Epstein files reveal early Bitcoin connections
Newly unsealed Epstein files released on January 30 show Jeffrey Epstein had extensive contact with early Bitcoin figures and projects, though no evidence links him to illicit crypto use.
Newly unsealed Epstein files released on January 30 show Jeffrey Epstein had extensive contact with early Bitcoin figures and projects, though no evidence links him to illicit crypto use.
Ripple said senior bank directors are moving from debating the value of digital assets to focusing on how to deploy tokenisation and crypto payments inside regulated financial systems
Bitcoin trading below $80,000 drew fresh scrutiny after CNBC host Jim Cramer questioned the absence of vocal bulls as the cryptocurrency struggled over the weekend.
Ripple’s former chief technology officer David Schwartz said he knows of no links between Jeffrey Epstein and Ripple or XRP, while warning that revived early crypto disputes point to deeper structural problems.
The White House is planning talks with banking and crypto executives to break a dispute over stablecoin rules that has stalled progress on a major US Senate crypto bill.
Strategy founder Michael Saylor signalled a possible Bitcoin purchase after the cryptocurrency’s weekend sell-off briefly pushed the company’s holdings below their average cost basis.
Aggregate investor returns in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust have slipped into negative territory after Bitcoin’s recent sell-off erased dollar-weighted gains.
Alternative inflation data shows US price pressures cooling sharply, a shift that could reshape expectations for Federal Reserve policy and support risk assets including cryptocurrencies.
XDC Network has secured an institutional custody integration with BitGo, enabling regulated custody for XDC and USDC on the XDC blockchain.
XRP fell to an intraday low of $1.57 during the latest market-wide sell-off, putting its long-term price structure under renewed pressure.
Dogecoin has fallen about 16% over the past four days, unsettling short-term traders but prompting signs of renewed accumulation among longer-term holders.
HBAR has fallen about 15% in recent sessions, a move largely driven by its tight correlation with Bitcoin rather than any Hedera-specific weakness.