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View More NewsBitcoin (BTC) fell to a record low versus gold (XAU) in January, making it a better buying opportunity than what preceded the 2015–2017 bull market, analysts say.Key takeaways:BTC vs gold hit a record low, a level that has lined up with past major bottoms.Some analysts warn that a rotation to BTC from gold is not guaranteed.Gold-to-Bitcoin rotation could start in FebruaryOn Saturday, Bitcoin’s value compared to gold fell to its lowest level ever after adjusting for the global money supply, data from Bitwise Europe showed.The indicator shows when Bitcoin is unusually strong or weak versus gold. It has now moved…
Crypto market sentiment reaching a year-low could be one of the few signs of a potential rebound, according to crypto analytics platform Santiment.“This sentiment data is currently one of the few strong bullish signals available,” Santiment said in a report on Friday. “A silver lining is the extreme negativity on social media. The ratio of bearish to bullish comments is heavily skewed toward fear,” Santiment said.The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which measures overall crypto market sentiment, posted an “Extreme Fear” score of 20 on Saturday, indicating that investors are cautious about the crypto market. On Friday, the index recorded…
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Xi Jinping purges a million officials a year. China’s president finds corruption wherever he looks for it, like a Grand Inquisitor rooting out heresy. Lately, his fury has turned to members of the military command, and on 24 January, the great purge finally reached its zenith—a moment described by Dennis Wilder, former China analyst at the CIA, as “the most stunning development in Chinese politics since the early days of Xi’s rise to power.”As vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, which heads the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party (not of China, which has no army), Zhang Youxia was…
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Tether, issuer of the world’s most popular stablecoin USDT, wrapped up 2025 with a net profit of over $10 billion, the company reported Friday,…
Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has pushed back against allegations that the cryptocurrency exchange played a role in the largest liquidation event in…
In brief Gold plunged 9% and silver crashed 28% Friday in a historic selloff following a recent pump. Bitcoin is steady over the last…
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Officials in the administration of US President Donald Trump are reportedly set to sit down with executives from the banking and cryptocurrency industries on…
In brief The White House’s response to Alex Pretti’s death has angered some Bitcoiners. They are framing the situation as a Second Amendment issue.…
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers better understand the global…
from the lobbyists-run-the-world dept We’ve covered how there’s a real push afoot to implement statewide “right to repair” laws that try to make it cheaper, easier,…