Bitcoin's 'Coinbase Premium' Muted Amid Reports Trump Plans to Designate Crypto a National Policy
BTC trades at a slight discount on Coinbase relative to Binance, data from CryptoQuant show.

Crypto Bulls Brace for Bank of Japan's Rate Hike That Could Derail Momentum
Japan's headline inflation is at 2.9% year-over-year, at a 3-month high. A hot inflation print could set bitcoin back.

Nomura-Backed Komainu Receives $75M Bitcoin Investment From Blockstream Capital
Blockstream CEO and co-founder Adam Back is to join Komainu's board of directors.

Bitcoin Revisits $100K as Trump Inauguration May Spur a Breakout: Van Straten
Wednesday's price action for bitcoin was the fourth time it exceeded the key $100,000 price level.

Bitcoin Poised to Top Record as Trump Inauguration Nears, Major Coins Due for 10% Swings: Traders
Wednesday's soft U.S. core CPI has opened doors for traders to focus on Trump's swearing in and the possibility of first-day pro-crypto announcement.

XRP Hits 7-Year High Above $3 as Large Holders Accumulate $3.8B of Tokens
Growing speculation of a potential spot XRP ETF is one of the factors driving the surge, one crypto analyst said.

MicroStrategy Targeting $2B Perpetual Preferred Stock Offering: Benchmark
Benchmark hosted an investor meeting with MicroStrategy’s executive chairman Michael Saylor.

Unexpected Decline in Core CPI Sends Bitcoin Price Higher
Bitcoin has been consolidating in a range 10%-15% below record highs as investors largely tempered expectations of further interest rate cuts.

Bitcoin Caught Up in a Macro-Driven Sell-Off, May Fall Further: Standard Chartered
There is a danger that forced or panic selling could lead to further bitcoin weakness and a break below $90K could lead to a 10% retracement, the report said.

Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Forges Ahead as More Listed Firms Ride the Wave
In the last few weeks, four firms have announced bitcoin purchases, while seven companies announced a strategy, but no acquisition.
