Ripple’s native token joined the overall altcoin trend on Friday and jumped by double digits from bottom to top. More precisely, it skyrocketed from $1.86 to a three-week high of $2.05 before it faced some resistance but still stands above $2.00. This has helped the asset reclaim the fourth spot in terms of market capitalization […]
Crypto security researcher Taylor Monahan has publicly slammed Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and accused the exchange’s leadership of prioritizing growth over user safety. Security failures tied to Coinbase Commerce resurfaced as Armstrong unveiled the company’s 2026 roadmap. Old Wounds, New Roadmap Responding to Armstrong’s tweet about Coinbase’s top priorities for 2026, which focused on expanding […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has urged the Ethereum community to remain vigilant against centralization. This comes as the network celebrates major technical achievements made in 2025. Decentralization and Usability In a new year’s message shared via X, Buterin outlined that Ethereum’s future depends not only on technical progress but also on protecting its core values […]
Turkmenistan has officially legalized cryptocurrency mining and trading, in a significant policy transformation for one of the world’s most isolated countries with a little over 7 million people. The new law was signed on Thursday by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. New Legislation According to the report by Associated Press, the law places virtual assets under civil […]
Pi Network’s native token saw the light of day in February 2025 and quickly skyrocketed to a new all-time high of almost $3. As its user base was hyping for new records right around the corner, the trend changed, and the asset plummeted in the following months to an all-time low of $0.172 in early […]
Around 21,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Jan. 2, and they have a notional value of roughly $1.85 billion. This expiry event is much smaller than average due to muted trading over the holiday period and the huge one last Friday. Trading has been subdued over the New Year holiday as expected, with volume […]
The Core Team behind the popular project recently published its own 2025 recap, in which it praised the significant progress it has achieved, perhaps most notably of which was the actual mainnet and token launch. However, it also failed to provide any actual goals for next year, aside from some vague words, which were quickly […]
Stablecoin issuer Tether added 8,888.8888888 BTC to its reserves in Q4 2025. The latest stash brings its total holdings to over 96,000 coins, which is worth roughly $8.46 billion. The purchase of around $779 million was confirmed by CEO Paolo Ardoino on X and continues the company’s ongoing “8888” accumulation pattern. Tether’s Diversification Strategy Tether […]
Venture capital firm a16z Crypto has outlined its top expectations for the digital asset sector in a post shared on X on January 1, pointing to major shifts in payments, privacy, and blockchain use cases in 2026. The list framed a future where stablecoins will rival global card networks, privacy tools will become a key […]
Unusual trading activity in the low-liquidity meme coin BROCCOLI(714) on Binance was flagged on January 1 after the asset experienced an abrupt price surge followed by a sharp reversal. The volatility allowed pseudonymous trader “Vida” to generate around $1 million in profit by reacting quickly to abnormal market signals. Anomaly in BROCCOLI(714) Vida said he […]