Author: Kryptonews

Some traders swear it’s talent. You either have “it” or you don’t. Others grind for years, convinced skill beats genetics every time. Both camps sound confident. One of them is mostly wrong.Trading can be learned. But not the way people expect. Not cleanly. Not linearly. And definitely not without friction.Talent exists. So does delusion. The problem is telling them apart while your money is on the line.Talent Gets You In. Skill Keeps You Alive.Natural talent in trading usually shows up early. Fast pattern recognition. Calm under pressure. An odd tolerance for uncertainty. Those people exist. You’ve probably seen them.They also…

Opinion by: Billy Sebell, executive director at XDC FoundationIn just over a decade, blockchain technology has rewritten the rulebook for global finance, bringing transparency, speed and access to financial markets. It has clearly established its worth in digital assets, decentralized finance (DeFi) and cross-border payments, among other effective use cases.Perhaps the greatest unrealized potential for blockchain lies in one of the world’s most vital sectors: global trade finance.Trade finance, the capital and credit that enable goods and services to move across borders, forms the backbone of the global economy. It’s a $9.7-trillion market yet remains highly inefficient, paper-based and largely…

Bitpanda is expanding beyond digital assets as it moves to offer stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the same platform, advancing its push toward what it calls a universal exchange model.Beginning Jan. 29, the Vienna-based crypto exchange will open access to about 10,000 stocks and ETFs, according to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. Bitpanda said the move will allow users to trade traditional financial products alongside cryptocurrencies within a single app.The company said trades in stocks and ETFs will be priced at a flat fee of 1 euro ($1.17) per transaction, with no additional order flow, custody or withdrawal…

Charles Schwab’s $10t research arm says crypto value clusters in base networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum, not infrastructure, and urges a 3-layer lens for the market. Summary The total crypto market cap was about 3.169 trillion dollars as of 31 December 2025, with the largest layer‑1 blockchains’ native assets representing 78% of this value.​ Schwab’s three defined sectors—foundational networks, infrastructure, and products—capture nearly 99% of total crypto market capitalization.​ In a universe of 300+ cryptocurrencies with monthly active users and market caps above 1 million dollars, foundational networks show the highest incidence of market caps above 100 million dollars, while roughly twice as many product protocols as infrastructure protocols exceed that level.…

Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani died in Rome, the birthplace of his eponymous brand, on Jan. 19 at age 93. Garavani was born in Voghera, a town south of Milan in northern Italy. He moved to Paris as a young man, where he continued his fashion studies and worked for French designers Jean Dessès and Guy Laroche. Garavani moved back to Italy and launched his own brand in Rome in 1959, when he was just 26 years old; he soon became known for his elegant, romantic gowns worn by style icons like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sophia Loren, and Princess Diana,…

Institutional investors just bought an overall total of $2.17 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in only one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. The inflows are the largest weekly total since October of 2025. Bitcoin dominated with $1.55 billion in inflows last week. Ethereum followed at $496 million, despite U.S. Senate proposals under the CLARITY Act that could limit stablecoin yields. XRP attracted $69.5 million and other altcoins saw strong interest too, with Solana at $45.5 million, Sui at $5.7 million, LIDO at $3.7 million and Hedera at $2.6 million. Blockchain equities added $72.6 million. Inflows surged…

When the Ethereum Foundation dropped a thread on Jan. 19 claiming “Ethereum is the #1 choice for global financial institutions” and backing it with 35 cited examples, it moved past the standard protocol update or developer announcement.It read like institutional marketing: a ranked claim, a curated evidence stack, and a call-to-action funnel pointing readers to an owned landing page where financial institutions can browse live metrics and click “Get In Touch.”That shift in tone and structure matters because it signals something more strategic than routine developer communications.The Foundation is documenting what’s happening on Ethereum while also actively fighting for control…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Aave transferred stewardship of the social infrastructure protocol Lens to Mask Network, shifting responsibility for advancing consumer-facing social applications while retaining Lens as open-source infrastructure.Statements from both Lens and Aave founder Stani Kulechov confirmed the transition. On Tuesday, Kulechov said in an X post that Aave’s role will narrow to technical advisory support as it refocuses on DeFi. He added that Mask Network, a Web3 company focused on integrating blockchain features into social and messaging platforms, will be leading the next phase of development for Lens, particularly at the application and product layer.While the announcement framed the…

Bitcoin (BTC) looked for cues near $90,000 on Wednesday as BTC price action hit a key target for a rebound.Key points:Bitcoin price action drops to fill a CME futures gap created at the yearly open.A modest bounce is not enough to convince traders that the worst is over.Gold continues to hit record highs while Bitcoin gives up January gains.BTC price “not looking strong” after gap-fillData from TradingView showed Bitcoin up 1.1% on the day after a trip to $87,800. BTC/USD four-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingVIewThat move marked the lowest levels since the start of January, with BTC/USD erasing more than $10,000…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Aave transferred stewardship of the social infrastructure protocol Lens to Mask Network, shifting responsibility for advancing consumer-facing social applications while retaining Lens as open-source infrastructure.Statements from both Lens and Aave founder Stani Kulechov confirmed the transition. On Tuesday, Kulechov said in an X post that Aave’s role will narrow to technical advisory support as it refocuses on DeFi. He added that Mask Network, a Web3 company focused on integrating blockchain features into social and messaging platforms, will be leading the next phase of development for Lens, particularly at the application and product layer.While the announcement framed the…