Nansen has launched powerful AI‑driven trading tools on its web and mobile apps, letting users analyze on-chain data and execute trades directly on Solana and Base without switching platforms. Built on insights from over 500 million labeled wallets, the new features include AI‑powered “vibe trading,” a desktop terminal, and a non‑custodial Nansen Wallet to keep users …
The fund will allocate 30% to crypto tokens and 70% to financial services stocks, taking both long and short positions to capitalize on market shifts.
Dogecoin has shed over 20% in the past few days, cooling off sharply after tagging monthly highs. The pullback pushed DOGE down from the $0.15 region to a local low just under $0.12—an area bulls are trying to defend. Still, the broader tape and current trade flow hint that downside pressure may not be finished, …
Ripple RLUSD, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, will be listed on the world’s largest crypto exchanges, Binance, for spot trading. However, trading pairs include RLUSD/USDT and XRP/RLUSD, giving traders flexible ways to move between stablecoins and Ripple’s native token. This Binance listing comes along with a zero-trading-fee promotion for RLUSD, marking a major step forward for …
Vitalik Buterin's proposal aims to boost network resilience by integrating native DVT technology into Ethereum’s staking protocol.
Bitcoin hit a key BTC price target from the start of January, with other CME futures gaps now above price, but traders remained cautious.
The submissions add to mounting pressure on regulators as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong calls for compromise to pass market structure legislation.
Grayscale filed an S-1 with the SEC to convert its NEAR Trust into a spot ETF, marking the second U.S. NEAR ETF application.
Binance has officially listed Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, with spot trading set to go live at 8:00 a.m. UTC tomorrow. Traders will have access to pairs such as RLUSD/USDT, RLUSD/U, and XRP/RLUSD. Deposits are currently open on Ethereum, while withdrawals will begin on January 23. To encourage liquidity, Binance is offering zero trading fees on select …
While the broader crypto market remains fragile and short-term momentum across altcoins fades, Chainlink is quietly flashing a different signal under the surface. Chainlink price has slipped back into a major demand zone near the $12 region. At first look, the price action looks bearish, but on-chain data suggests something more calculated is unfolding. As …
When the Ethereum Foundation dropped a thread on Jan. 19 claiming “Ethereum is the #1 choice for global financial institutions” and backing it with 35 cited examples, it moved past the standard protocol update or developer announcement. It read like institutional marketing: a ranked claim, a curated evidence stack, and a call-to-action funnel pointing readers […]
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The dollar-backed stablecoin be available starting Thursday on Ethereum, with support for the XRP Ledger expected soon.
Solana Mobile's airdrop of almost 2 billion SKR tokens for 100,000 Seeker users is claimable for 90 days, with staking rewards starting immediately.
Mask Network will lead consumer-facing product execution on Lens, while Aave steps back to an advisory role focused on protocol infrastructure.
Hong Kong will grant its first batch of stablecoin licenses in Q1 2026, Financial Secretary Paul Chan confirmed at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The announcement, reported by the South China Morning Post, signals Hong Kong’s next major step in building out its digital asset framework. The city’s stablecoin licensing regime, passed in 2025, …
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee reiterated his $250,000 Bitcoin target while cautioning that 2026 could be a “jagged” year for crypto adoption and a turbulent one for broader risk assets, framing any major pullback as a buying window rather than a signal to de-risk. Speaking on The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost in an interview released Jan. 20, Lee said he expects 2026 to ultimately “look like a continuation of the bull market that started in 2022,” but argued markets must first digest several transitions that could deliver a drawdown large enough to “feel like a bear market.” $250,000 Bitcoin Call Comes With A 2026 Warning Lee pointed to what he described as a “new Fed” dynamic, arguing markets tend to “test” a new chair and that the sequencing of identification, confirmation, and reaction can catalyze a correction. He also warned that the White House could become “more deliberate in picking winners and losers,” expanding the set of sectors, industries, and even countries “in the bullseye,” which he said is already visible in gold’s strength. Related Reading: Bitcoin IFP Hints At Potential Turnaround: What It Means A third friction point, in his telling, is AI positioning: the market is still calibrating “how much is priced into AI,” from energy needs to data-center capacity, and that uncertainty could linger until other narratives take the baton. Pressed on magnitude, Lee said with regards to the S&P 500, the drawdown “could be 10%,” but also “could be 15% or 20%,” potentially producing a “round trip from the start of the year,” before finishing 2026 strong. He added that his institutional clients did not appear aggressively positioned yet, and flagged leverage as a tell: margin debt is at an all-time high, he said, but up 39% year-over-year—below the 60% pace he associates with local market peaks. For crypto, Lee leaned on a market-structure explanation for why gold outperformed: he said crypto tracked gold until Oct. 10, when the market suffered what he called “the single largest deleveraging event in the history of crypto,” “bigger than what happened in November 2022 around FTX.” After that, he said, Bitcoin fell more than 35% and Ethereum almost 50%, breaking the linkage. “Crypto has periodic deleveraging events,” Lee said. “It really impairs the market makers and the market makers are essentially the central bank of crypto. So many of the market makers I would say maybe half got wiped out on October 10th.” That fragility, he argued, doesn’t negate the “digital gold” framing so much as it limits who treats it that way today. “Bitcoin is digital gold,” Lee said, but added that the set of investors who buy that thesis “is not the same universe that owns gold.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Whale Panic Fades: Sell Pressure On Binance Falls Off A Cliff Over time, Lee expects the ownership base to broaden, though not smoothly. “Crypto still has a, I think, future adoption curve that’s higher than gold because more people own gold than own crypto,” he said. “But the path to getting that adoption rate higher is going to be very jagged. And I think 2026 will be a really important test because if Bitcoin makes a new all-time high, we know that that deleveraging event is behind us.” Within that framework, Lee reiterated his high-conviction upside call: “We think Bitcoin will make a new high this year,” he said, confirming a $250,000 target. He tied the thesis to rising “usefulness” of crypto, banks recognizing blockchain settlement and finality, and the emergence of natively crypto-scaled financial models. Lee cited Tether as a proof point, claiming it is expected to generate nearly $20 billion in 2026 earnings with roughly 300 employees, and argued that the profit profile illustrates why blockchain-based finance can look structurally different from legacy banking. Lee closed with advice that intentionally cuts against short-horizon reflexes. “Trying to time the market makes you an enemy of your future performance,” he said. “As much as I’m warning about 2026 and the possibility of a lot of turbulence, they should view the pullback as a chance to buy, not the pullback as a chance to sell.” At press time, Bitcoin traded at $89,287. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Analysts said the outflows reflect a temporary derisking from institutional investors, rather than a fundamental rejection of crypto's value.
The new AI-powered crypto trading platforms are aimed at replacing traditional trading charts and order books with trading execution offered through natural language processing.
Galaxy plans a $100 million hedge fund launching in Q1, allocating capital across crypto and financial services equities, the FT reported.
Solana Mobile has launched its native SKR token to support its Seeker smartphone ecosystem. The SKR token has released through an airdrop on the Solana network for eligible Seeker phone users and app developers based on their activity. Meanwhile, users have 90 days to claim their tokens, or they will return to the airdrop pool. …
Monero (XMR) entered the week under pressure as the broader crypto market cooled, dragging privacy coins lower alongside Bitcoin’s retracement. After weeks of significant upside, Monero price abruptly lost momentum, sliding more than 15% today and violated the $500 support zone. The move has shifted sentiment from quiet confidence to caution, forcing traders to reassess …
Bhutan’s sovereign wealth fund, Druk Holding and Investments, will deploy a national validator on the Sei Network in the first quarter of 2026. Building on its crypto initiatives since 2019, including mining over 11,000 Bitcoins using surplus hydroelectric power and enabling crypto payments for tourists, this move strengthens Sei’s decentralization. It also supports Bhutan’s broader …
BTC and major altcoins saw early signs of stabilization after macro-driven losses.
Ripple President Monica Long stated that the crypto market is entering what many call its “production era. She believes that by 2026, banks and major companies will fully use crypto-based solutions, not just test them. According to her, crypto is becoming a core part of modern finance and could reach 50% of Fortune 500 companies. …
Galaxy plans to deploy a new hedge fund strategy that targets both crypto tokens and traditional financial stocks as the “up-only” phase fades.
Starting March 1, 2026, Steak n Shake will give hourly employees at its 400 company-operated U.S. locations a Bitcoin bonus of $0.21 per hour via Fold app integration. The rewards will vest after two years to promote employee loyalty. This initiative follows the chain’s May 2025 Bitcoin payment rollout, which increased same-store sales by 15 …
Galaxy's hedge fund launch amid market volatility highlights confidence in digital assets and potential growth in regulatory and tech-driven sectors.
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Zcash (ZEC) price has extended its corrective phase after dropping more than 12% over the past week. The move has pushed the price back into a higher-risk zone, and hence what looks like a routine pullback may transform into a clearer bearish continuation. Momentum and structure both lean lower, and the price is now trading …
The new tool helps Zcash nodes discover peers faster and more safely as they join the network.
Trove Markets’ new token collapsed almost immediately after trading began, wiping out the vast majority of early gains and leaving many backers angry and confused. The drop was brutal. Traders who bought early watched their holdings shrink by about 95% in a matter of hours. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bulls Fired Up As Saylor Teases ‘Bigger Orange’ After Huge Buy Token Price Plunges After Launch Initial prices implied a market value near $20 million. Based on reports, the token fell to roughly $0.0008 per unit, trimming the market cap to below $1–2 million. Some wallets unloaded huge chunks of coins right after the token generation event. That selling pressure coincided with a flood of posts on social platforms calling the launch a rug pull. Trove Had Raised Millions Before The Fall According to reports, the project raised roughly $11.5 million in its public sale. The Trove team announced it would keep about $9.4 million to fund further work and pay for a switch of blockchains. Refunds totaling about $2.44 million were returned to some investors, and another $100,000 was earmarked for additional reimbursements. The numbers left many buyers feeling shortchanged and asking why a large share of the money stayed with the team. Team Keeps Majority Of Funds On-chain analysts and tracing tools flagged unusual transfers tied to a handful of new accounts. Reports note that a meaningful slice of the token supply moved into one cluster of wallets, and some transfers were routed through services like ChangeHero. That activity raised questions about whether all token allocations were handled openly. Legal calls and demands for public audits followed soon after. Investors reacted quickly. Some demanded full refunds. Others threatened legal steps. Community moderators and influencers amplified complaints and demanded clear timelines for fixes. We’re pivoting Trove to Solana. After recent sentiment around Trove, the liquidity partner that had been supporting our Hyperliquid path chose to unwind their 500k $HYPE position. That was their decision and we fully respect it. This changes our constraints: we’re no longer… — unwise (@unwisecap) January 18, 2026 Trove posted updates, saying a partner had pulled out and that the pivot to Solana was necessary to keep the project alive. The team promised to continue building and to be more open about their choices, while pledging to deliver a working platform that might justify holding the funds. https://t.co/sc8b59sjYE — TROVE (@TroveMarkets) January 19, 2026 Related Reading: Bitcoin Senses Risk As Trump Balks At Europe With Major Tariffs Trust Hinges On Delivery And Transparency What happens next will matter more than the words now being exchanged. If the team can show tangible progress on the exchange and create real trading depth, some anger may fade. If not, the episode could be used as a warning: token sales that change terms late in the process can trigger swift market punishment and reputational damage. Regulatory scrutiny could also increase if large sums are held after a collapse like this. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView