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PI has been trading sideways for over a month - will that finally break next week?

The huge spike in onchain gold signals is that DeFi investors are planning to stay in DeFi, even when the tide turns, argues RAAC founder Kevin Rusher.

Lithuania-licensed crypto payments app Brighty brokered over 100 property deals worth $500,000 to $2.5 million across UK, France, and Malta for wealthy clients spending $50,000 monthly, with euro-backed stablecoin transaction sizes jumping from €15,785 in Q3 to €59,894 in Q4 as buyers favor EURC over USDC to eliminate conversion costs for European purchases. The post Stablecoins Power $500K-$2.5M Property Deals Across UK, France, and Malta: Report appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin power law analysis concluded that price may face a new battle around $65,000 if BTC spends 2026 as a year of consolidation. Bitcoin (BTC) faces a “do-or-die” price point if 2026 becomes a classic bear market year. Key points: Bitcoin four-year price cycles and bear markets remain relevant, the latest power law analysis says. Read more

Is gold the opposite?

XRP trades near $2.10 as Ripple secures UK FCA approval and price consolidates above key support, setting up a potential breakout toward $2.40. The post XRP Price Prediction: XRP Holds $2.10 as UK Approval and Chart Setup Hint at $2.40 Test appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Ethereum co-founder argues that price benchmarks, oracle security and staking incentives remain unresolved challenges for decentralized stablecoins.

Ethereum trades near $3,110 as staking queues hit $5.5B and price compresses above key support, signaling a potential breakout toward $3,300. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH Near $3,110 as $5.5B Staking Queue Builds a Breakout Case appeared first on Cryptonews.

In a recent interview with CoinDesk, Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang described zero-knowledge as part of Ethereum’s midterm roadmap, pointing to “many amazing breakthroughs” in the past one to two years.

XRP pumped and dumped in early 2026, but what's next?

TRM Labs revealed UK-registered exchanges Zedcex and Zedxion facilitated $1 billion in IRGC-linked transactions through shell structures connected to sanctioned financier Babak Morteza Zanjani. The post Iran Used UK Crypto Platforms to Evade Sanctions With $1B in Secret Flows: Report appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin trades near $90,700 as ETF outflows hit $343M and price compresses below $91,520, signaling a potential breakout or renewed downside risk. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Holds $90K as $343M ETF Outflows Raise One Big Question appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto-related questions about pension payments are reaching Russia’s Social Fund hotline, suggesting digital assets are entering mainstream financial concerns. Inquiries about whether pensions can be paid in crypto have become one of the most frequent non-standard requests received by the Social Fund of Russia, a state-run institution responsible for managing Russia’s public pension system. In 2025, the Social Fund’s call center handled roughly 37 million calls, the vast majority related to routine matters such as pensions, benefits and maternity capital. However, operators also increasingly fielded questions about digital assets, according to a Saturday report from Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Russian Gazette), the official daily newspaper of the Russian government. Among the most common crypto-related inquiries were whether Russian citizens could receive pension payments in cryptocurrency and whether income from crypto mining would be factored into the calculation of social benefits. The fund said these questions a...

A tax employee in Bobigny used internal software to compile dossiers on cryptocurrency specialists, billionaire Vincent Bolloré, prison guards, and a judge. She passed the information to criminals who paid €800 to attack a prison officer at home in Montreuil. Her appeal was rejected Jan. 6, as reported by local media. The case matters less […] The post Insiders sell government crypto database to violent home invaders as transparency laws backfire appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ZEC stands in one corner, while POL is in the other.

Russia's Social Fund fielded numerous crypto inquiries among 37 million total calls in 2025 regarding pension payments in digital assets and mining income recognition, as senior Kremlin official Maxim Oreshkin advocated classifying mining as export activity. The post Russian Pension Fund Flooded With Crypto Questions as Mining Income Debate Heats Up appeared first on Cryptonews.

X’s head of product said Crypto Twitter’s reach problems are self-inflicted, blaming overposting rather than algorithmic suppression. CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju has criticized X for suppressing crypto-related posts while failing to rein in a surge of automated spam, arguing that the platform is punishing legitimate users instead of addressing the underlying bot problem. In a Sunday post on X, Ju pointed to a sharp spike in automated activity tied to the keyword “crypto,” citing data showing more than 7.7 million posts generated in a single day, an increase of over 1,200% compared with prior levels. According to Ju, the flood of low-quality content has triggered algorithmic crackdowns that also affect genuine crypto accounts. “As AI advances, bots are inevitable,” Ju wrote, adding that X’s inability to distinguish automated accounts from humans is the real issue. He also criticized the platform’s paid verification system, saying it has failed as a filtering tool and now allows bots to “pay to spam,” while...

US spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs opened 2026 under pressure, with investors pulling nearly $750 million from the two largest crypto-linked ETF categories. The post ETF Investors Pull Back From Bitcoin and Ether as Altcoin Funds Buck Trend appeared first on Cryptonews.

Two years ago, Bitcoin gained something it had chased for a long time: a place in the tradfi default menu. Plenty of people could get exposure to Bitcoin in 2023, as anyone with an exchange account and a tolerance for operational risk could click “buy.” Yet most capital in the US moves through brokerages, retirement […] The post Bitcoin’s $25 billion legacy exodus secretly cemented Wall Street’s grip on liquidity within 2 years appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tennessee ordered Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to halt sports-related contracts and issue refunds by Jan. 31, 2026. The post Tennessee Orders Kalshi, Polymarket, and Crypto.com to Halt Sports Betting Contracts appeared first on Cryptonews.