RTs effectively function as contingent claims, tying user outcomes to WazirX’s ability to generate profits and recover assets over time. India’s largest crypto exchange, WazirX, has taken another visible step in its long recovery process after the 2024 hack, confirming on January 9, 2026, that Recovery Tokens have been credited to all eligible users under its court-approved restructuring plan. The move sets the groundwork for users to potentially reclaim up to 75–80% of their locked funds over time, depending on future profits and asset recoveries. Recovery Tokens Issued as…
Month: January 2026
BitMine’s Total Staked ETH Holdings Surpass 1 Million
Crypto treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) staked an additional 86,400 Ether (ETH) on Saturday, valued at about $268.7 million at the time of this writing, crossing the 1 million staked ETH milestone. The 86,400 ETH was staked in four separate transactions, according to data from crypto market analytics platform Arkham Intelligence; this brings BitMine’s total to 1,080,512 staked ETH, onchain analysis platform Lookonchain said. The 86,400 ETH staked by BitMine. Source: Arkham Intelligence Staking is the process of pledging or locking up crypto tokens by validators or third-party staking…
XMR Price Reaches $500 for the First Time Since 2021 After Zcash Falls
Key takeaways: Monero (XMR) surged past the $500 mark for the first time since its peak in May 2021. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency briefly touched $500.66 after rising more than 6% on Sunday and 20% over the past week. That brought it closer to its record high of around $517.50, established in April 2021. XMR/USD daily chart. Source: TradingView Zcash fiasco stirs XMR price rally Monero’s ascent contrasted sharply with the turmoil engulfing its privacy coin rival, Zcash (ZEC). On Wednesday, the Electric Coin Company (ECC) team behind Zcash resigned en…
Will PI Finally Break Out of Stagnation?
PI has been trading sideways for over a month – will that finally break next week? Pi Network’s native token has performed rather differently than most other altcoins ever since its inception, perhaps because it’s a newer token with a trading history of under a year. For the past three months alone, it has maintained a relatively healthy price tag of over $0.20. Moreover, it even charted some gains during the broader November correction. However, it also failed to follow suit in the past week when the entire crypto…
Do Bitcoin and Altcoins Have the Most Room for Growth in 2026?
Bitcoin’s price performance over the past three months or so has been quite painful, as the asset ended 2025 in the red despite its massive surge on a couple of occasions throughout the year. This was rather surprising to some, especially given the fact that most other financial assets had their best year to date. But is that a blessing in disguise? 2025 in Retrospect 2025 was a controversial year in the crypto land. Investors entered it with high hopes as they were expecting the then-president-elect Donald J. Trump to…
Bitcoin Power Law Gives $65,000 as Key Bear Market Level
Bitcoin (BTC) faces a “do-or-die” price point if 2026 becomes a classic bear market year. Key points: Bitcoin four-year price cycles and bear markets remain relevant, the latest power law analysis says. 2026 may see a BTC price support showdown with $65,000 as the key level. History demands price “catching up” to power-law targets. Bitcoin bear markets to stay around New analysis by Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, flags $65,000 as the next key BTC price battleground. After hugging its power law trendline for much of…
What’s The Most Likely Ripple (XRP) Price Scenario for the Week Ahead: AI Edition
XRP pumped and dumped in early 2026, but what’s next? The beginning of the new year brought some enhanced volatility for certain altcoins, including Ripple’s XRP. It quickly reclaimed the fourth spot in terms of market cap, as its price surged past two crucial resistance levels – $1.90 and $2.00, both of which have turned into support now. However, its progress was stalled at $2.40, and XRP has slipped by double digits since then, currently fighting to stay above $2.10. We decided to ask ChatGPT about its take on…
Russians Ask if Pensions Can Be Paid in Crypto as Adoption Rises
Inquiries about whether pensions can be paid in crypto have become one of the most frequent non-standard requests received by the Social Fund of Russia, a state-run institution responsible for managing Russia’s public pension system. In 2025, the Social Fund’s call center handled roughly 37 million calls, the vast majority related to routine matters such as pensions, benefits and maternity capital. However, operators also increasingly fielded questions about digital assets, according to a Saturday report from Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Russian Gazette), the official daily newspaper of the Russian government. Among the…
Top Crypto Gainers and Losers This Week as BTC Stalls at $90K: Weekend Watch
ZEC stands in one corner, while POL is in the other. Bitcoin’s weekend price stagnation continues as the asset has failed to make even a minor move out of the $90,000-$91,000 tight range. Most larger-cap alts have remained sluggish as well, with just a few impressive price gainers over the past 24 hours – XMR and RAIN. BTC Stalls at $90.5K Bitcoin entered 2026 after a controversial 2025 that actually ended in the red. It quickly started to regain value and surged past $90,000 on the second day of…
CryptoQuant Founder Criticizes X for Penalizing Crypto Amid Bot Spam
CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju has criticized X for suppressing crypto-related posts while failing to rein in a surge of automated spam, arguing that the platform is punishing legitimate users instead of addressing the underlying bot problem. In a Sunday post on X, Ju pointed to a sharp spike in automated activity tied to the keyword “crypto,” citing data showing more than 7.7 million posts generated in a single day, an increase of over 1,200% compared with prior levels. According to Ju, the flood of low-quality content has triggered algorithmic…