XRP Price Could Consolidate for Longer Before a ‘Liftoff’ to $10

XRP (XRP) may see another sharp rise to a double-digit price, but similar market setups in 2022 and 2017 pointed to an extended consolidation period before this happens. Key takeaways: XRP macro setup targets $10, but an extended consolidation is required before any sharp liftoff. XRP holds strong $1.80–$2 support since Dec 2024, which has…

Strategy Buys $264M In Bitcoin As January Buying Slows Down

Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, disclosed fresh BTC purchases as prices slid during a broader market sell-off. Strategy acquired 2,932 Bitcoin (BTC) for $264.1 million last week, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. The acquisitions were made at an average price of $90,061 per BTC, with…

Market structure bill delay seen capping U.S. crypto valuations, Benchmark says

If Congress fails to pass market structure legislation this year, the U.S. crypto market would not revert to the enforcement-heavy environment of 2022 and 2023, but it would remain structurally constrained at a moment when global adoption and institutional interest are accelerating, Wall Street broker Benchmark said. “The absence of legislation would cause a structural…

In The Battle Of Chains, Distribution Is King

Opinion by: Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of RedStone The fight for dominance in blockchain won’t be won by whoever has the lowest fees or the fastest consensus; it will be won by whoever can mobilize the largest base of users. Circle, Stripe, Coinbase and others are soon to follow, rewriting their business models around proprietary chains….

Gold Hits Record High Over $5K As Bitcoin Falls Below $86K

Gold prices have topped $5,000 amid rising geopolitical and global trade tensions, while Bitcoin has fallen toward $86,000 as the divergence between the two assets widened.  Gold surged to a record high of $5,080 on Monday following a 17% gain so far this year, according to Gold Price, with traders flocking to the precious metal…

Japan May Permit Crypto ETFs Under Proposed Regulatory Changes

Japan’s financial regulator is weighing potential rule changes that could pave the way for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with local media reporting that 2028 is being discussed as an early target. According to a report by Nikkei, citing people familiar with the matter, Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to amend its regulatory framework to allow…

Bitcoin ‘True Bottom’ Pending as Yen Fractal Signals 30% BTC Price Drop

Bitcoin (BTC) may face another sharp sell-off if growing talk of a Japanese yen (JPY) intervention turns into action, with past intervention episodes coinciding with 30% drawdowns in BTC price. Key takeaways: Past Japanese yen shocks saw BTC drop about 30%, and then recover by over 100%. Onchain data says the Bitcoin bottom is not…

Over 70% of Institutional Investors Say Bitcoin Undervalued

Around 70% of institutional investors believe Bitcoin is undervalued when priced between $85,000 to $95,000, as it continues to underperform against precious metals and the stock market, Coinbase has found. Coinbase said in its Charting Crypto Q1 2026 report that its survey of 75 institutional investors and 73 independent investors was taken between early December…

ETHZilla Buys Aircraft Engines Amid Tokenization Focus

The Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla has purchased two jet engines after selling off some of its crypto stash and increasing its focus on asset tokenization. ETHZilla said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it purchased two aircraft engines through a newly formed subsidiary, ETHZilla Aerospace LLC, for $12.2 million in cash. The engines, which…

UK’s FCA Opens Final Consultation On Crypto Rules

The Financial Conduct Authority has begun seeking final feedback on a set of proposals aiming to apply traditional finance standards to the UK crypto sector. The UK’s financial watchdog is entering the final stages of its consultation process for a host of key proposed crypto regulations as the agency continues to work on the government’s…