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Shares in crypto mining companies IREN and CleanSpark sank on Thursday as their earnings came in below Wall Street expectations and Bitcoin’s slide saw traders turn risk-off.Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen 12% over the past 24 hours to briefly touch a low of $60,000 early on Friday. Meanwhile, the crypto market capitalization fell by almost 9%, according to CoinMarketCap.CleanSpark (CLSK) led the decline, closing trading on Thursday down 19.13% and falling another 8.6% after-hours to $7.55 after its results for the quarter ended Dec. 31 came in below analyst predictions. CleanSpark’s stock price fell 19.13% over the trading day on Thursday.…

Bitcoin treasury Strategy posted a $12.4 billion loss for the last quarter of 2025.The crypto giant’s Nasdaq-listed stock has taken a hit as Bitcoin’s price plunges.But the company’s executives told investors to keep calm.Bitcoin juggernaut Strategy on Thursday posted a quarterly loss of $12.4 billion — but the firm’s bosses reassured investors and told them to “hold on” as crypto markets plunged. In an earnings call following the publicly traded company’s Q4 2025 results, co-founder Michael Saylor, CEO Phone Le, and executive vice president and chief financial officer Andrew Kang all told investors that Strategy was in the crypto accumulating…

In brief Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes launched a fraud complaint form on Monday for victims to report losses within 30 days amid a nationwide surge in crypto ATM fraud. The scams frequently begin with unexpected calls or texts from impostors claiming to be law enforcement or loved ones, pressuring victims to deposit cash into crypto kiosks. Americans reported $246 million in losses linked to crypto ATMs in 2024, with 43% of victims over age 60, according to FBI data. Scammers are increasingly exploiting Arizona’s approximately 600 crypto ATMs to defraud consumers, particularly older adults, prompting Attorney General Kris Mayes…

Solana failed to settle above $112 and extended losses. SOL price is now recovering above $102 but faces many hurdles near $108 and $110. SOL price started a decent recovery wave above $100 and $102 against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $110 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $108 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could continue to move up if it clears $108 and $110. Solana Price Faces Resistance Solana price remained stable and started a…

XRP gained nearly 3% after Ripple reached a fresh regulatory breakthrough in Europe. The company confirmed that it has secured full approval of its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Luxembourg.The milestone represents a key step in Ripple’s broader strategy to scale its digital assets solutions across European markets.Sponsored SponsoredRipple’s European Expansion Accelerates With EMI License ApprovalThe Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), Luxembourg’s financial supervisor, granted Ripple its full EMI license after the company met all regulatory conditions set out by the CSSF. The decision follows preliminary authorization given in January.For context, an EMI license permits companies to…

HYPE gained double digits on Monday after the team behind HyperCore, the core infrastructure powering Hyperliquid’s layer-1 network, said it will support the HIP-4 proposal to expand into prediction markets.The integration would allow fully collateralized contracts on Hyperliquid, the largest decentralized perpetual futures crypto platform, enabling traders to wager on political elections, sports and other markets.In an X post on Monday, Hyperliquid said the support was driven by “extensive user demand” for prediction markets and bounded options-like instruments, while adding that HIP-4 could allow other novel applications to be built on Hyperliquid. Source: HyperliquidHIP-4 outcomes would function like a betting…

Bitcoin’s brief dip below $76,000 this week triggered a 7% drop in Strategy’s stock price. It exposed a structural reality that markets can no longer ignore: the company’s entire 713,502 BTC position now sits precisely at its cost basis.This stark reality transforms what was once a corporate treasury bet into a market-defining reference point.Sponsored When Size Becomes StructureStrategy, formerly MicroStrategy, has accumulated approximately 3.57% of Bitcoin’s total supply. This concentration means the company has evolved from being a large holder to becoming part of the market structure itself. “Saylor isn’t just bullish—he is the market,” noted CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn in…

BitMEX, one of the safest crypto exchanges, announced today the launch of the Grand Ascent campaign, allowing traders to win their share of a 100,000 USDT prize pool by completing a series of trading missions.  The campaign will run from 26 January 2026 at 12:00 PM (UTC) to 17 February 2026 at 11:59 AM (UTC). Users can participate at any time during the campaign period. Rewards will be distributed across 3 categories: For New Users: Users who complete their KYC verification during the campaign can win up to $5,050 in new trader quest rewards.  For Existing Users: Users that reach…

Prices rose modestly after a stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing report.Crypto markets traded higher on Monday evening after a stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing report helped lift broader risk sentiment.Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $78,338, up roughly 2.1% over the past 24 hours, while Ether (ETH) rose about 1.5% to $2,338, according to CoinGecko. BTC ChartAmong other large-cap tokens, BNB gained about 2.3% to $772, while XRP climbed 1.8% to $1.62. Solana (SOL) rose roughly 3.5% to $104.73, recovering some of its recent losses.The total cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at approximately $2.72 trillion, up about 2.3% on the day, while 24-hour trading volume totaled…

Binance plans to convert about $1B in its SAFU insurance fund from stablecoins back into Bitcoin within 30 days. Binance has said that it will convert roughly $1 billion held in stablecoins within its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) into Bitcoin (BTC), with the process set to finish within 30 days. The move shifts the exchange’s emergency insurance reserve back into BTC and comes as Binance faces renewed scrutiny over market influence, balance sheet practices, and leadership ties to former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. Binance Outlines SAFU Shift as Part of Broader Transparency Push In an open letter posted…