Bitfinex whales go long BTC for 2026: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin failed to flip $90,000 to support at the start of the last week of 2025, but Bitfinex whale long positions built on their highest levels in nearly two years.
Silver’s wild 6% price spike and 10% plunge mirrors crypto volatility
Silver’s recent price surge mirrors Bitcoin’s trademark volatility. The precious metal is swinging wildly on rate cut bets and shifting industrial demand.
ETH validator entry queue is suddenly almost double the exit queue
Digital Asset Treasuries like Tom Lee’s Bitmine have contributed to the increase in the entry queue, but the network’s Petcra upgrade may have also helped.
Bitcoin helps USD’s reserve status ‘in a strange way’: Coinbase CEO
Bitcoin is helping reinforce the US dollar’s reserve currency status by acting as a market check on excessive inflation and deficit spending, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said.
Ubisoft halts Rainbow Six Siege after hackers give each player $13.3M credits
A server-wide hack flooded Rainbow Six Siege with billions in credits, forcing an emergency shutdown and a major rollback operation.
Crypto heavyweights slam proposed 5% wealth tax in California
Crypto executives, including Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley and Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter, have pushed back against a proposed 5% billionaire tax in California.
Most crypto treasuries ‘will disappear’ amid bleak 2026 outlook: Execs
Many crypto and Bitcoin treasury companies may go under in 2026 as the model comes under pressure, industry executives tell Cointelegraph.
Flow validators urged to halt work after divisive blockchain rollback
The Flow Foundation has been slammed for rolling the layer 1 Flow chain back to patch up a $3.9 million exploit, with one partner advising validators to stop processing transactions until further notice.
Bitcoin needs a 6.24% rally to close 2025 in the green: Analyst
Many analysts previously forecast that Bitcoin would hit a price target between $180,000-$250,000 in 2025, but the price has fallen flat.
BTC mining difficulty records last adjustment in 2025, forecast to rise in Jan
The rising Bitcoin network mining difficulty ensures the network remains sufficiently decentralized but also makes life harder for miners.