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02 Feb Bitfinex Alpha | Crypto Undergoes Structural Reset Posted at 13:38h in Bitfinex Alpha by Maria Lobusova Subscribeto Bitfinex Alpha! Want to receive Alpha from Bitfinex every week? Subscribe Bitcoin has led a renewed risk-off move across crypto, breaking decisively below $80,000 for the first time since April 2025 and marking the deepest drawdown of the current cycle at nearly 40 percent from the October peak. Thin weekend liquidity accelerated the sell-off, triggering a $2.5 billion liquidation wave dominated by long positions, while US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest weekly outflows since launch at roughly $1.5 billion. The…

What is the single biggest reason traders struggle to make money in the markets? Do you think it’s lack of knowledge or trading skill? Not enough money in their accounts, poor risk management or the wrong trading mindset? Whilst these are all issues that negatively affect traders, in my opinion, the single biggest reason most traders don’t succeed, is self-sabotage. You can take any trader who is struggling on a real account, put them on a demo account and they will almost certainly do much, much better. Why is that? Why is demo trading different than live trading? What do…

Anthropic is drawing the line against advertising in AI chatbots. Claude will remain ad-free, the company said, even as rival AI platforms experiment with sponsored messages and branded placements inside conversations. Ads inside AI chats would erode trust, warp incentives, and clash with how people actually use assistants like Claude (for work, problem-solving, and sensitive topics), Anthropic said in a new blog post. Why we care. Anthropic’s position removes Claude, and its user base of 30 million, from the AI advertising equation. Brands shouldn’t expect sponsored links, conversations, or responses inside Claude. Meanwhile, ChatGPT is about to give brands the…

What to Know: Crypto.com is entering the prediction market space, validating the sector and bringing regulated binary options to retail users. The ‘Harvest Now, Decrypt Later’ threat means data generated by high-volume trading today could be vulnerable to future quantum attacks. BMIC provides a solution through a Full Quantum-Secure Finance Stack, featuring Zero Public-Key Exposure to nullify quantum threats. The race to dominate the prediction market sector just got crowded. Following the breakout success of decentralized platforms like Polymarket, Crypto.com has officially unveiled its strategy to capture a slice of the binary outcome economy. The exchange’s move to integrate prediction-style…

Does anyone know where to find the old BitCoinJ version 0.1 and 0.2 and 0.3 But I believe 0.3 with a release date of november 25 2011 is to new because bitcoincore 0.4.0 was released with wallet encryption Why I wan’t those old versions is because I want to understand how they encrypted the raw private key and how they made that visible in windows 7/8 because bitcoin 0.3.24 didn’t use dumpprivkey and had no debug option And if/how they would handle mined btc because I have a string starting with 3C and after that 32 characters, I believe utf-8,…

The 99 Win Non Repaint Scalping Indicator is a signal-based tool designed for MetaTrader 4 that focuses on short-term price movements. Unlike indicators that redraw historical signals to inflate their accuracy, this one locks its alerts the moment they trigger. Once an arrow appears on your chart, it stays there—for better or worse. The indicator works across multiple timeframes but shows its strength on the 1-minute and 5-minute charts where scalpers operate. It generates buy and sell signals through a combination of price momentum analysis and volatility filters. When conditions align, traders get visual arrows and optional sound alerts. Here’s…

On March 23, 2026, Google will update its Google Ads Gambling and games policy to say that your overall account must demonstrate good policy health to be eligible for gambling and games certification. Meaning, you need to have a good account history and have a number of violations on your account.Google wrote, All accounts seeking to advertise in any gambling and games category must now demonstrate good policy health as set out below.”What is good policy health? Google wrote:Manager Accounts (MCCs) which have significant volume of gambling certificates revoked from accounts under its management or if significant volumes of accounts…

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), an independent government body acting as the national corporate regulator, has identified regulatory gaps in fast-growing fintech areas, especially digital assets. The regulator’s new report titled “Key issues outlook 2026” released Tuesday expressed concerns that consumers are exposed to the rapidly expanding and unlicensed crypto, payments and artificial intelligence companies. It argued that it is for the government to determine whether these new products or services should be brought under the regulatory purview, while warning that some entities may actively look to remain unlicensed, adding to the “perceived regulatory uncertainty.”This behavior of some…

Payment flexibility isn’t an abstract feature—it affects how you handle everyday financial moments. It often determines whether a payment goes through smoothly, costs more than expected, or fails at the worst possible time. Below are 7 everyday situations where payment flexibility can make a real difference for you, based on common real-life scenarios. When You’re Traveling Abroad What this looks like in real life:  You’re traveling and discover that while hotels accept cards, smaller cafés, taxis, or local services prefer specific card networks or payment types. Why payment flexibility helps you: You can switch between payment methods when one isn’t accepted You’re less dependent on carrying cash You…

Bitcoin has been in selloff mode again, but bulls could have an opportunity to charge as price tests the bottom of an ascending channel on the 4-hour chart. Or will we see a break lower and further downside for BTC/USD? Better keep close tabs on these inflection points! Bitcoin (BTC/USD) 4-hour Chart by TradingView The crypto mood has soured again in the previous week, as bitcoin struggled to catch a bid despite risk flows in both directions. BTC/USD lost ground early on while risk-off flows picked up on tariffs-related geopolitical tensions then proceeded to extend its decline even as risk-taking…