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Bitcoin (BTC) pierced $94,000 on Jan. 5, reaching its highest level since Dec. 10 and capping a rally that added nearly $100 billion to the total crypto market capitalization in 24 hours.The move came as spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their strongest inflows in three months, derivatives positioning turned aggressively bullish, and macro conditions created space for risk assets to rebound into the new year.US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged $471 million in net inflows on Jan. 2, led by BlackRock’s IBIT, helping push BTC back over $90,000 into the weekend and setting the stage for today’s breakout.The ETF demand arrived amid…

January 5, 2026 – Dubai, Dubai SignalPlus, a crypto options trading platform, and Deribit, a crypto derivatives exchange, have announced the conclusion of the 2025 Deribit x SignalPlus trading competition (Space edition). The event concluded a year in which the competition series generated over $24 billion in cumulative notional trading volume, reflecting increased participation from both institutional and retail users in the crypto derivatives market. The trajectory of the Deribit x SignalPlus partnership reflects rapid adoption and scaling. The competition series – ‘Summer Chase’ and winter’s ‘Space Edition’ – has evolved from generating $1 billion of volume in November 2023,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure BitMine Immersion Technologies bought 32,977 Ethereum (ETH) in a move that grabbed investor attention and pushed its stock higher. The purchase was reported to be part of the company’s recent accumulation of crypto assets during the final week of 2025. BMNR shares rallied as traders reacted to the disclosure, with early session gains seen on US exchanges. Fresh 32,977 Ethereum According to a press release, BitMine now holds about 4.143 million ETH on its balance sheet. That amount was given as roughly 3.43% of the circulating supply,…

January 5, 2026 – Singapore, Singapore Taisu Ventures, a global Web 3.0 venture capital firm, today announced Keio ChainHack 2026, a one-day pitch and hackathon co-hosted with the Keio FinTEK Center. The event forms part of Taisu Ventures’ broader initiative to support early-stage builders working at the intersection of blockchain infrastructure, regulation and real-world adoption. Keio ChainHack 2026 will bring together students, founders, academics and investors to explore practical applications of blockchain technology and on-chain economic systems. Participation and attendance details are available here. Alongside the event announcement, Taisu Ventures highlighted several portfolio companies that reflect a broader industry trend…

In brief Market experts say liquidity will concentrate across fewer venues in 2026 as MiCA, Asia regulations, and the U.S. CLARITY Act shift trading behavior. October 2025’s $19 billion liquidation crisis exposed the fragility of infrastructure and liquidity gaps that institutions cannot tolerate, experts say. The regulatory focus is shifting from basic licensing to market structure and governance frameworks needed to bridge traditional finance with digital assets. Crypto markets are likely to see liquidity concentrate across fewer venues in 2026 as new regulatory frameworks and institutional participation begin to shape how trading actually functions, market participants say.Algorithmic trading and market-making…

In brief Grayscale distributed Ethereum staking rewards to holders of its ETHE product. Shareholders will receive $0.083178 per share from rewards earned from October last year. The move follows inroads in regulatory clarity around staking under U.S. securities law. Digital asset manager Grayscale made the first distribution of Ethereum staking rewards to shareholders of a U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded product on Monday, effectively extending regulated crypto products beyond price tracking to include protocol-level income under the Securities Act of 1933.The distribution covers staking rewards earned from October 6, 2025, through year-end, with ETHE shareholders receiving $0.083178 per share, payable on…

Crypto Wallets Can ‘Directly Compete With Neobanks’Bitget Wallet CMO Jamie Elkaleh tells Decrypt how the platform is evolving from a crypto wallet to a everyday finance app that seamlessly integrates crypto with TradFi, building on its vision of “Crypto for Everyone.” – (Sponsored post by Bitget Wallet) Source link

In brief BitMine added more than $100 million in ETH during the last week of 2025, bringing its holdings to 4.14 million ETH. The firm’s chairman Tom Lee also charted a path to $250,000 ETH and $5,000 per share of BMNR. Shares in BMNR have risen more than 4% on Monday. Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies added 32,977 ETH valued around $104 million during the final week of 2025, the firm announced on Monday. The latest purchase brings its total holdings to more than 4.14 million ETH, worth more than $13 billion as of this writing. Its holdings now represent…

In brief Bitcoin extended a January rebound, but positioning in perpetual futures has remained flat, leaving analysts cautious about the strength of the move. Futures and spot signals point to limited conviction, with open interest well below prior peaks, an ask-skewed order book, and weak U.S. spot demand. Options markets have turned more constructive, though analysts say recent upside interest reflects short-covering and volatility trades rather than fresh directional bets. Bitcoin’s ascent since the start of 2026 has pushed it close to $95,000, its highest level in six weeks. Although the general crypto market outlook is improving, a closer look…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Venezuela may have quietly built a Bitcoin stash of roughly 600,000 to 660,000 BTC. That number would be worth about $56 billion to $67 billion at recent prices, intelligence reports cited by Whale Hunting analysts Bradley Hope and Clara Preve disclose. The said accumulation began around 2018 and involved swaps from gold sales and oil deals priced in stablecoins, then converted to Bitcoin. Some stories tie the chatter to recent political developments in Venezuela, saying the claims have stirred fresh attention on the nation’s finances and on…

In brief Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum has “solved” the blockchain trilemma of decentralization, security and scalability. Buterin cited live mainnet upgrades and near-ready ZK-EVMs as solutions. The shift underpins Ethereum’s long-term plan to scale throughput without centralizing the network. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said the network has effectively solved blockchain’s long-standing “trilemma,” arguing that recent upgrades have transformed Ethereum into a “fundamentally new and more powerful kind of decentralized network” capable of achieving security, decentralization and scalability.“Now, Ethereum with PeerDAS (2025) and ZK-EVMs (expect small portions of the network using it in 2026), we get: decentralized, consensus…

In brief Amazon announced Alexa.com on Monday, bringing its Alexa+ assistant to a browser-based, chat-style interface. The early access product lets users manage tasks, upload documents, and view Ring camera feeds from the web. Alexa.com offers text and image generators in a bid to expand its foothold in the generative AI market dominated by Google and OpenAI. Amazon on Monday announced the launch of Alexa.com, a new browser-based interface that lets users interact with its Alexa+ AI assistant through a chatbot-style experience on the web.The move extends Alexa beyond smart speakers and mobile devices, placing it alongside other generative AI…

In brief A Polymarket user won $436,759 after betting on the removal of Nicolás Maduro, prompting one U.S. lawmaker to draft legislation forbidding the use of insider knowledge in prediction markets. Industry figures argue that prediction markets operate differently from traditional markets, and that insider knowledge can help them function more effectively. While acknowledging that regulation is likely coming, some figures suggest that guidelines should take account of the difference between prediction markets and stock markets. The role of insider trading on prediction market platforms has come under scrutiny after a Polymarket user won $436,759 predicting that former Venezuelan President…

After a year of steady decline, the “memecoin dominance” ratio, a key metric tracking the sector’s share of the total altcoin market, has abruptly reversed course from historic lows.This came as the total capitalization of meme assets reclaimed the $50 billion mark and tokens such as PEPE, BONK, and FLOKI posted outsized double-digit gains to start the year.The surge is forcing institutional managers and retail traders alike to confront a critical question: Is this a fleeting spasm of post-holiday speculation, or the early bellwether for a broader market rotation?Data from market intelligence firm CryptoQuant highlights the severity of the shift.…

In brief Drake and popular straemer Adin Ross were among named defendants in a new RICO class-action suit filed in Virginia. The suit alleges that the defendants used the site’s tipping feature to obscure transmissions of money related to a music botting campaign to boost Drake’s statistics on streaming platforms. The suit requests no less than $5 million in damages. Pop culture icon and rapper Drake is at the center of a new class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which alleges he used the tipping feature on the crypto casino website…

In brief Goldman Sachs raised its price target for Coinbase to $303 from $294. Recent product rollouts make Coinbase “more competitive generally,” it said. The bank also lowered its price target for eToro to $39 from $48. Goldman Sachs analysts upgraded Coinbase to “Buy” from “Neutral” on Monday, arguing that products unveiled by the exchange last month are making it more competitive.Although Coinbase’s recent embrace of prediction markets showcased efforts to expand into growth areas, the analysts, led by James Yaro, described the addition of services already offered by some of Coinbase’s competitors as among the most significant.“COIN’s recent new…

In brief Grok generates non-consensual sexual deepfakes of women and minors using simple prompts like “put her in a bikini.” OnlyFans creators discovered they could use Grok for viral marketing, with posts generating millions of impressions. Users are exploiting Grok for political manipulation, asking Grok to delete elements in photos which make American values look…ahem… bad. Elon Musk’s xAI is taking the maximalist free-speech line on content moderation, even as its chatbot, Grok, generates non-consensual deepfakes.Anyone can tag Grok under a photo on X with prompts like “put her in a bikini” or “remove her clothes.” The AI generates a…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Bitcoin price has already crashed by more than 32.5% from last year’s all-time high above $126,000, toward the $85,000 region. Although the cryptocurrency has recovered slightly and is now trading above $90,000, a crypto analyst has forecast another major price crash in 2026. According to the forecast, Bitcoin could decline by 50%, following trends observed in previous cycles, potentially hitting a bottom near $40,000.  Bitcoin Price Set For 50% Crash Bitcoin could face another price correction as technical indicators continue to signal a strong bear market.…

For years, the institutional playbook for the crypto industry was simple: buy Bitcoin, perhaps dabble in Ethereum, and ignore the rest.In 2025, that playbook was rewritten.While Bitcoin retained its crown as the largest asset by total volume, the real story of the year was a dramatic structural shift in where new capital chose to go.According to year-end data from CoinShares, the era of “Bitcoin-only” dominance has given way to a tiered market hierarchy where Ethereum has cemented its status as a core holding, and XRP and Solana have emerged as the first true “institutional alt majors.”The numbers portray a distinct…