Chainlink (LINK) price has signaled a midterm bullish outlook in 2026. The mid-cap altcoin, with a fully diluted valuation of about $9.4 billion, has been forming a potential reversal pattern in the past two months. Chainlink Price Eyes Market Reversal In the weekly timeframe, LINK price has been retesting a crucial logarithmic support level that …
ETH’s recent rally was driven by spot demand and a healthy use of futures market leverage, potentially setting Ether up for a follow-up move to $4,000.
On Sunday night, a lot of people in markets did the same thing at the same time: they opened a video and listened to a central banker sound like he was reading from a crisis manual. Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve had received grand jury subpoenas and that the Trump administration had threatened a […]
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With Bakkt's share price surging following the announcement, the stock deal could be worth about $178 million.
The Dogecoin price is currently up by approximately 17% since the December 31 low and the rebound is starting to look less like a dead-cat bounce and more like a regime change, according to crypto analyst Cantonese Cat, who points to a clear shift in how DOGE is trading inside its Bollinger Bands on the daily chart. The setup matters now because price has moved from months of lower-band pressure into the upper half of the range, often the earliest tell that trend behavior is rotating. Cantonese Cat’s latest daily view (Binance) frames the move through Bollinger Band positioning rather than pattern-chasing. As the analyst put it: “DOGE daily shows a clear trend change that is easy to see when you see how it was riding on the lower half of the Bollinger band for months but now has a clear change in character.” That “character” is visible in the band mechanics. DOGE closed around $0.1405 on the print shown, now trading above the 20-day basis line near $0.1348 after spending much of the prior stretch leaning into the lower half of the envelope. The upper band is near $0.1564 and the lower band near $0.1132. Related Reading: Here’s How High The Dogecoin Price Would If It Repeats Previous Parabolic Runs In the analyst’s framing, the basis line becomes the near-term “line in the sand” for whether this is a genuine trend flip or simply a volatility expansion that fades. Holding above it keeps price in the upper half of the bands, where trends typically behave differently than they do during lower-band rides. Weekly And Monthly Chart Support The Thesis Zooming out, Cantonese Cat’s weekly chart (Dec. 20) casts the broader structure as an Elliott-style sequence: a completed Wave 1 advance followed by a Wave 2 correction. The analyst wrote: “We’ve already had a 13 month bear market for DOGE, with my working hypothesis of this being likely a wave 2 correction prior to wave 3 explosion. The entire reason why this may play out is that it doesn’t feel likely right now, and you want me to stop posting.” Related Reading: Is The Dogecoin Rally A Dead Cat Bounce? Analysts Weigh In The levels on the chart are explicit. DOGE is sitting between the 0.382 retracement near $0.1177 and the 0.5 level near $0.1542, with higher retracement markers at roughly $0.2021 (0.618), $0.2477 (0.707), $0.2968 (0.786), and $0.3732 (0.886). Above that, the 1.0 level is labeled near $0.4844, with extensions reaching approximately $0.9029 (1.272), $1.2497 (1.414), $1.9934 (1.618), $4.7793 (2.0), and $8.9077 (2.272), the latter aligning with the analyst’s repeatedly cited “$9 region” target for this cycle. On Jan. 9, Cantonese Cat paired DOGE’s monthly chart with the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), arguing a recurring bull-phase rhythm: “DOGE has always been about 2-4 months behind IWM during the bull phase.” The comparison highlights prior instances where IWM’s breakout behavior preceded DOGE’s major upside phases, implying DOGE’s current improvement could be read as a delayed echo if the template holds. Overall, the near-term question is whether DOGE can keep closing above the daily Bollinger basis (~$0.1348) and avoid slipping back into the lower-half posture that defined the prior months. On the upside, a break above the upper band region (~$0.1564) and the 0.5 Fib ($0.1542) is crucial for further upside. At press time, DOGE traded at $0.13674. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
The crypto market is currently caught between bullish optimism and lingering caution. Bitcoin is struggling to hold on to recent gains, while Ethereum continues to battle for a decisive hold above the $3,200 level. In contrast, Cardano’s price remains largely stagnant, failing to reclaim key levels seen in previous rallies. With overall market volatility dropping …
Bitcoin whales sold $286 million of BTC in January, but a slowdown in the distribution and accelerating bullish momentum could send BTC to $100,000 before the end of the month.
From fully staked ETFs to customizable institutional vaults, staking is evolving from a secondary consideration into a foundational pillar of Ethereum’s market structure.
New CFTC Chhair Michael Selig debuted a committee as the agency seeks to define its approach to prediction markets and crypto.
Private crypto wallet and custody firm BitGo filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. with aims to raise as much as $200 million.
Mike Selig, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is settling in with the revamping of a new innovation panel with many crypto names.
Cryptocurrency exchanges registered a healthy growth in trading volume in 2025 compared to the prior year. According to a report from CryptoQuant, crypto exchanges, led by Binance and Bybit, registered a combined trading volume of more than $79 trillion in 2025. Binance Perpetual Trading Fuels Growth in Crypto Volume in 2025 According to a report …
Apple says its next generation of AI models will be based on Google’s Gemini, marking a reset after its in-house effort failed to compete.
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Trump-backed World Liberty Financial has launched its first decentralized finance web app, World Liberty Markets. This allows users to lend and borrow its dollar-backed stablecoin, USD1. Built on Dolomite’s infrastructure, the platform allows users deploy USD1 or use assets like ETH, USDC, and USDT as collateral. The launch is a significant step in the US …
The funding will support expansion of enterprise payment and settlement services across Latin America, the United States and Asia.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is making a case that the most valuable upgrade for the world’s second-largest blockchain may be learning how to stop upgrading. Last November, Buterin reportedly argued that locking down parts of the base layer can reduce bugs and lower the odds of “surprises” for a network that secures hundreds of billions […]
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NVIDIA and Lilly to invest $1B in AI lab to accelerate drug discovery with BioNeMo, robotics, and large-scale biomedical models.
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The firm said it has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research, a blockchain-based payment infrastructure provider.
Bitcoin and several major altcoins bounced off their strong support levels, but charts and trading volume suggest bears will continue to sell at the range highs.
Binance Research said crypto markets are entering a new phase, as institutional allocation and strategic positioning begin to outweigh retail-driven momentum.
The crypto market has started 2026 on a stronger note after a difficult end to last year, helped by improving global conditions and renewed institutional interest. Analysts say easing financial conditions, expectations of rate cuts, and fresh inflows into U.S.-listed crypto ETFs are giving digital assets some support. Historically, early January strength has often set …
Claims that a Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale suddenly returned to the market with a multi-billion-dollar purchase have injected tension into an already fragile Bitcoin price action. The claims gained traction after social media posts on X revealed that an address dormant since 2011 had accumulated roughly 26,900 BTC, a move framed by some as a powerful bullish signal. However, a few others saw something very different. One warning revealed that the timing and context of the transfer pointed toward a setup that could lead to a large-scale distribution. Why Some Traders See A Major Red Flag Claims that a Satoshi-Era Bitcoin address might be actually buying billions of dollars’ worth of BTC took many investors by surprise. According to a crypto participant known as 0xNobler on the social media platform X, the whale address became active for the first time since 2011 and went all in on Bitcoin again. Such a purchase goes against the trend of Satoshi-era whales becoming active after many years to sell their holdings. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Hits Crash Line, But This Time Is Not Random The claim of purchase is very bullish on the outside, but there are also bearish interpretations of the move. The bearish interpretation is based on market psychology and the historical behavior of early Bitcoin holders. A wallet allegedly active since the Satoshi era would have acquired BTC at negligible prices, often well below $1. From that perspective, the idea that such an entity waited more than a decade only to buy aggressively near all-time highs appears illogical. A critic argued that sudden movements involving billions of dollars at the current price action indicate preparation. According to the critic, the entity behind the whale address is preparing to distribute. Large transfers into newly active wallets can be part of liquidity staging, designed to allow gradual distribution without causing immediate panic. Satoshi-Era Whale Story Appears To Be A Misunderstanding Closer inspection of the on-chain data indicates that the dramatic narrative surrounding this event rests on questionable assumptions. A few other crypto market participants pointed out that the circulated image claiming a Satoshi-era whale went all in on Bitcoin is edited and misleading, and that the receiving address labeled ‘3FsDiW’ may not belong to an early individual holder at all. Related Reading: Why The Bitcoin Price Could Crash Another 20% To $76,000 Soon Interestingly, blockchain trackers link the address to Twenty One Capital, with records showing that it was created only a few days ago and the first transaction was first received on January 10, 2026. Transaction history shows a small test transfer of 1 BTC to Bitfinex, after which the remaining funds were consolidated into the new address ‘3FsDiW’ from another wallet already associated with Twenty One Capital. Twenty One Capital is a publicly traded Bitcoin-focused company that reportedly holds more than 43,000 BTC on its balance sheet. This distinction matters, as it removes the existential fear implied by the original claims of a Bitcoin whale buying billions worth of Bitcoin. Featured image from Pngtree, chart from Tradingview.com
Mitsui to debut Japans first aircraft and ship digital securities in 2026, expanding its blockchain investment platform as issuance surges.
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The layer 1 blockchain token advanced on moderately elevated volume but underperformed key benchmarks, raising sustainability questions.
Polymarket and other leading prediction market platforms were ordered to immediately close all sports-related markets in the state and refund pending wagers.
Ripple has submitted a detailed letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force, calling for a clearer and more practical approach to regulating digital assets. The letter, dated January 9, 2026, argues that current regulatory thinking creates confusion by failing to separate a crypto asset from the contract under which it was …
BTQ launches Bitcoin Quantum testnet with post-quantum ML-DSA signatures to protect BTC from future quantum computing threats.
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Polygon’s daily revenue has jumped to levels around $200,000, while its active address count has slipped since December.
Bitcoin is stuck in a narrow range, with prices showing little direction. The broader picture looks flat as major stock indices such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are also moving sideways. With no strong push either way, Bitcoin remains in a holding pattern. This phase started around November 21 and reflects a cooling period …