Arthur Hayes argues that quiet liquidity expansion by the Federal Reserve and Japan’s central bank could push Bitcoin beyond $124,000 and toward $200,000 in 2026, while fueling selective altcoin rotation.
The proposed consent judgments, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, pertain to former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, former FTX Chief Technology Officer Gary Wang, and former FTX Head of Engineering Nishad Singh.
Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, submitted a formal objection describing the threshold as “discriminatory, arbitrary, and unworkable,” warning that it would redefine operating companies as investment funds based solely on balance sheet composition rather than business activity.
Kwon, 34, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud. US District Judge Paul Engelmayer delivered the sentence at a New York hearing, calling the case “a fraud of epic generational scale.”
Speaking at IBW, John O’Loghlen, Coinbase’s APAC director, described the reset as intentional rather than reactive. He noted that the company chose to “burn the boats”. It decided to remove all legacy Indian accounts to restart under a structure that aligns fully with domestic oversight.
The government said Maharashtra accounted for ₹293 crore of the FY25 TDS total, followed by Karnataka with ₹133 crore, underscoring the concentration of trading activity in India’s major technology and financial centres.
CoinSwitch said the handbook will be distributed across police stations and cybersecurity units to offer practical clarity on asset tracing, crime typologies, and compliance frameworks.
One of the most notable trends is the broadening scope of investor portfolios. The average Indian investor now holds five tokens instead of the two or three common in 2022, reflecting a shift toward research-driven diversification.
Crafted over four years with contributions from 128 artists across 37 countries, the First Edition traces Bitcoin’s arc from cypherpunk roots to a worldwide technological movement.
This expansion builds on Ripple’s initial MPI approval in 2023 and positions the company among a small group of digital-asset firms operating under a comprehensive, regulator-supervised framework in one of the world’s most established financial centers.
Each avatar represents a different school of trading logic, ranging from conservative hedging and major-coin momentum to high-beta altcoin breakouts, contrarian reversals and mechanical execution.
The release arrives at a time when global derivatives volumes continue to concentrate around a handful of exchanges and long-standing debates around market structure, security practices, and transparency persist.
Bitget’s total reserves rose to $7.83 billion, while Bitcoin holdings increased by 6%, from 28.6K BTC to 30.3K BTC, bucking the industry-wide decline in centralized exchange reserves.
While most universities continue to group Bitcoin within broader “crypto” or “blockchain” frameworks, Hesperides University has created an academic space focused solely on Bitcoin — its technology, economics, and societal implications.
The raise, structured through equity and token warrants, marks Lighter’s second major funding milestone after a $21 million round in 2024, bringing its total funding to nearly $90 million.
The collaboration will focus on expanding access to perpetual futures, lending products, and on-chain structured yield strategies for hedge funds, asset managers, and market makers, effectively bridging the gap between Wall Street and Web3.
The decision in Rhutikumari v Zanmai Labs & Ors (2025), delivered by Justice N. Anand Venkatesh, held that crypto assets are intangible property, not legal tender, but assets that can be “possessed, enjoyed and held in trust.”
“Digital assets are no longer an outsider’s bet,” a CoinSwitch spokesperson noted. “Gen Z investors are combining traditional savings with crypto portfolios, using it to build financial independence earlier in life.”
Among the exchanges named are some of the industry’s best-known platforms, including Paxful, Poloniex, BitMex, BTCC, CEX.IO, LBank, CoinEx, BingX, PrimeXBT, Remitano, AscendEx, Phemex, Probit Global, Bitrue, BTSE, YouHodler, and Huione.
“By linking Bitcoin’s strength with Ethereum’s flexibility, and eventually with other networks, we are creating a framework where communities can grow together,” he said. “This is how Bitcoin becomes more accessible, more useful, and more impactful for the entire crypto economy.”
The investment was made through PayPal Ventures, the company’s venture capital arm, as part of Stable’s recent $28 million seed round that also included backing from Bitfinex and Hack VC.
The Crypto Gaming Recovery Fund, unveiled this week, will allocate half a million dollars’ worth of tokens and assets over seven years. Eligible players from shuttered titles such as Pirate Nation, Tokyo Beast, and The Walking Dead: Empires can apply by creating a Splinterlands account, purchasing a $10 item that doubles as in-game credits, and submitting proof of their holdings in the defunct games.
With more than 8,000 square meters of raw, flexible space, the venue’s high ceilings, towering pillars, and preserved kettles evoke both historic grit and modern energy—an apt metaphor for Bitcoin’s disruptive ethos. The move reflects not only the surge in ticket sales but also Bitcoin’s expanding role in Europe’s financial and regulatory discourse.
Yet while Bitcoin bulls cheer macro tailwinds, gold has quietly stolen the spotlight. The precious metal just surged to an inflation-adjusted record of $3,683 per ounce, surpassing a high last seen in 1980.
