Traders rotated to Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC) and Railgun (RAIL) as bitcoin, ether remain stuck under key resistance levels.
Several blockchain analysts said they were unable to verify whether the Latin American nation held $60 billion in the cryptocurrency.
Bakkt Holdings will acquire stablecoin firm Distributed Technologies Research in an equity deal, sending shares up 18%.
Senators introduced a bill that clarifies that software developers who do not control users' funds are not considered money transmitters.
Fitch said sharp Bitcoin price swings could quickly erode collateral backing these securities, increasing the risk of losses for lenders and investors.
Bakkt is continuing its strategic pivot to provide “B2B2C” turnkey operator services through a stablecoin infrastructure acquisition.
The latest purchase lifted the company’s Ether holdings to about 3.4% of the token's circulating supply, as Bitmine's chairman, Tom Lee, aims to accumulate 5% of the total outstanding supply.
Ethereum is nearing a decisive phase that could unlock a major long-term price expansion. A higher-timeframe analysis shared by a TradingView analyst suggests that, despite current short-term weakness, Ethereum remains structurally positioned for a significant upside move. If the ongoing formation resolves as expected, the projected breakout places Ethereum’s price well above $24,000. Ethereum’s Long-Term Structure Remains Intact From a broader perspective, the analyst emphasizes that Ethereum has not broken its established trend since 2020. Over that period, price action has continued to form higher highs, reinforcing the view that the long-term structure remains valid. Rather than signaling failure, the prolonged consolidation seen over recent years is framed as stabilization within a large and defined range. Related Reading: Analyst Predicts Strongest XRP Price Rally In History Is Coming, Here’s Why This range sits between $1,000 and $3,000, with the $1,000 level identified as a critical psychological and structural support. According to the analysis, Ethereum’s ability to hold above this zone is central to the bullish thesis. Remaining above it allows the asset to continue developing a massive ascending triangle, a formation often associated with strong continuation moves once completed. Within this triangle, the analyst outlines a clear progression of internal price phases. Two major legs of the structure have already formed, and Ethereum is now moving through the final phase needed to complete the setup. This phase has brought short-term bearish signals, but they remain part of the broader structure rather than a structural breakdown. As the price approaches the lower boundary of the triangle, several layers of support converge. These include the rising structural trendline and key moving averages that have historically supported Ethereum’s price. The analyst notes that stabilization and a bounce are likely in this area, provided Ethereum does not break below the triangle’s lower limit. Such a break would invalidate the structure, but current conditions suggest that risk remains contained. Why A Breakout Opens The Door To $24,000 The bullish scenario hinges on confirmation. Once the triangle is fully formed and Ethereum breaks above its upper boundary, the analyst expects a continuation move to follow. Based on the size of the formation and prior market behavior, the projected expansion points to a move of roughly 300% from current levels. When applied to Ethereum’s existing range, that expansion places the primary bullish target above $24,000. This projection is not presented as a short-term price call, but as the potential outcome of a multi-year structure finally resolving upward. Related Reading: XRP Mirrors Gold’s Trajectory: What A Similar ATH Rally Would Mean Additional context strengthens this outlook. Ethereum continues to benefit from growing institutional participation, and recent data shows record stablecoin transfer volumes exceeding $8 trillion on the network. These developments suggest increasing reliance on Ethereum’s infrastructure, which could support sustained price expansion following a confirmed breakout. Ultimately, the analyst believes Ethereum’s next major move depends on how this consolidation phase concludes. If the structure holds and the breakout is confirmed, the path toward prices above $24,000 becomes a technical continuation rather than an outlier scenario. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced a standalone bill to press a key point on how blockchain software developers are treated, though crypto market structure observers await the big show.
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.