Bitcoin ETFs Attract $697M in Second Trading Day of 2026

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have drawn strong inflows in 2026 as Matrixport analysts point to renewed investor appetite due to the new year’s “clean-slate effect.” US spot Bitcoin ETFs bagged $697 million worth of inflows during the second trading day of 2026 on Tuesday, bringing in over $1.1 billion in net positive inflows in…

Bitcoin ETFs Attract $697M in Second Trading Day of 2026

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have drawn strong inflows in 2026 as Matrixport analysts point to renewed investor appetite due to the new year’s “clean-slate effect.” US spot Bitcoin ETFs bagged $697 million worth of inflows during the second trading day of 2026 on Tuesday, bringing in over $1.1 billion in net positive inflows in…

South Korea Mulls Freezing Unrealized Crypto Gains to Curb Manipulation

South Korea’s financial authorities are reportedly weighing whether to allow regulators to preemptively freeze crypto accounts suspected of price manipulation. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) is reviewing the introduction of a payment suspension system that would block transactions before suspects launder potentially illicit gains, local outlet Newsis reported Tuesday. The measure would mirror tools already…

BTC price rise meets resistance as memecoin trading volume explodes

Bitcoin BTC$93,747.81 retreated from Monday’s peak, when it touched the highest price since mid-November. That’s the same level the largest cryptocurrency neared, and failed to breach, in early December. While some traders will be shorting that level as a sign of resistance, others will be eyeing a potential break out that could lead to a…

Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Drops To Zero Amid ETH Surge

The Ethereum network validator exit queue has fallen back toward zero for the first time since July last year, which could reduce selling pressure, analysts say. According to data from Beaconcha.in, the current exit queue is just 32 Ether (ETH), with a wait time of around a minute. It is down 99.9% from its peak…

Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Drops To Zero Amid ETH Surge

The Ethereum network validator exit queue has fallen back toward zero for the first time since July last year, which could reduce selling pressure, analysts say. According to data from Beaconcha.in, the current exit queue is just 32 Ether (ETH), with a wait time of around a minute. It is down 99.9% from its peak…

Whale Accumulation Signals Bullish Bitcoin Momentum Ahead

Bitcoin accumulation by whales and recent profit-taking by retail traders could be seen as bullish and leading to more upward market momentum, according to Santiment. Crypto markets “typically follow the path of key whale and shark stakeholders, and move in the opposite direction of small retail wallets,” said on-chain analytics platform Santiment on Monday. Whales…

Japan Aligns Crypto Regulation With Securities Markets

Japan appears to be moving to bring cryptocurrencies deeper into its traditional market rulebook, signaling that regulators want digital assets handled through established exchanges and securities-style oversight rather than a parallel system. The direction was underscored on Monday by Finance Minister and Financial Services Minister Satsuki Katayama, who publicly backed traditional securities exchanges and market…

BTC takes aim at $95,000 for first time since mid-November

Bitcoin BTC$93,733.70 rose to its highest level since mid-November, gaining more than 3% to $94,400 during Monday’s trading session, the largest percentage advance in more than a month. The rally, which brought the asset closer to $95,000 — seen by some analysts as a key level to gain further momentum — was led, though, by…

Vitalik Buterin Claims ZK-EVMs And PeerDAS Have Solved Blockchain Trilemma

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin claims Ethereum has “solved” one of the biggest challenges in crypto: the blockchain trilemma. In a X post on Saturday, Buterin emphasized the potential of peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS) and Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (zkEVMs), noting that these two upgrades are making Ethereum “a fundamentally new and more powerful kind…