Author: Oguz Ozdemir

Cardano price was up 10% to above $0.38 as Bitcoin crossed $90,200. ADA is eyeing a potential breakout to $2. Bulls will look to ride key catalysts in 2026. Cardano’s ADA token rose more than 10% to trade above $0.38, after buyers pushed the price back above the closely watched $0.35 level that analysts have long identified as a key support zone. The move comes alongside a broader upswing in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin advanced about 2% to trade above $90,000, providing a supportive backdrop for risk appetite across digital assets. Major altcoins also recorded strong gains, with Ethereum climbing…

Ethereum spot ETFs recorded $174.43 million in net inflows on January 2, breaking a pattern of year-end redemptions. Summary Ethereum ETFs recorded $174M in inflows, breaking December’s redemption trend. Grayscale and BlackRock led buying as weekly flows turned positive again. Bitcoin ETFs mirrored strength with $471M in inflows. Grayscale’s ETHE led all funds with $53.69 million in inflows, while Grayscale’s mini ETH trust added $50.03 million. BlackRock’s ETHA attracted $47.16 million as per the latest data. Bitwise’s ETHW posted $18.99 million in inflows and VanEck’s ETHV saw $4.56 million. Fidelity’s FETH, along with Franklin’s EZET, 21Shares’ TETH, and Invesco’s QETH…

The UK and more than 40 other countries have started a new global system to track crypto taxes. The goal is simple. Make it more difficult for crypto investors to evade tax authorities. From January 1, major crypto exchanges in the UK must now collect full transaction records for users. This includes the amount of cryptocurrency investors bought, the amount they sold, and any profits they made. Additionally, exchanges must also record where users pay tax and send that information to HM Revenue and Customs. These rules are part of a global plan created by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…

It was an eventful day in terms of geopolitical tension. Bitcoin’s price has remained relatively stable over the past 24 hours despite the quick escalation on the United States-Venezuela front, the attacks from the Trump-led country, and the capture of the latter’s president. Just minutes ago, the POTUS addressed the public after today’s developmentс, and even hinted at potential actions against Mexico. BTCUSD Jan 3. Source: TradingView CryptoPotato reported earlier today that the primary cryptocurrency dipped from almost $91,000 – its peak on Friday, to just under $89,300 after reports emerged about explosions in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Minutes later,…

BitMine Immersion Technologies has added another 82,560 Ether, worth roughly $259 million, to Ethereum’s staking system, intensifying congestion in the network’s validator entry queue as institutional demand for yield continues to build.Data from Arkham shows that the Ether (ETH) treasury firm sent multiple large deposits to Ethereum’s BatchDeposit contract within the past few hours. With the new stake, BitMine’s total staked ETH has climbed to 544,064 Ether, valued at approximately $1.62 billion at current prices, according to onchain analyst Lookonchain.BitMine first started staking ETH on Dec. 26, transferring nearly $219 million worth of ETH to staking-related contracts on the Ethereum…

In brief Pudgy Penguin’s approach to consumer packaged goods is changing. A veteran of the toy industry is behind the NFT project’s shift. He wants to strike strategic deals with big-box stores. If the Pudgy Penguins brand was an island like Hawaii, then it would be toward the beginning of a years-long phase, where molten lava erupting from the ocean’s floor has started cooling and forming newly habitable land.That’s according to Steve Starobinsky, at least. With decades of experience in the toy-making world, Starobinsky was tasked in March with refining Pudgy’s approach to consumer packaged goods. But he acknowledged in…

The U.S. carried out a “large scale” strike against Venezuela and its President Nicolas Maduro, Donald Trump announced early Saturday morning. Maduro and his wife, Trump continued, were captured and flown out of the country.U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi later announced that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had each been indicted in the Southern District of New York over various drug trafficking and weapons charges.Crypto prices took a modest hit around 2 a.m. ET on reports of military operations in Venezuela, with bitcoin BTC$89.953,62 dipping about 0.5% to $89,300. At press time, just shy of 9 a.m. ET, BTC…

Key takeaways:Bitcoin rose above $90,000, yet options data show traders are not comfortable with downside risk exposure.Bitcoin spot ETF outflows and low leverage demand suggest investors remain cautious about near-term gains.Economic uncertainty caps Bitcoin price reboundBitcoin (BTC) jumped above $90,000 on Saturday, prompting traders to question whether there is enough momentum to reclaim the $95,000 level for the first time in seven weeks. Even as the S&P 500 traded just 1.3% below its all-time high, investors grew concerned about worsening economic conditions, especially after electric-vehicle automaker Tesla (TSLA US) reported disappointing sales. Nasdaq index futures (left) vs. Bitcoin/USD (right). Source:…

Dogecoin [DOGE] has rallied 11.6% in the past 24 hours and was trading at $0.142 at the time of writing. CoinMarketCap data showed that the Daily Trading Volume for the leading memecoin was up 118%. The move made DOGE the best performer among the top 10 crypto assets for the day. The move also lent the sector strength, with memes being some top-performing assets in the short term. Source: CRG on X Bitcoin [BTC] managed to climb above the $90k level, reaching $90.9k on Friday before falling lower. A recent AMBCrypto report noted that Dogecoin showed accumulation on-chain, but was…

XRP spot ETFs have crossed $1 billion in assets under management, with about $1.14 billion spread across five issuers. Net inflows since Nov. 14 sit near $423.27 million.On the same CoinGlass dashboard, XRP itself sits around $1.88, with a market cap of $114.11 billion and about $382.14 million of 24-hour spot volume.If your mental model is the Bitcoin ETF era, where “wrapper demand” and “price repricing” felt welded together, that combination can read like a punchline.But it isn’t.It’s a reminder that ETFs don’t magically lift prices. They route demand through a fairly specific set of pipes.Unless those pipes are pulling…