Day: January 3, 2026

Macro Fears Cap Bitcoin Upside Despite 3-Week High

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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 rebound Bitcoin (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…

Crypto Phishing Losses Fell 83% in 2025, Scam Sniffer Reports

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Crypto phishing attacks tied to wallet drainers dropped sharply in 2025, with total losses falling to $83.85 million, down 83% year over year from nearly $494 million in 2024. The number of victims also declined significantly to 106, a 68% drop from the previous year,  Web3 security platform Scam Sniffer said in its new report analyzing signature-based phishing across Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains. Despite the steep fall, the report warned that phishing activity has not disappeared. Instead, losses closely followed market cycles, rising during periods of higher onchain activity…

Bitcoin Price Remains Close to $90K as Trump Claims Maduro Was Captured: Weekend Watch

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DOGE is the top performer from the larger-cap alts today. Bitcoin’s price rally that started on Friday morning drove it to a multi-week peak of $91,000, where the asset was rejected and driven south, especially since the latest geopolitical development between the US and Venezuela. Many altcoins have performed a lot better on a daily scale, including some of the meme coin reps, such as DOGE and PEPE. BTC to Face More Volatility? After being one of the few global assets to end 2025 in the red, bitcoin’s price…

Bitcoin Becomes a Yardstick for Venezuela Reaction at $90,000

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Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $90,000 on Saturday as crypto markets reacted to the US military action in Venezuela. Key points: Bitcoin attempts to hold recent gains as the US mounts an attack on Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Traders remain optimistic about the outlook for BTC price action if certain levels hold. Gold starts to flag on low timeframes as Bitcoin’s gains tap 5% since Christmas. Bitcoin faces “geopolitical pressure” at $90,000 Data from TradingView showed BTC price action reversing after highs near $90,940 on Bitstamp. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView News…

$1 Crash or $10 Moonshot? ChatGPT’s Outrageous Ripple Price Predictions

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XRP had a controversial 2025 – an all-time high, and a subsequent drop. Ripple closed arguably its best year to date, with multiple high-level acquisitions, the favorable ending of the lawsuit against the SEC, as well as new partnerships and licenses. The native token also benefited, at least until the summer when it peaked at $3.65, breaking its 2018 ATH. However, the following several months were painful despite the Q4 launch of five spot XRP ETFs in the United States. As a result, the asset ended 2025 in the…

Crypto markets steady as Trump claims US has captured Venezuela’s president

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Key Takeaways President Donald Trump says Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro has been captured after the US conducted a large-scale strike on the country. Cryptocurrency markets, including Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP, remain stable despite the news. Share this article Bitcoin and other digital assets showed little reaction after President Donald Trump confirmed that American forces had launched a major strike in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro. In remarks issued in the early hours of Saturday, Trump said he would brief reporters at Mar-a-Lago later in the day, and emphasized that the…

Bitcoin Drops Below $90K Amid Reports of Explosions in Venezuela

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BTC reached $91,000 yesterday but its progress was halted. Bitcoin’s price recovery was stopped earlier on Saturday morning as the asset dropped from its multi-week peak of $91,000 to under $90,000. The latest rejection came after reports emerged about several explosions felt across Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, which were linked to potential strikes by the United States. The cause has not been confirmed yet, but US President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned Venezuela of ground strikes, and deployed a navy task force in the Caribbean. Additionally, the BBC reported that…

BitMine Stakes $259M More ETH as Validator Queue Nears 1M Ether

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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…

XRP Flips BNB After 7% Daily Surge, Analyst Predicts Ripple Will Never Go Below $2 Again

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XRP touched a three-week peak. Ripple’s native token joined the overall altcoin trend on Friday and jumped by double digits from bottom to top. More precisely, it skyrocketed from $1.86 to a three-week high of $2.05 before it faced some resistance but still stands above $2.00. This has helped the asset reclaim the fourth spot in terms of market capitalization from Binance Coin, which is up by a more modest 1% daily and 4.4% weekly. As a result, BNB’s market cap sits at $120 billion, while XRP’s has neared…

Bitcoin ETFs attract $471 million to kick off the new year

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Key Takeaways US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted about $471 million in inflows on the first trading day of the year. BlackRock’s IBIT led the group with $287 million, followed by ETFs managed by Fidelity and Bitwise. Share this article Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US kicked off 2026 with a surge in demand, pulling in roughly $471 million in fresh capital in the opening trading session, Farside Investors data shows. Renewed appetite for Bitcoin exposure helped reverse the negative trend seen on December 31, when the ETF group shed…