Three Bullish XRP Signals to Watch as Price is Up 18% in 2026

Key takeaways: XRP’s technical setup is turning bullish, with breakout patterns signaling trend continuation. Institutional demand is absorbing supply, as ETF inflows and falling exchange balances tighten liquidity. XRP (XRP) started 2026 on a strong footing, rallying about 18.5% in the first five days to reach above $2.16. The gains mirrored upside moves across the…

Starknet Mainnet Is Experiencing Fresh Downtime

Starknet, an Ethereum layer‑2 network that uses zero‑knowledge (ZK) rollups, is experiencing fresh mainnet disruption as the project enters 2026. In an X post, the Starknet team said the network was facing downtime and that engineers were “actively investigating the issue and working to restore full functionality as quickly as possible,” without immediately disclosing a…

Starknet Mainnet IS Experiencing Fresh Downtime

Starknet, a leading Ethereum layer‑2 network that uses zero‑knowledge (ZK) rollups, is experiencing fresh mainnet disruption as the project enters 2026. In an X post, the Starknet team said the network was facing downtime and that engineers were “actively investigating the issue and working to restore full functionality as quickly as possible,” without immediately disclosing…

From Today, Bank of America Lets Advisers Recommend BTC

Bank of America is making crypto a more routine part of its US wealth business, allowing advisers across Merrill, the Bank of America Private Bank and Merrill Edge to proactively recommend spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Bank of America’s chief investment office (CIO) has approved four US-listed spot Bitcoin funds for coverage: Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB),…

CARF Tax Rules Go Live In 48 Jurisdictions On Jan 1, 2026

From Jan. 1, 2026, crypto users in 48 jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and the European Union, will start to feel the first real effects of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD’s) Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) as early‑moving jurisdictions begin collecting standardized data from exchanges and platforms. CARF requires in-scope providers to gather…

Bitcoin eyes longest daily winning streak in 3 months

Bitcoin BTC$92,624.54 climbed over 1% during Monday’s Asian trading session, positioning itself for a five-day winning streak, the longest since early October. The leading cryptocurrency by market value jumped from roughly $91,480 to $92,500, CoinDesk data show. At one point, prices topped $93,000. Major alternative cryptocurrencies such as XRP$2.1471, solana SOL$135.62, and ether ETH$3,165.20 jumped…

Memecoins Jump 23% Post-Holiday as Traders Return

Crypto traders flooded back to memecoins as the new year turned, driving memecoin market capitalization up by over 23% in the last week after trading at a yearly low in the final days of 2025. The memecoin market cap crossed $47.7 billion on Monday, up from $38 billion on Dec. 29, according to cryptocurrency data…

Ethereum Stablecoin Transfers Hit Record $8T In Fourth Quarter

Stablecoin transfer volume on Ethereum surpassed $8 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a new all-time high, Token Terminal reported on Monday. The $8 trillion milestone is almost double the transfer volume figure for the second quarter, which was just over $4 trillion, according to Token Terminal’s chart. Stablecoin issuance on Ethereum increased…

Ethereum Stablecoin Transfers Hit Record $8T In Fourth Quarter

Stablecoin transfer volume on Ethereum surpassed $8 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a new all-time high, Token Terminal reported on Monday. The $8 trillion milestone is almost double the transfer volume figure for the second quarter, which was just over $4 trillion, according to Token Terminal’s chart. Stablecoin issuance on Ethereum increased…

Expert Debunks Nine Bitcoin Mining Environmental Myths

Despite Bitcoin’s rising institutional adoption in 2025, its environmental impact is still being misunderstood and misinterpreted by many, according to ESG expert Daniel Batten.  In an X thread on Saturday, Batten said there are nine common criticisms of Bitcoin mining’s energy use that can be debunked by real-world data. “Every nascent disruptive technology is accompanied…