Day: January 8, 2026

What Will Happen to BTC if Crucial $90K Support Cracks?

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Bitcoin continues to show surprising resilience as it pushes back around $90K amidst rising geopolitical tensions. With the Middle East conflict intensifying and global markets reacting cautiously, BTC is seemingly being treated as a macro hedge. The market narrative is shifting, with growing institutional attention around the ETF developments and increased volatility across risk-on assets. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily chart, BTC recently broke out of the descending channel it had been trading within for months. The breakout occurred after a period of accumulation near the…

Analyst Predicts Strongest XRP Price Rally In History Is Coming, Here’s Why

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Crypto analyst Bird has indicated that the XRP price may be on course to record its greatest rally ever. The analyst alluded to the falling Bitcoin dominance as the reason why the altcoin could surge soon enough, noting how this development has preceded previous XRP rallies.  Analyst Predicts Huge XRP Price Rally On The Horizon In an X post, Bird predicted that the XRP price is set to record its strongest rally yet based on the breakdown in Bitcoin’s dominance. This came as he noted that BTC.D dropped hard the…

Donald Trump Will not Consider Pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried: NYT

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US President Donald Trump reportedly will not grant a pardon to Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence for his role in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. According to a Thursday interview with Trump by The New York Times, the president said he had no intention of pardoning Bankman-Fried and others, including music producer Sean Combs and former New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez. Bankman-Fried has been behind bars since August 2023 when a federal judge revoked his bail before his criminal trial.  In the same interview, Trump…

Here’s Why It’s Hard to Stay Bullish

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“At some point, you have to ask if this is innovation… or just wasted time and opportunity cost,” one X user stated. Unlike many leading cryptocurrencies, Pi Network’s native token failed to post a substantial uptick in the opening days of the new year. It has been in a massive downtrend over the past several months, prompting some analysts to be quite bearish about the future. Meanwhile, certain indicators suggest a further pullback could be on the horizon. ‘Hard to Stay Bullish’ PI currently trades at approximately $0.20 (per…

Nexo Launches Zero-Interest Crypto Loans for Bitcoin and Ether Holders

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Nexo has launched a zero-interest crypto lending product that allows Bitcoin and Ether holders to borrow against their assets through fixed-term loans. According to a company announcement, the product, called Zero-interest Credit, offers fixed-term loans for users who hold Bitcoin (BTC) and ETH (ETH), with repayment conditions set in advance. Loans are settled at maturity and can be repaid using either stablecoins or collateral, depending on market conditions. The offering expands a structured lending model that had previously been available only through Nexo’s private and OTC channels, where it facilitated more…

CFTC Sends Bitnomial No-Action Letter, Eases Reporting Requirements

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a US financial regulator, issued a no-action letter to crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial on Thursday, clearing the way for the exchange to offer event contracts and prediction markets. The CFTC letter alleviates Bitnomial from the strict reporting requirements for asset swaps under current US rules, a hurdle that is impractical for fast-moving platforms like prediction markets, where tens of thousands of these swaps may occur in a day. Bitnomial must still provide transparent consumer-facing data on its website, including timestamps and sales data for contract…

Grayscale registers BNB ETF in Delaware

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Key Takeaways Grayscale took an early procedural step toward a potential BNB ETF. BNB has lagged major crypto assets despite renewed interest in ETF products. Share this article Grayscale Investments registered a statutory trust for a proposed BNB exchange-traded fund in Delaware on January 8, 2026, according to state records. The filing establishes the legal vehicle typically used before submitting formal ETF applications to federal regulators. The move comes as BNB is up about 4% since the start of the year, trading around $890 at press time, and underperforming major…

Bitcoin Enters ‘Boring’ Sideways Phase as Inflows Stall

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Ki Young Ju’s view challenges both crash narratives and quick-bull expectations, pointing instead to a prolonged period of low excitement. Bitcoin (BTC) inflows have dried up, according to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, who said that the market is likely heading into several months of flat, uneventful price movement rather than a dramatic sell-off. His comments matter because they challenge both crash fears and near-term bull expectations at a time when Bitcoin is trading just below key recovery levels after a volatile end to 2025. Capital Rotation Replaces the…

Trump says Sam Bankman-Fried will not receive a pardon

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Key Takeaways Sean Combs sent a letter to President Donald Trump seeking a pardon, prompting The New York Times to ask about clemency for other figures including Sam Bankman Fried. Trump said he does not intend to pardon Bankman Fried, Combs, or the other individuals mentioned. Share this article President Donald Trump said he is not considering a pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried, according to an interview with The New York Times published Wednesday. Trump commented while discussing a separate pardon request from music executive Sean Combs, whose letter seeking clemency…

Bitcoin Nears $91K And Bulls Are Not Done Yet

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Bitcoin’s start of year (BTC) rally ran into stiff resistance near $93,000, triggering a pullback that has shifted the market’s focus back to key support levels. While the higher-time-frame (HTF) structure still looks fragile, the lower time-frame (LTF) signal suggests bulls may yet have room to regain control if critical levels hold. Key takeaways: Bitcoin rejected at $93,000 for the third time, slipping back toward weekly lows near $89,250. Rising open interest during the dip suggests shorts are building positions near $90,000. Strong passive bids around $90,000 could act as…