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Analysts have trimmed the stock price target of Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy, now known as Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR). The lowering comes despite the company's aggressive push to increase its Bitcoin holdings. On Jan. 15, Strategy also announced that its fourth-quarter earnings will be reported on ...

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Germany’s second-largest lender, DZ Bank, secured a MiCA license, clearing a legal hurdle to run regulated crypto services across its cooperative banking network. MiCA stands for Markets in Crypto-Assets, the EU’s new rulebook for crypto companies. Think of it like a single driver’s license that works across Europe, rather than ...

Further U.S. interest-rate cuts could positively impact the economy and the dollar but only if the market is confident the Fed will respond to any inflationary risks, Commerzbank said. The dollar rose following lower-than-expected U.S. weekly jobless claims data.

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Russia reportedly plans to introduce a new law that would allow individuals to buy crypto under a clear legal framework. Traders are still digesting the regulatory signal, but the move fits a broader global pattern in which governments are shifting from opposing crypto to regulating it. Bitcoin traded near $97,000 ...

Lemon, Argentina’s second-largest crypto exchange, has launched the country’s first Visa credit card backed by Bitcoin BTC $96 435 24h volatility: 0.9% Market cap: $1.92 T Vol. 24h: $64.77 B collateral. The product lets users access peso-denominated credit without a bank account, credit score, or selling BTC. The product targets ...

Coinbase Global is set to report its fourth-quarter results in the near term, with consensus expectations calling for a high double-digit decline in profitability.

The committee was due to consider the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on Thursday after publishing a draft proposal of the market structure legislation earlier this week. Bitcoin was trading at $96,703 early in the day, up 1.7% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk. Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott said “everyone remains at the table working in good faith,” in a post on X, describing the delay as a “brief pause.”

Germany's troubled economy returned to modest growth last year after two years of falling output, official figures showed, as hopes rise that government spending on bridges, rail lines and defense may help end years of stagnation. The expansion in gross domestic product of 0.2% for 2025 was fueled by stronger consumer and government spending while exports sagged under the weight of more restrictive U.S. trade policy under President Donald Trump, the German Federal Statistical Office said on Thursday. “Germany’s export business faced strong headwinds owing to higher U.S. tariffs, the appreciation of the euro and increased competition from China,” statistical office head Ruth Brand said in a statement accompanying the statistical release.

Move aside, Bitcoin. There’s a new king in town. Shockingly, as we enter 2026 it’s looking like the new Bitcoin and Ethereum are Monero and Zcash. Some fans of .cwp-coin-chart svg path { stroke-width: 0.65 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg path:nth-of-type(2) { stroke: #008868 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.positive { color: ...

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes claimed that Bitcoin’s weak performance in 2025 was a direct result of tightening dollar liquidity. Notably, Bitcoin BTC $96 435 24h volatility: 0.9% Market cap: $1.92 T Vol. 24h: $64.77 B fell 14.4% last year as liquidity declined. Gold soared 44.4% in the same period. US ...

The UK economy returned to growth in November, despite uncertainty in the run up to chancellor Rachel Reeves delivering the autumn budget.

Bitcoin has returned to a price range where repeated profit-taking by long-term holders capped rallies last year, though those wallets are now selling more slowly than in 2025.

The US Treasury chief made the remark in a social media post and in a statement from his department regarding a meeting he held Monday with South Korea’s Finance Minister Koo Yun Cheol. In a separate statement, he also touched on currency volatility in a discussion with Japan’s finance minister earlier in the week.

Bitcoin price jumped above $95,000 on Wednesday after fresh US inflation data came in lower than expected. BTC climbed over 4% in 24 hours, while Ethereum, Solana, and Cardano posted gains near 8%. The move fits a familiar pattern: when inflation cools and interest rate pressure eases, investors rush back ...

Bitcoin jumped above $97,000 and other cryptocurrencies were also higher Wednesday as regulatory optimism sparked a strong rally in digital assets. The Senate Banking Committee will meet to consider the much-anticipated Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on Thursday, after publishing a draft of the bill earlier this week. The bill ensures “everyday Americans have the tools, information, and protections they need to safely participate in digital asset markets,” the committee said in a statement Wednesday.

Bitcoin price rallied Tuesday on a CPI report, with the Senate to hold a markup hearing on the Clarity Act. CleanSpark is soaring on AI expansion.

North America is becoming a less dominant force in the Bitcoin mining industry, ceding newly minted BTC to adversaries like China.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell by -0.03%. The dollar finished slightly lower on Wednesday and was under pressure most of the day after the yen rallied on jawboning from Japanese government officials. The dollar still has some negative carryover from Monday, amid concerns over Fed independence, after...