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ChatGPT predicts price paths for XRP, PEPE, and Shiba Inu in 2026, detailing bullish and bearish scenarios shaped by regulatory clarity, community growth, and technical indicators as crypto markets adjust to early-year volatility. The post New ChatGPT Predicts the Price of XRP, PEPE, Shiba Inu by the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto markets have entered 2026 with Bitcoin near $87.5K, and altcoins far from prior peaks. XRP exchange supply has fallen to an eight-year low as spot ETFs have taken in $1.4B. Solana has led 2025 chain revenue; Dogecoin has traded near $0.12. $HYPER has raised $30M for a Bitcoin-aligned Layer 2. The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 1 January – XRP, Solana, Dogecoin appeared first on Cryptonews.

The firm suggests digital wallets could eventually handle payments at a scale rivaling global card networks.

Although monetary losses declined, users still lost tens of millions of dollars to common cybersecurity exploits like address poisoning scams. The total losses from hacks and cybersecurity exploits in the crypto industry amounted to about $76 million in December, a 60% decrease from November’s $194.2 million in losses, according to blockchain security company PeckShield. There were 26 major crypto exploits in December, PeckShield said in an X post, with one user losing $50 million in an address poisoning scams, a type of attack where the threat actor sends small amounts of cryptocurrency from a wallet that closely resembles a legitimate wallet address, betting that the intended victim won’t notice the discrepancy.   Typically, the first and last four characters of the addresses match, with the attacker hoping that the victim will accidentally send funds to the fraudulent address by selecting the poisoned address from their transaction history without closely examining the entire string. Read more

The plan to address a multimillion-dollar exploit continued with "phase two progress" on EVM after it scrapped a plan to roll back the blockchain. The Flow Foundation is continuing to implement a remediation plan in response to a $3.9 million exploit of the blockchain on Saturday, flagging concerns about large token movements on a centralized exchange. In a Thursday X post, Flow said it had made “significant progress” in its recovery plan, now entering phase two and expected to take several days. According to the platform, developers had “identified a path to restore EVM [Ethereum Virtual Machine] functionality” as it addressed its non-EVM chain, Cadence. “The Community Governance Council continues executing cleanup transactions under validator-authorized boundaries, consistent with established precedents for digital asset recovery,” said Flow. “All remediation activity is publicly auditable on-chain through block explorers. Cadence and EVM remediation will now proceed simultaneously.” Read more

Bitwise's year-end barrage of ETF paperwork should have been a perfect spark for “alt season.” On Dec. 30, the issuer filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch 11 single-token “strategy” ETFs tied to Aave, Uniswap, Zcash, NEAR, Starknet, Sui, Bittensor, Tron, and other protocols. Each fund would allocate about 60% of its […] The post Bitwise just filed for 11 new crypto ETFs, and the market’s silence exposes a brutal new reality appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Fed officials were focused less on rate moves and more on whether the financial system has enough cash to avoid sudden disruptions.

Analysts have outlined the Bitcoin price prediction for 2026, forecasting stability between $80,000 and $140,000. Current sentiment suggests a range-bound structure, with potential upside toward $170,000 if macro and ETF conditions improve over the coming quarters. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Worst Q4 Since 2018 Ends – Analysts See BTC Stabilizing Between $80K and $140K in 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Trust Wallet has confirmed its Chrome extension has been pulled from the Chrome Web Store during a release bug, delaying a verification feature for reimbursement claims after the Dec. 25 hack that drained 2,520 wallets and about $8.5M. Google has acknowledged the issue, and warns of fake extensions. The post Trust Wallet Goes Dark on Chrome – $7M Hack Victims Left Waiting for Claims Tool appeared first on Cryptonews.

Turkmenistan has allowed cryptocurrency mining and exchange operations under the new Law on Virtual Assets, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The central bank has been tasked with licensing, KYC and AML rules, while cryptocurrencies cannot be used to pay for goods or services. The post Turkmenistan Legalizes Crypto Mining but Bans It as Payment – What’s the Catch? appeared first on Cryptonews.

2026 is shaping up to be a huge year for games, with major sequels, long-awaited releases, and big new projects already lined up.

Bitcoin cash-and-carry trades faded toward the end of the year, leading funds to shift to Bitcoin options for yield. Is the strategy putting a cap on BTC price? Key takeaways: Covered calls gained traction as cash-and-carry returns collapsed, but data shows they are not structurally suppressing Bitcoin’s price. Stable put-to-call ratios and rising put demand suggest hedging and yield strategies coexist with bullish positioning. Read more

CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed the $779 million purchase by Tether.

Outages with Cloudflare and Amazon Web Services caused brief massive outages in 2025, affecting several cryptocurrency platforms. Vitalik Buterin, one of the co-founders of the Ethereum blockchain, said decentralization applications (DApps) could mitigate failures in internet infrastructure, such as when internet services provider Cloudflare experienced a massive outage in November. In a Thursday X post, Buterin said Ethereum needed to do more to achieve its mission of “[building] the world computer that serves as a central infrastructure piece of a more free and open internet.” According to the co-founder, that started with DApps that “run without fraud, censorship or third-party interference” and are usable at scale on the blockchain. “Applications where if you're a user, you don't even notice if Cloudflare goes down - or even if all of Cloudflare gets hacked by North Korea,” said Buterin. “Applications whose stability transcends the rise and fall of companies, ideologies and political parties. And applicat...

At the start of 2025, crypto's biggest names issued bold forecasts: Bitcoin to $200,000, Ethereum to $7,000, a US strategic reserve, and stablecoins going mainstream. Twelve months later, the scoreboard reveals a pattern. The price targets mostly crashed and burned, while the structural calls on regulation, ETFs, and payments infrastructure quietly came true. Here's who […] The post Which predictions landed this year? One ignored model actually nailed the 2025 market cycle appeared first on CryptoSlate.

India’s RBI has issued a warning that the increasing use of stablecoins may endanger financial stability and trust in money. The central bank emphasized that central bank digital currencies preserve monetary sovereignty while reducing systemic risks from privately issued tokens. The post India’s RBI Warns: CBDCs Must Replace Stablecoins to Prevent Financial Chaos appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin is trading near $88K, as profit-taking has met long-term demand. SOPR has sat near breakeven, and the Coinbase premium has turned slightly negative. About 1,600 BTC have left exchanges, supporting forecasts for range-bound trade between $80K and $140K in 2026. A macro catalyst may be needed. The post Bitcoin Market Hits Stalemate as On-chain Data Shows Equilibrium appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin entered a "new era" as the 2025 yearly candle closed red, said analysis, with BTC price volatility signals firing into the new year. Bitcoin (BTC) opened 2026 at $87,500 as markets geared up for the year’s first Wall Street trading session. Key points: Bitcoin lies in wait at $87,500 for the start of TradFi trading on global markets. Read more

Nick Shirley’s $THENICKSHIRLEY creator token on Base via Zora has spiked to about $9M FDV and slid to near $3M by Jan. 1, 2026. Brian Armstrong has praised the launch, while critics say trading has stayed among existing onchain speculators even as royalties have accrued. Creator-coin doubts persist. The post Base Creator Coin Crashes 67% in Hours – Nick Shirley’s $9M Token Proves “It Just Didn’t Work” appeared first on Cryptonews.

After a volatile 2025, investors are rethinking crypto cycles. Here are three investment themes that will shape the market’s next phase in 2026. 2025 didn’t unfold the way many cryptocurrency investors expected. Although Bitcoin (BTC) peaked almost precisely in line with its historical four-year cycle, the long-anticipated blow-off top never materialized. Notably, Bitcoin’s gains failed to cascade into the broader market, leaving hopes for a full-fledged altcoin season largely unfulfilled. As a result, 2026 opens under a cloud of uncertainty. Investor sentiment is extremely negative, marked by caution and skepticism, even as the industry finds itself in an unprecedented position. For the first time in crypto’s 15-year history, institutions, corporations and regulators are largely moving in the same direction, laying the groundwork for broader adoption rather than actively resisting it. Read more