Polymarket updated its documentation to show taker-only fees on short-term crypto markets, with proceeds redistributed to market makers as liquidity rebates. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/polymarket-quietly-adds-taker-fees-15-minute-crypto-markets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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BitMEX pushes into 24/7 stock perps as tokenized equities heat up
BitMEX is rolling out 24/7 Equity Perps that use crypto as collateral for exposure to major US stocks and indices, as exchanges from Bitget to Kraken race to bring equities onchain. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitmex-pushes-24-7-stock-perps?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin ETFs attract $697M in second trading day of 2026
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have hauled in $1.1 billion in the first two trading days of 2026, with analysts pointing to a new year “clean-slate effect” driving digital asset demand. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-697m-second-trading-day-2026-clean-slate?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Is Venezuela hiding a 600K Bitcoin reserve? Analysts remain unsure
Venezuela’s early crypto adoption and gold-to-Bitcoin conversion speculation raise questions about a $60 billion reserve, though analysts have found no proof. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/venezuela-shadow-60-billion-bitcoin-stash-verifiable-or-not?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin Core v30 bug risks fund loss during legacy wallet upgrades
Bitcoin Core urged users of versions 30.0 and 30.1 not to migrate legacy wallets after discovering a bug that can delete all files in a wallet directory if migration fails. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-core-v30-wallet-bug-upgrade?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
South Korea considers pre-emptive crypto account freezes, report says
The proposal highlights South Korea’s push to align crypto oversight with securities markets, raising stakes for exchanges and traders alike. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-crypto-account-freeze-market-manipulation?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin buying metric with average 109% gains flips green at $88K
Bitcoin institutions bought more BTC than miners added to the supply in the first week of 2026 as a classic BTC price bull signal began to repeat. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-buying-metric-with-average-109-gains-flips-green-at-88k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
‘Mixed year for IPOs’ as crypto pulls down US IPO performance
Investors would have been better off investing in the S&P500 than betting on US initial public offerings in 2025, with crypto and AI public debuts partly to blame. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/mixed-year-ipos-crypto-pulls-down-2025-ipo-performance?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin outlook bullish as whales, sharks buy retail sell-off: Santiment
Whales accumulated over $5.3 billion in Bitcoin since mid-December while retail traders took profits, creating bullish market conditions. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/whale-accumulation-retail-profit-taking-signal-bullish-bitcoin-momentum-santiment?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Nvidia CEO says demand for computing resources is ‘skyrocketing’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says there’s a massive race for AI computing power, which could raise questions about how much will be left for crypto mining. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/computing-resource-demand-skyrocketing-nvidia-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound