Author: John Smith
After a fairly optimistic mid-year performance, U.S. crypto media visits fell by roughly one-third in the fourth quarter of 2025. This coincided with the market’s sharp downturn and Bitcoin’s abandonment of hopes of hitting $150,000 by the end of the year. Summary Total visits to U.S. crypto-native sites fell by approximately 33% quarter-over-quarter. Despite overall traffic shrinking, direct traffic accounted for almost half of all visitors – 44%. The casual crowd pulled back, but loyal readers kept showing up. What mattered most was where the remaining attention came from: readers who stayed were coming directly, out of habit. When markets…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Gurhan Kiziloz built a $1.7 billion fortune by rejecting outside capital and scaling Nexus International to billion-dollar revenues under complete personal ownership. Summary Kiziloz owns 100% of Nexus International, which generated $1.2 billion in revenue in 2025 without any external investors or public listing. By self-funding growth and avoiding dilution, all value creation, decision-making authority, and cash flows remained concentrated in a single founder. His outcome highlights an alternative to the venture-backed model, showing that disciplined, cash-flow-driven execution can…
Silver’s parabolic run toward $119 pits bubble warnings against structural deficits, with crypto traders watching for a classic blow-off or a lasting squeeze. Summary Silver has ripped over 60% this month and about 275% in a year, echoing past blow-offs as Kolanovic and Brandt flag speculative, meme-like excess. Citigroup still sees scope for a push toward $150, citing seven years of supply deficits, record industrial demand, Chinese export curbs and surging ETF volumes. Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana trade near cycle highs as macro-driven crypto desks study silver’s spike for clues about risk appetite and bubble dynamics. Silver’s vertical climb to…
Vivek Ramaswamy–founded Strive, has added over 333 Bitcoin to its corporate treasury, making it the 10th largest corporate holder of the bellwether cryptocurrency. Simultaneously, Strive announced it had retired 92% of the debt it inherited through its recent acquisition of Semler Scientific. Summary Strive added 333.89 Bitcoin at an average price of $89,851, lifting its total holdings to 13,131.82 BTC. The company retired $110 million, or 92%, of the debt inherited from Semler Scientific using proceeds from its upsized SATA preferred stock offering. According to a Jan. 28 press release, the latest acquisition for 333.89 Bitcoin was executed at an…
Optimism’s governance has approved a new buyback program that links the OP token more closely to revenue generated across the Superchain. Summary Optimism governance approved a proposal to allocate 50% of Superchain sequencer revenue toward OP token buybacks over a one-year pilot. The plan will link OP’s value more directly to network usage across OP Stack chains like Base and Unichain. Repurchased tokens will be held in the Optimism treasury, with future use decided by governance. The vote passed on Jan. 28 with 84.4% approval from the Optimism community, comfortably exceeding quorum. Over the course of a 12-month pilot, beginning…
Crypto hacking collective ShinyHunters has leaked over 10 million user records from popular dating apps owned by Match Group, including Match, Hinge, and OKCupid. Summary Lithuanian outlet Cybernews revealed a range of private data such as Hinge match profiles, subscription IDs, and even employee emails and contracts. ShinyHunters, known for extorting companies with crypto ransoms, previously extorted AT&T for six Bitcoin (worth around $373,000) in exchange for not leaking data. As this stolen data circulates on the dark web, it could be sold to criminals who use it for phishing schemes. The reported data, which was published on the group’s…
Within the XRP Ledger community, debate has emerged over whether the cryptocurrency’s utility will be driven primarily by regulatory changes or infrastructure developments within Ripple’s systems. Summary Routing liquidity through public decentralized exchanges raises compliance challenges for regulated institutions, while permissioned domains, credentialing, and privacy features in Ripple Prime could address these obstacles. The upcoming Permissioned Domains amendment is expected to activate on Feb. 4, 2026, following strong validator consensus. The debate coincides with Ripple and GTreasury’s launch of Ripple Treasury, an enterprise solution integrating traditional cash operations with digital-asset systems. According to NewsBTC, Community member Alex Cobb highlighted the…
Top Wall Street firms met with the SEC this week to voice concerns over the regulator’s aggressive new approach to digital assets, highlighting growing tensions between traditional finance and the crypto sector. Summary JPMorgan, Citadel, and SIFMA representatives sat down with the SEC’s crypto task force. The firms warned that regulatory relief based on technology labels rather than economic function could “undermine investor protection. The meeting comes as SEC Chair Paul Atkins prepares to issue sweeping innovation exemptions for the crypto industry. JPMorgan, Citadel, and SIFMA representatives sat down with the SEC’s crypto task force on Tuesday to discuss the…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Crypto markets turn defensive as Bitcoin tests $89k, macro pressure rises, and AI-focused presales face scrutiny. Summary As BTC defends $87k amid bearish signals, investors scrutinize 2026 presales like DeepSnitch AI and ZKP. DeepSnitch AI taps market fear with scam-detection tools, while ZKP focuses on privacy-first AI infrastructure. With $100m pre-built infrastructure, ZKP contrasts bonus-heavy presales as capital shifts to execution. January 28, 2026 has brought crypto markets into a state of defensive consolidation that is testing investor conviction.…
XRP price has entered a technical bear market after losing half of its value from its 2025 high, yet a prominent fund manager overseeing more than $11 billion in assets expects it to rebound by at least 50% this year. Summary 21Shares, an asset manager with $11 billion in assets, believes that XRP price has more upside. It expects to jump by at least 50% this year. Technical analysis suggests that it may rebound soon. Ripple (XRP) price was trading at $1.90, a few points above the year-to-date low of $1.81. It remains well below its all-time high of $3.66,…