Key points:Bitcoin bulls will have to successfully defend the moving averages to increase the possibility of a break above $95,000.Most major altcoins have turned down from their overhead resistance levels, indicating that the bears are active at higher levels.Buyers are…

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, has doubled down on his support of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, who could be retried on two felony charges sometime this year.In a Friday X post, Buterin warned his followers about privacy…

Bitcoin (BTC) hovered at $90,000 around Friday’s Wall Street open as markets braced for US trade tariff news.Key points:RIsk-asset traders await news over US trade tariffs, as bets see the Supreme Court striking down the measures.US unemployment data misses expectations,…

Bitcoin (BTC) can hit $105,000 within weeks as a classic leading indicator stays bullish, says the latest market analysis.Key points:Bitcoin is enjoying bullish RSI signals on multiple timeframes as price action consolidates.A weekly RSI breakout occurred in December and continues…

Cryptocurrency company Ripple is expanding its regulatory footprint after securing authorization from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).The FCA granted Ripple’s UK subsidiary, Ripple Markets UK, an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) registration and registered it under the UK’s Money…

Rain, a US stablecoin infrastructure provider and a principal member of the Visa payment network, has secured major funding to expand its global presence.The platform raised $250 million in a Series C funding round led by the global investment firm…

Developer activity linked to the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash has fallen to its lowest level in years, as a governance dispute and a prolonged price decline weigh on the project’s ecosystem.Data from market intelligence company Santiment shared in a Thursday X…

A newly disclosed software flaw in the Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon may allow malicious validators to disrupt parts of the network’s consensus process, potentially slowing block production during key periods, according to developers.The vulnerability affects Babylon’s block signature scheme, known…

United States spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shed over $1 billion in combined outflows since Tuesday, marking an early-year pullback after a brief rebound to start 2026. SoSoValue data shows spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded roughly $1.13 billion in…

The Optimism Foundation has floated a major shakeup to the dynamics of the layer 2’s OP token, proposing to allocate 50% of its Superchain revenue to regular buybacks of the asset. Optimism Grants council member Michael Vander Meiden shared the proposal…

The massive crypto crash in October decimated market makers, ending an era where crypto traders were able to make easy money, says crypto exchange BitMEX.The crash between Oct. 10 and 11 wiped out $20 billion in the “most destructive event…

Internet access in Iran was cut on Thursday by the government as protests spread across the Middle Eastern country, raising the question: Can its citizens still use crypto?  Around seven million people, out of the country’s 92 million population, are…

Stablecoin payment flows could tap $56.6 trillion by 2030, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, a rise that would make stablecoins one of the most important payment tools in global finance.Stablecoin payment flows was $2.9 trillion in 2025, according to Bloomberg. Hitting…

More than 56% of the Bitcoin network is now powered through sustainable means and is set to rise further as Bitcoin mining brings more green energy projects online, according to tech investor and ESG expert Daniel Batten.“Bitcoin mining could be…

Developers of privacy-focused Zcash have announced they’re already working on a new wallet for the cryptocurrency, less than a day after their high-profile exit from Electric Coin Company (ECC).“The team from the Electric Coin Company that launched Zcash, and created…