A call is being planned to discuss the state of the legislation that's now been postponed in the Senate Banking Committee, sources say.
US and Taiwan reportedly finalize a trade deal lowering tariffs and unlocking $500B in semiconductor investments for US operations.
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Bitcoin (BTC) price has gained significant bullish sentiment, despite its 2% retrace on Thursday, January 15, to trade at about $95.4k At press time. The flagship coin has cooled down from its bullish momentum gained in the past few days following the bipartisan delay of the Clarity Act. Bitcoin Price Eyes $99k After Its Rebound …
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Ethereum is back to trading just above $3,300 per ETH in a slow bullish extension over the past week. After months of wide swings and failed follow-throughs above $3,000, the structure on the monthly timeframe chart is beginning to look bullish in a way that traders should take seriously. A recent technical breakdown shared by Merlijn The Trader on X shows that Ethereum is approaching a moment where consolidation could give way to forceful expansion, with $5,000 as the most important inflection point. Bullish Pennant Says Bullish Momentum About To Be Unlocked The chart showing the technical analysis from Merlijn shows a bullish pennant forming on Ethereum’s monthly timeframe. This bullish pennant shows that price action has been compressing between a rising support line and a descending resistance line, and this has created a narrowing structure since 2021. Related Reading: Here’s Why The Bitcoin, Ethereum, And Dogecoin Prices Are Surging Today Ethereum briefly pushed above the upper boundary of this pennant in 2025, rallying to just under the $5,000 mark before momentum faded and corrective moves followed. Since then, price action appears to be gravitating back toward the former resistance line, now acting as a key area of interest. As it stands, Ethereum is now retesting the upper trendline of this bullish pennant for a final upward move. Based on this projection, the first major barrier for Ethereum to break is around $3,300. A clean break above that level would likely open a path toward $3,600, an area that previously acted as a turning point during past rallies. The most consequential zone, however, is around the August 2025 all-time high of $5,000. A break above this zone would unlock bullish momentum based on the bullish pennant and play out in the majority of 2026. How Can This Breakout Play Out? Merlijn’s chart doesn’t stop at the breakout trigger once it breaks above the upper trendline of the pennant. It sketches a full road map for how the move could unfold once Ethereum leaves the pennant. The first step in that projection is a push above $3,600 before a more meaningful test around $5,000. Once Ethereum is able to break above $5,000, then the door is open for new price highs. Related Reading: Why The Ethereum Price Could Bounce Above $3,500 Soon However, the breakout is expected to come with volatility and retests, not a straight line upward, but still resolves higher if the pennant thesis holds. From $5,000, the projection turns into a two-stage expansion. The first stage shows a force move, where Ethereum goes on a rally to as high as $6,000, then chops through another sharp dip to $4,000 and another recovery sequence before the larger leg higher. The larger leg, higher projected on the chart, points to $8,400 as the final price target zone for Ethereum. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com
Citrea launches ctUSD, a Bitcoin-native stablecoin backed 1:1 by T-bills and fiat, issued by MoonPay and powered by M0.
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Market expert Bird has recently issued a bold forecast for XRP, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency, suggesting that it could experience a major upside of 800% within this year. If this prediction holds true, XRP could reach a new all-time high of $18.40 per coin. Forecast Indicates XRP Might Rival Ethereum Bird’s forecast hinges on the XRP/BTC ratio, which he predicts will reach 1:5,000 by the end of 2026. This means that 5,000 XRP would be equivalent to 1 Bitcoin (BTC). Currently, the XRP/BTC ratio trades at approximately 0.00002235. Related Reading: Crypto Market Bill Draft Criticized For Allowing Continued Developer Prosecution For Bird’s envisioned target to materialize, the ratio must increase to 0.0002 BTC per token, representing a substantial gain of around 794% from current levels. With a total supply of 100 billion coins, this price projection implies an overall valuation of approximately $1.84 trillion for XRP. Such a figure would place the cryptocurrency in close competition with Ethereum—and striking distance of Bitcoin’s market cap. Additional Price Scenarios For The Altcoin Market expert Sam Daodu also outlined alternative scenarios for XRP’s future performance. In a base case, where the altcoin garners continued institutional support but doesn’t close the gap with Bitcoin’s market capitalization, the price could range between $3 and $4. This outcome would depend on exchange traded funds (ETFs) attracting a “few billion in assets” while Bitcoin’s dominance falls to the 40–50% range during a broader altcoin rotation. Related Reading: Zcash Foundation Investigation Closed: SEC Decision Sparks 12% Jump In ZEC Price Conversely, there exists a bear case where macroeconomic challenges or obstacles within the crypto ecosystem could hinder XRP’s price growth. Factors such as geopolitical instability could redirect capital back to Bitcoin and gold, while banks might opt for private ledgers and established stablecoins instead of adopting XRP. Monthly escrow releases from Ripple of 1 billion coins, accompanied by a potential diminishing exchange-traded fund demand, might cap any potential upside action for the cryptocurrency, leaving it to trade around its current trading prices of $2. Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com
SEC Chair Paul Atkins told Fox Business in December that he expects US financial markets to move on-chain “in a couple of years.” The statement landed somewhere between prophecy and policy directive, especially coming from the architect of “Project Crypto,” the Commission's formal initiative to enable tokenized market infrastructure. However, what does “on-chain” mean when […]
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Increasing Bitcoin whale balances highlight reaccumulation, aligning with renewed spot BTC ETF inflows. Will $100,000 become support soon?
Bitcoin rose back above $97,000 this week as more money flowed into US spot Bitcoin ETFs, according to market data and analysts. However, BTC price is now slipping back toward the $95,000 level after the US Senate Banking Committee delayed a bill focused at setting rules for the crypto market. Bitcoin Declines As Crypto Bill …
The firm is exploring how these technologies can fit into its business and has met with prediction market platforms.
Three House Democrats warned that leaving the SEC's case against the Tron founder unresolved could ”undermine investors’ confidence” in the financial regulator.
Despite the postponement of a hearing that could have advanced crypto legislation, lawmakers insist the effort is far from dead.
The latest push to establish a comprehensive U.S. crypto market structure framework hit a snag this week, but leaders in DeFi don’t seem alarmed by the collapse.
In a letter on Thursday, lawmakers accused the SEC of enabling a "pay-to-play" dynamic after dropping cases against Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and Justin Sun.
Polygon's strategy sets a new benchmark for blockchain growth, emphasizing data-driven user acquisition and redefining marketing metrics.
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Tokenized deposits and fund shares are emerging as a regulated alternative to stablecoins within the banking system.
The planned altcoins listings will expand CME’s regulated crypto derivatives contracts beyond Bitcoin, Ether, XRP and Solana.
XRP has been one of the most actively traded cryptocurrencies in recent weeks, despite its price continuing to face resistance following a short-lived rally. Related Reading: XRP Price Is Approaching A Key Decision Zone, But Structure Is Still Firmly Bullish While trading volumes across several markets have climbed, the token has struggled to maintain levels above key support zones, reflecting a growing gap between investor activity and price performance. Data from multiple exchanges shows that interest in XRP remains strong, particularly in regions such as Australia, where it recently overtook Bitcoin as the most traded digital asset on BTC Markets. However, this surge in trading has not translated into sustained upward price momentum. XRP's price records sideways price action on the daily chart. Source: XRPUSD on Tradingview XRP Trading Volume Rises as Investor Behavior Shifts According to BTC Markets’ 2025 Investor Study Report, XRP surpassed Bitcoin in trading activity for the first time in four years. The exchange cited strong community engagement and its role as a Ripple On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) partner as key drivers behind the shift. Despite Bitcoin recording a 70% price increase in 2025 and reaching a new all-time high, Australian traders increasingly focused on XRP during the financial year. XRP itself saw notable price movements, reaching $3.34 in January 2025 and peaking near $3.66 by July before falling roughly 50% to around $1.80 by year-end. The report also projected a maturing investor base. Average trade sizes rose by 25%, daily trading volumes increased by 17%, and participation expanded among older investors, women, and self-managed super funds. This suggests that crypto activity is becoming more structured rather than purely speculative. Price Pullback Follows Brief Rally While trading activity has remained elevated, XRP’s price has struggled to hold recent gains. After briefly trading near the $2.20 level, the token slipped below $2.10, posting a daily decline of over 2%. Analysts attribute the pullback to regulatory uncertainty, whale distribution, and reduced optimism following delays to U.S. crypto market structure legislation. Market observers note that XRP is currently consolidating between $2.00 and $2.15, with $2.08 acting as a key support zone. Technical indicators indicate that the token is trading above its 50-day moving average but below its 200-day average, suggesting mixed momentum in the short term. Some analysts view the current phase as a period of consolidation rather than a full-fledged trend reversal. However, resistance near $2.20 remains a hurdle for any renewed upside. Institutional Signals and Long-Term Outlook Ripple has continued to position itself in the institutional market, recently highlighting its prime brokerage arm, Ripple Prime, on its homepage. The company also secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Luxembourg, allowing it to expand regulated payment services across the European Union under MiCA rules. Following the licensing news, XRP briefly climbed to around $2.14, supported by a 74% jump in trading volume. Even so, the price has yet to establish a stable breakout above higher resistance levels. Related Reading: Arthur Hayes Bets On MSTR, Metaplanet And Zcash As Bitcoin Liquidity Turns Longer-term discussions around XRP’s supply dynamics and transaction burn mechanism have also resurfaced, with analysts noting that over 2.5 million XRP have been permanently removed from circulation in recent years. Cover image from ChatGPT, XRPUSD chart from Tradingview
The Story (IP) price has suddenly turned lower after a strong rally, catching many traders off guard. The timing is important because the drop came right after the recent catalyst window that helped push the price up. That’s why many are calling it a classic “buy the rumour, sell the news” move. In crypto, prices …
Bitcoin is now trading around near $96,000 as spot ETF inflows and options market positioning exert opposing mechanical forces on price behavior. The current price sits just outside a range between roughly $90,000 and $94,000, a band that has persisted despite intermittent surges and declines in spot demand through US-listed Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. The breakout […]
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NIP Group, the publicly traded firm behind esports team Ninjas in Pyjamas, is ramping up the Bitcoin mining operation it launched in 2025.
The digital assets crowd has been complaining bitterly about bank-lobbyist tactics, but Senate lawmakers have a much longer relationship with their bankers.
Nvidia discontinues RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB, fueling GPU price hikes as supply tightens and 8GB cards take center stage.
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The crypto analytics firm is replacing its reward-driven social product with a more selective creator marketing platform after X revised its API policies to curb spam.
The first stablecoin issued through MoonPay’s launchpad aims to solve liquidity fragmentation by issuing natively on Citrea.
Tokenization platform Securitize is going public — as soon as the first half of 2026 — through a SPAC deal with Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT)
Sustained US Bitcoin ETF inflows are supporting prices near $97,000, raising questions about whether institutional demand is reshaping Bitcoin’s market cycle.
Crypto markets are getting exciting again, and market strategist Gareth Soloway says the charts are quietly telling an important story. According to Soloway, Bitcoin is holding strong near important levels, while several altcoins are flashing bullish signals that traders should not ignore. Soloway says the best part is that these moves were visible on the …