After an earlier attempt failed, Florida lawmakers are reviving a proposal that would allow the state to hold digital assets as part of its finances. The plan would create a state-run cryptocurrency reserve. Introduced on Jan. 7 for the 2026 legislative session by Republican Representative John Snyder, House Bill 1039 would set up a Strategic …
Coincheck's acquisition of 3iQ could significantly enhance its global market reach and diversify its digital asset investment solutions.
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The proposal reduces Florida’s crypto ambitions, effectively limiting eligible assets to Bitcoin and distancing it from pension exposure.
William Blair Fintech Equity Analyst Andrew Jeffery thinks now is the time to buy Bitcoin. In a CNBC interview, Jeffery said the recent crypto weakness is temporary and backed Circle and Coinbase as his top picks. He believes Bitcoin will eventually challenge gold’s market cap, which is currently 15 times larger. Bitcoin has pulled back …
In a statement, the board said that the disagreements stemmed from recent proposals to privatize the Zashi mobile wallet.
Chainalysis reported crypto crime hit $154 billion in 2025, driven by state-linked hacking, sanctions evasion and stablecoin-based laundering.
Analysts point to overhead resistance, cautious derivatives positioning, and lingering internal fatigue as catalysts.
This move could enhance investor confidence in crypto ETFs, potentially driving more institutional interest and capital into the digital asset space.
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The token's performance is likely impacted by a civil war within a major BNB treasury firm, where a shareholder is challenging the company's leadership.
The Ethereum price is approaching a decisive moment on the weekly timeframe, where long-term structure matters more than short-term volatility. After spending years building higher lows inside a rising channel, ETH recently attempted a breakout above resistance—only to be rejected. That rejection has not broken the structure, but it has raised the stakes. The market …
House Bill 1039 would let Florida invest in crypto outside its treasury, reviving a withdrawn proposal and signaling the GOP’s growing embrace of ‘digital gold.’
Binance launched gold and silver perpetual futures settled in USDT, expanding crypto-denominated access to precious metals markets.
Bitcoin has absorbed a sharp sell-off and stabilized at key support, signaling that buyers are firmly in control. With the market holding its structure, insights from Quantum Models suggest that Wave (3) is underway, pointing toward a near-term target around $104,000. Q-Structure Confluence Holds Firm, Keeping The Bullish Bias Alive Elliott Chart, in a recent update, highlighted that Bitcoin remains firmly supported around the Q-Structure λ₅ confluence zone, a level that continues to underpin the broader bullish outlook. This support area has absorbed selling pressure, suggesting that larger participants are still defending key levels despite recent volatility. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Dips Further, Setting Up a High-Stakes Support Moment Upon closer examination of market structure, the recent pullback is now being classified as a complex corrective phase rather than the beginning of a larger downtrend. Specifically, the correction is interpreted as Intermediate Wave (2), unfolding through a Zigzag W | Zigzag X | Triangle Y setup. With this corrective pattern largely resolved, Elliott Chart highlights that Intermediate Wave (3) is now in progress, with Minor Waves 1 and 2 already taking shape. This suggests the market is building the foundation for a more decisive move higher. The critical piece still developing is an impulsive Minor Wave 3. Historically, this wave tends to be the strongest and most aggressive part of an advance. If it unfolds as expected, the model points to a near-term Q-Target around $104,444, generated using the Q-Structure λᵣ projection. This bullish scenario is derived from insights within the Quantum Models framework and is not based on short-term noise. Notably, this potential trend reversal was first projected back on November 15, during Bitcoin’s decline. Sharp Flush Finds Strong Demand At Key Levels Delving into current price actions, CyrilXBT disclosed that Bitcoin experienced a sharp flush but found buyers precisely at a critical support level, allowing the price to stabilize and gradually grind higher. This reaction indicates that the recent sell-off was absorbed by strong demand rather than driven by panic selling, reflecting healthy market participation from buyers at key zones. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Recovery Extends Into 2026 as Charts Hint at Another Leg Higher This type of price action highlights absorption, not fear. What stands out most is the higher-low structure that has emerged following the drop. This formation is important because it signals that downside pressure is weakening. As long as Bitcoin continues to hold within this reclaimed range, the risk of a deeper sell-off diminishes, and the market maintains the potential for further upward moves. Sideways or consolidating price action at these levels is constructive for the overall crypto market. Maintaining this structure sets the stage for a healthier, more sustainable advance for Bitcoin rather than a rushed or volatile rebound. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com
Banks risk falling behind if they cling to private blockchains. Upgrading to public, permissioned layer-2 infrastructure with ZK-proofs is essential for modern finance.
Wyoming launched a state-backed stablecoin on Solana, and Morgan Stanley filed for a Solana trust product this week. Last month, Visa expanded USDC settlement to run on Solana rails, and JPMorgan tokenized commercial paper using Solana for part of the settlement stack. These are not rumors or roadmap promises. They happened over 60 days, and […]
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BlackRock's significant crypto transfer to Coinbase Prime may signal shifting market strategies amid volatile ETF flows and investor sentiment.
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BitMEX's annual report details the impact of the Oct crash on market liquidity, basis trades and other key issues.
YZi accused CEA of mismanagement and poor communication, and is seeking changes to the board, disclosure of treasury holdings, and more.
Fresh on-chain data has stirred discussion around XRP’s short-term outlook after major exchanges recorded a net outflow of roughly 22 million XRP in the first week of the year. While this has triggered speculation about a potential supply shock, the underlying data suggest the situation is more balanced than the headlines imply. XRP Exchange Supply …
Bernstein analysts say Bitcoin and the broader crypto market have likely bottomed. The call marks a clear shift from the $50,000-$60,000 downside fears that hung over the market in late 2025. Morgan Stanley added weight to the bullish case this week, filing S-1 applications for both Bitcoin and Solana ETFs. The bank also added an …
Bitcoin retreated to five-day lows during as repeated failures to break through $94,500 reinforced a tight trading range.
Structural demand, historical timing, and January inflection points collide in 2026.
With the start of 2026, PEPE has captured market attention with a massive surge of 50% in just seven days. It has become one of the most resilient in the meme-coin market. The short covering rally occurs following a breakout of the multi-month consolidation. PEPE price surpassed the key hurdle of $0.000005407 with strong volume. …
Cardano (ADA) has managed to draw back traders’ focus after a year marked by significant losses in the market. The recent weeks’ performance of ADA coin shows improved Technical Combination with ADA ETF filing update, increased open interest commitments, and DeFi governance being the catalysts. The impact can be seen with Cardano’s NIGHT token, a …
Bybit’s top performing fund saw returns of 20.3% APR driven by the exchange’s flagship high-yield USDT-based strategies.
ECC's CEO, Josh Swihart, claims the team was forced to leave because of changes that made their work untenable.
Zcash (ZEC), once one of the largest privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies, has recently gone through a massive market backlash as its entire core development group, Electric Coin Company (ECC) quit the project following a significant governance row with the Bootstrap board. Such a sudden change in leadership has created an air of uncertainty about the future of …
XRP Ledger whale activity spiked sharply at the start of the week, with on-chain data provider Santiment flagging a surge in large-value transfers that pushed the network to its highest $100,000+ transaction count in roughly three months, a setup the firm says typically coincides with elevated volatility. XRP Whales Are Waking Up Again “XRP Ledger has seen a major increase in whale transactions (moved valued at $100K or more on the network),” Santiment wrote in a post on Wednesday via X alongside a Sanbase chart. “Monday saw 2,170 of them, and yesterday shot all the way up to 2,802 (a 3-month high). Volatility should be higher than usual.” The chart, labeled “XRP $1M+ & $100K+ Whale Transactions Per Day,” highlights two specific data points for the $100K+ threshold: 2,170 transactions on Jan. 5, 2026 and 2,802 transactions on Jan. 6, 2026. The Jan. 6 print is marked as the local peak and, per Santiment’s commentary, the strongest reading in approximately three months, the highest shown since the infamous October 10 liquidation event. Related Reading: XRP Rally Reopens The $8–$12 Zone Debate, Says Will Taylor While Santiment’s post spotlights $100K+ transfers, the chart also tracks $1 million-plus whale transactions. That series suggests large-holder activity picked up across multiple size bands into the early-January move, with $1 million transactions pushing to a one-month high, the strongest reading since early December. The jump stands out because $1 million-plus activity appears to have been comparatively muted through most of December, especially when set against the mid-October to November stretch, when the chart shows more frequent days with higher counts. Related Reading: XRP Sees Back-to-Back Liquidation Waves: Binance Absorbs Majority Of Liquidations In practical market terms, traders tend to watch bursts in large on-chain transfers for what they might represent rather than treating the raw counts as a directional signal. Spikes can reflect accumulation or distribution, internal treasury movements by large entities, exchange-related transfers, or positioning around liquidity events. What they often share is mechanical impact: when large holders move size, the probability of sharper intraday swings tends to increase, particularly if that activity persists over multiple sessions. XRP Also Re-Enters The Social ‘Trending’ Set The whale-transaction alert landed alongside a separate Santiment update that placed XRP among the assets seeing the biggest jumps in discussion across social channels. In that post, Santiment grouped XRP with Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, MicroStrategy, and Litecoin as the day’s top “trending” tickers by changes in conversation volume for Wednesday. For XRP specifically, Santiment said the discussion mix leaned heavily institutional in tone: ETF flows, “record-breaking net assets,” and the idea of XRP as a high-beta trade into 2025–2026 narratives while also referencing perceived regulatory clarity after the SEC case resolution and use cases such as bridge activity for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets. Those claims were presented as themes circulating in social chatter rather than as independently verified developments in the post itself. At press time, XRP traded at $2.127. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum draws inspiration from both BitTorrent and Linux to define its future. Like BitTorrent, it proves decentralized systems can scale globally without central control. Like Linux, it shows that open and permissionless networks can gain trust from enterprises and governments. Buterin explained that Ethereum’s Layer 1 is designed to be …