Month: January 2026

South Korea Mulls Freezing Unrealized Crypto Gains to Curb Manipulation

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South Korea’s financial authorities are reportedly weighing whether to allow regulators to preemptively freeze crypto accounts suspected of price manipulation. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) is reviewing the introduction of a payment suspension system that would block transactions before suspects launder potentially illicit gains, local outlet Newsis reported Tuesday. The measure would mirror tools already used in the country’s stock market, where authorities can freeze accounts suspected of manipulation before profits are cashed out. The nation’s first phase of crypto legislation focused on user protection, while its second phase is…

$100K Level Holds Fate of Bitcoin Trend

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The $100,000 mark reflects where many mid-term holders break even, giving it outsized influence on sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) is testing a critical resistance level near $100,000 this week, a point that some analysts say will decide the asset’s next major trend. According to them, the outcome will determine whether the recent recovery is the start of a new bullish phase or merely a pause in a longer-term decline. The $100,000 Battle Line After five consecutive days of gains, the longest winning streak since early October 2025, Bitcoin momentarily pushed…

Bitcoin Shows Bullish Signals Despite ‘Fragile Consolidation Phase’

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Bitcoin is moving off a local bottom and coming out of its correction phase, but the path ahead remains volatile.  Crypto market momentum conditions have begun to recover, with RSI [relative strength index] rebounding into the upper-neutral zone, “signalling a renewed build-up in upside momentum,” reported on-chain analytics platform Glassnode on Monday. More Bitcoin supply is returning to profit, with declining loss-taking, and realized loss-taking pressure has declined sharply, “signalling a slow improvement in holder sentiment,” they added. “Spot market behaviour shows a meaningful reduction in sell-side aggression, while…

Institutional Bitcoin Buys Exceed Mined Supply by 76%

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Bitcoin institutions bought more BTC than miners added to the supply in the first week of 2026 as a classic BTC price bull signal began to repeat. Bitcoin (BTC) buying is back in 2026 as institutions acquire more BTC per day than miners produce. Key points: Institutions are now “net buyers” of Bitcoin for eight days straight, a dedicated tracking metric reports. Sustained net buying has resulted in average BTC price upside of nearly 110% since 2020. Bitcoin is due a relief bounce after three months of losses. Institutions buy…

Ethereum Topped $3,250 in Recovery as BitMine Stakes Over $2B ETH

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Ether prices have reached their highest levels for over three weeks as institutional demand for staking surges. ETH is in recovery mode, with the asset topping $3,250 in late trading on Monday, its highest level since December 12. Ether has now gained 16% since the beginning of this year, which is not even a week old yet. It has outperformed Bitcoin, which is only up 6.7% since New Year’s Day. “Ethereum is still cheap,” said analyst ‘Merlijn’ who observed that it is still in accumulation territory. “We’re not in…

Crypto Pulls Down IPO Performance Below S&P 500 in 2025

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Crypto and AI-based initial public offerings last year reportedly dragged down the performance of all US public debuts to fall behind the tech-heavy index S&P 500. Shares of all companies that went public last year, not including closed-end funds and blank-check companies, gained 13.9% on a weighted average basis, underperforming the S&P 500’s comparative 16% gain, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Last year saw some of the crypto industry’s biggest players go public as the Trump administration gave Wall Street the confidence to back crypto companies with billions of dollars. However,…

Bitcoin Well-Positioned to Hit New All-Time High in 2026

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The son of legendary investor Bill Miller has joined a chorus of analysts who predict Bitcoin will set a new all-time high this year, buoyed by regulatory momentum in the US and continued adoption on Wall Street.  “Technicals are really starting to line up and it looks like it’s ready to go again. I personally expect it to break out to a higher high than its all-time high from the fall,” Bill Miller IV, chief investment officer at Miller Value Partners, told CNBC on Monday. He cited comments from US…

Binance Defends Junior Accounts, Says Focus Is Financial Literacy

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The junior account mirrors a parent’s wallet, but with hard limits that give no room for market participation. Binance has pushed back against criticism of its new Binance Junior product after questions surfaced about whether it was introducing children to crypto too early. The exchange says the program, aimed at users aged six to 17, is built around supervised money lessons and saving habits rather than trading or speculation. A New Frontier in Financial Education The product, called Binance Junior, went live on December 5, 2025. It functions as…

BlackRock clients acquire 3,948 Bitcoin valued at $372M

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Key Takeaways BlackRock clients made a huge acquisition on January 5, buying 3,948 Bitcoin worth $372 million. The purchase showcases continued interest from institutional investors in Bitcoin. Share this article BlackRock clients acquired 3,948 Bitcoin valued at approximately $372 million today, according to data tracked by Farside Investors. The purchase reflects continued institutional accumulation of Bitcoin through BlackRock’s spot ETF product, the IBIT fund. The firm has positioned itself as a key facilitator of structured crypto exposure, settling transfers through platforms like Coinbase Prime. US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately…

Whale Accumulation Signals Bullish Bitcoin Momentum Ahead

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Bitcoin accumulation by whales and recent profit-taking by retail traders could be seen as bullish and leading to more upward market momentum, according to Santiment. Crypto markets “typically follow the path of key whale and shark stakeholders, and move in the opposite direction of small retail wallets,” said on-chain analytics platform Santiment on Monday. Whales and sharks are defined as the cohort holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC, while retail traders have wallets with less than 0.01 BTC. Since mid-December, whales and sharks have collectively accumulated 56,227 more BTC, according…