Bitcoin’s (BTC) Time? Gold Cooldown Signals Crypto Window

Bitcoin trades near $92.5K after five-day rally, as analysts say Gold’s slowdown could open a 1.5–2 year breakout window for crypto. Bitcoin is trading near $92,500 at press time, showing a 1% gain over the past day. The asset has now risen for five straight sessions, marking the longest upward streak since October. Meanwhile, trading volume has crossed $37 billion. Other large-cap assets like Ethereum, Solana, and XRP have also posted gains between 0.7% and 3% in the past 24 hours. Gold Slows After Rally, Bitcoin Gains Attention Analysts…

Crypto ETP Inflows Hit $47B In 2025 As Altcoins Steal The Show

Cryptocurrency investment products pulled in about $47 billion of inflows in 2025, just shy of 2024’s total amid new crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) launches in the US. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) logged $47.2 billion in inflows last year, 3% below 2024’s record of $48.7 billion, according to European crypto asset manager CoinShares. Bitcoin (BTC) inflows fell sharply in 2025, with a 35% drop from $41.7 billion in 2024 to around $27 billion, while Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP) and Solana (SOL) ETPs saw substantial gains. Despite falling short of 2024, global…

Could More Geopolitical Tension Drive BTC Back to Six Figures? 

Bitcoin has hit a three-week high as geopolitical tensions escalate once again and analysts predict more gains to come if history rhymes.  BTC tapped $93,000 during Monday morning in Asia following a strike by the United States on Venezuela over the weekend. Analysts are now looking for further potential gains and the possibility of a return to six-figure Bitcoin prices. Michael Nadeau from The DeFi Report drew comparisons between the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, when BTC climbed 22% in the weeks that followed. “In the current environment,…

Bitcoin Battles for a New Bull Trend Amid Venezuela Volatility

Bitcoin (BTC) launches its first comeback move in months as geopolitics excites world assets. Bitcoin price gains see a return to $93,000 after a nearly month-long absence, but traders are skeptical. A key golden cross is almost here on the four-hour chart, paving the way for further market strength. Venezuela reactions form the key focus for risk-asset traders this week. US labor-market data is due as expectations of a Fed rate cut this month fade. Bitcoin whales remain active sellers, upping distribution over the new year. Bitcoin price breakout or…

$5.5B in Crypto Token Unlocks Scheduled for January

More than $5.5 billion in cryptocurrencies are scheduled to unlock in January, with ONDO, BGB, HYPE, and TRUMP tokens accounting for some of the largest releases this month.  According to Tokenomist’s token unlocks data tracker, January will see over $5.5 billion in token unlocks. Around $2.5 billion will be released through a cliff unlock, which means the tokens are unlocked all at once. Another $3 billion will enter circulation through linear releases, distributing tokens gradually over time, creating less abrupt supply increases.  Crypto vesting is the process of locking token…

XRP Analyst Sees 60% Chance for Major Rally as Ripple Price Reclaims $2

Analysts frame XRP’s pullback as a controlled correction, not distribution, keeping the broader bullish case intact. The price of Ripple’s XRP token is testing a critical support level near $2.12 this week, following a rally that saw it become the world’s third-largest non-stablecoin cryptocurrency. Following that, a prominent market observer has now assigned a 60% probability of even more significant upward moves for the asset. Testing the Waters for a Larger Move Analyst EGRAG CRYPTO highlighted that XRP remains inside a defined downward channel on its five-day chart. They…

Expert Debunks Nine Bitcoin Mining Environmental Myths

Despite Bitcoin’s rising institutional adoption in 2025, its environmental impact is still being misunderstood and misinterpreted by many, according to ESG expert Daniel Batten.  In an X thread on Saturday, Batten said there are nine common criticisms of Bitcoin mining’s energy use that can be debunked by real-world data. “Every nascent disruptive technology is accompanied by claims that are based on lack of understanding, lack of data, and a fear of something unknown,” said Batten. In November, the Dow Jones lambasted Harvard University for investing some of its endowment in…

PwC Leaned Into Crypto After US Regulatory Shift

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) reportedly decided to embrace crypto after years of caution after seeing a friendlier regulatory environment for crypto in the US under Trump, according to CEO and senior partner Paul Griggs. New leadership within US regulators, such as the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and new laws, like the GENIUS Act, were among the major developments that spurred PwC’s reversal, Griggs told the Financial Times in a report on Sunday. “The GENIUS Act and the regulatory rulemaking around stablecoin, I expect, will create more conviction around leaning into that…

Visa Saw Huge 525% Increase In Spending With Crypto Cards In 2025

Visa-issued crypto cards saw a massive spike in usage in 2025, with the total net spend increasing by 525% last year. According to Dune Analytics data, the total net spend for six crypto cards issued by blockchain projects in partnership with Visa went from $14.6 million in January to $91.3 million at the end of December. The six cards tracked come from crypto payments platforms GnosisPay and Cypher, along with decentralized finance projects EtherFi, Avici Money, Exa App, and Moonwell.  The crypto card from Visa-partnered EtherFi led all competitors by…

Crypto Deposits Rise, But Buyers Aren’t Showing Up: Analyst

Large crypto holders have been moving tokens onto Binance, a pattern analysts associate with potential selling, but buying demand remains muted. So-called crypto whales deposited $2.4 billion near-evenly split between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) to Binance in the past week, the exchange’s largest net inflow in a month, but the “buying power is missing,” CryptoOnchain said in a note to CryptoQuant on Sunday. “Crucially, this surge in risk-asset deposits was not accompanied by new buying power,” it added, noting that stablecoin net flows were “essentially flat” at an inflow…