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Media attention shifted from bitcoin’s environmental footprint to crime and kidnapping in 2025, while overall sentiment remained broadly neutral, according to crypto intelligence platform Perception.

Nobel Prize-winning Bitcoiner María Corina Machado is one of three looking to replace Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's president after he was captured on Saturday. Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, attention has turned to the country’s transition to new leadership — and one Bitcoiner is in the running to lead that charge. María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025, is the second-favorite to lead Venezuela’s shift away from authoritarian rule under Maduro, who has been transferred to New York to face federal charges related to narcotics trafficking and corruption. Data from predictions market Kalshi shows Machado has a 28% chance of leading Venezuela by the end of 2026, trailing only Unitary Platform’s Edmundo González Urrutia (32%), who is widely believed to have won Venezuela’s election in May 2025 but was blocked from assuming the presidency by Maduro’s United Socialist Party. Read more

TRM’s report shows crypto is now embedded in state economic and security planning, not treated as a fringe asset.

The sentiment among crypto investors has oscillated between "fear" and "extreme fear" since the market flash crash on October 10, 2025. The CoinMarketCap “Crypto Fear and Greed Index,” a metric tracking crypto investor sentiment, flipped to “neutral” on Sunday, for the first time since October, signaling that investor sentiment is improving. The Index is at 40, signaling that investors are no longer fearful, but they are not bullish on the crypto market either. The Index recorded its lowest sentiment reading of 2025 in November, when it hit a 10, indicating “extreme fear,” according to CoinMarketCap. Crypto investor sentiment plunged in October, sparked by a historic market crash that derailed the crypto market bull run. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) hit an all-time high above $125,000 days before the crash, eventually falling to about $80,000 — a 35% drop. Read more

The altcoin market is set to rally, based on technical analysis showing altcoins trading above critical support levels formed in October. The altcoin market, which is valued at over $879 billion at the time of this writing, is poised for its next major leg up toward its previous all-time high of nearly $1.2 trillion, according to crypto trader and market analyst Michaël van de Poppe. The Total3 market cap, which tracks the total market capitalization of the entire crypto token ecosystem, excluding Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), has maintained critical support around the $784 billion level, Van De Poppe said.  The price of Total3 is also inching back toward the 365-day moving average, another critical support level, according to TradingView data. Read more

Bitcoin hits $91K as $645M ETF inflows boost sentiment. Triangle breakout targets $94K–$98K, signaling the start of a strong 2026 uptrend. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Climbs to $91K as $645M ETF Inflows Signal Bullish Breakout appeared first on Cryptonews.

The proposal is framed as a structural move to preserve flexibility, not an immediate plan to issue new shares.

The Japanese yen is commonly used by macroeconomic investors to carry out levered bets because of its artificially low interest rates. Metaplanet, a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, may have a financial edge over other digital asset treasury companies due to structural weakness in the Japanese yen (JPY), according to BTC analyst and crypto treasury company investor Adam Livingston. Japan’s debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratio is about 250%, Livingston said. This high debt level continues to weaken the yen, which must be printed to shore up deficits every year, contributing to an even higher debt level and an erosion of the yen’s value. Measured in US dollar terms, BTC has appreciated by about 1,159% since 2020, but BTC gained 1,704% over the same time period if measured against the Japanese yen, he said. Read more

Washington is about to take a serious swing at crypto’s most stubborn problem: who, exactly, is supposed to police the market when a token trades like a commodity, is sold like a security, and moves through software that insists it isn’t a company at all. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (better known […] The post Washington’s new crypto bill would strip states of power – legally bans oversight that catches front-end manipulation appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin sought to maintain 2026 BTC price highs as the weekly close brought major volatility risks thanks to geopolitical uncertainty over Venezuela. Bitcoin (BTC) near year-to-date highs into Sunday’s weekly close as traders braced for liquidity grabs. Key points: Bitcoin enters classic fakeout territory as the weekly close coincides with the aftermath of the US-Venezuela news. Read more

Will ETH dump to $1,500 or rocket to $10,000 this year?

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announces the network has cracked blockchain's fundamental trilemma through zero-knowledge EVMs and PeerDAS technology, achieving decentralization, consensus, and high bandwidth with a four-year rollout extending through 2030. The post Vitalik Says Ethereum Just Solved Crypto’s Biggest Problem appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum's next phase will be defined by financial products that feel familiar to everyday users, Mike Silagadze said.

Some of the biggest gainers over the past several days have been meme coins.

Bitcoin has recently pushed higher after an extended corrective phase, but the broader structure still reflects hesitation rather than a clear trend transition. While the price has shown signs of recovery, momentum remains muted, keeping the market in a fragile equilibrium. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, BTC has registered a […]

XRP hits $2.10 as XRPL transactions near 1M. Trendline breakout targets $2.40 as bullish EMAs, RSI strength, and rising on-chain activity drive momentum. The post XRP Price Prediction: Transactions Hit 1M as Price Breakout Targets $2.40 in 2026 Rally appeared first on Cryptonews.

Wintermute faced scrutiny for two recent events: dumping Bitcoin onto Binance during New Year's Eve's thin liquidity, then scrambling to accumulate coins in what appeared to be urgent buying ahead of the Fed announcement on Jan. 2. The claims paint a picture of coordinated manipulation: sell into weakness, buy back cheaper. On-chain data supports the […] The post Major market maker secretly offloaded 1,213 BTC onto Binance during New Year’s Eve thin liquidity appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum holds $3,130 as Vitalik unveils ZK-EVM and PeerDAS roadmap. Channel breakout targets $3,600, signaling strength for 2026’s next rally. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Vitalik’s Network Upgrade and $3,600 Path Ahead appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto billionaires in California are threatening to leave the state, but are they ready to make good on their promise, or is an impending wealth exodus more of a paper tiger? Crypto billionaires are threatening to leave the state of California after a prominent trade union proposed a 5% assets tax on residents worth more than $1 billion. The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West proposed the new tax back in November 2025. The trade union suggested that the new tax would bring in up to $100 billion from 200 state residents, more than making up for federal funding cuts to California’s state healthcare program. The measure will require 850,000 signatures before it can be put on the ballot for a popular vote in the 2026 elections in November. Prominent investors and billionaires based in California, such as PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and Google co-founder Larry Page, have already threatened to leave. Others have argued that a billionaire exit could remove crucial sources of tax ...

An analysis of “wrench attacks” shows physical assaults against crypto holders are increasing in number and severity, with Europe and Asia seeing the sharpest rise. Physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders are becoming more frequent and increasingly severe, according to a new analysis of so-called “wrench attacks.” In a Sunday post on X, Haseeb Qureshi, who analyzed a dataset maintained by Bitcoin (BTC) security advocate Jameson Lopp, revealed that the total number of reported wrench attacks has risen steadily over time, and the nature of those attacks has escalated. After categorizing incidents into five levels, ranging from minor assaults to fatal outcomes, the data suggests the average attack has become more violent in recent years. Read more