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Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, has reiterated his $250,000 year-end price target for Bitcoin. With Bitcoin trading around $70,100, that target would imply roughly 256.5% upside from current levels and a clean break above its previous peak at $126,000 from October 2025. Reiterating Bullish Predictions Arthur Hayes is one of the most outspoken bullish proponents for Bitcoin. He has, on multiple occasions, pointed to Bitcoin breaking above $200,000 among his long-term bullish expectations for the asset. That earlier stance has now been reaffirmed in a recent YouTube interview. Related Reading Given how Bitcoin’s price action has unfolded since those earlier…

Adam Back has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026, returning to the conference as one of the few people in the world whose contributions to Bitcoin predate Bitcoin itself. As Co-Founder and CEO of Blockstream and CEO of Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR), Back comes to Las Vegas operating at the intersection of Bitcoin infrastructure and capital markets like never before. In 1997, Back invented Hashcash — a proof-of-work system originally built to combat email spam that became the direct technical foundation for Bitcoin’s mining process. Satoshi Nakamoto cited Back by name in the Bitcoin white paper,…

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has launched a yield-bearing tokenized gold product that lets users earn interest on Tether Gold (XAUT), the latest entrant into a broader push to turn traditionally non-yielding assets into income-generating instruments.The product is designed to convert tokenized gold — typically a passive store of value — into a yield-bearing asset using XAUT, the largest tokenized gold product, the company announced Thursday. It allows holders to earn passive income while maintaining exposure to gold prices.The market cap of Tether Gold reached nearly $3 billion earlier this month. Source: CoinMarketCapBybit said the offering is part of its broader expansion…

Opinion by: Jason Dominique, co-founder and CEO of ONCHAIN® LabsFor years, whenever we explain what we’re building, the reaction is familiar. There’s curiosity, some skepticism, and then the question that almost always follows:“If this is such a big problem, why hasn’t it been fixed already?”The answer is not that the industry failed to notice it, nor that the technology was too immature to address it. Access remained broken because fixing it correctly required rearchitecting how coordination, execution and settlement work together, while leaving it broken was both easier and profitable.By “access” we mean the path between intent and ownership: the…

Dutch market maker IMC Trading has hired Alex Casimo as chief commercial officer of its cryptocurrency business, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.Casimo started in his new role this week and is based in London, the person said, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the matter is private.The hire reflects IMC’s ambition to build deeper, more strategic relationships with institutional counterparties and foundations across the crypto ecosystem, with a view to become one of the leading client-facing firms in the industry, the person added.Both IMC and Casimo declined to comment.Previously, Casimo was founder and COO…

Pardoned BitMEX founder Ben Delo is funding a Westminster political hub that lends support to a network of controversial right-wing politicians and influencers, an investigation from The Guardian and HOPE not hate has revealed.  The hub, known as “The Sanctuary,” is made up of a number of rooms overlooking Westminster Abbey to which politicians, race scientists, and anti-abortion campaigners are given access free of charge. The rooms are reportedly used for events, office work, and podcasting. Right-wing MP Rupert Lowe used the hub to launch his Restore Britain party after he was ousted from Reform UK.  The race science magazine…

Ethereum is trading above the $2,150 level after pulling back from recent highs near $2,380 reached earlier this week, reflecting a cooling phase following a short-term surge in bullish momentum. The retrace suggests that while buyers were able to push prices higher, follow-through demand remains limited as the market digests recent gains. Related Reading Beneath the surface, derivatives data is revealing a more consequential shift in market structure. According to a CryptoQuant analysis, Ethereum leverage on Binance has not only recovered from the October 10 market-wide deleveraging event, but has now expanded to new highs. Notably, Binance stands out as…

Today, the Federal Reserve Board released a trio of proposals to modernize the U.S. capital framework which, if adopted, could fundamentally alter the cost and accessibility of institutional Bitcoin services. While the 14-page Board memorandum focuses on the technicalities of the “Basel III Endgame” and “GSIB surcharges,” our analysis suggests the most significant development for corporate treasuries is hidden in the proposed recalibration of operational risk. 1. Shattering the “Toxic Asset” Capital Barrier For years, the primary hurdle for corporations looking to hold Bitcoin through traditional banks has been the “advanced approaches” to capital requirements. These internal, model-based assessments often…

Korean traders are pulling XRP off exchanges at a rapid pace, while whale flows signal accumulation seen ahead of past rallies.XRP (XRP) has dropped by 10.5% in the past three days, but the decline may be a typical breakout retest within a broader bullish setup, coinciding with a surge in withdrawal activity on Korea’s Upbit exchange.XRP/USD daily chart. Source: TradingViewKey takeaways:XRP bull flag breakout underwayXRP broke out of its prevailing bull flag pattern last week and was pulling back on Thursday to retest the former upper trendline as new support, a common move after a breakout.XRP/USD daily chart. Source: TradingViewBull…

Apex Group’s Tokeny has tapped Polygon Labs to launch T-REX Ledger, a compliance-focused blockchain designed to help regulated tokenized assets move across networks without repeating investor checks and transfer restrictions.In a Thursday release shared with Cointelegraph, the project said it targets a key friction point in tokenized markets. ERC-3643 is an Ethereum-based token standard for permissioned tokens representing real-world assets that can support compliant issuance of RWAs, but identity checks, eligibility rules and transfer restrictions often remain fragmented when the same asset is distributed across multiple blockchains.T-REX Ledger is being pitched as a shared compliance layer that other chains can…