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.
Bitcoin outlook bullish as whales, sharks buy retail sell-off: Santiment
Whales accumulated over $5.3 billion in Bitcoin since mid-December while retail traders took profits, creating bullish market conditions.
Nvidia CEO says demand for computing resources is ‘skyrocketing’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says there’s a massive race for AI computing power, which could raise questions about how much will be left for crypto mining.
Fund manager Bill Miller IV says Bitcoin ’looks ready to go again’
The crypto-friendly Trump administration and Wall Street adoption will be two of the biggest drivers behind a Bitcoin rally to new highs in 2026, two industry analysts said.
Ethereum staking sees tidal shift as validator exit queue clears out
Ethereum’s validator exit queue fell near zero for the first time since July as staking demand increased, led by BitMine’s aggressive accumulation.