Crypto Market News Today, January 1: BTC USD Holding 87K This New Year, ETH Just a Tad Below 3K
First, happy new year!!! Yay. Today, the first day of 2026, crypto feels unusual given how fast things moved just months ago. BTC USD is sitting pretty at $87,000, barely changed from its price levels since Christmas. ETH USD is also grinding quietly,
Bitwise Files For 11 New Crypto ETFs, Including Uniswap, Sui, Near
On 30 December 2025, Bitwise Asset Management announced submitting applications to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for 11 new “strategy” exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Bitwise’s filings target an array of altcoins, including DeFi leaders like AAVE and UNI, privacy coin ZEC, AI-focused
US Targets Ethereum DeFi MEV Case Again as Prosecutors Fight Industry Input
US prosecutors pushed back against a DeFi advocacy group in a high‑profile Ethereum case, as they allegedly prepare for a retrial of two brothers accused of a $25 million MEV exploit. But the headlines did not shake crypto prices in a big way,
Justin Sun Crypto Shock: Why Tron Is Quietly Beating Bitcoin and Ethereum
Is 2026 going to be better? The Justin Sun Crypto crew seems to think so. Does anyone else feel like time broke somewhere, and we just kept pretending it didn’t? Like there was a before and now there’s just this long aftertaste of something
Crypto Market News Today, December 31: 2025 Retrospectives on Bitcoin Prices, Ethereum, and Major Altcoins
They say a month in crypto feels like a year if you’re deep in it, and this 2025 felt like a twelve-year speedrun. Narratives flipped weekly, conviction trades got punished, and even some of the best of us were humbled at least once.
Solana ETF Inflows Surge as SOL Faces Crucial $118 Support Level
Solana (SOL), a layer-1 blockchain known for its speed and low transaction costs, pulled in $2.93 million of fresh money through spot ETFs even as Bitcoin and Ethereum funds saw investors step back from risk. SOL traded around $123.95 with a small daily
Grayscale GTAO ETP Brings Bittensor TAO to NYSE Arca: What Investors Need to Know
Grayscale filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list an exchange-traded product (ETP) for Bittensor’s TAO token on NYSE Arca under the ticker GTAO. TAO traded around $222 at the time of the filing, after a strong year of AI‑crypto
Standard Chartered’s $8 XRP Call: Bullish Signal or Hype Risk?
Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, just raised his XRP price target to $8 by 2026, implying a +330% jump from its recent $1.86 price. XRP USD barely moved on the headline, which shows that many traders still treat bank
Eric Adams Crypto: Former NYC Mayor Will Fight Antisemitism With Bitcoin
Outgoing New York City mayor Eric Adams is not easing quietly into private life. In one of his final public appearances, Adams said his next chapter will include using cryptocurrency as a tool to combat antisemitism, violence, and educational inequality. It was a
Viral ‘Bank Blowup’ Silver Price Rumor Hides $675M Margin Squeeze
A viral post claiming a “major US bank blew up” on a silver trade sent finance X into meltdown, but the real story sits in a boring notice from the CME. As the silver price spiked toward $72 while Bitcoin chopped sideways, a
