Gate Insights and Crypto Market Analysis

In brief Tether Gold’s supply is growing at a faster rate than USDT. The stablecoin issuer sold $882 million worth of gold-backed tokens in Q4. The company’s flagship stablecoin is partly backed by precious metals. Tether’s legacy was built around the U.S. dollar, but an attestation

In brief MEXC and ether.fi have teamed up to launch a crypto credit card that can be used at more than 150 million Visa merchants around the world. The card offers customers up to 4% cashback on purchases, plus perks including travel discounts and conference passes. The MEXC x ether.fi ca

In brief The New York Fed conducted "rate checks" on Friday, signaling potential joint U.S.-Japan intervention to support the yen. Japan's 40-year bond yield reached a record 4.2% as investors dump debt following PM Sanae Takaichi’s tax-cut proposals. Arthur Hayes predicts that a forced e

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The recent market downturn has not deterred analysts from maintaining a bullish outlook on the Bitcoin price. New reports from these market watchers suggest Bitcoin may be entering a new parabolic p

In brief The Senate Agriculture Committee delayed its crypto market structure vote to Thursday because of a snowstorm. The bill still lacks Democratic support, however, and a vote on party lines will likely do little to increase momentum for the bill. The federal government could also

In brief SharpLink Gaming plans to differentiate itself from other Ethereum treasury firms in 2026. The second-largest ETH treasury will not just accumulate for the sake of it, SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom told _Decrypt_. SBET shares have fallen over the last six months, but

Digital asset funds experienced $1.73 billion in outflows, the largest since November 2025, primarily from the U.S. Analysts attribute this to macroeconomic pressures and declining prices, with Bitcoin and Ethereum seeing significant withdrawals.

BlackRock plans to launch the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, which will generate income by writing call options on Bitcoin-related shares. Competing with existing Bitcoin covered-call ETFs, it will feature higher fees due to its actively managed approach.

In brief Strategy spent $267 million on Bitcoin last week. That marked a deceleration from the previous weeks' purchases of $1.2 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively. The company issued more of its variable rate preferred stock, STRC. Strategy continued buying Bitcoin as the digital as

In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies added more than $116 million in Ethereum last week. The firm now holds more than 4.2 million ETH, or greater than 3.5% of the circulating supply. Nevertheless, shares continue to fall, down more than 3% on Monday and greater than 10% in the last f

Key Takeaways: Vitalik Buterin publicly walked back a 2017 remark dismissing full user self-verification Advances in ZK-SNARKs now allow blockchain state verification without replaying all history Buterin identifies self-verification as a backup to make Ethereum resistant to failures and

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure As the Bitcoin price continues its upward momentum, on-chain data reveals that Bitcoin long-term holders are beginning to sell off their assets. Historically, similar market behavior coincided

In brief Gold surged past $5,100 per ounce for the first time ever, validating Myriad prediction market users who bet it would hit $5,000 before Ethereum since November. Ethereum is down more than 10% in the last week, with 69% of Myriad users predicting it will drop to $2,500 before

In brief U.S.-based Bitcoin mining pools reduced activity during a major winter storm. Foundry USA’s hashrate dropped from about 260 EH/s to near 124 EH/s before rebounding. The slowdown reflects grid curtailments and demand-response practices during extreme weather, Decrypt was told. Bi

The SwapNet exploit led to a loss of $16.8 million, primarily affecting users without one-time approval protections. The attacker exchanged USDC for ether and bridged assets to Ethereum, raising concerns about persistent token permissions in DeFi.

Bitcoin is facing strong bearish pressure, trading at $87.7K with a 0.95% drop. Trading volume surged by 184%, but indicators signal further downside risk. Strong selling pressure dominates, and a potential trend shift remains uncertain.

A crypto and Web3 expert notes that stablecoins are primarily used for institutional and DeFi applications, not for retail payments. Market makers, hedge funds, and DeFi account for 99% of all stablecoin transactions. Retail users account for only 1% of all stablecoin activity. Stablecoins

Der Schutz von Geschäfts- und Gewerbeobjekten wird in vielen Unternehmen als rein technische Aufgabe verstanden. Häufig steht dabei die schnelle Installation im Vordergrund, während Planung, Organisation und spätere Nutzung zu wenig berücksichtigt werden. Eine einbruchmeldeanlage kann ihre