The odds of US President-elect Donald Trump establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve after taking office on Jan. 20 are soaring, at least on betting markets Kalshi and Polymarket.Bettors on Kalshi, a US derivatives exchange, set the probability of T

Bitcoin hit its strongest price in U.S. dollar terms in 2025 on Friday and notched a new record against the British pound as excitement for a new era of crypto-friendly U.S. government mounts ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration next week.BTC topped

Sen. Ted Cruz plans to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution next week aimed at overturning a controversial tax rule requiring certain decentralized finance brokers to file reports on gross proceeds.The Texas Republican plans to introduce t

TL;DR‘XRP is a Distraction’Ripple’s XRP has been flying high in the past week. Its price jumped from $2.30 (on January 10) to almost $3.40 on January 16. Thus, the assetstoodjust 1% away from its all-time high registered at the start of 2018. Current

Ethereum developers have set March 2025 as the target for deploying the Pectra upgrade. The timeline was finalized during the Execution Layer Meeting on January 16. The meeting outlined key steps leading to the mainnet activation. The Long-Awaited Et

By Caitlin McCabe and David UbertiU.S. stocks may be headed for their best week since the November "Trump bump."All three major stock indexes advanced Friday, pulled forward by big tech companies and chip firms. Cryptocurrency stocks also rose thanks

Bitcoin’s bull market in 2024 failed to generate a commensurate uptick in venture capital funding, suggesting that institutional investors no longer have a blank-check approach to crypto and blockchain startups. According to a Jan. 16 report by Insig

At the start of the year, many market analysts and observers shared their price expectations for Bitcoin, with many targeting $150k this cycle. However, a price target of $150k doesn’t do justice to Bitcoin, says one trader, arguing that the world’s

Ether futures open interest has surged to 9 million ETH as of Jan. 17, its highest level ever. The milestone follows a 10% increase in open interest over two weeks, reflecting a rising appetite for leveraged positions despite Ethereum’s retest of th

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Digital Currency Group (DCG) and former Genesis CEO Soichoro “Michael” Moro with misleading investors about the financial health of Genesis in the aftermath of the Three Arrows Capital

Bitcoin hitting $130,000 would be a “great result” for the current bull market, longtime trader and analyst Filbfilb says.In his latest interview with Cointelegraph, the co-founder of trading suite DecenTrader gives his predictions on where BTC pric

Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, the Republican-majority US Congress has been busy appointing pro-crypto lawmakers to key positions in the legislature.The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financ

Coinbase Prime has seen a significant increase in over-the-counter (OTC) trading activity, indicating a rise in institutional investors utilizing OTC channels to accumulate bitcoin, according to CryptoQuant analysts. "When there is a significant incr

Mining company MARA Holdings has embedded an AI portrait of Donald Trump on the Bitcoin blockchain, highlighting the industry’s growing anticipation of America’s first allegedly pro-crypto president. The so-called “Trump 47” block was mined by MARA o

Officials in Washington, DC, are planning for thousands of people to show up at the US Capitol Building for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump — setting up the infrastructure, preparing for protests and tightening security for elected o

CoinDesk’s coverage kicked into high gear this week as crypto readied for a new presidency and a new regulatorily-friendly era.Some highlights:Senior analyst James Van Straten reported on a wave of companies buying bitcoin for their balance sheets, f

With President Trump signaling support for cryptocurrency ahead of his inauguration on Monday, Bitcoin is rallying in anticipation. The price recently surged to $105,001, its highest level since December 18. On December 17, Bitcoin hit an intraday hi

The market’s leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), has rejoined the crypto rally, gaining momentum on Friday amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump may issue an executive order prioritizing cryptocurrencies as soon as he takes office. As of

Currency and bond investors will be eagerly awaiting the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday for cues on the direction of U.S. policy, with executive orders potentially spelling big moves for markets.Trump's inauguration will mark

CRYPTO MARKETS SET TO POP INAUGURATION CHAMPAGNE Cryptocurrency investors look set to welcome Donald Trump to the White House next week, with prices of bitcoin leaping and crypto-focused stocks rallying ahead of Monday's inauguration. Bitcoin is up