Story Highlights Bitcoin consolidates near $90K as Swan Bitcoin CEO says the recent pullback may be over, with healthier market structure setting the stage for a 2026 rally. As Ethereum and Solana slide, growing institutional demand and fading four-year cycles boost confidence that Bitcoin could hit new highs above $125K in 2026. Major cryptocurrencies like
Story Highlights U.S. shutdown risk rises to 38% as Congress leaves town with no budget deal; January 31 deadline fuels uncertainty. Stalled funding talks heighten market jitters; crypto may gain appeal as investors eye Bitcoin amid political gridlock. The risk of another U.S. government shutdown is climbing as Congress left Washington for the Christmas recess
Story Highlights Reports suggest Ripple is internally preparing for a 2026 IPO with stronger governance structures. Analysts rank Ripple among top 2026 IPO candidates with estimated valuation near $50 billion. Ripple leadership denies immediate IPO plans, saying company remains well funded without public markets. Ripple, the blockchain payments company behind XRP, is once again in
Japanese researchers say they have identified early warning signs of crypto price fluctuations by using AI to analyze blockchain transaction networks rather than traditional market data. Bitcoin’s volatile price swings have been blamed on a combination of hype, monetary policy, and the notorious four-year ‘halving’ schedule. But a group of academics and analysts in Japan
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson made striking statements about the cryptocurrency markets over the next year and his predictions for 2026 in an interview. Hoskinson stated that the market has entered a new trend phase and made a jaw-dropping price prediction for Bitcoin. Hoskinson predicts that Bitcoin could reach $250,000 by 2026, noting that institutional demand
A viral social media scare suggested bitcoin had crashed to $24,000 on Christmas, but the event was actually a localized “flash crash” limited to a single, illiquid trading pair ( BTC/USD1) on Binance. The Anatomy of a Phantom Crash While much of the crypto world celebrated Christmas, a viral X post of bitcoin “crashing” to
In a significant blockchain transaction capturing institutional attention, two addresses linked to prominent investment firm Pantera Capital deposited 5,264 Ethereum tokens worth $15.39 million to Coinbase Prime this week, according to verified on-chain data from Onchainlens. This substantial movement of digital assets represents one of the most noteworthy institutional cryptocurrency transactions of early 2025, potentially
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, owning 671,268 BTC, which represents over 3.2% of all Bitcoin in circulation. That makes the company a high-risk keystone in the Bitcoin ecosystem. If it falls apart, the impact could be larger than the 2022 FTX collapse. Here’s why that threat is real, what could
On-chain data shows a chunk of the Bitcoin supply has its cost basis above the current spot price, which could potentially shape volatility if BTC rebounds. Bitcoin Supply Overhang Could Dictate Volatility & Selling Pressure As pointed out by CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn in a new post on X, over 6.6 million BTC is being