Author: Oguz Ozdemir
Meme coins are clawing back attention after weeks in the shadows, with tokens like Pepe, Bonk and Floki outpacing even Dogecoin and Shiba Inu as speculative appetite returns to crypto markets. Summary While DOGE and SHIB still logged gains of around 20% over the past week, smaller meme tokens delivered sharper moves. PEPE, BONK helped lift the sector’s total market value by 7% on Monday to $52.4 billion. The surge marks a notable rotation into higher-risk assets, as traders pile into meme coins that lagged for much of late 2025 but are now staging aggressive rebounds. Pepe (PEPE), Floki (FLOKI),…
The CLARITY Act will be the focus of renewed Senate activity as lawmakers push to resolve stalled crypto legislation. Pressure has increased inside the Senate Banking Committee as January unfolds. The committee faces a limited window to determine whether the bill can advance with bipartisan backing. CLARITY Act Talks Enter Critical January Phase As reported by Punchbowl News, there will be a bipartisan meeting at the Senate on Tuesday . The discussions come when the Senate Banking Committee approaches a critical stage of the crypto market structure bills. January is considered a crucial month before the Senate heads away on…
For years, the institutional playbook for the crypto industry was simple: buy Bitcoin, perhaps dabble in Ethereum, and ignore the rest.In 2025, that playbook was rewritten.While Bitcoin retained its crown as the largest asset by total volume, the real story of the year was a dramatic structural shift in where new capital chose to go.According to year-end data from CoinShares, the era of “Bitcoin-only” dominance has given way to a tiered market hierarchy where Ethereum has cemented its status as a core holding, and XRP and Solana have emerged as the first true “institutional alt majors.”The numbers portray a distinct…
Starknet, an Ethereum layer‑2 network that uses zero‑knowledge (ZK) rollups, is experiencing fresh mainnet disruption as the project enters 2026.In an X post, the Starknet team said the network was facing downtime and that engineers were “actively investigating the issue and working to restore full functionality as quickly as possible,” without immediately disclosing a root cause. At the time of writing, the network had been experiencing downtime for just over two hours.Starknet is a ZK‑rollup–based layer 2 that batches transactions offchain and posts cryptographic proofs to Ethereum, aiming to deliver higher throughput and lower fees for smart contracts, decentralized finance…
Stacks price rose 12% to near $0.38 as Bitcoin flipped green. The layer-2 token could surge to $0.56 and target higher levels if BTC extends gains. Bulls may, however, face a pullback as RSI hits overbought conditions. Several altcoins, including Stacks, soared amid Bitcoin’s impressive rally on Monday. Ethereum and XRP also rose to key levels. While BTC pumped to above $93,800, the impact was for buoyed altcoins such as Stacks to spike to multi-week highs. As the flagship digital asset looks to hold onto the gains, the layer-2 solutions Stacks is off intraday highs and eyeing a key price…
Bitcoin (BTC) has opened 2026 with renewed momentum, extending a recovery that began in the final days of December and pushing prices back above key psychological levels. Related Reading: XRP Is Setting Up For Its ‘Next Explosive Move,’ Analysts Say: Here’s The Target After ending 2025 with a modest decline that challenged expectations around the traditional four-year cycle, the largest asset has reclaimed the $90,000 zone and is trading above $92,000. The move reflects a mix of technical breakouts, steady institutional inflows, and easing selling pressure, even with long-term skepticisms. BTC’s price records moderate gains on the daily chart. Source:…
Another shady Polymarket account turned $30k into $400k moments before the US captured Maduro
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 a court appearance in New York.That Venezuela operation is already being covered wall-to-wall. The crypto angle is what happens next.The trade sits at the intersection of money, timing, and a product category that has quietly become one of crypto’s most legible, most addictive consumer apps.On Polymarket, the…
Bitfinex Hacker Behind $11 Billion Bitcoin Heist Credits Trump for Early Prison Release
In brief Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein has been released from prison years early and is now on home confinement. Lichtenstein and his recently freed wife Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan both credited President Trump with their early releases. Trump admin officials confirmed the release of Lichtenstein, but did not say whether the White House intervened. Ilya Lichtenstein, who orchestrated the theft of over $11 billion worth of Bitcoin from crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016, is out of prison years ahead of schedule—and credits President Donald Trump with the early release.Months prior, Lichtenstein’s wife and convicted co-conspirator, Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, was also released…
Technological advancement using Blockchain and AI is the primary force today that supports business growth and helps organizations scale to meet modern needs. Needless to say, the AI and blockchain development companies are dominating today by offering extensive, secure, reliable, and automated digital solutions that are helping startups and organizations to evolve With multiple options of blockchain development companies in the market to choose from, it is quite overwhelming to choose the most suitable business partner to build secure, robust, and scalable digital solutions. For this, business leaders and decision-makers need to consider the key metrics that are essential to choose…
Morpho Overview Our real-time MORPHO to USD price update shows the current Morpho price as $1.16 USD. Morpho Profit Calculator Profit calculation please wait… Morpho (MORPHO) Technical Overview When discussing future trading opportunities of digital assets, it is essential to pay attention to market sentiments. Morpho Prediction Table 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2040 2050 December $1.16 $1.16 $1.16 All Time $1.16 $1.16 $1.16 January $1.11 $1.21 $1.25 February $1.16 $1.25 $1.32 March $1.21 $1.30 $1.38 April $1.25 $1.34 $1.44 May $1.30 $1.39 $1.50 June $1.35 $1.43 $1.57 July $1.40 $1.48 $1.63 August $1.45 $1.52…