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THENA officially expands its perpetual asset selection to include real-world assets as the decentralized finance landscape is witnessing a significant shift. This new feature is a key turning point for the traders of the $BNB Chain and opBNB networks who are looking for the connection to the conventional financial markets without moving off the blockchain environment. It is effective immediately, so users can trade in perpetual contracts to trade Tesla stock in addition to gold and silver. They can now be traded with up to 20x leverage. THE moment you’ve been waiting for is here.We’ve expanded our perps asset selection…

On Jan. 20, U.S. equities logged one of their roughest single-day pullbacks in three months as selling swept across every major index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average bore the brunt, chalking up the day’s steepest decline with an 870.74-point slide. Crypto assets weren’t spared either, as bitcoin-linked stocks also felt Tuesday’s sting. Dow Suffers Worst Day Since October as Bitcoin Gets Hammered U.S. equities finished broadly lower Tuesday as selling pressure snowballed through the session. The Dow set the pace to the downside, tumbling 870.74 points to 48,488.59, while the Nasdaq Composite slid 561.06 points to 22,954.32, the S&P 500…

Amit Mahensaria, founder of PRED, argues that the sports betting industry is at a tipping point as decentralized, peer‑to‑peer platforms challenge the traditional “house always wins” model. Technical Readiness Meets Cultural Shifts For decades, the sports betting industry has operated under a cynical, century-old mathematical law: the house always wins. While centralized bookmakers have enjoyed a global monopoly, they have maintained it through high commissions and a “predatory” relationship with their most successful users. However, according to Amit Mahensaria—founder of PRED and former CEO of Upgrad Campus—the industry has hit a decisive tipping point. After two decades of scaling technology…

Coinbase is pushing crypto deeper into youth culture by blending NBA rookie storytelling with subtle financial themes, using athlete-led narratives to expand mainstream relevance while strengthening its long-term positioning around the future of money. Coinbase Launches NBA Rookie Firsts Series Highlighting New Talent A growing convergence of sports, media, and finance is reshaping how brands reach younger audiences. Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN), a publicly traded digital assets company, announced the launch of a four-part NBA content series on Jan. 20, 2026, spotlighting rookie players while subtly extending its cultural reach around the future of money. The initiative, titled NBA Rookie Firsts,…

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) made its most substantial Bitcoin purchase since November 2024, just a day before Bitcoin’s price dropped below the $90,000 threshold. Despite the company’s consistent commitment to its aggressive accumulation playbook, Strategy’s shares dropped by over 7%. Strategy’s Biggest Bitcoin Buy Since 2024 On Tuesday, Strategy announced the acquisition of 22,305 Bitcoin for approximately $2.13 billion, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 709,715. The transaction, which was carried out on Monday, marked Strategy’s largest Bitcoin purchase since November 2024. It also followed two additional acquisitions completed earlier in January, reaffirming the company’s continued commitment to expanding its Bitcoin…

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) spoke out after new rumors accused him and Binance of heavy token selling. In a post on X, CZ said the claims are false. He argued that fear, uncertainty and doubt don’t hurt him. Instead, they hurt the whole crypto market. FUD doesn’t hurt the target. My followers increased.FUD hurts the market (ie everyone).I/Binance do not sell in any meaningful amounts.My selling = I swipe my card and $5 worth of $BNB gets converted/sent to the coffee shop.I don’t run Binance anymore, but based on what I… — CZ 🔶 $BNB (@cz_binance) January 30, 2026…

Mike Novogratz’s digital asset firm Galaxy is preparing to launch a $100 million hedge fund aimed at profiting from both rising and falling crypto prices. The fund is set to launch in the first quarter and will be structured to take long and short positions across digital assets and traditional equities tied to financial infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Up to 30% of the fund’s capital will be allocated directly to crypto tokens, with the remainder deployed into financial services stocks expected to be shaped by digital asset regulation, blockchain adoption, and technological change, per the report. The…

Binance Futures announced it will offer two new USDⓈ-margin perpetual futures contracts to its users as part of its strategy to expand its product portfolio. According to the announcement from the platform, the INTCUSDT and HOODUSDT perpetual contracts will be gradually launched for trading on February 2, 2026. The INTCUSDT contract will begin trading on Binance Futures at 17:30, and the HOODUSDT contract at 17:45. Both contracts will offer leverage of up to 10x. The INTCUSDT Perpetual Contract will track the price of Intel Corp. (INTC) shares traded on the Nasdaq, while the HOODUSDT contract will reflect the performance of…

The biggest ETF capital withdrawal of the year occurred on Jan. 20. The market’s message was clear: risk is being decreased rather than increased. Bitcoin, Ethereum, $XRP and to a much lesser extent Solana were among the cryptocurrency spot ETFs that experienced a combined outflow of about $766 million in a single day, according to SoSoValue data. Migration of capital With $483 million in net outflows, Bitcoin spot ETFs led the migration. That action is perfectly consistent with the current price behavior of Bitcoin. Institutions are much less tolerant of exposure because Bitcoin is holding close to major support but…

The UK’s advertising watchdog has reportedly banned a series of advertisements from Coinbase, claiming they presented the crypto exchange as a solution to cost-of-living concerns while making light of the risks of investing in crypto. The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the ads — which included a satirical musical-style video and three posters — were “irresponsible” and “trivialized the risks of cryptocurrency,” The Guardian reported on Wednesday. “We considered that using humour to reference serious financial concerns, alongside a cue to ‘change,’ risked presenting complex, high-risk financial products as an easy or obvious response to those concerns,” the ASA…