UK banks are blocking or delaying roughly 40% of payments to crypto exchanges, raising pressure on the UK’s digital asset sector.
Strategy disclosed it has acquired 2,932 Bitcoin for about $264 million, at an average price near $90,100 per BTC. This latest purchase increases Strategy’s overall Bitcoin holdings to 712,647 BTC as of January 25, 2026. The firm’s total Bitcoin investment now stands at roughly $54.19 billion, with an average purchase price of about $76,000 per …
Software Engineer and founder of various AI start ups Vincent Van Code (@vincent_vancode) argues on X that most XRP burn projections are understated because they assume today’s low transaction fees persist even under heavy network usage. In his framing, sustained congestion on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) could push fees higher via the protocol’s load-scaling mechanics, potentially destroying on the order of one billion XRP annually. XRPL Load Factor Could Turn Fees Into A Major XRP Burn In a thread titled “The ‘Supply Meltdown’ Simulation,” Vincent Van Code claimed “everyone is calculating the XRP burn wrong,” starting with the premise that the commonly cited base fee of 0.00001 XRP only reflects a quiet network. “But what happens if the world actually starts using the XRPL at its 3,400 TPS limit?” he wrote, positioning load-driven fee escalation as the pivotal variable rather than raw throughput alone. Van Code’s simulation walks through multiple fee regimes at the same headline activity rate, emphasizing that burn changes dramatically when the ledger is full and the “Load Factor” increases fees to deter spam. “As the ledger fills up, the Load Factor kicks in to stop spam,” he wrote. “Fees don’t just stay low; they scale exponentially.” Related Reading: XRP To $11, And Then $70: The Next Impulse Wave To Watch Out For He anchored the thread with four scenarios and daily burn estimates, starting with what he called a “standard day” of 1.2 million transactions and roughly 450 XRP burned per day. From there, he modeled “global adoption” at the stated 3,400 TPS ceiling, translating to about 293 million transactions per day at base fee and an estimated 2,937 XRP burned daily. The more aggressive claims come when he holds transaction volume constant at that 293 million-per-day level but lifts the effective fee via congestion. In his “congestion hike” case, he assumes the load-scaled fee rises to 0.001 XRP, implying about 293,760 XRP burned per day. In a “full gridlock” case at 0.01 XRP per transaction, he estimates 2,937,600 XRP burned daily. Related Reading: XRP Price Recovery Is Possible If It Reclaims This Ichimoku Base The thesis leans on a structural feature of XRPL fees: they are not paid out to validators or any sponsoring entity, but removed from circulation. Van Code underscored that distinction directly. “The fees aren’t paid to miners. They aren’t paid to Ripple. They are destroyed forever.” The “Supply Meltdown” Simulation ???? Headline: Everyone is calculating the $XRP burn wrong. ???? The “base fee” (0.00001 XRP) only exists when the network is quiet. But what happens if the world actually starts using the XRPL at its 3,400 TPS limit? The Congestion Math: As the… — Vincent Van Code (@vincent_vancode) January 24, 2026 From that, he draws his headline conclusion: “Under extreme global utility, we aren’t burning a few hundred tokens. We could be wiping 1 BILLION $XRP out of existence every year,” framing network demand—and the congestion it creates—as “the ultimate deflationary engine.” At press time, XRP traded at $1.88. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Ripple has entered a partnership with Jeel Movement, the digital innovation arm of Riyad Bank, to support the use of blockchain technology in Saudi Arabia’s financial system. The collaboration will explore cross-border payments, digital asset custody, and tokenization. Announced by Ripple’s Reece Merrick, the deal aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy to modernize finance …
Bitcoin dipped below $87,000 as the Coinbase Premium hit 12-month lows, signalling weak US demand and with technicals hinting at a $66,000 BTC price target.
The company’s stack now stands at 712,647 BTC, worth about $62 billion at the current price of $87,500.
The crypto market is flashing a rare signal for XRP, suggesting the asset may be undervalued and presenting a potential buying opportunity for investors. Data from blockchain analytical firm Santiment shows that XRP’s 30-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) is at -5.7%, a level the analytics firm characterizes as a potential “buy zone.” This […]
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Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, bought 2,932 Bitcoin last week for $264M, continuing its treasury-focused BTC accumulation strategy.
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Strategy's holdings account for approximately 3.4% of the total 21 million bitcoin supply — worth around $62.5 billion.
The U.S. dollar is weakening again, and investors are watching closely. As the Dollar Index drops to a 4-month low, fears of possible yen intervention are growing. Historical data shows that a weaker dollar has always helped Bitcoin rise sharply, raising the question of whether this drop could spark the next Bitcoin rally. Dollar Index …
A U.S. winter storm has seen many bitcoin miners curtail operations, slashing Foundry USA pool’s hashrate and slowing block production.
The blockchain battle is now centered on distribution, as established firms convert existing customers into network participants and create new competitive landscapes.
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On January 28, 2026, Binance Futures will launch the TSLAUSDT perpetual contract with a maximum of 5x leverage.
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On January 28, 2026, at 14:30 UTC, Binance Futures will launch the TSLAUSDT Equity Perpetual Contract, allowing traders to follow Tesla Inc. stock (Nasdaq: TSLA) prices without owning the shares. The contract offers up to 5× leverage, enabling users to amplify potential gains or losses while trading. This addition expands Binance’s stock‑linked derivatives, giving crypto traders …
Crypto pundit Kyle Chassé has pointed to the rising global liquidity to prove that Bitcoin is currently undervalued. His comments come as fiat currencies like the Dollar and Yen continue to weaken amid concerns about governments’ fiscal policies. Global Liquidity Points To A Bitcoin Target Of $270,000 In an X post, Kyle Chassé shared an accompanying chart highlighting a Bitcoin target of $270,000 based on rising global liquidity. The pundit stated that the herd says that $90,000 BTC is expensive, but that the fiat ledger has reminded everyone why the digital ledger exists. This came as he revealed that the global M2 money supply has hit a record $98 trillion, driven by aggressive expansion from the U.S., the Eurozone, China, and Japan. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Following The 2022 Fractal? Here Was The Previous Outcome Chassé further noted that year-to-date (YTD) global liquidity growth is now 6.2%, the fastest pace since the 2020 pandemic response. The pundit warned that in a system where the fiat denominator is permanently diluted, fixed-supply assets are not going up in price, but that cash is “loudly becoming worthless.” As such, he believes that BTC is a good hedge against currency debasement and potentially inflation. The pundit’s comments notably come amid a decline in the dollar, with the DXY down since the start of the year. The yen is also down YTD, as these fiat declines are coming amid a push by the governments to increase spending. Increased government spending is considered bullish for Bitcoin, given its fixed supply compared to fiat currencies, which governments continue to print. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes had also recently predicted that a rise in dollar liquidity would spark higher BTC prices. However, that is yet to be the case as Bitcoin continues to trade like a risk asset and has erased its year-to-date (YTD) gains amid political tensions in the U.S. A U.S. government shutdown is also looking more likely by January 31, sparking a BTC drop below $87,000 yesterday. BTC Will Rise Once Liquidity Returns Crypto pundit Merlijn assured that Bitcoin will rise once liquidity comes back. In an X post, he urged market participants to zoom out and that the BTC pattern would become obvious. The pundit revealed that the flagship crypto has already recorded waves 1, 2, and 3 with lower highs, which signal trend fatigue. Related Reading: Here’s Why The Bitcoin, Ethereum, And Solana Prices Are Still Crashing Hard Now, Bitcoin is looking to form waves 4 and 5, which would signal a reset, absorption, and base building. Merlijn suggested that the bottom may not yet be in, but that once that happens, BTC could rally to as high as $124,000, bringing it close to its current all-time high (ATH) of $126,000. At the time of writing, the Bitcoin price is trading at around $87,700, down in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Pngtree, chart from Tradingview.com
Japan, one of Asia’s biggest financial market has taken a major step into the crypto investment space, with plans to approve spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as early as 2028. If approved, this could make investing in Bitcoin and other digital assets much easier through regulated stock market products. Japan to Approve Spot Crypto ETFs …
Ethereum whale deposits 50,000 ETH into Gemini after 9 years, signaling strategic profit-taking amid market weakness.
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After nearly nine years of inactivity, an Ethereum wallet has reactivated, transferring 50,000 ETH, worth about $145 million, to a Gemini deposit address. The wallet originally accumulated its ETH in 2017 when prices were around $90 and still holds approximately 85,000 ETH valued at $244 million. The move comes as Ethereum trades near $2,890 amid …
The temporary loss of mining power underscores academic concerns that geographic and pool concentration can magnify infrastructure failures, though markets showed little immediate reaction.
A rare streak of four consecutive declines collides with January options expiry that could influence short term price action.
Bitcoin bounced off $86,000 alongside the CME futures open, but broader price action still points to a grinding downtrend as risk-off sentiment lifts precious metals.
Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet has revised its outlook upward, expecting 2025 revenue of about 5.8 billion yen or $58 million and operating profit of about $40 million. The firm anticipates 2026 revenue to rise to approximately $103 million, with operating profit expected to be around $73 million. However, a drop in Bitcoin prices will …
Past yen shocks were followed by BTC dropping 30% before rebounding more than 100%, a pattern traders are watching as talk of Japan's intervention returns.
Bitcoin price has been under pressure since October, dropping over 30% from its all-time high of $126,000. While the price drop has made many retail investors nervous, but a new data from Coinbase reveals a different story. As 71% of institutional investors believe Bitcoin is undervalued near the $88,000 level. Here’s what the Coinbase report …
Gold just did what safe havens are supposed to do: it went vertical. On Jan. 26, bullion surged past the psychological $5,000 barrier and briefly topped $5,100 an ounce as investors stampeded toward insurance. This move extends a historic run that saw the precious metal rise 64% in 2025, marking the metal's biggest annual gain […]
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The Financial Services Agency is moving to classify crypto as an eligible asset for exchange-traded funds, with potential inflows reaching $6.4 billion, according to Nikkei.
Crypto funds have posted their largest weekly outflows since November 2025 as U.S.-led redemptions neared $2 billion, per CoinShares.
The company forecasts revenue of over $100 million for FY2026, with 97.5% of projected sales coming from its Bitcoin Income Generation business.
A new Bitcoin price prediction has been put forward following a long-term technical analysis shared on the social media platform X by crypto analyst Leshka.eth. The analysis compares Bitcoin’s current structure on the weekly timeframe to the 2021 market peak, showing how price behavior is repeating an identical pattern. Based on how Bitcoin has interacted with a rising multi-year channel in previous cycles, the analysis proposes a projection as to how Bitcoin could be setting up for a powerful corrective move that sends the price back to as low as $30,000. Bitcoin Weekly Structure About To Break Technical analysis of Bitcoin’s price action on the weekly candlestick timeframe chart shows that the leading cryptocurrency has been trading with higher highs and higher lows since 2018. Interestingly, this trend of higher highs has led to repeated interaction with a rising resistance trendline that has defined every major cycle top. Related Reading: Ripple’s Next Steps: Where XRP Stops Being Trade And Starts Being Infrastrucutre As shown in the chart below, Bitcoin pushes into this upper boundary during each bull market, only to be rejected once momentum fades. These rejection points are clearly marked across multiple cycles, including the 2017 and 2021 peaks. This repeated failure is a defining feature of Bitcoin’s macro cycles of exhaustion after prolonged upside expansion. Bitcoin once again rallied into this same long-term trendline when it broke to new all-time highs in October 2025 before stalling and rolling over. Bitcoin’s price failed to hold above the trendline and has corrected by about 30% since then. The leading cryptocurrency is now trading below $90,000, and this technical outlook introduces the possibility that the current pullback is not yet complete and could extend further. Bitcoin Weekly Candlestick Chart. Source: @leshka_eth on X Bitcoin Crash Extension To $30,000? The chart also highlights the depth of prior bear market declines once Bitcoin was rejected at this long-term structure. After the 2017 cycle top, Bitcoin fell roughly 84.99% from peak to trough. Following the 2021 high, Bitcoin once again declined by about 77.47% before finding a bottom near the lower boundary of the broader rising channel. Based on the current setup, the projected downside move marked on the chart measures approximately 72.86%. Applying a drawdown of that magnitude from the recent cycle high places Bitcoin’s potential bottom around $30,000. Related Reading: Coinbase Exec Points Out The Big Difference Between Bitcoin And Central Banks Interestingly, Grok AI offered a more optimistic interpretation of Bitcoin’s near-term outlook based on responses to questions under the same technical post. According to Grok, aggregated views from sources such as CNBC, Reddit, and Forbes suggest that the probability of Bitcoin dropping into the $30,000 to $40,000 range is relatively low, estimated at around 15% to 25% by bearish cycle models. On the other hand, many analysts instead expect higher price floors, often above $50,000. Some long-term projections extend over $200,000, with names like Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao predicting $200,000 and Tom Lee predicting $250,000 in 2026. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com