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The White House defended the release of Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole over 119,000 Bitcoin in 2016, from prison to home confinement—but didn’t take credit for the action.

After holiday leadership shifts, the two U.S. markets regulators — the SEC and CFTC — are now run only by pro-crypto Republicans, with Congress still debating.

The Gemini Trust Company and parent company of Crypto.com sent millions of dollars to the Trump-supporting PAC in September and October. Two major cryptocurrency exchanges have contributed more than $21 million to a political action committee (PAC) supporting US President Donald Trump.  In a Friday filing with the Federal Election Commission, the MAGA Inc. Super PAC reported receiving 1,500,000 liquidated USDC (USDC) from the Gemini Trust Company and two $10 million contributions from Foris Dax, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com. The exchange has deepened ties with Trump’s media company since 2025 as part of a digital asset treasury strategy. Other contributions related to the crypto and financial industries included $1 million from an executive at payment processing provider Shift4 and more than $4 million from JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. The funds contributed to the PAC’s $294 million stockpile. Read more

XRP and Solana posted massive triple-digit growth in 2025, while Bitcoin-focused crypto investment funds struggled.

It started, like these Polymarket “insider trading” stories usually do, with a screenshot and a smell test. A brand-new Polymarket account rolled in, threw roughly $30,000 at a long-shot outcome tied to Venezuela’s leadership, and walked away with about $400,000 in profit. U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and moved him into U.S. custody ahead of […] The post Another shady Polymarket account turned $30k into $400k moments before the US captured Maduro appeared first on CryptoSlate.

For the first time since October, the price of Bitcoin is trading above its 200-day moving average. Can bulls hold the line?

SHIB is one of the top-performing cryptocurrencies since the start of 2026.

Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet suffered a block issue that led to more than four hours of downtime early Monday.

The XRP price prediction has turned increasingly bullish after Ripple’s token broke its seven-year $2 resistance, confirming trend continuation toward the $3.50 to $5 zone. Analysts cite ETF inflows, diminishing supply, and positive technical structure as supporting factors for the advance. The post XRP Price Prediction: XRP Breaks 3-Month Downtrend – $5 in 2026? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Shiba Inu price prediction has improved as SHIB gains over 20% and forms a golden cross on the 2H chart, signaling bullish momentum. Analysts say a sustained move above $0.00000900 could delete a zero and confirm recovery, supported by rising moving averages and renewed memecoin strength. The post Shiba Inu Price Prediction: 9 Green Candles and a Golden Cross – SHIB is About to Explode appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin and several major altcoins have continued their march higher, indicating improving investor sentiment and sustained demand from the bulls. Key points: Bitcoin has reacted positively to the US operations in Venezuela, improved investor sentiment. Several altcoins have risen above their near-term resistance levels, indicating the start of a relief rally. Read more

Memecoins have revived after a December 2025 slump as dominance in the altcoin market fell to 3.2% and prices jumped in early 2026. CoinGecko has tracked $8B+ in added market cap, while Messari has cited Pump.fun activity on Solana as new launches stay heavy. Trading hit $9B; shorts liquidated fast. The post Memecoins Are Rising From the Dead After Hitting Historic Lows, Says CryptoQuant appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto violence is rising across the world but Western Europe and APAC are seeing the biggest increases. North America, on the other hand, remains comparatively safer.

Strategy affirmed that buying Bitcoin isn’t its only priority in 2026, despite dropping $116 million on the asset to welcome in the new year.

The VC mogul has previously said crypto apps must hide blockchain complexity or risk missing mass-market adoption.

The cash distribution stems from staking rewards earned after the fund enabled Ethereum staking in October. Grayscale has declared a staking rewards distribution for its Ethereum Staking exchange-traded fund (ETF), the first time a US-listed spot crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) has scheduled a payout tied to onchain staking activity. Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHE) shareholders will receive about $0.08 per share from proceeds of the sale of staking rewards, with the payout scheduled for Tuesday based on holdings recorded at market close on Monday, according to a press release published on Monday. Grayscale activated staking for its Ethereum products on Oct. 6, with staking conducted through institutional custodians and third-party validator providers. The move made ETHE and Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH) the first US-listed spot crypto ETPs to gain exposure to Ether staking. Read more

Ledger's e-commerce partner Global-e was hit with a data breach, but crypto wallets and customer assets remain safe, the company said.

Crypto has started 2026 higher, with Bitcoin rising toward $95,000 resistance as Asian hours lead gains. Laser Digital has linked the move to fresh positioning, ETF inflows and year-end options trades, while traders watch U.S. labor data and yields for the next move. The post Crypto Rallies on January Capital Deployment as Focus Shifts to U.S. Jobs Data: Laser Digital appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Starknet Mainnet has suffered another outage that paused operations for more than two hours, disrupting transactions across decentralized apps and wallets. Developers have resumed block production while assessing the cause, as the incident adds to recurring network reliability concerns. The post Starknet Mainnet Halted Again: Fresh Outage Freezes Ethereum L2 for Over 2 Hours appeared first on Cryptonews.

The storage token outperformed the broader crypto market during a volatile session.