Uniswap (UNI) joined Sui (SUI) as a top performer, up 3.3% from Monday.
This initiative highlights a growing emphasis on robust security frameworks in startup ecosystems, potentially setting new industry benchmarks.
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Trading activity was more than double the token's 30-day average, signaling heightened investor participation.
Bitcoin moved higher on renewed buying from large holders while smaller wallets were seen booking gains, a pattern that on-chain watchers view as supportive for further upside. Related Reading: Bitcoin Wealth Isn’t About Hype—It’s About Time And Stacking, Expert Says Whale Accumulation And Retail Profit-Taking According to Santiment, wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC — described as whales and sharks — have added 56,227 BTC since mid-December. At the same time, wallets with less than 0.01 BTC have been taking profits, suggesting some retail traders expect a bull trap or a fool’s rally. This split — heavy accumulation by large holders while small accounts sell — raises the odds of market cap growth across crypto. Supply Redistribution And Market Structure Market observers say supply is shifting in a way that helps price action. Analyst James Check pointed out that the top-heavy supply share has fallen from 67% to 47%, a large move in a short span. ???? Crypto markets typically follow the path of key whale & shark stakeholders, and move the opposite direction of small retail wallets. In our chart below: ???? Whales dumping, Retail accumulating (VERY BEARISH) ???? Whales dumping, Retail unpredictable (BEARISH) ???? Whales & Retail… pic.twitter.com/yoC0H1keBT — Santiment (@santimentfeed) January 5, 2026 That shift, paired with a drop in profit-taking and signs of a short-squeeze in futures, has supported higher prices even as overall leverage stayed low. Bitcoin has been mostly rangebound between roughly $87,000 and $94,000 for about six weeks, but it briefly reached a seven-week high of $94,800 on Coinbase during late trading on Monday. Options And Key Levels Traders watching option interest see heavy call activity around the $100,000 strike for January expiry. Data shows Bitcoin as being in a bullish consolidation phase, with immediate resistance seen at $95,000 to $100,000 and support placed near $88,000 to $90,000. A clean break above the upper zone could push prices higher, while a breach below the lower zone might invite deeper selling pressure. Geopolitical Shock And Trading Volume Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US forces, Bitcoin moved to multi-week highs and traded above key levels near $93,000 on Monday, based on reports. Analysts tied the move partly to geopolitical uncertainty pushing some investors toward alternative assets. Speculation about Venezuela’s alleged large BTC holdings — reportedly hundreds of thousands of coins — also added to market chatter and trade activity. Overall, the event coincided with higher volatility and volume, reflecting broad market reactions to global tension rather than serving as a direct driver of Bitcoin’s fundamental value. Related Reading: A Maduro Bet, A Market Alarm: US Lawmaker Targets Trading Abuses What This Means For Traders The current mix of big-wallet buying and retail profit-taking gives the market a tilted bias. If accumulation by whales continues, the chance of an upward breakout rises. Yet the retail sell-off warns that short-term reversals remain possible. The $95,000 to $100,000 range appears to be a key area for a potential breakout, while support around $88,000 to $90,000 could influence sentiment if prices fall below it. Reports and on-chain data suggest momentum leans toward further gains, though the market may remain volatile as traders respond to both technical levels and geopolitical developments. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
The pilot aims to capture most of the electricity consumed by liquid-cooled mining servers and recycle it into a closed-loop heating system.
While most Polymarket categories remain fee-free, the platform has enabled fees on its 15-minute crypto markets to fund maker rebates.
Cardano is moving back into the spotlight. As 2026 begins, ADA has started to climb – up about 25% since the beginning of the year – but traders say the bigger story is what’s forming on the charts, not the price alone. A recent analysis from the Discover Crypto YouTube channel points to a technical …
US-Venezuela oil dynamics may lower energy costs, boosting Bitcoin's appeal and potentially driving it to new highs amid improved liquidity.
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Kontigo reimbursed 1,005 users $340,905 after a breach, as CEO Jesus Castillo confirmed his own account was affected by the incident.
Despite high trading volumes, PumpSwap's fee generation remains modest, with $2.98 million in fees recorded on Monday.
Bitcoin feels like a room full of people holding their breath. On paper, the ingredients are there. Spot ETFs are pulling attention back to Bitcoin, big daily flow numbers are again hitting the tape, and macro risk appetite is alive. Yet the chart looks like it is waiting for permission. Bitcoin was around $93,822 on […]
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Real estate is a fun new sector for the prediction market space—but how exactly will people use these markets?
Bitwise has received approval to list its spot Chainlink ETF on NYSE Arca under the ticker CLNK, marking another step forward for crypto-based investment products in U.S. markets. The ETF is expected to launch this week and will allow investors to gain direct exposure to LINK without holding the token themselves. The approval follows the …
Telegram’s H1 2025 revenue climbed 65% to $870 million, while Toncoin write-downs and $500 million in frozen bonds have added pressure.
China’s digital yuan is about to change in a way that goes far beyond payments. As of January 1, 2026, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) has officially put a new Action Plan into effect that upgrades the digital yuan (e-CNY) from a digital version of cash into digital deposit money. It’s a technical shift …
Binance Wallet has launched its 44th Exclusive TGE on PancakeSwap for Zen Chain (ZTC), a layer-1 blockchain using CLCM consensus to enable cross-chain privacy and scalability. The subscription period runs on January 7, 2026, from 08:00 to 10:00 UTC, exclusively for users with Binance Alpha Points earned through trading and wallet activity. A total of …
The investment banking giant’s filings for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs follow an uptick in investor demand for regulated crypto investment vehicles, driven by the new year’s “clean-slate” effect.
USDC grew faster than USDT for the second consecutive year, driven by increased demand for regulated digital dollars.
XRP is compressing on the weekly chart into a clearly defined post-breakout range, and analyst Maelius (@MaeliusCrypto)argues the next directional clue will come from the RSI, with a breakout “sometime in Q1” that he expects to coincide with higher prices and a push toward $10. Maelius’ chart is a 1W XRP/USD view (Bitstamp) with a 50-week EMA overlaid. The market’s most recent regime shift is clear: a sharp vertical expansion carried XRP from a long base into a higher trading band, followed by a multi-week consolidation inside a shaded range. Is XRP Set To Explode Within 1 Week? That range is anchored by two levels the chart emphasizes. The upper boundary aligns with the prior spike high near $3.33 (the 2018 peak), while the lower boundary sits just above $1.60. At the time of the screenshot, XRP is around $2.124 on the weekly close, placing price just below the 50-week EMA, the most immediate, high-visibility pivot in Maelius’ framing. The Elliott labeling casts the current chop as a corrective wave 4 after the impulsive advance. The message is less “trend is broken” and more “trend is pausing.” Maelius added that his “conservative count assumes there is only 1W left,” implying a relatively tight window for the market to resolve the consolidation and transition into wave 5 if momentum confirms. Related Reading: XRP Is Setting Up For Its ‘Next Explosive Move,’ Analysts Say: Here’s The Target The broader layout of the chart also invites a comparison to 2017: XRP’s first major run off a base, a long mid-cycle breather, and then a second, sharper leg into the ultimate high. In the comparison within the chart, XRP rallied roughly 7,400% in about three months in early 2017, consolidated from May through December, then surged again by roughly 1,500%. Today’s sequencing is presented as similar in shape, if not necessarily in magnitude: a strong first leg from roughly November 2024 through January 2025 (roughly +500%), followed by a year-long consolidation into January 2026. In that read, the next major leg higher could be approaching, potentially shallower than the first, with wave 5 serving as the “second push” analogue. Related Reading: Analyst Updates XRP Price Prediction: Why $16 Is Still On The Table The lower panel is a weekly RSI with a descending trendline capping recent peaks. That red down-sloping line is Maelius’ timing trigger: “RSI breaks out sometime in Q1. Price goes higher.” The implication is straightforward. In his framework, momentum needs to break its own compression before price can sustain the next expansion phase. Crucially, the chart also carries a higher-degree label that places the current wave 4 within a larger wave III, rather than portraying the next wave 5 as a terminal, cycle-ending move. That aligns with his response when asked whether $10 would be a quarterly “max”: “Sometime in Q1 we should get a breakout, not necessarily a top. Next wave should be towards 10$.” If the thesis is working, XRP would be expected to reclaim the 50-week EMA and reassert acceptance back toward the range highs near $3.33, with the RSI trendline break acting as the confirmation event Maelius is watching. If it fails, continued rejection at the EMA and a breakdown through the range floor above $1.60 would keep the wave-4 corrective phase in play and delay the wave-5 path he’s mapped. At press time, XRP traded at $2.37. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
BitMart's new feature could diversify user engagement and potentially increase trading volume by integrating event-based market dynamics.
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Your day-ahead look for Jan. 6, 2026
Major crypto exchanges are speeding up their global expansion in early 2026, focusing on clear regulations and access to fast-growing regional markets. Recent regulatory approvals secured by Crypto.com in the Cayman Islands and Gate Group in Dubai show how top platforms are expanding while working closely with local authorities. Crypto.com Gains Regulatory Approval in the …
Polymarket updated its documentation to show taker-only fees on short-term crypto markets, with proceeds redistributed to market makers as liquidity rebates.
Morgan Stanley has filed S-1 registration statements for spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs as U.S. spot ETF trading volumes surpass $2 trillion.
Ethereum’s market capitalization has climbed above Netflix’s valuation, reclaiming its place as the world’s 36th‑largest global asset by market cap. With ETH’s current price around $3,238 and a market cap nearing $390 billion, it now outranks the streaming giant’s valuation. This milestone highlights Ethereum’s growing dominance in crypto and traditional finance, fueled by staking growth, …
BitMEX is rolling out 24/7 Equity Perps that use crypto as collateral for exposure to major US stocks and indices, as exchanges from Bitget to Kraken race to bring equities onchain.
Ledger customers woke up on Jan. 5 to an email no one wants to see: their names and contact information had been exposed through a breach at Global-e, a third-party payment processor. The company clarified what hadn't been compromised: no payment cards, no passwords, and critically, no 24-word recovery phrases. The hardware remained untouched, the […]
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The fund is betting on a liquidity wave driven by U.S. deficit spending and potential money printing by the Federal Reserve, which Hayes expects to support crypto prices.
Morgan Stanley has filed an S-1 registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF. The filing, submitted on January 6, puts the $1.6 trillion wealth management giant in direct competition with BlackRock and Fidelity. The product, called the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, will track the price of Bitcoin net …
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have hauled in $1.1 billion in the first two trading days of 2026, with analysts pointing to a new year “clean-slate effect” driving digital asset demand.