Morning Crypto Report: XRP Kicks Off 2026 With 2,198% Liquidation Imbalance, Tether (USDT) Stuns With $780 Million Bitcoin Purchase, Meme Coin on Binance Loses 88% After Hacker Attack

The first trading day of 2026 started with leverage getting punished across majors and smaller tokens at the same time, which is why the liquidation map looks like a mix of big blocks and weird micro-...

CFTC Brings Back Bitcoin Futures Architect as Chief of Staff

Key Notes Amir Zaidi is back at the CFTC as chief of staff under Chairman Michael Selig. Zaidi helped launch regulated Bitcoin futures on CBOE in 2017. CFTC prepares for new crypto rules as Bitcoin ma...

Sonic Labs Explains $40M Treasury Structure

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XRP on exchanges hits 8 year low, but historical data exposes a brutal flaw in the popular “moon” narrative

Glassnode data shows that XRP’s exchange balances hit their lowest level since 2018 in late December, sparking the usual wave of accumulation phase speculation and “tight supply = moon” commenta...

XLM Price Prediction: Stellar Eyes $0.24 Recovery in Next 7-14 Days

Iris Coleman Jan 01, 2026 12:40 XLM technical analysis suggests potential bounce from $0.20 support level targeting $0.24 resistance within two weeks based on oversol...

Tether Strengthens Bitcoin Reserves With New Year’s Eve Purchase

Bitcoin Tether ended 2025 with another decisive move into Bitcoin, adding 8,888 BTC on New Year’s Eve and lifting its disclosed holdings above 96,000 Bitcoin. The purchase, confirmed by CEO Paolo Ardo...

Crypto Adoption Set To Accelerate In 2026 As ETFs, Stablecoins, Tokenization Gain Ground

Crypto Adoption Set To Accelerate In 2026 As ETFs, Stablecoins, Tokenization Gain Ground ...

Tom Lee’s BitMine Buys $92M ETH as Arthur Hayes Rotates $5M Into DeFi

Key Insights: Tom Lee’s Bitmine made headlines after spending $92 million to buy an additional stash of 32,938 Ether. The Ethereum treasury firm also staked 118,944 ETH tokens valued at roughly $352.2...

Rehypothecation Risks in Crypto Market

Introduction Borrowing and lending are as old practices as money itself. When in financial hardships, you can go to a bank, pledge an asset of yours and get money to keep your financial circuit runnin...

Robert Kiyosaki makes first 2026 market predictions

Having spent much of 2025 predicting a massive and imminent financial crisis, the famed ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ author and investor, Robert Kiyosaki, took advantage of New Year’s Day to issue a new set of...

Nokia Eyes AI Telecom Growth with Nvidia’s $1 Billion Partnership

Nokia’s partnership with Nvidia centers on a $1 billion investment to integrate AI into telecom networks. Announced in October, it drove a 25% surge in Nokia’s shares, pushing its valuation to around ...

TRX Price Prediction: TRON Targets $0.32-$0.35 by March 2026 Amid Bullish Technical Setup

Alvin Lang Jan 01, 2026 12:33 TRON (TRX) shows bullish momentum with MACD histogram positive at 0.0006. Technical analysis suggests $0.32-$0.35 price targets within 6...

BNB Chain 2025 Year-End Report: TVL Up 40.5%, 700 Million Addresses, 31 Million Peak Transactions, and Record Daily Active Users on BSC and opBNB

COINOTAG News, on January 1, citing official sources, reports that BNB Chain published its 2025 year-end review, detailing record momentum across user adoption, liquidity, and on-chain activity. The n...

LTC Price Prediction: Targeting $87-$95 Recovery Within 4 Weeks as Bulls Eye Critical $82 Support

Timothy Morano Jan 01, 2026 12:27 LTC price prediction shows potential 12-22% upside to $87-$95 range within 4 weeks if $82 support holds, with technical momentum shi...

BNB Chain Breaks Records with 2025 Performance Milestones

Key Points: Record milestones in BNB Chain user and transaction numbers. Total unique addresses exceeded 700 million. Stablecoin market cap doubled to $14 billion. BNB Chain achieved record highs in 2...

ATOM Price Prediction: $2.25 Target Within 4-6 Weeks Despite Near-Term Bearish Pressure

Rebeca Moen Jan 01, 2026 12:20 ATOM price prediction shows potential recovery to $2.25-$2.40 range by February 2026, though immediate bearish pressure could test $1.8...

South Korea’s Exports Top $710 Billion in 2025, Boosted by Semiconductor Surge

South Korea’s 2025 exports hit a record $710 billion, surpassing $700 billion for the first time, driven by semiconductors surging 22.2% to $173 billion amid AI and data center demand. Semiconductors ...

Strategy shares dropped nearly 50% in 2025, far outpacing bitcoin’s decline

Strategy (MSTR) shares have declined for six consecutive months for the first time since the firm adopted bitcoin as a treasury asset in August 2020, according to a performance table shared Thursday b...

BCH Price Prediction: Bitcoin Cash Eyes $670-$690 Breakout Target Within 30 Days

Joerg Hiller Jan 01, 2026 12:14 BCH price prediction suggests a bullish move toward $670-$690 resistance zone over the next month, with immediate support holding at $...

Binance Market Maker Compromised? Hacker Manipulates $BROCCOLI in Coordinated Attack

A Binance market maker account was hacked, manipulating $BROCCOLI’s price, triggering a 1,000% surge, and a trader profited $1M. A recent breach of a Binance market maker account has raised security c...

AIAV Joins The On-Chain Trading Hub For Early-Stage Crypto Discovery

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UNI Price Prediction: $6.30 Target in 2 Weeks as Token Burns Support Recovery

Timothy Morano Jan 01, 2026 12:08 UNI price prediction points to $6.30 target within two weeks, driven by recent token burns and bullish MACD signals, though consolid...

Hedera Launches Pure ERC Token Data Indexer

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Nokia is trying to piggyback a comeback from Nvidia in 2026. It might not work out

Nokia once owned the loudest sound in tech. The ringtone sat in pockets, buses, offices, and streets. By 2009, that tune played about 1.8 billion times a day, or 20,000 times every second. The sound c...

LINK Price Prediction: Chainlink Targets $15.50 by February 2026 Despite Short-Term Headwinds

Peter Zhang Jan 01, 2026 12:00 LINK price prediction shows potential 26% upside to $15.50 over the next month, with technical analysis revealing mixed signals but eme...

Bitcoin’s Potential 2026 Rebound Debated Amid Bottoming Signals

Bitcoin closed 2025 with a 6.2% annual loss, lagging gold’s 62% gain and S&P 500’s 16% rise. On-chain metrics signal a potential bottom in 2026, while experts like Tether advisor Bo Hines call sho...

World’s Highest IQ Holder Makes First Wrong XRP Price Forecast

XRP, the fifth-ranked cryptocurrency asset by market capitalization, has disproved the world’s highest IQ holder, YoungHoon Kim. Notably, over 48 hours after Kim predicted that XRP would rebound to $3...

Zcash Price Breakout Back On As Buyers Shock Sellers

Zcash price enters 2026 after one of the strongest rallies in the market, still up about 53% in the past 30 days and more than 780% year-on-year. The trend remains inside an ascending channel, but a s...

Trump Media Plans Cryptocurrency for Shareholders

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South Korea tops $700 billion in annual exports, led by record chip shipments

South Korea just crossed a line it had never touched before. The country’s exports hit $710 billion in 2025, smashing past the $700 billion mark for the first time ever. The reason is chips; mountains...

Binance AI Avatar Airdrop Announcement Raises Skepticism

Key Points: Binance Alpha AI Avatar airdrop lacks official confirmation or primary sources. No market changes tied to AI Avatar claims found. Community anticipates ongoing Binance Alpha airdrops despi...

Binance Issues Statement Regarding Project That Pumped and Dumped Within Hours! Here Are the Details

Binance Issues Statement Regarding Project That Pumped and Dumped Within Hours! Here Are the Details – Bitcoin Sistemi ...