Pi Network’s vague 2026 targets are causing a backlash as PI misses the market rally

The community reaction was quite clear after the last Pi Network post. The core team behind the popular project recently published its own 2025 summary, touting the significant progress it has made, perhaps most notable of which was the actual launch of the mainnet and token. However, it also failed to provide concrete goals for […]

$2.2 Billion Crypto Options Expire Today, Will Markets React?

The first Friday of the new year has arrived and more Bitcoin and Ether options are expiring as spot market momentum remains subdued. Approximately 21,000 Bitcoin options contracts expire on Friday, January 2 and have a notional value of approximately $1.85 billion. This expiration event is much smaller than average due to muted trading over […]

Suspected Manipulation on Binance Sends Meme Coin Wild, Trader Wins Big

A suspected manipulation attempt in BROCCOLI(714) caused extreme volatility that an experienced trader exploited for huge profits. Unusual trading activity in the low liquidity meme coin BROCCOLI(714) on Binance was flagged on January 1 after the asset experienced an abrupt price increase followed by a sharp reversal. The volatility allowed the pseudonymous trader “Vida” to […]

a16z Crypto’s Call for 2026: Stablecoins Will Surpass Visa

The company suggests that digital wallets could eventually process payments on a scale that can compete with global card networks. Venture capital firm a16z Crypto has outlined its key expectations for the digital asset sector in a post shared on X on January 1, pointing to major shifts in payments, privacy and blockchain use cases […]

Chainlink Reserve Collects Over 94,000 LINK, Raising Its Assets to 1.4 Million Tokens

Key Takeaways Chainlink Reserve’s latest accumulation increases its LINK holdings to 1.4 million tokens. More than 94,000 LINK tokens were added to the reserve in one day. Share this article Chainlink Reserve, the strategic token accumulation mechanism for the decentralized oracle network, today added more than 94,000 LINK, bringing its total holdings to approximately 1.4 […]

Dogecoin’s momentum is increasing, a breakout indicates upside at $0.1300

Dogecoin rose 8.74% to $0.1282 with a market cap of $21.55 billion and a trading volume of DOGE has managed to break out of the descending channel and has remained stable around $0.121, pointing to further gains. The short-term targets are $0.1275-$0.1300, supported by the RSI at 51.9 and the MACD showing early bullish signals. […]

Bitcoin Cycle Defined by Demand, Not Price: Says CryptoQuant Head

Head of research at on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has explained how demand is the basis of a Bitcoin cycle, rather than price performance. Apparent demand for Bitcoin has declined lately In a new post on “Most focus on price performance to define a cycle, while the question is what to pay attention to,” Moreno said. […]

New XRP ETF filing hits the market, but there’s something interesting about it | Bitcoinist.com

Trusted editors content reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Advertising Disclosure Roundhill Investments has filed an amended registration statement on its behalf XRP ETFthat it could launch as early as January 29. Notably, the XRP fund is different from the spot Roundhill File Form N-1A for XRP ETF Roundhill has submitted an application […]

Bitcoin breaks 14-year cycle: year after halving closes red for the first time – Blockonomi

TLDR: The year after Bitcoin’s halving ended negatively for the first time, ending a fourteen-year pattern The impact of the supply shock diminished as the 2024 halving reduced daily issuance by only hundreds of BTC Liquidity conditions and interest rates are now driving Bitcoin more than traditional halving cycles Institutional flows and business cycles have […]

Turkmenistan legalizes cryptocurrency mining and trading under new law – BitRss – Crypto World News

TLDR Turkmenistan has legalized cryptocurrency mining and trading under a new law signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The law introduces a licensing system for crypto exchanges, regulated by the country’s central bank. Cryptocurrencies are not recognized by law as legal tender, securities or payment methods. Crypto operations are limited to licensed entities, with no approval […]