Day: January 18, 2026

Cyvers found that pig butchering schemes were the most organized and persistent threat, while access control attacks caused the most security incidents. Recent findings from blockchain security experts have revealed that fraudulent activity in the crypto space is maturing into an industrial scale. This means that bad actors, hackers, and fraudsters are increasingly executing sophisticated social engineering operations to drain victims’ wallets. A 2025 Web3 Security and Fraud Report from the blockchain security firm Cyvers revealed a sharp rise in both crypto fraud and on-chain security incidents last year.…

Crypto card payments jumped from $100M to $1.5B in 2025, surpassing P2P stablecoin transfers as the main on-chain activity driver. Crypto-linked card payments have surpassed peer-to-peer (P2P) stablecoin transfers as the leading driver of on-chain stablecoin activity. A new study by blockchain analytics firm Artemis revealed that these transactions have quietly grown into an $18 billion market in 2025. Crypto Card Payments Overtake P2P Transfers The report showed that stablecoin volumes processed through crypto cards now surpass direct wallet-to-wallet transfers. Artemis data highlighted that monthly digital payments rose from $100…

Bitcoin continues to consolidate just below a major resistance cluster after a strong recovery from the December lows. The price chart shows a clear sequence of higher lows, while on-chain data indicates that the percentage of supply in profit has undergone a deep reset and is now recovering. Technically, the market is approaching an important decision zone: either a sustained breakout above the current ceiling opens the door to a new leg higher, or a rejection here triggers a corrective phase back toward recently established support levels. Bitcoin Price Analysis:…

Bybit’s Risk-Appetite Index recorded an uptick, suggesting that some traders have opened perpetual positions to capture any further rallies in spot prices. The derivatives market is witnessing a change in sentiment, with funding rates and open interest rising. A Crypto Derivatives Analytics report from the trading platform Bybit and research firm Block Scholes attributed this change to bitcoin’s (BTC) latest recovery and move to the upper $90,000 range. According to analysts, bitcoin’s breakout coincided with rising perpetual futures open interest and higher funding rates for multiple altcoins. This is…

XRP continues to trade in a corrective environment after the sharp rebound earlier in the month. Against USDT, the asset has stabilized above the major demand region while failing to reclaim the broader distribution zone. Versus Bitcoin, XRP remains in a structural downtrend and has resumed underperformance after a brief spike into resistance. Until the BTC pair can hold a higher low and recover above key moving averages, relative strength continues to favour Bitcoin over XRP. Ripple Price Analysis: The USDT Pair On the daily XRP/USDT chart, the price recently…

Analysts see a green 2026 as likely if BTC secures strong monthly closes above $105K and holds $90K support. Bitcoin’s price climbed above $97,000 on January 14, reaching its highest point since November. The move happened as a well-known historical price pattern showed a clear deviation, leading analysts to debate whether the market’s fundamental structure is changing. A Deviation From Historical Rhythm According to analyst Egrag Crypto, for over a decade, Bitcoin’s yearly price candles followed a simple, repeating sequence: three consecutive green (up) years followed by a single…

Bitcoin demand conditions have shown improvement recently; however, they are still weak despite bitcoin’s latest rally. Over the past week, bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded, with the price approaching certain crucial thresholds. Despite this rally in the asset’s value, analysts at the crypto research firm CryptoQuant believe the market, led by BTC, has not escaped the bears’ claws. In a weekly report from CryptoQuant, market experts noted that BTC demand conditions have improved recently. However, they are still weak and have not changed significantly. This substantiates the claim that the…

ICP stands in one corner, POL is in the other. Similar to the previous weekend, bitcoin’s price has stagnated again on Saturday and Sunday, with little to no action over the past 36 hours or so. Most larger-cap altcoins have remained sluggish as well, unlike small gains from HYPE and TRX. XMR, on the other hand, continues its freefall after the mid-week all-time high. BTC Stable Despite Political Turmoil As mentioned above, the previous weekend was quite dull, with BTC trading sideways around $90,500. However, it broke out on…