Financial markets began the new year just like they ended the old one, heading up. Stock prices climbed during January’s first trading session, keeping alive a trend that ran through most of last year. Things stayed positive throughout the previous year. Excitement about artificial intelligence, lower inflation, and central banks stepping in kept the rally
Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), formerly MicroStrategy, had a rough 2025, but its shares started seriously sliding in October, just as Bitcoin (BTC) began losing ground after hitting a new all-time high. Namely, since October 6, 2025, MSTR shares have dropped from $360 to $151.86 at the time of writing, January 2, 2026, marking a nearly 58%
On-chain data revealed that Solana will surpass competitors in network fee revenue in 2025. According to the latest data shared by Nansen, Solana’s on-chain fee revenue is projected to exceed $600 million by 2025, placing it first in the industry. According to Nansen data, the top fifteen blockchains in terms of on-chain fee revenue in
Key Takeaways President Donald Trump says Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro has been captured after the US conducted a large-scale strike on the country. Cryptocurrency markets, including Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP, remain stable despite the news. Bitcoin and other digital assets showed little reaction after President Donald Trump confirmed that American forces had launched a major strike
Nick Tomaino, founder of the cryptocurrency investment company 1confirmation, made noteworthy comments regarding the cryptocurrency sector. Tomaino, posting on the X platform, stated that the era of “easy profits” in the crypto market is over and that the growth model based on token speculation will be replaced by product-focused growth. According to Tomaino, the total
Barclays maintained its expectation that the Fed will cut interest rates in 2026. According to a report published by the bank’s US economists, the Fed is projected to make two 25 basis point interest rate cuts in 2026, in March and June. Barclays argued that the risk of delayed interest rate cuts is higher compared
Key Takeaways US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted about $471 million in inflows on the first trading day of the year. BlackRock’s IBIT led the group with $287 million, followed by ETFs managed by Fidelity and Bitwise. Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US kicked off 2026 with a surge in demand, pulling in roughly $471
An address that has been regularly mining Bitcoin every day since November 2016 continues to collect all its rewards in a single wallet. Over the past 8 years, the amount accumulated in this wallet has reached 4,165 BTC. What’s noteworthy is that no sales have been made from the wallet to date, and no BTC
Tom Lee, chairman of ether ETH$3,130.02 treasury firm BitMine Immersion (BMNR), urged shareholders to approve a board proposal for a sharp increase in the company’s authorized share count. In a start-of-the-year message, Lee said the proposal to boost the company’s number of shares to 50 billion from 500 million is not a precursor to a
Key Takeaways Tesla delivered more than 418,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2025, down about 16% from the same period a year earlier. Despite the drop, Tesla shares moved slightly higher in early trading on Friday. Tesla shares rose about 1% early Friday after the automaker released fourth-quarter 2025 production and delivery results that