babylon driving over 80% of ecosystem growth.Lightning infrastructure expands as Taproot Assets enable multi-asset support and Tether commits $8 million for stablecoin payments. Amboss Technologies launched RailsX, a Lightning-native, peer-to-peer (P2P) decentralized exchange, at the PlanB Forum in El Salvador on Jan. 30, 2026. Unlike other exchanges that build separate protocol layers, RailsX executes trades entirely via the Lightning Network. Transactions work as circular self-payments: funds route through existing Lightning channels, exchange…

Archaeologists in southern Mexico have unearthed a 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb bearing intricate carvings, a discovery hailed by experts as “the most significant” of the last decade.  The tomb was discovered in San Pablo Huitzo, Oaxaca, and dates to around the year 600 CE, according to a statement released last week by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). Experts have noted the exceptional preservation of the burial chamber’s features, including a sculpture of an owl perched at its entrance. A sculpture of a man’s head is visible inside the owl’s beak, thought to represent the individual interred within the…