Author: James Wilson
Russia locks all domestic payments to the ruble, treats Bitcoin only as an investment, but pilots crypto for cross-border trade and rolls out a digital ruble CBDC. Summary Under a 2020 law and fresh statements from MP Anatoly Aksakov, Russia bans using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services, enforcing ruble-only domestic payments. Authorities allow limited crypto use for cross-border settlements under experimental regimes as Russia seeks alternatives to SWIFT and Western-controlled payment rails. The Bank of Russia is piloting a digital ruble CBDC alongside cash and non-cash rubles, aiming to boost control, traceability and sanction-resistant trade…
Pi coin price is showing signs of an impending crash as it hovers near a potential breakdown zone. Summary Pi coin price is down over 26% since its November high. The lack of buyer interest and a looming token unlock are keeping price action capped. A bearish double-top pattern has formed on the 4-hour chart. According to data from crypto.news, Pi Network (PI) was trading at $0.20 on Wednesday, afternoon Asian time, down 26% from its November high and 93.2% from its year-to-date high of $2.99 reached in February. Pi coin price has been in a strong downtrend as whale…
Saylor claims quantum won’t break Bitcoin but urges a hard fork to freeze vulnerable P2PK coins, cutting supply and igniting ethics, security and governance backlash. Summary Saylor proposes a backward‑incompatible Bitcoin hard fork to freeze old P2PK outputs, including Satoshi‑era coins, arguing it would cut supply and harden security. Critics call the scheme overly complex with huge systemic risks and question whether developers should censor or confiscate funds tied to early addresses. Experts note large‑scale quantum computers able to break ECDSA remain years away, but unsecured P2PK UTXOs and reused keys are structurally exposed to a future quantum attacker. MicroStrategy…
Yearn Finance suffers its fourth exploit as a flash loan attack drains a legacy v1 vault, underscoring ongoing risks from outdated DeFi contracts and price manipulation tactics. Summary PeckShield reports an attacker used flash loans to manipulate prices in a deprecated Yearn v1 (iearn) vault, withdraw assets and convert them into another token. The hit follows a separate $9 million yETH exploit earlier this month and prior hacks in 2023 and 2021, despite multiple audits on the protocol’s contracts. Yearn says it is reviewing active contracts, boosting security checks and warning users to be cautious with older v1 vaults as…
FCA–YouGov data show UK crypto ownership fell from 12% to 8% in 2025, but larger Bitcoin and Ether positions signal rising concentration among committed investors. Summary Ownership is now 8% of UK adults (2,353 surveyed), double 2021 levels but sharply below 2024’s 12%, pointing to cooling retail participation. More holders sit in the £1,001–£10,000 bracket, and 57% own bitcoin while 43% hold ether, with altcoins far behind, indicating a shift to blue‑chip assets. The FCA released the survey as it opened consultations on rules for exchanges, staking, lending and DeFi, with feedback due by February under the UK’s wider crypto…
Grayscale’s 2026 outlook says institutional capital, regulation, and tokenization will reshape crypto, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi and AI chains leading over retail-driven cycles. Summary Grayscale expects U.S. market-structure laws and the GENIUS Act to unlock banks, asset managers and corporates for regulated BTC, ETH, stablecoin and RWA exposure. The report highlights Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, DeFi lenders Aave and Morpho, perpetuals venue Hyperliquid, and AI / high-throughput chains like Bittensor, Near, Sui and Monad. It argues steady ETF inflows will push Bitcoin to a new ATH in H1 2026 while staking, fee-generating chains such as Solana and Tron, and infrastructure like…
TAO price under this zone is like buying Bitcoin under $300, some analysts argue. Summary TAO trades in a clear daily downtrend, with price below short and medium EMAs and each bounce sold into. Momentum flips bearish as MACD rolls over and RSI trends lower, signaling sellers still control the tape. A reclaim of nearby resistance could open a higher range, but failure at support would expose TAO to deeper downside. TAO has sold off around 5–6% over the last 24 hours and is trading roughly in the mid‑$200s, while still up strongly on a year‑to‑date basis versus early‑2025 levels.…
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Bitcoin’s price structure signal has turned negative and the Bull‑Bear Index shows fading spot demand and rising derivatives pressure, putting BTC in a risk‑off, bear‑leaning regime until signals recover. Summary Adler AM’s Structure Shift composite has dropped to −0.5 on a −1 to +1 scale, signaling a bearish regime as Bitcoin price trades at the lower band of its 21‑day Donchian Channel. The Bull‑Bear Index shows the bullish regime component near 5% while the fast bearish component turns negative, implying short‑term derivatives positioning now dominates weak spot bids. A regime flip back to risk‑on would require the composite to climb…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. People love to argue about whether Bitcoin (BTC) can reach a million dollars. They frame it as a prediction, a moonshot, or a marketing gimmick. Bulls treat it like the ultimate destiny. Critics treat it like a delusion. But both sides usually miss the point. Summary The $1M Bitcoin debate isn’t really about price — it reflects a deeper denial that traditional monetary systems have eroded through crises, interventions, and disappearing restraint. Bitcoin’s rise stems from people…