News•Jan 2, 2026
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Exiting Latin America with $30M Sale of Paraguay Site
Bitfarms announced the sale of its Paso Pe, Paraguay bitcoin‑mining site to the Sympatheia Power Fund for up to $30 million, with $9 million paid upfront and the remainder tied to milestones. The deal finalizes Bitfarms' exit from Latin America, following a previous sale of its Yguazú site. Proceeds will be redirected to North American high‑performance computing and AI‑focused energy infrastructure slated for 2026. Shares rose about 4 % to $2.45 as Bitcoin approached $90,000.
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 2, 2026
PEPE, BONK Post Double-Digit Gains: Are Memecoins Back?
Memecoins surged on Friday, pushing the sector’s market cap 8% higher to $39.45 billion, a two‑week peak. PEPE led the rally with a 23.6% gain, while BONK and DOGE rose 10% and 8% respectively. Open interest and derivative trading volume spiked...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 2, 2026
Will DeFi Adoption Officially End in 2026?
The EU’s MiCA framework will be fully enforceable by July 2026, obligating crypto exchanges, custodians, stable‑coin issuers and portfolio managers to obtain formal authorisation. All 27 member states except Poland have adopted the rule, with Poland’s president vetoing the bill over...
By CryptoSlate
News•Jan 2, 2026
Coinbase Bets on Stablecoins, Base and 'Everything Exchange' For 2026
Coinbase’s 2026 roadmap centers on stablecoins, its Ethereum layer‑2 Base, and an "everything exchange" that bundles crypto, stocks, prediction markets and perpetual futures. The company rebranded its wallet as an "everything app" and launched stock trading and on‑chain prediction markets...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 2, 2026
Internet Computer Climbs Back to $3 as Short-Term Momentum Improves
Internet Computer (ICP) surged about 3% in the past 24 hours, pushing the token above the $3 psychological level and briefly reaching $3.03. The price rally follows a short‑term recovery that began in the upper $2.80s, with higher lows and...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 2, 2026
Bitcoin ETF Momentum Builds in South Korea as Regulation Lags Behind
Korea Exchange (KRX) announced it is operationally prepared to list crypto exchange‑traded funds and derivatives, signaling a push to modernise South Korea’s capital markets. The exchange’s readiness comes even as regulators have not yet classified digital assets as eligible securities,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 2, 2026
BONK Jumps More than 10% in 24 Hours as Momentum Pushes Price Higher
BONK, the Solana‑based meme token, surged roughly 10.6% in the past 24 hours, climbing to about $0.00000833. The rally broke a critical resistance at $0.00000820, a level that had previously capped gains, and pushed the price near $0.00000844. Elevated trading...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 2, 2026
DeFi Pioneer Coughs up $50K After Making a Pretty Bad Bet on Ether
Crypto executive Kain Warwick wagered that Ether would reach $25,000 by the end of 2025, a bet he lost, obliging him to pay $50,000 to Multicoin partner Kyle Samani. Ether finished the year around $2,980, 13.7% lower than its January...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 2, 2026
Bitcoin's Squeeze Sets Stage for Major Price Swing
Bitcoin has entered a classic Bollinger Band squeeze as its price has hovered between $85,000 and $90,000 for two weeks, narrowing the volatility bands to under $3,500—the tightest since July. Such squeezes historically precede large price swings, with past examples...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 2, 2026
Crypto Sentiment Shifts Off Extreme Fear, but ‘Mixed Emotions’ Persist
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index rose to 29 on Friday, exiting the "extreme fear" zone and reaching its highest level in 21 days, the first such move since Dec. 12. Bitcoin was priced at $88,995, still under the $90,000 threshold....
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 2, 2026
Cardano's ADA Pops 7%, Bitcoin, Ether Show Steady Gains as Traders Enter 2026
Cardano’s ADA surged 7% on Friday, outpacing Bitcoin’s modest 1% rise to around $88,700 and Ether’s similar gain near $3,010. The rally was confined to a handful of large‑cap tokens, with Solana, XRP and BNB also posting gains, while the...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 2, 2026
Metric Suggests Bitcoin Has Been in a Bear Market for 2 Months
CryptoQuant researcher Julio Moreno says Bitcoin entered a bear market two months ago, as the Bull Score Index turned bearish in early November. The price has slipped below its one‑year moving average, currently trading around $88,500. Moreno projects the bear‑market...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 2, 2026
Dogecoin Surges 7% as a Double-Bottom Break Sparks DOGE Rally
Dogecoin surged 6.6% to $0.126, breaking the $0.121 resistance band on volume that spiked to 183% of its daily average. The move completed a double‑bottom pattern around $0.120‑$0.121, turning that zone into potential support. Traders now watch the $0.1245‑$0.125 level...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 2, 2026
Polymarket Traders See Just 21% Chance of Bitcoin Hitting $150K This Year
Prediction‑market platform Polymarket shows traders assigning a 21% probability that Bitcoin will reach $150,000 before the end of 2024, with 45% odds for $120,000 and an 80% chance of hitting $100,000. The odds decline sharply at higher price levels, reflecting...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 2, 2026
Turkmenistan Rings in New Year with Crypto Exchanges, Miners
Turkmenistan has legalized crypto mining and trading after President Serdar Berdimuhamedow signed a new law that took effect on Thursday. The legislation allows both domestic and foreign miners to operate once registered and requires crypto exchanges to obtain licenses, implement...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 2, 2026
Crypto Coin Minute for January 2nd, 2026 at 08:39 AM Pacific Time.
Crypto markets opened strong on Jan 2, 2026, with Bitcoin at $90,499 (+3.01%), Ethereum at $3,134 (+5.17%), Binance Coin at $884 (+3.25%), XRP at $1.96 (+5.35%) and Solana at $131 (+5.40%). Flow announced a recovery plan after a $3.9 million exploit, while...
By Crypto Coin Minute
News•Jan 1, 2026
Losses From Crypto Hacks Down 60% in December: PeckShield
PeckShield reports crypto‑related hack losses fell to about $76 million in December, a 60 percent drop from November’s $194 million. The month saw 26 major exploits, with the largest incidents being a $50 million address‑poisoning scam and a $27.3 million private‑key leak in a multi‑signature...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
Ethereum Co-Founder Pitches DApps as Solution to 2025 Cloudflare Outage
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin argues that decentralized applications (DApps) can shield users from large‑scale internet outages like the November Cloudflare failure, which knocked out about 20% of hosted sites. He emphasizes Ethereum’s mission to become a "world computer" that delivers censorship‑free,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
Happy New Year, Mark Cuban: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit over Voyager Digital
A federal judge in Florida dismissed the class‑action lawsuit filed by former Voyager Digital investors against Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks, ruling the plaintiffs lacked personal jurisdiction. The suit alleged false representations about Voyager’s risks tied to the 2021...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
Vitalik Buterin on the Two Goals Ethereum Must Meet to Become the ‘World Computer’
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin reflected on 2025’s technical gains, noting faster processing, higher reliability, and improved scalability. He warned that milestones alone won’t fulfill Ethereum’s original mission of a decentralized world computer. Buterin emphasized two simultaneous imperatives: global usability and...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 1, 2026
Crypto Privacy in 2026: Compliance-Friendly Tools Take Center Stage
Crypto privacy entered 2025’s regulatory spotlight and will intensify in 2026 as developers launch compliance‑friendly tools. Legal battles against mixers like Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet highlight regulators’ view of non‑custodial services as money‑transmitters. In response, a new “pragmatic privacy” stack is...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
SOL Accumulation Tops Crypto Trends on New Year’s Day: Santiment
Santiment flagged Solana whale accumulation as the top crypto trend on New Year’s Day 2026, noting repeated purchases of 10 or more SOL by large wallets. Despite a 46% price decline over the past three months, liquidity remains strong and...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
Bithumb Flags $200M in Dormant Crypto Assets Across 2.6M Inactive Accounts
South Korean exchange Bithumb has identified over $200 million in dormant crypto assets spread across 2.6 million inactive accounts, some untouched for up to twelve years. The largest single dormant balance is about $2.84 million, and certain holdings have posted gains exceeding 61,000 %...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
Tether Snaps up Another 8,888 BTC, Now Fifth-Largest Bitcoin Wallet
Tether announced on New Year’s Eve that it purchased an additional 8,888 Bitcoin, bringing its disclosed holdings to more than 96,000 BTC. The acquisition, valued at roughly $780 million, cements the stablecoin issuer as the fifth‑largest Bitcoin address worldwide and the...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
Trader Bags $1M From ‘Abnormal’ BROCCOLI714 Memecoin Activity on Binance
Trader Vida claims a $1 million profit by exploiting abnormal activity in the BROCCOLI714 memecoin on Binance. The token surged then reversed after unusually large spot buy orders, prompting a long‑short strategy. Binance denied any hack, stating its risk controls operated...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
Final Nail in the 4-Year Cycle? BTC Ends Year After Halving in the Red
Bitcoin closed 2025 in the red, falling more than 30% from its $126,080 all‑time high and marking the first post‑halving year the cryptocurrency ended lower than it began. The April 2024 halving, which traditionally triggers a multi‑year bull run, failed...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
Crypto Forces to Compound in 2026, Accelerating Adoption: Coinbase
Coinbase’s head of investment research, David Duong, predicts that the forces driving crypto adoption in 2025—spot exchange‑traded funds, stablecoins, and tokenization—will compound in 2026. He cites faster ETF approvals, expanding stablecoin use in delivery‑vs‑payment (DvP) structures, and broader acceptance of...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
CFTC Director Who Made Bitcoin Futures Possible Returns as Chief of Staff
Amir Zaidi has rejoined the CFTC as chief of staff after a six‑year break, bringing back the expertise that helped launch the agency’s regulated Bitcoin futures in 2017. His prior tenure (2010‑2019) included directing the Division of Market Oversight, where...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
India’s Central Bank Urges Countries to Prioritize CBDCs over Stablecoins
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called on nations to prioritize central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) over privately‑issued stablecoins, citing financial‑stability risks. In its December financial‑stability report, the RBI argued that CBDCs preserve the “singleness of money” and should...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 1, 2026
Digital ID, CBDCs Risk Turning US Into ‘Surveillance State’: US Rep
U.S. Representative Warren Davidson warned that recent crypto legislation, especially the GENIUS Act, could pave the way for a permissioned central bank digital currency and mandatory digital ID, effectively turning the United States into a surveillance‑focused financial system. He argued...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
US Lawmakers Expected to Address Market Structure Markup in January
U.S. Senate Banking Committee is slated to hold a markup on the Responsible Financial Innovation Act in the second week of January, moving the digital‑asset market‑structure bill forward after months of delay. The legislation, which builds on the House‑passed Digital...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
Why JPMorgan’s Onchain Fund Is a Big Signal for Ethereum
JPMorgan Asset Management has tokenized a traditional money‑market fund, launching the My OnChain Net Yield Fund (MONY) on the Ethereum mainnet. The fund invests in U.S. Treasuries and Treasury‑backed repos, offering daily dividend reinvestment and redemption via cash or stablecoins....
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
How an AI-Fueled Romance Scam Drained a Bitcoin Retirement Fund
A divorced Bitcoin investor lost his entire retirement fund—a full Bitcoin—after falling victim to an AI‑driven romance scam. The fraudmer used synthetic portraits and real‑time deep‑fake video calls to build a convincing relationship before extracting the funds. This case illustrates...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
If History Repeats Itself, Will the US Congress Become More Pro-Crypto in 2026?
Following the 2024 elections, roughly 270 lawmakers with crypto‑friendly stances entered the 119th Congress, bolstered by advocacy groups like Stand With Crypto and PACs such as Fairshake. In July, the House passed three bills during a Republican‑led “Crypto Week,” including...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
Crypto Billionaires Are Among Biggest Losers of 2025: Report
Crypto billionaires faced steep declines in 2025, with Michael Saylor losing $2.6 billion and his net worth falling to $3.8 billion after an October flash crash. The Winklevoss twins saw a 59% drop, while Binance founder CZ Zhao shed about 5% of...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
Base’s Creator Coin Push Sparks Builder Backlash over Favoritism Concerns
Base is aggressively promoting creator‑coin tokens on its L2, largely through a partnership with NFT marketplace Zora. The initiative has spurred a surge in daily token mints, overtaking Solana in August, and keeps the network processing more than 10 million transactions...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 31, 2025
2026 Will Be Red for Bitcoin, but Payment Tech Will Improve: BTC OGs
Bitcoin is projected to hit a low around $60,000 in the fourth quarter of 2026, extending the price decline that began in late 2025. Analyst Michael Terpin sees the dip as a buying window before the 2028 halving sparks a...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
Trump Media to Distribute New Digital Tokens to DJT Shareholders
Trump Media and Technology Group announced a partnership with Crypto.com to distribute a new digital token to DJT shareholders, issuing one token per whole share on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain. Token holders will receive periodic rewards, including discounts on Truth Social,...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 31, 2025
Strategy Accumulates over 22,000 Bitcoin, RWAs Top $19 Billion: December in Charts
Strategy, Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin investment vehicle, bought 22,628 BTC in December, bringing its total holdings to 672,497 BTC – roughly 3.3% of all Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency’s price slipped 4% in the month, trading around $88,000 and poised to close the...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
Here’s What AI Models Predict for Bitcoin and Altcoin Price Ranges in 2026
Cointelegraph queried four leading AI models in December 2025 to generate base‑case 2026 price ranges for eight major cryptocurrencies. The models converged on a maturing market, with Bitcoin projected between $85,000 and $250,000 and Ethereum between $3,000 and $18,000, reflecting...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
KBW Upgrades TeraWulf to Outperform, Sees AI Pivot as Catalyst for Sharp Growth
KBW upgraded TeraWulf (WULF) to Outperform and lifted its price target from $9.50 to $24. The broker argues the market undervalues the company’s transition from Bitcoin mining to AI and high‑performance computing (HPC) leasing. Analysts project a 505% EBITDA compound...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 31, 2025
Ethereum Below $3K: Low Fees, Weak ETF Flows Signal Stagnation Into 2026
Ethereum has been confined below the $3,000 level as repeated breakout attempts fail, eroding trader confidence. Network fees have dropped 26% even though transaction volume rose 10%, indicating weaker demand for on‑chain processing. Ether‑linked ETFs have seen $307 million of net...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
Wallets Tied to TRUMP Memecoin Team Pull $94M USDC to Coinbase in December
On‑chain analysts flagged $94 million in USDC withdrawals from the Official Trump memecoin’s liquidity pools, including a $33 million transfer routed through Fireblocks to Coinbase. Launched just before the 2025 inauguration, the token peaked at $75.35 before plunging below $5, a 90 %...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
XRP and Solana Volatility in 2025 Was Twice as Bumpy as Bitcoin's
In 2025, XRP and Solana experienced realized volatility of 80% and 87% respectively, roughly twice Bitcoin's 43% level. Altcoin ETFs have attracted $1 billion for XRP and $763.9 million for Solana, yet their liquidity remains shallow compared with Bitcoin’s $56.96 billion in spot...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 31, 2025
Bitwise Files with US SEC for 11 Single‑token ‘Strategy’ Crypto ETFs
Bitwise has submitted a Form N‑1A to the SEC proposing eleven single‑token “strategy” ETFs, each focused on a specific altcoin such as Aave, Uniswap, Zcash, Sui and Near. The funds will combine direct spot holdings with exposure through exchange‑traded products...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
South Korean Retail Keeps Buying Ether Hoarder BitMine Despite 80% Drop: Report
South Korean retail investors have continued to pour money into BitMine Immersion Technologies despite an 82% plunge from its July peak, making it the second‑most bought overseas stock by Korean traders after Alphabet. The company, now holding roughly $12 billion in...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 31, 2025
Bitcoin's Market Got Calmer in 2025 Thanks to Yield-Hungry Institutional Investors
In 2025 Bitcoin’s implied volatility fell sharply as institutions adopted covered‑call strategies to earn yield on idle holdings. Volmex’s BVIV and Deribit’s DVOL indexes dropped from around 70 % to the mid‑40 % range, reflecting reduced market turbulence. Institutional players sold out‑of‑the‑money...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 31, 2025
Ethereum L1 Transactions Hit 2.2M a Day; Each Costs About 17 Cents
Ethereum mainnet set a new daily record of 2.2 million transactions, while the average transaction fee dropped to roughly 17 cents. The decline follows a series of 2025 upgrades—Pectra and Fusaka—that expanded validator capabilities and raised the block gas limit from 45 million...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 31, 2025
Bullish Calls of XRP to Jump 300% in 2026 Do the Rounds Again, Implying $8 Target
XRP traded around $1.87 on Dec 31, 2025, with volume up 20.8% despite a narrow price range. Standard Chartered reiterated a bullish forecast, targeting $8 per token by the end of 2026, citing clearer U.S. regulation and growing institutional appetite. Spot...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 31, 2025
Uganda Opposition Leader Promotes Bitchat Amid Fears of Internet Blackout
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is urging citizens to install Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat ahead of the Jan. 15, 2026 presidential election, warning that the Museveni regime may repeat past internet blackouts. The government has also moved to restrict...
By Cointelegraph