Month: January 2026

A16z raises $15B Says Crypto is Crucial to Preserve US Dominance

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Crypto remains a key technology for maintaining America’s technological edge, according to a16z, which has raised another $15 billion to back American-aligned tech investments. Tech-focused venture capital firm Andreessen “a16z” Horowitz said it raised over $15 billion to invest in companies and technologies it sees as critical to secure America’s future and win the next century — and crypto remains a key part of that mission. In a post to X Friday, a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz, acknowledged that China and other competitors have caught up to the US in recent…

ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB, and HYPE

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This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum started 2026 in the green, but buyers stopped it at the $3,340 resistance level. Despite this, as long as the price holds above the $3,000 support, buyers have the advantage. ЕТХ closed the second week in January with a modest 1% gain. While this is not much, it could be the beginning of a steady recovery that started in December when the price reclaimed $3,000. Looking ahead, the cryptocurrency has a real chance…

Stablecoin Card Adoption Will Take Off in 2026 Says Dragonfly

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An industry leader said stablecoin-powered cards are shaping up to be one of the biggest crypto themes of 2026, which seek to provide the benefits of blockchain while keeping the payment experience familiar for consumers. “This is one of the big themes of 2026: crypto becomes enmeshed more deeply into how payments flow through the global economy,“ Haseeb Qureshi, a managing partner at crypto-focused venture capital firm Dragonfly, posted to X Friday. “Stablecoin cards are growing like crazy, everywhere in the world,” the VC added after stablecoin startup Rain raised…

ETH Risks Falling to $2.6K if This Key Level Cracks

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Ethereum continues to show resilience in early 2026, despite an increasingly tense macro backdrop. Geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, ongoing supply chain disruptions, and US–China tensions have shaken global risk appetite, yet crypto markets remain surprisingly stable. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily chart, ETH has broken above the broad descending channel. After bouncing strongly from the green demand zone near $2,600 in mid-December, the price managed to reclaim the $3,000 psychological mark. However, the rally stalled just under the $3,500 resistance band, which aligns with…

Zcash Devs to Build New Wallet After ECC Exit Amidst Development Activity Slowdown

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Zcash developers exit ECC to launch a wallet and company. Developers behind privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash have announced plans to launch a new wallet and form a new Zcash-focused company. The latest development comes just a day after the team resigned en masse from the Electric Coin Company (ECC) following a governance dispute. New Wallet Push Former ECC CEO Josh Swihart announced that the team responsible for launching Zcash and developing the Zashi wallet will now create a new Zcash wallet, code-named cashZ, by utilizing the same Zashi codebase. He…

Bitcoin Bulls Rest, Prepping For Rally To $101.5K

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Bitcoin traders’ risk sentiment turned bullish, with the proof being in this week’s futures-led advance to $95,000. Will bulls make another attempt after retesting a key underlying support level? The start of 2026 saw Bitcoin and select altcoins rally back toward their weekly range highs, and the current situation across markets highlights improving investor sentiment and trading volumes. Since Jan. 1, Bitcoin continued to show improvement with tightening range consolidation clearly seen in its daily higher lows and higher highs, leading to the weekly high at $94,800. BTC/USDT 7-day liquidation…

US Lawmakers Demand Ethics Safeguards for Market Structure Bill: Report

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Democratic leaders on key committees considering crypto market structure legislation are reportedly drawing a line in the sand over elected officials profiting off the industry. A number of Democratic lawmakers in the US Senate are reportedly pushing for conflict-of-interest guardrails in a crypto market structure bill under consideration. According to a Thursday report from Punchbowl News, Senate Democrats including Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego demanded safeguards in the Republican-led Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA) which would affect how US regulatory agencies and the government handles digital assets. The lawmakers reportedly…

BTC Price Suddenly Rockets by $2K as Trump Posts Unpublished Jobs Data

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The US Supreme Court also delayed making a decision on the Trump-imposed tariffs. Bitcoin’s price volatility returned on Friday afternoon following the latest developments on US soil. At first, the Supreme Court said it would not publish its decision on the legality of the tariffs imposed by the POTUS against numerous countries. Later, the President himself shared unreleased jobs data on his social media platform, showing that in the past year, the country’s private sector has created over 650,000 jobs, while government employment has fallen by 181,000. What’s particularly…

Nasdaq and CME Team Up To Issue the Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index

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The Nasdaq Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group joined forces to unify their crypto indexes, rebranding the Nasdaq Crypto Index (NCI) as the Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index. The NCI benchmark index includes Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), Chainlink (LINK), Cardano (ADA) and Avalanche (AVAX), spokespersons for Nasdaq confirmed to Cointelegraph. Sean Wasserman, head of index product management at Nasdaq, said in Friday’s announcement: “We see the index-based approach as the direction investors are heading, beyond just Bitcoin. That’s similar to what we’ve seen in other…

Colombia Introduces Mandatory Crypto Reporting Rules for Exchanges

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Colombia’s tax authority, DIAN, has introduced a mandatory reporting regime for crypto service providers, requiring exchanges and intermediaries to collect and submit user and transaction data as part of its oversight of the digital asset sector. The rules were set out in Resolution 000240, issued on Dec. 24, which adds a crypto reporting regime aligned with OECD-developed international standards, including the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). According to the new rules, crypto exchanges, custodians and other service providers must report identifying information and transaction data for “reportable” users, enabling the automatic…