Crypto venture capital firms are struggling to raise new funds, with major firms pivoting away entirely and half of Paradigm’s team departing in two months.

The VC Fundraising Crisis

Commitments to crypto VC funds remain at historic lows and didn’t recover during Bitcoin‘s (CRYPTO: BTC) generational bull run, according to crypto founder Miya.

Miya, who runs crypto hedge fund operations, spoke to numerous VCs—both traditional finance and crypto-focused—in the past month.

Close to nobody was optimistic about raising for another crypto fund. “Crypto as we know it is over,” Miya wrote.

While risk appetite inside venture capital has been off the charts for other sectors over the…

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Bitcoin extended is down over 8% in 24 hours as liquidations stand at $1.03 billion over the past 24 hours.      

Bitcoin ETFs saw $544.9 million in net outflows on Wednesday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $79.5 million in net outflows.

The meme coin sector fell 4.8% over the past 24 hours to a total market capitalization of $35.7 billion.

Trader Commentary:

Crypto trader Jelle said Bitcoin is now entering a major area of interest around its prior all-time highs and a broad consolidation zone spanning roughly $20,000. He expects demand to begin emerging in this region with clearer direction in next month.

Michael van de Poppe warned volatility is unlikely to fade anytime soon. Bitcoin…

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HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:HIVE) announced on Thursday exceptional Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) production results for January 2026, marked by 290% year-over-year hashrate growth.

Bitcoin Produced: 297 BTC, a 191% increase from January 2025.

Average Daily Production: 9.6 BTC/day.

Hashrate: Averaged 22.2 EH/s, peaking at 23.7 EH/s, up 290% from January 2025.

Fleet Efficiency: 17.5 J/TH.

Global Bitcoin Network Share: Sustained above 2% of worldwide Bitcoin hashrate.

The company attributes its performance to its geographically diversified operations, which span nine time zones across three continents. This strategic distribution has enabled HIVE to maintain high uptime and…

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California Rep. Ro Khanna announced on Wednesday he has launched an investigation as ranking member of the Select Committee on China into a $500 million investment by Abu Dhabi’s ruling family in World Liberty Financial (CRYPTO: WLFI), a Trump-linked cryptocurrency company.

The probe focuses on a January 2025 deal in which lieutenants to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the U.A.E. national security adviser, secretly signed an agreement to purchase a 49% stake in the firm.

The arrangement would steer $187 million to Trump family entities and $31 million to entities tied to Steve Witkoff‘s family, Trump’s Middle East envoy.

Congressional Democrats Demand Answers

According to the…

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Popular podcaster Ashley DCan revived her social media banter with Eric Trump on Wednesday amid Ethereum’s (CRYPTO: ETH) ongoing decline.

The Back-And-Forth

The feud dates back to June 2025, when Ashley mocked Trump’s advice to buy ETH at $2,900. In the months following that advice, the second-largest cryptocurrency had cratered to $1,472, and Ashley accused Trump for treating retail traders as “exit liquidity.”

However, Trump got his moment in August, when ETH rebounded to $4,800.

“You really ought to get out of this business…,” he told Ashley, feeling vindicated.

But the tide has shifted again as ETH crashed below $2,100, hitting levels not seen since May 2025. Ashley tagged…

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Economist Peter Schiff questioned on Wednesday President Donald Trump’s push to make the U.S. the “world capital” of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), arguing that Beijing couldn’t care less about the leading cryptocurrency.

China Not Bothered About Bitcoin, Says Schiff

In an X post, Schiff slammed Trump’s oft-repeated argument that the U.S. must dominate cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to stop China from getting ahead.

“But Chinese leadership is too smart to care about Bitcoin,” Schiff said. “While we’re wasting capital and resources, they’re building factories and buying gold.”

China Maintains Anti-Crypto Stance

Trump claimed in November that China was trying to get…

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Bitcoin is hovering around 15-month lows as market sentiment stays firmly in “Extreme Fear” territory.

Notable Statistics:

Coinglass data shows 145,087 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $631.75 million.       

In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Midnight, Morpho and LayerZero.

Notable Developments:

Trader Notes: Trader Michael van de Poppe said Bitcoin is attempting to form a higher low, a structure that could support a move toward the $82,000–$84,000 zone if current levels hold.

However, failure to defend this area may lead to a retest of the $69,700 region, which aligns with Bitcoin’s 2021 all-time high.

Van de Poppe emphasized that the current setup…

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