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Bitcoin 2026 bull case: Traders see 'strong signals' for 6-figure BTC price

Traders spotted strong bullish signals for Bitcoin, including a potential bear trap reversal and a technical breakout projecting a rally to $107,000 next month.

Binance confirms Visa, Mastercard withdrawal pause for Ukrainian users

Binance has halted Visa and Mastercard withdrawals for Ukrainian users who relied on Bifinity services, citing changes linked to regulatory shifts.

Lighter’s LIT tokenomics split DeFi as Polymarket bets top $74M

Lighter’s LIT token launch sparked debate over insider ownership, while prediction markets and whale trades revealed divided expectations regarding valuation.

Bitcoin’s $90K rejection: Is BTC's digital gold narrative losing to bonds?

Bitcoin's recovery relied on a shift toward the "digital gold" narrative, but global growth risks and strong equity markets have delayed that breakout.

$11B Bitcoin whale sells $330M ETH, opens massive $748M longs in top cryptos

An $11 billion Bitcoin whale is betting hundreds of millions of dollars on price increases of Bitcoin, Ether and Solana, while "smart money" traders remain net short on leading tokens.

Spot XRP ETFs maintain 29-day inflow streak despite turbulent December

US-listed XRP ETFs continued to draw steady inflows through December, even as Bitcoin and Ether funds posted sharp monthly outflows.

Metaplanet adds $450M in late-December buys, ending 2025 above 35,000 BTC

Metaplanet added 4,279 BTC to take its treasury to 35,102 BTC, as its Bitcoin Income Generation business beat forecasts.

Store of value demand, regulatory clarity to drive 2026 bull market: Grayscale

Grayscale said macro pressure and clearer US regulations are setting the stage for crypto’s next bull market in 2026.

Rep Waters demands SEC oversight hearing about its approach to crypto

Democrat Maxine Waters demands an SEC oversight hearing after the agency dropped major cases against Coinbase, Binance, and other crypto firms.

Bitcoin long-term hodlers finally halt selloff as ETH whales accumulate

Bitcoin selling pressure from long time hodlers is finally abating and Ether whales are adding to their holdings. Markets remain bearish, however.

Iranian protests over currency collapse show why Bitcoin's needed: Bitwise CEO

Widespread protests took place in Iran’s capital after the rial slid to record lows, prompting Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley to argue Bitcoin could help Iranians protect their savings.

Is Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle broken — and if so, where to next?

Analysts are split on whether Bitcoin’s typical four-year cycle has ended in 2025, with institutional ETFs and regulatory shifts cited as key factors.

Australia’s search ID goes into force, Ireland lobbies to ban anonymity

America has recently taken steps to dissuade foreign governments from censoring US-based platforms, including the proposed GRANITE Act and sanctions against five EU officials.

ZachXBT links fake Coinbase support scam to $2M in losses

An Investigation from ZachXBT traced the suspect through posts gloating on social media and Telegram activity.

Tech giant to launch crypto wallet, fintech L1s will bomb: Dragonfly exec.

Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi predicts Big Tech and Fortune 100 companies will start building in crypto in 2026, but that corporate L1s will fail to challenge Ethereum and Solana.

Onchain perpetual futures drive surge in crypto derivatives activity

According to Coinbase researcher David Duong, decentralized platforms and shifting trader behavior have pushed perpetual futures into a more central market role.

Flow scraps rollback plan after pushback over decentralization, security

Although recovery of assets affected in a $3.9 million exploit of the Flow blockchain isn't guaranteed, many users responded positively to a change in the remediation plan.

Tokenized stocks have ‘stablecoin moment’ as market cap hits $1.2B

Tokenized stocks have surged to a $1.2 billion market, with insiders comparing their growth to stablecoins and DeFi’s early boom in 2020.

South Korean lawmaker faces scrutiny over family ties to crypto exchange: Report

A key lawmaker overseeing financial institutions reportedly tried to secure a job for one of his sons at a crypto exchange while raising concerns about a competitor.

Strategy’s latest 2025 Bitcoin purchase caps active year of accumulation

The purchase lifts the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 672,497 BTC and ranks among its smaller acquisitions this year compared with earlier multibillion-dollar buys.

Why Luke Gromen is fading Bitcoin while staying bullish on debasement

Luke Gromen still backs debasement but is trimming Bitcoin risk as BTC lags gold, trends weaken and quantum headlines weigh on sentiment.

BlackRock's BUIDL hits $100M in payouts, showing tokenized finance at scale

BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund has distributed $100 million from Treasury yields, offering a real-world test of blockchain-based financial infrastructure.

Price predictions 12/29: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH

Bitcoin and several major altcoins are stumbling near their overhead resistance levels, indicating that the bears remain active at higher levels.

Zcash price has 'first stop' at $1K: Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes

Incoming liquidity from the US Federal Reserve and bullish technical breakouts are aligning to support a $1,000 price outlook for Zcash.

ETH price to $5K next? Ether rallied 120% the last time this happened

The amount of Ether waiting to be staked has surpassed that awaiting withdrawal, making a rally to $5,000 possible in 2026.

North Korea-linked theft and poor key security dominate Web3 losses: Hacken

Hacken says Web3 losses climbed to nearly $4 billion in 2025, with North Korea behind over half the damage, and regulators under pressure to turn security guidance into hard rules.

These three altcoins came back from the dead in 2025

Altcoins lagged Bitcoin in 2025, but XRP, Zcash and Algorand outperformed on regulatory clarity, privacy demand and tokenization.

Trust Wallet hack shifts to verification amid surge in false claims

Trust Wallet said it has identified 2,596 compromised addresses following its Christmas Day exploit as investigators work to separate real victims from false claims.

China to let banks pay interest on digital yuan wallets from January 2026

China’s central bank will let banks pay interest on digital yuan wallets from Jan. 1, 2026, reshaping e-CNY as deposit-like money as the US bans CBDCs.

Crypto ETPs shed $446M over Christmas as year-end sentiment remains fragile

Weekly fund flows point to lingering caution, with investors favoring newer products and select regions over broad market exposure.

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