In its new report for 2026, cryptocurrency asset management company Hashdex shared noteworthy predictions about the key themes shaping the crypto market in the coming period. According to the report, stablecoins, tokenization, and AI-themed crypto projects will be the main drivers of the market. According to Hashdex’s predictions, the total market capitalization of stablecoins will
Reece Merrick, Ripple Senior Executive Officer and Managing Director, Middle East & Africa, reacts to Coinbase’s UAE expansion. “Welcome to the party,” Merrick said in response to the Coinbase CEO, who informed of the company’s move in the UAE. Coinbase is the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange with over 120 million users and boasts of over
Federal Reserve chairman contender Kevin Hassett has once again repeated that the central bank will stay independent even if he ends up as chair. He said he would hear President Trump out because the president has “very strong and well-founded views,” but the rate path would still come from the Federal Open Market Committee. He
Despite the Fed’s interest rate cut, the cryptocurrency market has continued its negative trend over the past week. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, is set to close the week down 2.86%. However, the cryptocurrency market will see numerous economic developments and altcoin events in the coming week. Here is the cryptocurrency calendar we have specially
The stablecoin market has clocked a new market cap record of $310.117 billion on Saturday, December 13. At the time of writing, the market cap of stable cryptocurrencies is hovering around $309.911 billion, based on data obtained from DeFiLlama. Tether’s USDT remains the largest stablecoin with a market cap of $186.242 billion and a dominance
The crypto market has shoved digital asset treasury stocks into a harsh reality this year, wiping out the excitement that built up under President Trump as Bitcoin went on a monster rally through the first half of 2025. That rally had pushed more than 180 public companies into holding tokens on their balance sheets, and
Representatives from major cryptocurrency firms went to Abu Dhabi last week to connect with wealthy Middle Eastern investors who might breathe new life into a struggling sector. Officials from a massive $330 billion sovereign wealth fund in the United Arab Emirates were supposedly in attendance. The problem? Nobody could find them. Leading figures in the
Bitwise consultant Jeff Park stated that the current structure of the Bitcoin market is not conducive to a strong price increase. According to Park, the fundamental dynamics of the market are making it difficult for Bitcoin to make an upward breakout. Key reasons include early Bitcoin investors continuing to sell and a significant slowdown in
Barclays expects a more tepid year for crypto in 2026, with trading volumes trending down and investor enthusiasm waning. In a wide-ranging year-end report published Friday, the bank flagged a difficult backdrop for digital asset exchanges like Coinbase (COIN), citing unclear catalysts for renewed activity and a slow start to token adoption efforts. Retail-facing exchanges,
Some analyses of the cryptocurrency markets suggest that the significant contraction in carry trades conducted in Japanese Yen could create a positive environment for Bitcoin in the medium term. According to the analysis, while the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) monetary policy normalization process may put pressure on leveraged transactions in the short term, it also