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Lingering extreme fear in crypto is a 'strong bullish' sign: Santiment

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YzEyNTgtMzFkMy03MzM0LWI2ZDUtODU4NjA4ODRmOGQ0LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Lingering extreme fear in crypto is a 'strong bullish' sign: Santiment" class="type:primaryImage">Crypto sentiment platform Santiment said the “silver lining” in the current crypto market is the “extreme negativity” seen on social media.

The IRS is trying to make the best of a government shutdown. Here’s how to protect your refund.

The federal tax collector seems poised to run out of funding on Saturday, just days after it started processing 2025 income-tax returns.

Tether US treasury holdings reach record highs; profits fall 23% year-on-year

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the “structure behind” the company’s growth mattered more than its “scale” in 2025, as US Treasury holdings surpassed $122 billion.

Bitcoin options turn bearish as BTC flirts with drop below $80K

Bitcoin options flashed extreme fear signals as the spot BTC ETF outflows rose, and the odds for a drop below $80,000 increased. Will dip buyers step in to save the day?

My untrustworthy and selfish brother is executor of our family estate. How do I stop him from cheating us?

“I am the third trustee appointed to my late parents’ trust.”

Kevin Warsh isn’t who investors think he is — how you can profit from their mistake

Trump’s nominee for Fed chair has been hawkish about easy money. But this president demands lower rates.

Most of us make assumptions about growth and value stocks. Here’s what we get wrong.

Reading too much into short-term market moves can land you in trouble.

Gold and silver’s $7 trillion wipeout delivers a painful lesson about risk

If “safe” investments like gold and silver can crash in a single day, investors need to reconsider their portfolio hedges.

Oil prices unexpectedly score first monthly gain in half a year. So what’s the next move for OPEC+?

The group of major oil producers known as OPEC+ will have to take oil flow uncertainty and an expected global supply surplus into account when they meet this weekend to discuss production targets.

SoFi posts record Q4 revenue after reentering crypto market

The fintech bank reported record quarterly revenue of $1 billion as it reintroduced crypto trading, launched a stablecoin and rolled out blockchain-based remittances.

Trump picking Kevin Warsh as Fed chair wasn’t enough to soothe shaky markets

A double-whammy selloff of tech stocks and metals shook markets on Friday.

European Commission calls on 12 countries to implement crypto tax rules

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YWY0YWItZjFhYi03YWY1LThlM2QtODE0NTQyMDQ1OWNi.jpg" alt="European Commission calls on 12 countries to implement crypto tax rules" class="type:primaryImage">The commission also singled out Hungary for failing to comply with the EU's MiCA framework after an amendment to a local law.

‘These are college students … not NFL players.’ Deion Sanders’s new $5,000 fines for Colorado players blur the lines around professional sports.

Student fines “would be paid out of pocket, exactly like if a student-athlete gets a parking ticket on campus,” a University of Colorado athletic department spokesperson said.

Gold is acting like the hedge Bitcoin promised to be

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjY1ZGEtZTk2MC03ODFkLTk2OGEtZWZkMzQ1MTVhN2EwLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Gold is acting like the hedge Bitcoin promised to be" class="type:primaryImage">As the dollar weakens, investors are turning to gold — onchain and off — while Bitcoin increasingly plays a supporting role in hedging currency risk.

Changpeng Zhao rejects claims Binance worsened crypto market crash

CZ pushed back on claims that Binance fueled October’s historic $19 billion crypto liquidation event, calling allegations against the exchange “far-fetched.”

Bond market isn’t getting everything it wants from Trump’s choice of Warsh for Fed chair

The nomination of Kevin Warsh “avoids a lot of the worst-case scenarios, but it’s still unclear what impact he will have on rates,” one strategist said.

Coinbase, JPMorgan CEOs clashed over market structure bill at Davos: Report

Brian Armstrong made the media rounds before and after he announced Coinbase was pulling its support for a major US crypto bill, reportedly facing off with Jamie Dimon in Davos.

Bitcoin futures imbalance may spark liquidation revenge rally to $90K

Bitcoin short positions continued to pile up as BTC price dropped near $81,000, potentially providing the liquidation fuel for a revenge rally back above $90,000.

Silver suffers biggest drop in 46 years, with ‘every man and his dog rushing for the exit’

Silver’s plunge on Friday was the metal’s worst daily drop since 1980.

McDonald’s may bring its 1,057-calorie Big Arch burger to America soon. Why it could be a billion-dollar seller.

McDonald’s is just one of a number of fast-food and fast-casual chains going the plus-size route with their burgers.