Privacy coins seem to be incredibly popular this year, with phenomenal gains of 50% (for Monero) to as much as 100% (for Dash) in just one week. Techies like Arthur Hayes and Marc Andreessen predicted this trend would happen months ago, and their investments look set to pay off in 2026 (Hayes leaned more towards […]
Bitcoin is soaring higher this week, trading around $95,000 again. The news that ETFs are once again strong net buyers was particularly bullish. Privacy coins like Monero and Dash are also performing very well. Meanwhile, Tether is struggling due to the news from Venezuela. ETFs Blackrock and Vanguard ETFs seem to be driving the Bitcoin […]
Well, as predicted earlier this week, World Liberty Financial, Donald Trump’s crypto company, saw a nice jump in value this week. Monero, the privacy coin that’s likely attracting a lot of angry ZCash investors, also rose sharply. Monero is thus following in the footsteps of silver. We’ll explain it all. Iran and Trump As I […]
This weekend, a 60-year-old woman in Zoersel, near Antwerp, became the victim of a brazen home invasion. The criminals were apparently looking for a hardware wallet that provided access to the cryptocurrency of a family member of hers. It is unclear whether they succeeded. Robberies like this have occurred in France, South Korea and the […]
Geopolitical events seem to be happening rapidly this week. Following the US military action against Venezuela, world news is currently dominated by the protests in Iran. Can you capitalize on this with crypto? Lockheed The winners so far this year on the stock markets have been IT (Sandisk and Western Digital) and defense (Lockheed in […]
The crypto market performed quite well overall in the first week of the new year. The US action against Venezuela and the protests in Iran have left investors feeling optimistic that change is coming. There’s only one clear loser in CoinMarketCap’s main table. ZCash, the privacy coin, has fallen by around 25% in a single […]
In the US, you can bet on just about anything via the Polymarket website. You can take a stake on any event anywhere in the world with digital coins. One seasoned crypto investor created an account on Polymarket in December 2025 and bet $32,000 worth of crypto on various events he thought would happen in […]
Crypto is increasingly appearing in the world of geopolitics. For years, cynical rumors claimed that Bitcoin is primarily used by criminals to make anonymous payments. However, this is untrue, as the latest Chainalysis report shows a 694% increase in the amount of cryptocurrency being traded by sanctioned countries last year. Russia and Iran in particular, […]
Arthur Hayes, arguably the best crypto forecaster of recent years, has entered 2026 with a bang. He explained why he thinks Bitcoin will rise in 2026 (citing the US midterms as a primary reason) and why Zcash is his primary investment this year. Here’s an overview. Dollar printer In a long substack called “Suavemente,” Bitcoin savant Arthur […]
According to unconfirmed rumors, the Bitcoin price is rising this week partly because the Venezuelan government holds a secret Bitcoin stash worth around $60 billion. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading for $92,500. Official figures indicate that Venezuela holds only 240 Bitcoins, but rumors suggest that Venezuela has converted all gold and oil […]
