Money printing is a catalyst for higher risk-on asset prices, but the looming 2026 US midterm elections could throw a wrench in markets.

Money printing is a catalyst for higher risk-on asset prices, but the looming 2026 US midterm elections could throw a wrench in markets.
With Congress in recess until the new year, sources familiar with the progress of a digital asset market structure bill are expecting consideration in early 2026.
A major investment bank said it was upgrading shares of TeraWulf to “outperform,” based in part on its "build-out" strategy.
The company plans to distribute a crypto token per share to shareholders, but the tokens do not represent shares or rights in Trump Media.
JPMorgan has launched a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, highlighting how regulated cash products may integrate into onchain settlement and collateral workflows.
A divorced investor’s tragic loss reveals how emotional manipulation, combined with AI technology, has weaponized crypto scams into a billion-dollar crime.
The 2024 US election saw more money and support from the crypto and blockchain industry than ever before, with some experts predicting a repeat in the midterms.
While Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire increased his net worth by a reported 149%, others like Changpeng Zhao and the Winklevosses saw declines.
The market carnage will likely extend into 2026, with price bottoming out in Q4, but it isn't all bad news, according to early BTC adopters.
Several analysts remain bullish on Bitcoin, expecting it to surge to a new all-time high as early as in the first quarter of 2026.
From Bitcoin to Dogecoin, major AI models predict price ranges and the catalysts that could shape crypto markets in the year ahead.
The Bitcoin price slump at the end of the year hasn’t discouraged Michael Saylor’s Strategy from buying over 22,000 BTC in December alone.
Ether trades sideways as spot ETF outflows, weak bullish leverage demand, and low Ethereum network fees cap recovery prospects going into 2026.
Arkham data shows wallets associated with the Official Trump meme team pulling about $94 million in USDC from TRUMP liquidity pools in December and routing the funds to Coinbase.
North Korea’s record-breaking Bybit hack changed how exchanges handle security and even influenced FATF’s global crypto recommendations.
Gold fractals, Bitcoin cost basis heatmap, and long-term moving averages offer clues on where BTC’s next major move may emerge in 2026.
Bitcoin faces clashing forecasts for 2026: tempered institutional targets around $150,000 versus bearish charts warning of major declines.
Trading activity concentrated in the second half of the year as Hyperliquid’s early lead faced increasing pressure from Aster and Lighter.
Bubblemaps said Lighter airdropped $675 million in LIT, one of crypto’s biggest ever, as data shared on X suggested about 75% of recipients were still holding.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $355 million, snapping a 7-day outflow streak that saw $1.12 billion withdrawn from the products.
