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ETH’s price chart shows a confirmed double bottom pattern with a $3,900 price target. Here are the necessary factors to make it happen. Ether’s (ETH) 10% rise in January has refocused analysts’ attention on the daily chart, where the price structure points to higher prices but only if a key daily trend is reclaimed. Key takeaways: Ether is close to completing a daily double bottom targeting the $3,900 level. Read more

On Monday, January 5, something small on paper becomes huge in practice, the moment a mainstream American wealth adviser can finally say the quiet part out loud. Bank of America’s wealth platforms, Merrill, Bank of America Private Bank, and Merrill Edge, are set to let advisers recommend crypto exchange-traded products, with an internal view that […] The post Bank of America advisers are finally recommending Bitcoin, but the “modest” allocation is the bigger shock appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A trader's $321 investment in 114514 ballooned into $2.18 million within just eleven days.

The stablecoin issuer says its Scudo unit could make gold easier to transact digitally as prices surge and institutional demand accelerates. Tether has introduced a new unit of account tied to its digital gold token, XAUT, in a move aimed at lowering barriers to fractional gold ownership at a time when institutional investors and central banks are accumulating the precious metal at record levels. On Tuesday, the stablecoin issuer unveiled Scudo, a unit of account representing one-thousandth of a troy ounce of gold.  Each Scudo corresponds to 1/1,000 of an XAUT token, Tether’s gold-backed asset. XAUT is supported by more than 1,300 gold bars held in custody and currently has a market capitalization of roughly $2.3 billion, according to Tether.  Read more

The technical breakdown erased earlier gains as DOT plunged through $2.19 support on heavy volume.

The global crypto market cap pushed another 2% to $3.22T as majors continue to grind up; BTC +1% at $93,780; ETH +2% at $3,240, SOL +3% at $139; XRP led up 12% to $2.37 RENDER (+18%), SUI (+18%) and LIT (+15%) led top movers. Bank of America formally launched its crypto recommendations for wealth clients with up to 4% portfolio allocation. Morgan Stanley filed for a Solana Trust with the SEC. Goldman Sachs upgraded Coinbase to a ‘Buy’ rating today while simultaneously downgrading eToro. Japan’s finance minister endorsed deeper crypto integration, including lower taxes and exchange-level reforms. Vitalik Buterin claimed Ethereum has effectively solved the “Blockchain Trilemma” by balancing decentralization and scalability through its Layer-2 roadmap. Kraken is investigating reports that customer data is allegedly for sale on the dark web following a potential security exploit. Ledger users are on high alert as the hardware wallet provider faces a data breach involving its e-commerce partner, Global-E, exposing...

New crypto tokens overwhelmingly lost value in 2025 as early liquidity, weak utility and misaligned distribution collided with a risk-averse market.

Canaan has launched a 3 MW Manitoba pilot that recycles Bitcoin Mining heat from 360 liquid-cooled Avalon units into a Canadian tomato greenhouse. The move comes as Kevin O'Leary has said buyers now want sustainably mined coins and Cambridge has reported renewables now power over 52% of the network. The post Bitcoin Mining Gets Greener as Canaan Recycles Heat for Agriculture appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin halted its gains as sellers came out to suppress BTC price upside close to $95,000, with the key weekly close target now in place. Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to continue its rebound at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as attention focused on $95,000 sellers. Key points: Bitcoin faces resistance as it approaches a large area of seller interest at $95,000. Read more

Lego’s new Smart Brick launched at CES, adding light, sound, and sensors to classic sets—without screens—starting with Star Wars.

VanEck’s head of digital assets said bitcoin sales and the AI trade are increasingly linked as miners fund infrastructure build-outs.

The new products offer indirect, regulated exposure to companies building stablecoin and real-world asset infrastructure as adoption accelerates. MarketVector Indexes has launched two new benchmarks focused on stablecoin and real-world asset tokenization (RWA) infrastructure, alongside the debut of two exchange-traded funds from US issuer Amplify ETFs designed to track the indexes. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the MarketVector Stablecoin Technology Index and the MarketVector Tokenization Technology Index are designed to give investors regulated exposure to companies and digital asset products involved in stablecoin issuance, payments and settlement, as well as platforms supporting tokenized RWAs. The company also announced the launch of two funds from Amplify ETFs tied to the new benchmarks. The Amplify Tokenization Technology ETF (TKNQ) tracks the tokenization-focused index, while the Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF (STBQ) follows the stablecoin benchmark.  Read more

Tether has launched Scudo, a new unit of account for Tether Gold (XAUT). Set at one-thousandth of a troy ounce, Scudo is meant to reduce long decimals when pricing and transferring tokenized gold as bullion demand has risen amid inflation concerns and central bank buying. The post Tether Pushes Tokenized Gold Toward Payments With Scudo Rollout appeared first on Cryptonews.

SUI's market cap exceeded $7.5 billion, making it the 27th-largest cryptocurrency.

The Southern District of New York liquidated $6.3 million in Bitcoin forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers on November 3, directly contradicting Executive Order 14233 signed in March 2025 requiring all forfeited Bitcoin be preserved for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The post DOJ Sells 57 Bitcoin Despite Trump’s Executive Order Requiring Strategic Reserve appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin pulled back to just above the $92,000 area as gold surged back to $4,500 per ounce and silver rallied above $80.

Bitcoin rallied above $93,000 as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $697M in net inflows on Jan. 5, their biggest day since Oct. 7, 2025. BlackRock’s IBIT brought in $372M and Fidelity’s FBTC $191M, while nine funds posted gains. ETH ETFs added $168M. Flows have returned after late-2025 outflows. The post Bitcoin ETFs Absorb $697M in Largest Single-Day Inflow Since October appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ledn co-founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, born and raised in Venezuela, argues that the country’s government is simply too corrupt and incompetent to have accumulated a rumored $60 billion stash of bitcoin.

Dogecoin is up 17% in the last week as interest in meme coins begins to rebound as Bitcoin climbs to a monthly high.

Quantum Computing has revived debate over Bitcoin’s long-term security after Coinbase researcher David Duong estimated 6.51M BTC, about 32.7% of supply, sits in address types with higher exposure if Shor’s algorithm becomes practical, as regulators push post-quantum plans by 2035. The post Coinbase Exec Warns Quantum Computing Threatens 33% of Bitcoin Supply – Here’s Why appeared first on Cryptonews.