Month: January 2026

Ethereum Price Dumps To $2,700, Bulls Scramble To Defend Support

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Ethereum price started a major decline after it failed to clear $3,050. ETH is down 10% and is now struggling to stay above the $2,700 support. Ethereum failed to stay above $2,880 and started a fresh decline. The price is trading below $2,800 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a steep bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,820 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $2,700 zone. Ethereum Price Dips 10% Ethereum…

Bybit Rebounds After Hack as Crypto Trading Volumes Climb in 2025

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Bybit saw the second-highest trading volumes among crypto exchanges last year, making a “slow but steady comeback” after suffering a $1.5 billion hack in February 2025, says CoinGecko. Bybit‘s trading volume reached $1.5 trillion in total during 2025, and its share of the market reached 8.1% for the year, CoinGecko research analyst Shaun Paul Lee said in a report on Thursday. “Despite the major hack Bybit suffered in February, it has clawed its way back to the top,” and has “slowly gained back its dominance throughout 2025,” he added. The…

Bitcoin Price 10% Tumble Sparks Fears Of $80K Give-Way

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Bitcoin price started a major decline below $86,500. BTC is down nearly 10% and might soon test the $80,000 support zone. Bitcoin failed to remain above $86,500 and started another decline. The price is trading above $85,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $83,200 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might dip further if it trades below the $81,000 and $80,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Dips Again Bitcoin price failed to continue…

Bitcoin Longs Reach 2-Year High At Bitfinex: Bullish Or Bearish?

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Key takeaways: Bitfinex Bitcoin margin longs hit two-year highs, but arbitrage suggests this isn’t a purely bullish price indicator. Bitcoin price drops as tech stock valuations and gold gains drive investors toward cautious, risk-averse behavior. Bitcoin (BTC) price plummeted to its lowest level in over two months on Thursday, retesting the $84,000 support. This sell-off aligned with a broader move toward risk aversion after Microsoft (MSFT US) shares tanked 11% following reports of increased capital expenditures and disappointing quarterly cloud server revenue. ​Investors are currently analyzing why demand for bullish…

21Shares Lists JitoSOL-Backed Solana ETP in Europe

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21Shares has launched a Jito-staked Solana exchange-traded product in Europe, offering listed exposure to the SOL token with staking embedded. The 21Shares Jito Staked SOL ETP will trade under the ticker JSOL in US dollars and euros and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and Paris, making it the first Europe-listed ETP backed by JitoSOL, according to the company. The product holds JitoSOL directly and reflects staking rewards in its net asset value. Issued by the Jito Network, JitoSOL represents SOL (SOL) deposited into a liquid staking program on the Solana…

Copper Explores IPO as Crypto Custody Draws Wall Street Interest

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Digital asset custodian Copper is reportedly weighing an initial public offering (IPO) shortly after rival BitGo debuted on the New York Stock Exchange, underscoring growing institutional appetite for cryptocurrency infrastructure companies.  Citing sources close to the discussions, CoinDesk reported Thursday that Copper is exploring its public listing options, with Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup among the banks involved. A Copper spokesperson said the company is not currently planning a public listing, but declined to comment on whether the custodian is in early-stage talks about going public. Backed by Barclays,…

Escape Velocity Raises $62M DePIN Fund Even as Crypto VC Slows

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Crypto-focused venture capital firm Escape Velocity has raised nearly $62 million to invest in decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) projects, signaling continued venture interest in the sector despite a broader slowdown in crypto and technology funding. As first reported by Fortune on Thursday, the raise marks Escape Velocity’s second fund dedicated to backing founders across DePIN and other crypto-native sectors. The fund closed in December and drew support from investors including Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, and Micky Malka, founder of Ribbit Capital. Cendana Capital, a venture fund-of-funds that…

Talos Extends Series B to $150M with Robinhood, Sony Backing

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Digital asset infrastructure provider Talos raised a $45 million extension to its Series B funding round, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion. The extension included new strategic investors such as Robinhood Markets, Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP and Karatage, alongside returning investors a16z crypto, BNY and Fidelity Investments, according to the company. “We extended our Series B round to accommodate interest from strategic partners,” said Talos CEO Anton Katz. Talos said proceeds will be used to expand product development across its trading, portfolio management, execution, treasury and settlement tools…

BTC Slips to Yearly Low as Leverage Unwinds Below $85K

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Bitcoin’s (BTC) strong start to the year has been fully erased, with its price slipping to a new yearly low below $84,000. Analysts viewed this move as part of a broader corrective phase rather than a structural market breakdown, driven by aggressive futures deleveraging rather than sustained selling in spot markets. Key takeaways: BTC fell to $83,600 and trades in the lower limit of the 10-week consolidation range that has capped its price since Q4.  Bitcoin taker sell volume spiked to roughly $4.1 billion over just two hours, suggesting futures-driven…

US CFTC to Partner with SEC on Agency’s ‘Project Crypto‘

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CFTC Chair Michael Selig and SEC Chair Paul Atkins held a joint agency event on Thursday to discuss harmonization on crypto regulation. Michael Selig, chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced that the agency would join the efforts of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Project Crypto. In remarks prepared for an SEC-CFTC discussion on harmonizing the agencies’ approach to digital assets, Selig said that the CFTC would be partnering with the SEC on its Project Crypto, an initiative launched in July to establish clarity on regulations for…