Month: January 2026

BitMart launches prediction market for crypto and event trading

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Key Takeaways BitMart has officially launched its Prediction Market, a new product that allows users to trade forecasts. The product features a binary yes-or-no structure, with contracts priced between $0 and $1 to represent probability. Share this article BitMart, a global crypto exchange, today launched a prediction market feature supporting trading on crypto price movements and popular events. The new product enables users to engage in USDT-based trading across various categories, including crypto forecasts, sports outcomes, and public figures. The prediction market uses a binary contract structure, with trades settled…

Polymarket Adds Taker Fees to 15-Minute Crypto Markets

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Prediction market platform Polymarket updated its documentation to show that 15-minute crypto up/down markets now carry taker fees, marking a departure from its long-standing zero-fee trading model. According to the newly updated “Trading Fees” and Maker Rebates Program” sections of the site’s documentation, the prediction markets platform has enabled taker-only fees on 15-minute crypto markets to fund liquidity incentives for market makers. Fees collected from takers are redistributed daily in USDC (USDC) stablecoin to liquidity providers, rather than retained by the protocol. The change applies only to these short-duration crypto…

3 Reasons Behind XRP’s Massive Surge and What’s Next for Ripple’s Price

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XRP tapped $2.40 earlier today – can it continue upward? Ripple’s native cross-border token stole the show on Tuesday, surging by double digits to a new seven-week peak of over $2.40 before it slipped slightly to just below that level. Here are some of the possible reasons behind the asset’s recent resurgence, which drove it from under $1.85 to $2.40 in the span of just several days. 3 Possible Reasons Although the entire crypto market has shown signs of revival since the start of the new year, XRP’s performance…

BitMEX Has Launched Equity Perps for 24/7 Trading

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BitMEX is expanding beyond crypto-native markets with the launch of Equity Perps, a new line of perpetual swap contracts that provide 24/7, crypto‑collateralized exposure to major US stocks and indices like Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph. The product mirrors the role perpetual swaps played in reshaping crypto markets with non-expiring, funding‑rate‑based, highly leveraged exposure, now applied to equities that have traditionally been confined to limited market hours. ​Demand for onchain equities is rising The move comes as onchain…

Bitcoin ETFs Attract $697M in Second Trading Day of 2026

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Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have drawn strong inflows in 2026 as Matrixport analysts point to renewed investor appetite due to the new year’s “clean-slate effect.” US spot Bitcoin ETFs bagged $697 million worth of inflows during the second trading day of 2026 on Tuesday, bringing in over $1.1 billion in net positive inflows in the opening two days of the new year, according to Farside Investors data. The renewed inflows are a welcome sign for Bitcoin (BTC) holders, following two consecutive months of net outflows from spot Bitcoin ETFs.…

Venezuela’s ‘Shadow’ 600K Bitcoin Stash: Verifiable Or Not?

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The US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has renewed questions over whether Venezuela holds an undisclosed Bitcoin reserve, which analysts say remains unproven. On Saturday, investigative journalist Bradley Hope outlined a theory that Venezuela may be holding a hidden Bitcoin (BTC) reserve worth up to $60 billion, claiming that its government has been converting gold into cryptocurrency over several years. “Sources describe a Swiss lawyer who controls wallet access,” Hope said in a co-authored report published by the investigative newsletter Whale Hunting, raising questions about the alleged involvement of…

$1.8 trillion Morgan Stanley files S-1 for spot Bitcoin, Solana ETFs

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Key Takeaways Morgan Stanley Investment Management filed S-1 registration statements for proposed spot Bitcoin and spot Solana ETFs. The proposed ETFs would track the spot prices of Bitcoin and Solana, with the Solana fund also incorporating staking to earn additional rewards. Share this article Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the $1.8 trillion asset management arm of global financial firm Morgan Stanley, on Tuesday submitted S-1 filings to the US Securities and Exchange Commission seeking approval to launch its spot Bitcoin and spot Solana exchange-traded funds. The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust aims…

Bubblemaps Pushes Back on Viral WLFI Insider Claims

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Bubblemaps pushed back after analysts claimed a “99% match” linking a Maduro bet winner to politically connected wallets. One trader made over $400,000 on Polymarket by accurately predicting when Maduro would be captured. Viral on-chain posts linked the trader to WLFI. However, Bubblemaps claims that exchange timing and wallet matches prove nothing. Polymarket Maduro Bet Controversy Blockchain analytics firm, Bubblemaps, responded on social media after on-chain analyst Andrew 10 GWEI raised questions about the Polymarket trader who earned roughly $400,000 by correctly betting on the capture of Venezuelan leader…

Bitcoin Core v30 Bug Can Delete Files When Migrating Legacy Wallets

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Bitcoin Core developers warned users on Monday of a wallet migration bug in versions 30.0 and 30.1 that can delete files and result in fund loss. The issue occurs under specific conditions and affects migrations from old Bitcoin Core wallets that were never renamed or upgraded. Lacie Zhang, market analyst at Bitget Wallet, told Cointelegraph that the bug is triggered when the software attempts to migrate an unnamed legacy “wallet.dat” file stored in a custom wallet directory, often defined using “-walletdir” setting, while pruning is enabled. In these cases, the…

Ripple (XRP) Reverses 2 Months of Pain with a 2-Week Rally

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XRP rebounds 25% in 2 weeks, hitting $2.34 as ETF inflows rise and traders watch key resistance levels at $2.41 and $2.5. XRP has bounced back with a strong two-week move, recovering from a long stretch of losses. The price sits near $2.34 at press time, with a weekly gain of over 25%. Meanwhile, trading volume is over $8.5 billion, and XRP now has a market cap of $142 billion. It remains the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by value. Price Recovers from Key Support The rally began after the token tested…