Murtuza Merchant
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Murtuza is a seasoned finance journalist with extensive experience covering cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. He has contributed to Benzinga and Cointelegraph, among other publications, reporting on emerging trends, the regulatory landscape, and more. Find him at @murtuza_merc on Twitter and mmerchant001 on Telegram.
Disclosure: Murtuza holds ATOM, AKT, TIA, INJ, and OSMO.
Bitcoin Is Coiling, Wintermute Says The Fed Will Determine Which Way It Explodes
Crypto traders shift into defensive, yield-focused strategies as markets await the Fed decision expected to define Bitcoin’s next move toward $85k or $100k.
Murtuza MerchantDec 09, 2025
A New Fed Standard? Trump Makes Rate Cuts A Mandatory Condition
Trump says his next Federal Reserve chair must support immediate interest-rate cuts, making monetary easing a core requirement of his economic policy direction.
Murtuza MerchantDec 09, 2025
CFTC Launches Pilot Program Allowing Tokenized Collateral In U.S. Derivatives Markets
The CFTC has launched a pilot program allowing bitcoin, ether, USDC, and tokenized real-world assets to be used as collateral in U.S. derivatives markets, establishing new regulatory guidance and withdrawing outdated restrictions.
Murtuza MerchantDec 08, 2025
Bitcoin’s Next Big Move May Be Violent: New Data Shows A Clash Between Holder Cohorts
New analyses from Bitfinex and Glassnode show Bitcoin nearing a critical inflection point as long-term accumulation clashes with rising short-term holder stress.
Murtuza MerchantDec 08, 2025
Solana And XRP Just Did What Bitcoin Couldn’t And Institutions Are Rushing In
Wall Street is no longer treating altcoins as speculative side bets. New ETF flows show institutions are reallocating funds away from Bitcoin and Ethereum and directing them toward Solana, XRP, HBAR, and LINK at unprecedented rates, signaling the beginning of crypto’s next institutional expansion cycle.
Murtuza MerchantDec 08, 2025
Why A Bitcoin Transfer Worth More Than Many Public Companies Happened Now
A 43,033-BTC transfer worth $3.9B appears tied to Twenty One’s NYSE listing preparations, reflecting an escrow release, not a new Tether market buy.
Murtuza MerchantDec 08, 2025
Bitcoin’s Shock Rally Vaporized $348M In Leverage — Who Got Hit The Hardest?
Bitcoin’s jump to $91K sparked more than $348 million in liquidations as whale buying pressure flipped the market, wiping out over 122,000 traders.
Murtuza MerchantDec 07, 2025
Why Thieves Targeted Bonk, But Solana Took The Biggest Hit In The Upbit Breach
Upbit lost more than 104 billion crypto tokens in a 54-minute hack on Nov. 27, raising concerns over Korea’s regulatory gaps and the exchange’s delayed notification to authorities.
Murtuza MerchantDec 07, 2025
Google Introduces Titans, The First AI System To Update Its Own Memory In Real Time
Google’s Titans and MIRAS frameworks introduce real-time long-term memory for AI, enabling models to learn while running and outperform GPT-4 on extreme long-context tasks.
Murtuza MerchantDec 07, 2025
PwC: Hedge-Fund Crypto Exposure Surges To 55%, Up From 47% Last Year
Hedge funds have raised crypto exposure to a record high, with most planning further increases as institutional adoption accelerates, PwC’s new report shows.
Murtuza MerchantDec 06, 2025
