Crypto prices are kicking off the first Monday of the year with strength as traders rotated back into risk assets following the weekend capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. For the second consecutive session, crypto is adding to overnight gains during the U.S. trading day — a notable change from late 2025 when the sector consistently
Last year was a bit of a rollercoaster for Bitcoin (BTC), with the flagship cryptocurrency seeing a fair share of both highs and lows. So would a $1,000 investment in Bitcoin at the start of 2025 have been worth it? BTC went into 2025 on a somewhat solid footing but ended up struggling throughout the
2025 saw both rises and sharp declines. However, the last three months, contrary to expectations of an increase, were marked by sharp drops. While Bitcoin and altcoins have driven investors away from the market in recent months due to their weak performance, 2026 began with renewed risk appetite and an upward trend. While expectations for
Early 2026 opens with digital assets reassessing risk as the Bitcoin market responds to shifting liquidity, macro trends, and growing institutional activity. Summary Bitcoin market and early 2026 trading dynamics ETF flows, liquidity and institutional positioning US macro backdrop: yield curve and dollar trends Corporate balance sheets and digital asset strategies Sovereign developments and regulated
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2932.9, up 3.4% (+96.24) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: CRO (+9.0%) and POL (+8.0%). Laggards: UNI (-3.2%) and DOT (+0.6%).
Bitcoin (BTC) spent the last months of 2025 in decline. After its all-time high of $126,000 in October, it experienced a sharp drop, nearing the $80,000 mark, before starting 2026 with a slight recovery. Although Bitcoin prices have shown some recovery, analysts are warning that the Coinbase Premium Index, which measures demand from US investors,
Key Takeaways Strategy reported a $17.4 billion unrealized loss on digital assets in Q4 due to declining Bitcoin prices. As of the end of 2025, the company had a cumulative unrealized loss of $5.4 billion for the year. Strategy, the enterprise software company and largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, reported a $17.4 billion unrealized loss
Prior to the US market opening this week, Bitcoin is trading around the low $90,000s again after the unprecedented weekend macro activity. You can feel the familiar shift in the room: less celebration, more checking phones, more chart screenshots. More people are asking the same question in different ways: “Are we about to dip?” Right
Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs said it is “selectively constructive” on brokers and crypto companies heading into 2026, arguing that a resilient retail trading environment and continued regulatory progress should underpin growth. “We expect the meeting of traditional retail brokerage and crypto trading to continue in 2026, driving increasing competition, potentially impacting market share and