Month: January 2026

XRP continues to trade in a corrective environment after the sharp rebound earlier in the month. Against USDT, the asset has stabilized above the major demand region while failing to reclaim the broader distribution zone. Versus Bitcoin, XRP remains in a structural downtrend and has resumed underperformance after a brief spike into resistance. Until the BTC pair can hold a higher low and recover above key moving averages, relative strength continues to favour Bitcoin over XRP. Ripple Price Analysis: The USDT Pair On the daily XRP/USDT chart, the price recently…

Analysts see a green 2026 as likely if BTC secures strong monthly closes above $105K and holds $90K support. Bitcoin’s price climbed above $97,000 on January 14, reaching its highest point since November. The move happened as a well-known historical price pattern showed a clear deviation, leading analysts to debate whether the market’s fundamental structure is changing. A Deviation From Historical Rhythm According to analyst Egrag Crypto, for over a decade, Bitcoin’s yearly price candles followed a simple, repeating sequence: three consecutive green (up) years followed by a single…

Bitcoin demand conditions have shown improvement recently; however, they are still weak despite bitcoin’s latest rally. Over the past week, bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded, with the price approaching certain crucial thresholds. Despite this rally in the asset’s value, analysts at the crypto research firm CryptoQuant believe the market, led by BTC, has not escaped the bears’ claws. In a weekly report from CryptoQuant, market experts noted that BTC demand conditions have improved recently. However, they are still weak and have not changed significantly. This substantiates the claim that the…

ICP stands in one corner, POL is in the other. Similar to the previous weekend, bitcoin’s price has stagnated again on Saturday and Sunday, with little to no action over the past 36 hours or so. Most larger-cap altcoins have remained sluggish as well, unlike small gains from HYPE and TRX. XMR, on the other hand, continues its freefall after the mid-week all-time high. BTC Stable Despite Political Turmoil As mentioned above, the previous weekend was quite dull, with BTC trading sideways around $90,500. However, it broke out on…

Scam losses jumped 64% year over year, driven by tailored phishing and impersonation campaigns targeting high-value victims. Crypto-related scams and hacks drained more than $4.04 billion from users and platforms in 2025, according to data shared by blockchain security firm PeckShield. The figures point to a clear shift toward targeted social engineering and attacks on centralized players, with scams alone rising far faster than technical exploits. Scams and Centralized Attacks Drove 2025 Losses PeckShield said total crypto losses in 2025 rose about 34% from 2024, with $2.67 billion tied…

According to analysts, the tariff war between the US and the EU is on step 4 out of 10 now. After several countries from the European Union deployed troops to the most recent hot zone, Greenland, the POTUS announced a new set of tariffs against all of them, effective from February 1 until a deal for the complete acquisition of the island is reached. The EU’s response was immediate, while US Democrats have pushed to introduce legislation to block Trump’s proposed tariffs. Despite all this drama, BTC’s price has…

What lies ahead for XRP next week? It has been an eventful start to the new year on both the macro and crypto fronts, with the US at the center of global controversy, and some assets reacting with expected volatility. Ripple’s cross-border token became one of the top performers during the first week, going from under $1.90 to $2.40 in the span of days. However, it was rejected there and now struggles below $2.10, which means a minor decline on a weekly scale. To gain a further perspective on…