Day: January 17, 2026

PI seems stuck. What can get it out of its winter hibernation? The cryptocurrency markets experienced a wild start to the new year, with BTC surging by almost ten grand to a two-month peak of $98,000 before it was stopped. Many altcoins posted even more impressive gains mid-week but have failed to double down. Pi Network’s native token, though, cannot say the same. It has been stuck in consolidation for several weeks, without any clear indication whether it will be able to break out of the $0.20 and $0.22…

XMR’s recent run came to an end over the past few days. Bitcoin’s price has remained expectedly calm over the past 12 hours or so as the weekend began, without any major moves at just over $95,000. Most larger-cap alts are sluggish as well, with little to no movement from ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, and ADA. XMR, though, has plunged hard after its recent rally. BTC Calms at $95K The primary cryptocurrency had a quiet previous weekend but went on the offensive on Monday, surging from $90,000 to $92,000…

Can XRP really explode by 400% in the next two weeks? Given the sheer size of the XRP Army, it’s no wonder that the underlying asset is often the subject of some mind-blowing price predictions. In this article, we will review one of the latest, which represented a forecast of a double-digit price pump within the next couple of weeks. John Squire, among the most popular and vocal members of the XRP Army, posted a picture of the token and asked whether a $10 price tag is possible as…

Citron Research also went after Coinbase earlier this week. Popular journalist Eleanor Terrett reported earlier today that the Trump administration is considering withdrawing its support for the cryptocurrency market structure bill entirely if Coinbase doesn’t return for negotiations. The exchange and its CEO blamed banks for intervening and pushing for changes that prevent or limit users from earning yields on stablecoins. However, other industry experts disagreed. White House Threatens By citing a source close to the Trump administration, Terrett said the White House expects Coinbase to return with a…

The attacker then used THORChain to swap the funds. Popular on-chain investigator ZachXBT revealed on Friday that a victim lost over $282 million worth of BTC and LTC due to a hardware wallet social engineering scam. The stolen funds were converted to Monero (XMR), which was among the reasons behind the asset’s massive price increase that began last week. The on-chain sleuth added that a big portion of the swiped BTC was bridged to Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin via THORChain. On January 10, 2026 at around 11 pm UTC…