XRP price ‘starting to respond’ to gold’s multiyear 180% boom: Analyst
XRP mirrors gold’s past breakout pattern, fueling speculation of an $8–$10 rally in 2026 if the fractal continues to play out.
Morgan Stanley files S-1s for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs in latest crypto push
The investment banking giant’s filings for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs follow an uptick in investor demand for regulated crypto investment vehicles, driven by the new year’s “clean-slate” effect.
Polymarket quietly introduces taker fees on 15-minute crypto markets
Polymarket updated its documentation to show taker-only fees on short-term crypto markets, with proceeds redistributed to market makers as liquidity rebates.
Is Venezuela hiding a 600K Bitcoin reserve? Analysts remain unsure
Venezuela’s early crypto adoption and gold-to-Bitcoin conversion speculation raise questions about a $60 billion reserve, though analysts have found no proof.
Bitcoin ETFs attract $697M in second trading day of 2026
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have hauled in $1.1 billion in the first two trading days of 2026, with analysts pointing to a new year “clean-slate effect” driving digital asset demand.
BitMEX pushes into 24/7 stock perps as tokenized equities heat up
BitMEX is rolling out 24/7 Equity Perps that use crypto as collateral for exposure to major US stocks and indices, as exchanges from Bitget to Kraken race to bring equities onchain.
Bitcoin Core v30 bug risks fund loss during legacy wallet upgrades
Bitcoin Core urged users of versions 30.0 and 30.1 not to migrate legacy wallets after discovering a bug that can delete all files in a wallet directory if migration fails.
South Korea considers pre-emptive crypto account freezes, report says
The proposal highlights South Korea’s push to align crypto oversight with securities markets, raising stakes for exchanges and traders alike.
Bitcoin buying metric with average 109% gains flips green at $88K
Bitcoin institutions bought more BTC than miners added to the supply in the first week of 2026 as a classic BTC price bull signal began to repeat.
‘Mixed year for IPOs’ as crypto pulls down US IPO performance
Investors would have been better off investing in the S&P500 than betting on US initial public offerings in 2025, with crypto and AI public debuts partly to blame.