Onchain data from Nansen showed Solana, BNB Chain, Base, Tron and NEAR handled the most transactions in 2025, as users looked for high‑throughput, low‑fee networks.
The company is selling the site to the Sympatheia Power Fund, managed by Singapore-based Hawksburn Capital.
Binance has added Acala (ACA), DAR Open Network (D), Streamr (DATA), and Flow (FLOW) to its Monitoring Tag list starting January 2, 2026. This tag signals that these tokens show higher risk and volatility and are now under closer review by the exchange. Binance may delist any token that fails to meet its ongoing listing …
The collapse of FTX has once again moved beyond financial misconduct and into the realm of politics, as former executives Ryan Salame and Sam Bankman-Fried revive accusations of bias within the U.S. Department of Justice. Their recent statements have reignited debate over whether prosecutors under the Biden administration selectively pursued individuals rather than applying the …
Memecoins added $3 billion in market cap in one day, led by PEPE’s 23% surge and the buzz around the MemeMax_Fi DEX, hinting at a possible "meme season" underway.
India is urging other countries to develop CBDCs, and China is expanding the use of its digital yuan, allowing banks to offer interest on e-CNY wallets.
As crypto markets head into 2026 in a consolidation-heavy environment, traders are increasingly separating price noise from network strength. While Bitcoin and Ethereum remain range-bound, attention is shifting toward blockchains that demonstrated real usage and economic traction in 2025. Solana stands out on that front. After leading the industry in transaction volume, user activity, and …
The significant short liquidations highlight the volatility and risk in crypto markets, emphasizing the need for cautious trading strategies.
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The idea of the XRP price reaching a four-figure valuation continues to circulate across crypto market discussions, but analysts argue that such expectations are misaligned with realistic timelines. While long-term upside is not dismissed outright, a renowned crypto trader says 2026 is not the inflection window for a $1,000 XRP price, emphasizing patience, structural market maturation, and a longer investment horizon. XRP Price’s Near-Term Expectations Reset The debate around XRP’s long-term valuation has resurfaced following renewed community discussion sparked by a widely circulated price forecast highlighted by Uphold. This forecast suggested that the XRP price could eventually reach $1,000 in 2030. The projection prompted analysts and traders to reframe expectations around timing rather than destination. While some acknowledged the long-term possibility, commentary emphasized that 2026 lacks the structural conditions required to support such a valuation, shifting the focus toward patience and extended adoption cycles. Related Reading: Popular Crypto Founder Dumps Millions In Ethereum, Here’s What He’s Buying A prominent market commentator known as Pharaoh reinforced this position by explicitly ruling out 2025 and 2026 as viable timeframes for such a move. His stance aligns with the view that XRP’s growth trajectory should be evaluated through a long-term lens rather than short-term price spikes. According to this perspective, price discovery at that scale would require sustained institutional integration, deeper utility-driven demand, and time for macro and regulatory clarity to translate into capital inflows. The message to investors is straightforward: suppress short-term noise and avoid anchoring expectations to arbitrary calendar years. Diverging Views Expose The Limits Of Short-Term Price Optimism In a separate post, Pharaoh, reflecting a traditional finance perspective, cautioned holders against short-term, click-driven hype, aligning with Don Kwok’s assessment that rapid gains are unrealistic. That caution is reinforced by XRP’s recent trajectory. Despite recovering from its 2024 drawdown and maintaining relative stability through late 2025, price action has remained range-bound compared to the scale required for exponential upside. Even with the launch and early inflows of XRP-focused exchange-traded products, the impact on spot price has been incremental rather than transformative. Institutional activity, strategic partnerships, and ongoing ecosystem development have improved XRP’s structural positioning, yet none have produced the liquidity surge or demand shock necessary to justify rapid escalation toward triple- or quadruple-digit levels. Related Reading: Can Dogecoin Price Reach $1 In 2026? Analysts Reveal What To Expect This disconnect highlights a key constraint: adoption and institutional validation do not automatically translate into immediate price repricing. Capital rotation into XRP-linked products has so far been measured, and partnership announcements have tended to reinforce long-term utility narratives rather than trigger speculative inflows. As a result, expectations of an accelerated move to $1,000 overlook how slowly large-scale capital typically enters and reshapes mature digital asset markets. These perspectives converge on a single conclusion. While opinions differ on XRP’s ultimate ceiling, there is broad agreement that the asset’s current growth path favors gradual appreciation over explosive near-term gains. The debate, therefore, is not about destination, but about discipline—aligning projections with market mechanics, capital behavior, and realistic timelines rather than headline-driven hype. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
Bitcoin faced familiar $90,000 BTC price resistance into the year's first Wall Street open as gold made a comeback from local lows.
BlackRock's crypto transfer to Coinbase Prime may signal strategic shifts in institutional crypto engagement amid fluctuating ETF outflows.
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Prospective customers could purchase weapons such as missiles, tanks and drones using crypto, according to a government website.
After a turbulent 2025, crypto is entering 2026 under very different conditions. Instead of hype-driven narratives, the focus is shifting toward regulation, infrastructure, and real economic use. According to insights from Coinbase Institutional’s 2026 Crypto Market Outlook, this shift is shaping how crypto grows next. Regulation Is No Longer the Enemy In the U.S., the …
The legislation aims to boost economic development and foreign investment while treating virtual assets strictly as property.
Cardano (ADA) has started 2026 on a positive note, rising nearly 8% today, moving above the $0.36 level and ranking among the day’s top altcoin gainers. This rise comes after a rough December, when ADA fell nearly 20%, leaving many investors cautious. So, what’s driving Cardano’s price higher today? CryptoQuant Data Shows Whale Buying One …
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has outlined an expansive roadmap for 2026, signaling a major shift in how the company sees its future. No longer positioning itself as just a crypto exchange, Coinbase wants to become what Armstrong calls the world’s “number one financial app,” combining traditional finance, crypto, and on-chain infrastructure under one roof. The …
This significant Bitcoin withdrawal suggests increased confidence in long-term growth, potentially reducing short-term market liquidity.
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Crypto analyst Crypto Whale has explained why the Bitcoin price could still crash to as low as $25,000. The analyst also stated this would form the macro bottom for the leading crypto, as it recovers from this bear market. Why The Bitcoin Price Could Drop To As Low As $25,000 In an X post, Crypto Whale stated that the monthly chart suggested that the Bitcoin price could form a macro bottom near $25,000 sometime in 2026. The analyst further remarked that if history rhymes, these deep retracements tend to mark long-term accumulation zones. He added that this doesn’t signify the end of the cycle but the reset before the next expansion. However, in another X post, Crypto Whale suggested that the Bitcoin price isn’t yet in a bear market, highlighting how the 2026 bull run is likely to unfold. He stated that this month, the crypto market will see a Bitcoin-led rally, while there will be a broad altcoin expansion in February. The analyst expects the bull trap to set in in March, which he predicts would lead to volatility and panic selling. Related Reading: Analyst Reveals Why The Bitcoin Price Is Extremely Bearish Right Now Once that happens, Crypto Whale predicts that May will usher in the capitulation phase, while a full bear market confirmation will happen in June. This outlook for the Bitcoin price comes as research firm XWIN Research noted that BTC has not clearly entered a new bullish trend. The firm further stated that the crypto market remains in a high-volatility range environment, which is neither decisively bullish nor bearish. Meanwhile, XWIN Research raised the possibility that the Bitcoin price could drop to as low as $50,000. They stated that this could happen if recession risks intensify, with deleveraging and ETF outflows pushing the leading crypto below $80,000 and making $50,000 a possibility. BTC Death Cross Signals Drop To $38,000 In an X post, crypto analyst Ali Martinez drew attention to a death cross, which has been recurring on the BTC weekly chart. The analyst noted that if history repeats itself, the Bitcoin price could record a similar 50% to 60% correction, dropping to as low as $38,000 in the process. Related Reading: Bitcoin Enters Decision Phase, But What Does It Mean For The Crypto Market? This death cross between the 10-week and 50-week simple moving averages is said to have occurred in September 2014, leading to a Bitcoin price correction of 67%. It also occurred in June 2018, March 2020, and January 2022, resulting in price corrections of 54%, 53%, and 64%, respectively. Martinez opined that the zone between $50,000 and $38,000 is starting to become interesting from a long-term spot accumulation standpoint. He added that the market will confirm the next move for the Bitcoin price in its own time. At the time of writing, the Bitcoin price is trading at around $88,700, up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Pngtree, chart from Tradingview.com
The network's number of new and active addresses also soared to multi-year highs on the last day of the year.
Coinbase's "everything exchange" includes an all-in-one platform as competition intensifies among crypto firms chasing the super app model.
The battle for leadership in the DeFi space is becoming increasingly clear as two major contenders trade very differently heading into 2026. Chainlink price and HYPE have both delivered strong performances over the past year, but recent price action suggests the balance may be shifting again. HYPE price dominated much of 2025, briefly flipping LINK …
ICP pushed above the $3 level on rising activity, holding recent gains as traders reassess near-term direction.
After years of regulatory confusion, the US crypto industry enters 2026 with clearer direction than ever before. A mix of legislative deadlines, new rules, and political shifts is beginning to define how digital assets will be regulated, traded, and used across the country. Under President Donald Trump’s second term, Washington has taken a noticeably more …
Volume on decentralized exchanges also dropped, as one analyst points to seasonal sentiment and year-end repositioning.
According to CryptoQuant’s head of research Julio Moreno, Bitcoin may already be two months into a bear market after several of his indicators flipped to bearish in early November. Related Reading: Crypto Headed For A $10 Trillion Future? Hoskinson Says RWA Is The Key Moreno pointed to the price sliding below its one-year moving average as the clearest technical confirmation, and he used that signal to argue a lower trading range may be on the path ahead. Bitcoin Technical Signals, Market Mood Moreno said a likely bottom could sit near the realized price, which he put in the $56,000–$60,000 band. That would mean a drawdown of roughly 55% from Bitcoin’s all-time high — a drop that is large but smaller than past crashes that hit 70% or 80%. Market momentum is muted. Bitcoin began 2025 near $93,000, peaked at about $126,050 in October, and ended the year below where it started, according to CoinGecko. Trading hovered around $88,920 as of Friday, based on available data. Derivatives Show Caution Ahead Of Expiry Bitcoin was holding the $87,000–$89,000 range as $1.85 billion in options approached expiry. Reports show derivatives volume fell 39% while open interest remained flat, a mix that points to hesitation rather than aggressive positioning by traders. Technical measures show price compression near support, and traders are watching expiry closely because a larger move could follow when those contracts settle. Volatility has been lower than in some previous selloffs, and that has left price action tighter than many expected. Institutional Accumulation And The Missing Shock Moreno and others note the environment feels structurally different. Large institutional players and regulated ETFs have been buying more regularly, and those flows are not known to be selling in panic. That steady demand has helped prevent the kind of cascading failures seen in 2022, when Terra, Celsius and FTX collapsed and amplified losses across the market. Because those big shocks did not occur this time, the drawdown looks more controlled, even if prices are moving down. Outlook Hinges On Macro And Regulation Some analysts still predict 2026 could bring fresh highs, citing expected US rate cuts and a friendlier policy stance in Washington. At the same time, observers are watching whether Bitcoin’s tighter link to US stocks holds as macro and regulatory decisions land. If the correlation weakens, crypto may chart its own course. If it stays strong, the path for Bitcoin could be shaped largely by broader market moves rather than crypto-specific flows. Related Reading: Crypto Exchange Korbit Fined $1.90 Million By South Korean Regulators What Traders Will Watch Based on reports and Moreno’s view, the key items to monitor are the one-year moving average, realized price levels near $56,000–$60,000, the outcome of options expiries, and whether institutional buyers continue steady purchases. Price action has been calmer than some past crises, but that calm has masked real downside risk. Analysts and traders are split; some expect a return to growth next year, while others are preparing for lower prices before any sustained recovery. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
For most of 2025, Bitcoin price predictions were pointing in one direction: higher. Calls for $150,000 and $200,000 became common as Bitcoin pushed deeper into price discovery. But when the year wrapped up, reality looked very different. Bitcoin peaked at around $126,200 on October 7, 2025, then ended the year near $87,000, leaving the majority …
After months of muted price action, memecoins are showing early signs of life. While Bitcoin and Ethereum remain locked in consolidation, select high-beta tokens are starting to outperform. Leading the move is the PEPE price, which is attempting a recovery from a prolonged compression phase. The question traders are asking now is simple: is this …
The start of 2026 seems to have been pretty good for the Story (IP) price, as the rally seems to have reversed the persisting bearish trend. The buying volume has surged to a huge extent, which has pushed the price by more than 35%, rising by over $2.2. This rise comes at a time when …
With trading-hour extensions and digital finance upgrades underway, Korea Exchange is positioning for crypto ETFs while approvals remain stalled.
The Solana-based token passed through a key technical level before easing back into consolidation.