Category: Bitcoin News

Altcoins are quietly sucking up liquidity while Bitcoin struggles to maintain its share. As smaller tokens capture more volume, it’s clear that it’s not just hype-driven buying. Instead, real users move around, transact, and engage. From 2025 to early 2026, there has been a decisive shift in volume leadership. Bitcoin [BTC] Volume dominance, which was…

ZEC has fallen sharply again in the last 24 hours. Expectations of a very volatile Friday due to numerous major events in the US did not really materialize, and BTC has calmed down at $90,500. Most of the larger cap alts have remained sluggish over the past 24 hours, with ETH struggling below $3,100 and…

In summary Rep. Torres proposed the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act to keep federal officials out of prediction markets. The bill follows controversy over a Polymarket merchant who won a bet on the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, made just hours before his capture. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is among 30…

A Stone Mountain, Georgia, couple says Wells Fargo denied their fraud claim for more than $5,000 in unauthorized charges made hundreds of miles from their home. According to local Atlanta news outlet WSB, Debbie Stanhouse says she regularly monitors the family’s checking account and quickly detects suspicious activity. “I told him, ‘Jim, we need to…

Optimism announced a 12-month token buyback program on Jan. 8, allocating 50% of Superchain revenue to monthly OP token purchases starting in February. The buyback pressure is estimated at roughly $9.1 million annually, based on the past year’s 5,868 ETH in collected fees. The proposal frames the shift as a transition from pure governance token…

President Donald Trump said this week that he has no intention of pardoning Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX who is serving a lengthy federal prison sentence for one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history. In an interview with The New York TimesTrump was asked if he would consider granting clemency to…

Ethereum once again failed to hold above a critical resistance zone, retreating from the $3,300 level towards the $3,100 area. The pullback highlights the market’s ongoing struggle to establish a sustainable recovery, as bullish momentum continues to fade near key technical thresholds. While buyers have managed to avoid a deeper correction for now, the inability…

Binance has launched new perpetual futures contracts linked to gold and silver, expanding the cryptocurrency exchange’s derivatives offering beyond digital assets as demand grows for exposure to traditional safe haven markets. Binance said on Thursday that it has introduced gold and silver perpetual futures that allow investors to trade the metals 24 hours a day…

TLDR: Brian Quintenz served as CFTC commissioner during the Obama-Trump administration with unanimous Senate confirmation. Quintenz previously led political strategy at a16z crypto as the platform’s Global Head of Policy. SUI Group’s board now consists of five members and three independent directors under Nasdaq rules. Quintenz will serve on the audit committee and help guide…

XRP spot trading was launched on Hyperliquid via the Flare blockchain interoperable smart contract, which debuted the FXRP/USDC pair on the DEX perpetual market. The XRP price prediction suggests that Hyperliquid’s major perpetual DEX volume could push the XRP price above $2.70 by the end of January. First XRP Exposure on Hyperliquid Expands Trading Options…

Here’s what Schwartz plans to do in retirement Ripple has no plans to buy a cryptocurrency exchange: Monica Long David Schwartz, who recently stepped down as Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and retired, addressed the XRP community in his traditional tongue-in-cheek manner and announced his retirement plans. Notably, Schwartz was one of the co-founders of…

Bitcoin and some major cryptocurrencies are rising, but most altcoins are in decline – a sharp divergence marked by a downward cumulative Accumulation/Distribution (A/D) line for the broader crypto market, even as the top 200 assets maintain growth. This “K-shaped” market pattern reflects deepening differences between crypto sectors. Winners are racking up profits, while many…

Bitcoin rose towards the $94,000 mark on January 5, pushing towards a key resistance zone near $94,700. The move came as institutional demand resurfaced, led by a new Bitcoin purchase from Strive Asset Management. Strive’s Bitcoin purchase sharpens the institutional signal Strive Asset Management, under the leadership of Vivek Ramaswamy, invested $100 million in Bitcoin…

The banking giant has been a long-time supporter of BTC. It’s been almost two years since the first Bitcoin spot ETF launched in the United States, and the field could soon become even more competitive with the entry of Morgan Stanley. The banking giant has filed an application with the United States Securities and Exchange…

In summary Bitcoin extended its bounce in January, but positioning in perpetual futures remained stable, leaving analysts cautious about the strength of the move. Futures and spot signals point to limited conviction, with open interest well below previous peaks, a skewed order book, and weak US spot demand. Options markets have become more constructive, although…

January 5, 2026 – Auburn, WA, USA As a global digital asset trading platform, BitGW Exchange continues to prioritize security, transparency and regulatory compliance as fundamental elements of its operations. In response to the rapid expansion of the digital asset market and the increasing complexity of cross-border financial activity, the platform has implemented a comprehensive…

When the futures market opened on Monday, the screens told a story that seemed backwards. The United States had just captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a weekend operation that shook geopolitics and dominated headlines. And yet, oil did not skyrocket. He slipped. At the same time, Bitcoin held firm and then rose. It traded…

Fedi will release its entire software suite as open source on January 3, completing a promise made at the 2024 launch. The company said all Fedi software has now moved to the Affero General Public License (AGPL), following an interim period under a commercial source license. The change makes Fedi’s code base publicly available under…

Losses from crypto phishing plummeted in 2025, but experts warn that the threat has only changed shape rather than disappearing. Reports show a sharp drop in money stolen through wallet-draining scams, even as attackers tried new tricks linked to recent protocol changes. Related reading Scam Tracker Data Shows Drop According to Scam Sniffer’s 2025 analysis,…

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has stopped its local fiat operations in Argentina less than a year after formally entering the market, reducing peso-based services and maintaining its crypto functionality. According to a report by Forbes Argentina, Coinbase informed users that it will temporarily stop maintaining local services following a review of its operations. The company described…

The year 2025 has become a year of consolidation, with major Layer 1 networks laying the foundation for tools and technology that will lead to better interoperability, as well as driving real-world financial use cases. For Ethereum, that meant a surge in institutional adoption and steady progress in scaling, while builders increasingly looked toward interoperability…

The cryptocurrency market continues to change and established projects face new challenges. The Polkadot cryptocurrency has been trading below key levels, and analysts are keeping an eye on possible further declines. Meanwhile, Zcash price continues to face resistance that could limit the bullish movement. Both show conflicting signals for those looking for the next cryptocurrency…

XRP price is currently trading at $2.01 and continues to ride the momentum of an impressive bounce of almost 6% in 24 hours. Trading volume followed that movement and has now reached a daily high of over $4.19 billion. This is not just a passing flare; That’s a huge amount of purchasing activity. XRP has…

SHIB is sleeping Long-term holders are piling in Although largely ignored by short-term traders, long-term holders pay attention to the Shiba Inu signal at the beginning of the year. About 176 billion SHIB left exchanges in the last day. This is not random noise or a small fluctuation. This is an obvious and quantifiable departure,…

2026 has begun amid significant uncertainty about how the crypto market will perform this year. This unease is particularly notable after 2025 unfolded in a manner contrary to widespread market expectations. As outlooks remain divided, one key question remains: Will 2026 bring one of the most extreme crypto bear markets yet? BeInCrypto spoke with several…

It seems that the market has stopped believing in coincidences. Lately, every macroeconomic move, from the 2025 metals crash to the Fed’s $40 billion Treasury bond purchase to the BOJ meeting, is being treated as a “market signal.” In short, macro catalysts are no longer just about on-chain data. In particular, we are now seeing…

The firm suggests that digital wallets could eventually handle payments on a scale that rivals global card networks. Venture capital firm a16z Crypto outlined its key expectations for the digital asset sector in a post shared on The list frames a future in which stablecoins will rival global card networks, privacy tools will become a…

In summary Analysts agree that 2026 is unlikely to bring a crypto winter. Short-term volatility is likely, but Bitcoin is expected to remain strong and reach new all-time highs. Altcoins and Ethereum may depend more on regulatory developments, especially the fate of a US crypto market structure bill. In 2025, advantageous regulatory outcomes helped fuel…

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has issued the country’s first cryptocurrency-backed corporate loan, extending financing to one of the country’s largest Bitcoin mining companies, Intelion Data. In a pilot deal, Intelion pledged the digital assets it mined as collateral, marking a significant moment in the integration of digital currencies into traditional banking practices in Russia. Sberbank…

There is a particular type of Bitcoin holder who only shows up when the noise gets loud. They’re the people who watched 2021 melt into 2022, who kept their keys anyway, who learned to live with the idea that the line on the graph can fall faster than their mood. When the price rises, they…