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We hacked this new Chinese AI to Predict price targets after Alibaba’s KIMI has generated projections for XRP, Solana and Shiba Inu. Its output has pointed to XRP near $15–$30, SOL around $650–$1,000, and SHIB testing its 2021 high by late 2026, citing RSI levels, TVL growth, and ETF demand in 2026. The post We Hacked This New Chinese AI to Predict the Price of XRP, Solana and Shiba Inu By the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

My $49k Bitcoin bear thesis, a January check-in, the plumbing is flashing while price bleeds I wrote my medium-term $49,000 bear thesis in late November with one simple idea, Bitcoin still moves in cycles, and the next real “this is the low” moment tends to arrive when miner economics and flows line up at the […] The post I predicted Bitcoin falling to $49k this year and January delivered some very concerning red flags appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin miners are "extremely underpaid" given the price of Bitcoin and current BTC mining conditions, according to a CryptoQuant report.

The fintech bank reported record quarterly revenue of $1 billion as it reintroduced crypto trading, launched a stablecoin and rolled out blockchain-based remittances. SoFi Technologies reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $1 billion as the US fintech bank reintroduced consumer crypto-based products. According to its earnings report released Friday, adjusted net revenue rose 37% year-on- year to $1 billion, while GAAP net income reached $173.5 million in the last quarter. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased 60% to $317.6 million. SoFi reported total fee-based revenue of a record $443 million for the quarter, and total members grew about 35% to 13.7 million. SoFi added 1.6 million new products in the quarter, driving total financial services products up 38% year over year to 17.5 million. The company logged 63,441 crypto products following its Dec. 22 launch, though that figure reflects activity from Dec. 22–31 and is not representative of a full quart...

The SEC and CFTC have relaunched Project Crypto to provide clear, coordinated regulation for the growing U.S. digital asset industry.

Technical structure is weakening, momentum is stalling, and derivatives positioning shows clear bearishness – but are Zcash price predictions really damned? The post Zcash Price Prediction: $16 Million Bets on a Crash – Is ZEC About to Get Wrecked? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The commission also singled out Hungary for failing to comply with the EU's MiCA framework after an amendment to a local law. The European Commission said it will send formal notices to 12 countries for failing to fully implement the EU’s tax reporting rules for digital assets. In its January infringements package released on Friday, the commission, which serves as the European Union body responsible for proposing legislation and ensuring member states follow certain laws and regulations, said Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal would face letters of formal notice "to fully implement the new tax transparency and information exchange rules on crypto-assets." Citing EU directives, the commission said it would give the member states two months to respond and comply with the letter or it “may decide to issue a reasoned opinion.” Read more

Tech investor Cathie Wood isn't worried about an AI bubble, instead singling out gold as the real ongoing asset bubble.

XRP is attracting serious attention from large investors, even as its price trades below the $2 mark.New data from Santiment reveals that 42 new whale wallets holding over 1 million XRP have been created since the start of the year. This is a clear sign that high-net-worth investors may be preparing for a major upside […] The post XRP Price Prediction: The Bear Market Might Be Lying to You – Millionaire Wallets Are Rising Fast appeared first on Cryptonews.

Aster price prediction has highlighted ASTER holding the $0.60 demand zone while the market has sold off. Aster has ranked second among DEXs with about $7B daily volume and revenue has averaged $1.5M a day. Traders have watched for a close above $0.66. CZ has spoken on stacking in the dip too again. The post Aster Price Prediction: ASTER Defends $0.60 Support as Bulls Target $0.74 MA appeared first on Cryptonews.

A new Brookings report says binding community benefit agreements are increasingly necessary as local opposition mounts over AI data centers.

As the dollar weakens, investors are turning to gold — onchain and off — while Bitcoin increasingly plays a supporting role in hedging currency risk. Bitcoin (BTC) has long been promoted by its most ardent supporters as a hedge against monetary debasement, but as the US dollar slides to multi-year lows, the market’s clearest flight to safety is emerging elsewhere: in gold. Over the past year, investors have rediscovered the precious metal through both traditional channels and blockchain rails. Tokenized gold products like XAUt are gaining traction alongside spot prices, offering digital-native exposure to a centuries-old safe haven as inflation concerns and currency stress intensify. Bitcoin is still very much in the picture, though increasingly as a secondary beneficiary. Actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are pairing BTC with gold as complementary defenses against fiat erosion, positioning Bitcoin less as a proven hedge and more as a higher-volatility companion to hard assets. Read more

Nubank has received conditional approval from the OCC to organize a U.S. national bank, with 12 months to fully capitalize and 18 months to launch. If finalized, Nubank, N.A. could offer deposits, cards, lending and digital-asset custody to U.S. customers under one federal charter, directly via app. The post Brazil’s Nubank Wins OCC Conditional Approval for U.S. National Bank – Crypto Custody Soon? appeared first on Cryptonews.

CZ pushed back on claims that Binance fueled October’s historic $19 billion crypto liquidation event, calling allegations against the exchange “far-fetched.” Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has pushed back against allegations that the cryptocurrency exchange played a role in the largest liquidation event in crypto history, a sell-off whose effects are still rippling through markets more than three months later. Speaking during a Q&A session on Binance’s social media channels, Zhao denied that Binance was a major contributor to the record wave of forced liquidations on Oct. 10, when roughly $19 billion in positions were wiped out across the crypto market. Zhao described claims that Binance was responsible for the crash as “far-fetched,” according to Bloomberg. Read more

Bitcoin stays resilient while gold and silver see historic crashes amid Fed chair nomination fears and shifting rate expectations.

Bitcoin has slid to the low-$82K area as silver has rocketed to a record near $121 before a steep pullback. Falling COMEX stocks and industrial demand have fueled silver, while Bitcoin has tracked tight liquidity, ETF flows, and rate expectations, deepening the split as January 2026 trading closes. The post Silver Is Trading Like a Shortage Story – Bitcoin Like a Macro Beta Trade appeared first on Cryptonews.

On Jan. 30, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson announced that he has signed an integration agreement to bring USDCx, a Circle-linked stablecoin product, to the Cardano ecosystem. The infrastructure move represents a strategic effort to lower the network’s DeFi growth ceiling by establishing a sustained, reliable flow of on-chain dollar liquidity. In a social media post […] The post Cardano secures $70B liquidity injection that finally solves the network’s biggest missing piece for investors appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Brian Armstrong made the media rounds before and after he announced Coinbase was pulling its support for a major US crypto bill, reportedly facing off with Jamie Dimon in Davos. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon reportedly confronted Brian Armstrong during a coffee chat at Davos last week, telling the Coinbase CEO to stop lying about banks trying to sabotage the digital asset market structure bill under consideration in the US Congress. According to a Thursday report from The Wall Street Journal, the confrontation between Dimon and Armstrong occurred at the World Economic Forum last week when the Coinbase CEO was having coffee with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Dimon reportedly interrupted Armstrong, saying the CEO was “full of s—,” referring to TV interviews in which the Coinbase CEO accused banks of interfering with the US market structure bill.  Banking industry advocates have opposed allowing stablecoin rewards under the legislation. However, many in the crypto industry, including Armstrong, have push...

Optimism has launched OP Enterprise, an OP Stack infrastructure suite for fintechs, exchanges, and financial firms to launch chains in 8–12 weeks. It offers managed or self-managed tiers plus Mainnet pilots, with bridge, RPC and incident support designed to keep economics and revenue with operators. The post Optimism Rolls Out Enterprise Blockchain Infrastructure for Fintechs – Will Banks Adapt? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to SOL have continued to see net inflows despite the token’s latest retreat. Wall Street appears to have a bullish price prediction for Solana, even though the price action favors bears. The question is, what do they know?Data from SoSoValue indicates that Solana’s ETFs have raised nearly $9 million this past […] The post Solana Price Prediction: Millions Pour Into SOL ETFs While the Price Dives – What Do These Investors Know That You Don’t? appeared first on Cryptonews.