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PEPE, BONK post double-digit gains: Are memecoins back?

Memecoins added $3 billion in market cap in one day, led by PEPE’s 23% surge and the buzz around the MemeMax_Fi DEX, hinting at a possible "meme season" underway.

Russia cracks down on illegal crypto miners, India lobbies for CBDCs: Global Express

India is urging other countries to develop CBDCs, and China is expanding the use of its digital yuan, allowing banks to offer interest on e-CNY wallets.

Bitcoin bulls charge at $90K as traders eye CME gap for BTC price dip

Bitcoin faced familiar $90,000 BTC price resistance into the year's first Wall Street open as gold made a comeback from local lows.

Coinbase bets on stablecoins, Base and 'everything exchange' for 2026

Coinbase's "everything exchange" includes an all-in-one platform as competition intensifies among crypto firms chasing the super app model.

Bitcoin ETF momentum builds in South Korea as regulation lags behind

With trading-hour extensions and digital finance upgrades underway, Korea Exchange is positioning for crypto ETFs while approvals remain stalled.

DeFi pioneer coughs up $50K after making a pretty bad bet on Ether

Ethereum OG Kain Warwick, the founder of Infinex and Synthetix, missed the mark by about $20,000.

Crypto sentiment shifts off extreme fear, but ‘mixed emotions’ persist

The crypto sentiment indicator finally moved out of the “extreme fear” territory despite Bitcoin still treading below $90,000.

Solana enters 2026 with last-minute boost in RWA momentum

Solana finished the year with record tokenized RWA activity and strong inflows into Solana ETFs, which could push SOL toward new highs in 2026.

Crypto tax data to be collected in 48 counties ahead of CARF 2027

Crypto service providers in Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework-participating jurisdictions will start ramping up transaction data collection and begin sharing information in 2027.

Metric suggests Bitcoin has been in a bear market for 2 months

Based on Bitcoin's realized price and past performance, CryptoQuant’s Julio Moreno predicts that Bitcoin will bottom around $56,000 to $60,000 in 2026.

Polymarket traders see just 21% chance of Bitcoin hitting $150K this year

Polymarket traders are holding back their optimism back for Bitcoin this year, despite many analysts tipping the price to hit $150,000 and above.

Turkmenistan rings in new year with crypto exchanges, miners

Turkmenistan has started the year with a bang, with new laws legalizing the operation of crypto exchanges and crypto miners kicking in on Jan 1.

Losses from crypto hacks down 60% in December: PeckShield

Although monetary losses declined, users still lost tens of millions of dollars to common cybersecurity exploits like address poisoning scams.

Flow advances recovery plan, raises exchange concerns after $3.9M exploit

The plan to address a multimillion-dollar exploit continued with "phase two progress" on EVM after it scrapped a plan to roll back the blockchain.

Bitcoin options boom raises fears of capped BTC upside

Bitcoin cash-and-carry trades faded toward the end of the year, leading funds to shift to Bitcoin options for yield. Is the strategy putting a cap on BTC price?

Ethereum co-founder pitches DApps as solution to 2025 Cloudflare outage

Outages with Cloudflare and Amazon Web Services caused brief massive outages in 2025, affecting several cryptocurrency platforms.

Bitcoin RSI demands breakout as exec says 'RIP' to 4-year BTC price cycle

Bitcoin entered a "new era" as the 2025 yearly candle closed red, said analysis, with BTC price volatility signals firing into the new year.

Crypto’s 2026 investment playbook: Bitcoin, stablecoin infrastructure, tokenized assets

After a volatile 2025, investors are rethinking crypto cycles. Here are three investment themes that will shape the market’s next phase in 2026.

Happy New Year, Mark Cuban: Judge dismisses lawsuit over Voyager Digital

The class-action suit, filed against Cuban and others in August 2022 shortly after Voyager filed for bankruptcy, alleged “false representations and other deceptive conduct.“

Trust Wallet browser extension knocked offline by Chrome Store 'bug,' CEO says

The Trust Wallet update includes a feature to help victims of the $7 million Christmas hack submit reimbursement claims for lost funds.

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