Bitcoin and Ethereum Pinned at Max Pain as $2.2 Billion Options Expire into Macro Storm

Bitcoin and Ethereum are trading tightly around key options “max pain” levels as more than $2. 2 billion worth of crypto options are set to expire on Deribit. Meanwhile, traders and investors are bracing for a volatile convergence of two critical macro catalysts later today. дальше »

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Memecoins explode as 2026 begins - but the first cracks are showing

2026 kicked off with investors clearly chasing high risk. Nothing illustrates this better than the memecoin market, which has seen a 20%+ rally so far, adding $10 billion in under two weeks. By comThe post Memecoins explode as 2026 begins - but the first cracks are showing appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Institutional Demand is Rising, But Why Hasn’t Solana’s Price Exploded?

The total net assets of US Solana ETFs surpassed $1 billion in early 2026. However, SOL has fallen more than 50% over the past year and now trades near levels last seen two years ago. This outcome has likely disappointed many holders. дальше »

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SHIB Burns Collapse 82.2%, But This SHIB Crash Came First: Details

Two major Shiba Inu metrics crash; burns is one of them, according to a recent report. дальше »

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Ripple's Top Exec Reveals 'Yield Engine' on Ripple Running on Stablecoins

Ripple's SVP Stablecoins has presented two major ways as to how users can leverage their stablecoins for generating yield. дальше »

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Bitcoin price may bottom at $88K next cycle if last CME gap stays open

Bitcoin filled one of two new futures gaps with a trip below $90,000 as analysis predicted a potential bottom level for the next BTC price cycle. дальше »

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Chinese businessman linked to $15b Bitcoin seizure deported from Cambodia

Prince Group founder Chen Zhi, along with two associates, was reportedly arrested on January 6 and a deportation was conducted. дальше »

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Here’s Where Sei (SEI) Price Could Trade if Adoption Keeps Snowballing

SEI is starting 2026 with two very different signals at the same time. On one side, adoption is accelerating.   In the first week of the year alone, the network onboarded close to 1 million new users, pushing total users above 88 million. дальше »

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Morgan Stanley just filed for two crypto ETFs, but one massive omission sends a brutal signal

Morgan Stanley, the $1. 8 trillion banking giant, has applied to launch two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking the prices of Bitcoin and Solana with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). дальше »

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Bitcoin ripped to $94,000 as critical metric quietly turns positive for first time since October

Bitcoin ETFs grabbed $1. 2 billion in the first two trading sessions of 2026, coinciding with BTC's climb to $94,000, a 7% gain in just days. The narrative wrote itself: institutional money flooded in, prices followed. дальше »

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Bitcoin ETFs' 'lion-like' performance could see $150B in annual inflows

Bitcoin’s price recovery in January was marked by strong institutional inflows. During their first two days of trading in 2026, the U.S. spot ETFs' inflows hit $1.2 billion.  Bloomberg ETF analyThe post Bitcoin ETFs' 'lion-like' performance could see $150B in annual inflows appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Morning Crypto Report: XRP Hits Brutal 760,456% Liquidation Imbalance, 'I Feel Fine': Ex-Ripple CTO Speaks Out on Retirement, Coinbase CEO Reveals Main Target for 2026

Week two of January opens with leverage biting back as XRP's small dip sparks a historic 760,000% liquidation skew, Schwartz saying he is happy after leaving Ripple and Coinbase eyeing an even bigger 2026. дальше »

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Centralized databases have failed us; here’s how one web3 project is fixing it

As web3 evolves, Arkiv targets blockchain’s centralized data gap with a database built on decentralization principles. When Satoshi developed the blockchain technology almost two decades ago, his goal was to create a decentralized system that would remove control from a… дальше »

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Bitcoin slides toward $91,000 with two CME pricing gaps coming into focus

Unfilled price gaps in futures and ETFs are emerging as key downside reference levels for bitcoin as weakness emerges. дальше »

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Which Cryptocurrency Could Beat Binance Coin (BNB) in Q2 2026? Analysts Explain

In Q2 2026, analysts are comparing two very different types of opportunities: established large-cap tokens like Binance Coin (BNB) that already trade with deep liquidity, and early-stage projects that are still in presale and can reprice faster once broader access opens. дальше »

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Gold, silver briefly reclaim top spots by market cap amid uncertainty

Gold and silver, both seen as “stores of value,” briefly retook their positions as the two biggest assets by market cap. Bitcoin sits in the eighth position. дальше »

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Bitcoin ETFs come into year 'like a lion’: 600% surge at current pace

US spot bitcoin ETFs attracted over $1.2 billion in the first two trading days of 2026, with analysts projecting annual inflows could reach $150 billion. дальше »

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Coinhub Exchange Expands Access To Crypto With New Branches In Las Vegas And Phoenix

Coinhub Exchange has announced the opening of two new physical branches in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona.   The expansion aims to make cryptocurrency more accessible by combining digital trading tools with in-person customer support. дальше »

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$2.40 for XRP? That's Where Bull Run Dies, Warns Popular Indicator

XRP just touched $2.40 for the first time since September, but the Bollinger Bands signal that nailed the last two fakeouts is on alert again, and it is bad news for cryptocurrency bulls. дальше »

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Bitcoin faces a “liquidity drain” danger zone as Japan’s 30-year yield breaks a historic record

Tokyo bond traders have a new number burned into their screens this week, 3.5%. For most of the past two decades, Japan’s long end was the place the world went to forget about interest rates. If you were a pension fund trying to match liabilities, a bank trying to park liquidity, or a global macro […] The post Bitcoin faces a “liquidity drain” danger zone as Japan’s 30-year yield breaks a historic record appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Morgan Stanley looks to join crypto ETF race with Bitcoin and Solana products

Morgan Stanley has taken another step into the fast-moving crypto investment market by filing paperwork to launch two spot exchange-traded funds tied to digital assets. Today, on January 6, the Wall Street bank submitted an S-1 registration to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a Bitcoin ETF and, separately, for a Solana ETF. The […] дальше »

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Phemex launches $650k trading contests for 2026 New Year futures push

Phemex launches Apex Season 3 and New Year Futures Boost, offering $650k in prizes and risk support to attract both pro and emerging crypto derivatives traders. Cryptocurrency exchange Phemex has launched two trading programs in early 2026, offering a combined… дальше »

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Lighter Begins Buyback As Promised, This Is How LIT Price Reacted

Lighter price has climbed sharply over the past two days, extending gains as bullish sentiment returned across the broader crypto market. LIT rallied alongside improving risk appetite, but the move was also supported by internal network developments. дальше »

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Sui (SUI) Surges Over 38% in January as Analysts Weigh Further Upside Potential

Sui (SUI) has entered the new year with renewed momentum, climbing more than 38% since the start of January. The rally has pushed the altcoin to its highest level in nearly two months. On-chain data points to sustainable network activity and overall ecosystem recovery, reinforcing the positive outlook. дальше »

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Binance vs Crypto.com | Which Exchange Is Better in 2026?

Binance and Crypto. com are two leading cryptocurrency exchanges, each with millions of users worldwide. Binance is generally known for having massive trading volume, advanced trading features and charting tools, and The post Binance vs Crypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin crash imminent? Price spike makes two new CME gaps and closing one carries a punishing cost

Prior to the US market opening this week, Bitcoin traded 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. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin declares Ethereum solved crypto Trilemma, yet his 2030 roadmap exposes a massive ideological risk

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has stated that the blockchain network must decide between chasing speculative trends or fulfilling its original promise as a neutral “world computer. ” In two separate detailed posts on the social media platform X, Buterin reflected on 2025 as a year of significant technical progress. дальше »

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Hedera price breaks above crucial support as its stablecoin supply grows, is a January rally coming?

Hedera price has bounced from a critical support level, a move reinforced by over two weeks of continuous growth in its stablecoin supply. Is the cryptocurrency positioning for a bullish rally this January? According to data from crypto.news, Hedera (HBAR)… дальше »

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MicroStrategy Solves Private Equity’s 2 Biggest Problems With Bitcoin

MicroStrategy continues to rewrite the rules of private equity and capital markets, leveraging Bitcoin to achieve what traditional funds have pursued, and largely failed to do, for over a decade. According to Chaitanya Jain, MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Strategy Manager, the company has successfully addressed two persistent challenges in private equity. дальше »

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Major market maker secretly offloaded 1,213 BTC onto Binance during New Year’s Eve thin liquidity

Wintermute faced scrutiny for two recent events: dumping Bitcoin onto Binance during New Year's Eve's thin liquidity, then scrambling to accumulate coins in what appeared to be urgent buying ahead of the Fed announcement on Jan. дальше »

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Binance delists FLOW/BTC pair, flags token after exploit

The largest crypto exchange by trading volume announced two moves related to the FLOW token following the project's foundation updating users on a $3.9 million exploit. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin Outlines Two Things Ethereum Must Do To Achieve Its Ultimate Goal Of Becoming The ‘World Computer’

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Bitcoin ETFs lose record $4.57 billion in two months

Spot BTC ETFs registered their sharpest outflows on record through November and December as prices dropped 20%. дальше »

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Flow outlines Phase 2 progress, targets full EVM functionality within 24 hours

According to a recent update, the Flow Foundation has made “significant progress” in its remediation plan to address the damages dealt during the $3.9 million exploit of the blockchain last week. Remediation of the Flow network has entered “phase two”… дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin on the two goals Ethereum must meet to become the ‘world computer’

After major technical gains in 2025, Buterin says the network must double down on usability and decentralization to meet its original goals. дальше »

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Crypto Market Prediction: Two Big Bitcoin (BTC) Barriers, Best XRP Price Timeframe at the Start of 2026, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Having a Calm New Year

Market is relatively calm, with volatility levels across multiple assets hitting monthly lows, which means the transition from 2025 to 2026 should be calm. дальше »

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These Are Biggest Crypto Equities Winners and Losers of 2025

The crypto market split into two distinct realities: the infrastructure builders who pivoted to AI and energy, and the pure-plays that failed to adapt. дальше »

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Unregistered Bitcoin Mining in Russia May Soon Come With Up to Two Years of Forced Labor

Bitcoin Magazine Unregistered Bitcoin Mining in Russia May Soon Come With Up to Two Years of Forced Labor Russia is planning criminal penalties, including forced labor, to curb widespread unregistered bitcoin mining after legalization. дальше »

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XRP to $2 in 2026? Here Are Two Potential Scenarios

This might create a setup for XRP's next move on the market, with traders paying attention to key levels. дальше »

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Whales Accumulate DeFi Tokens as Crypto Sentiment Improves

The cryptocurrency market is experiencing slightly less negativity for the first time in two months as whales begin accumulating DeFi tokens. The post Whales Accumulate DeFi Tokens as Crypto Sentiment Improves appeared first on Coinspeaker. дальше »

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NFTs Are Down, Not Dead – Here’s What Needed To Revive Them

The global non-fungible token market, which was once a topic of discussion on social media platforms two years ago, is experiencing its lowest levels of [...] дальше »

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Gold Records Sharpest Single-Day Drop in Over 2 Months: Is The “Metal Season” Ending?

Gold plunged over 5% in its steepest one-day drop in more than two months. Furthermore, silver, platinum, and palladium also slumped in a broad selloff of precious metals on December 29. As prices rebound today, analysts are split. дальше »

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MEXC Launches AI Copy Trading Featuring Top AI Models such as DeepSeek and ChatGPT

MEXC, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, today officially launched the “AI-Masters Copy Trading“. The competition brings together six prominent AI models: DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Gemini, Qwen, Claude, and Grok, along with two mysterious traders, for a 14-day live trading competition running from December 30, 2025, to January 13, 2026. дальше »

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ASST Stock Performance Comes Into Question Amid Semler Scientific and Strive Merger Prospects

Semler Scientific (SMLR) and Strive Asset Management (ASST) are poised to create one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries in the US. If approved by shareholders on January 13, 2026, the all-stock merger would combine the two companies’ operations to manage approximately 13,000 BTC, instantly ranking the new entity among the top 11 public companies The post ASST Stock Performance Comes Into Question Amid Semler Scientific and Strive Merger Prospects appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin And Ethereum Influx: Strategy Grabs 1,200 BTC, Bitmine Immersion Ups ETH by 44,000

With Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) prices facing significant corrections, the two largest publicly traded holders of these cryptocurrencies, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and Bitmine Immersion, have made substantial moves to bolster their portfolios over the past week. дальше »

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3 Altcoins To Watch In The New Year 2026 Week

Month ends and quarter ends are usually laced with major network developments. This week marks the culmination of these two events and also signals the end of the year. Naturally, many tokens will experience growth. дальше »

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The ‘IQ 276’ prediction sparks heated debate: Can XRP surge tenfold in two weeks?

Amid short-term XRP volatility, CLS Mining offers investors a compliant, secure, and sustainable way to earn daily returns through cloud mining. #partnercontent дальше »

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Morning Crypto Report: Bitcoin's 'Uh Oh' Pattern Returns as Zcash (ZEC) Pumps Again, XRP Prints $0 After Short Sellers Disappear, Forgotten Bitcoin Rival May Repeat Silver's 80% Rally If This Pattern Validates

Two days before 2026, and with Monday on the charts, Bitcoin shows a familiar top signal, while Zcash pumps again, XRP prints sudden $0 liquidations and Monero builds a structure that could mirror silver's explosive 2025 run. дальше »

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CME’s Latest Move Has Traders on Edge: Why Monday Is Critical for Silver Price

Silver (XAG) markets are heading into a pivotal week after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announced its second margin hike in just two weeks, effective Monday, December 29. The exchange has raised the initial margin requirement for the March 2026 silver futures contract to approximately $25,000, up from $20,000 earlier this month, increasing pressure on The post CME’s Latest Move Has Traders on Edge: Why Monday Is Critical for Silver Price appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Ethereum’s 2026 roadmap includes this validator risk that’s bigger than you think

Ethereum’s 2026 roadmap centers on two tracks: expanding rollup data capacity through blobs while pushing base-layer execution higher through gas limit changes. Those gas limit changes depend on validators moving from re-executing blocks to verifying ZK execution proofs. дальше »

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