Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Corporate Bitcoin treasuries expanded by 260,000 BTC in six months, three times the amount mined, with Strategy holding 60% of all corporate holdings.Corporate digital asset treasuries (DATs) added a net 260,000 Bitcoin to their balance sheets over t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Prediction market Kalshi dominated trading volumes on Monday, accounting for two-thirds of the $701.7 million tally.Recent US regulatory action seeking to restrict prediction markets hasn’t slowed activity in the first weeks of 2026, with trading vol...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The Senate Agriculture Committee plans to publish its crypto market structure bill on Jan. 21 and to hold a markup hearing on Jan. 27.The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry has set Jan. 27 for its markup hearing for its crypto ma...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Retail traders fled to Bitcoin and Ether after the October crypto crash last year, adding to an already tough year for altcoins.Retail traders spooked by the massive crypto liquidation event in October fled back to major cryptocurrencies as their hop...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
“Retail FOMO” may ramp up in the coming days if Bitcoin returns to $100,000, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment.Bitcoin’s price could be heading for the psychological $100,000 level after breaking above $95,000 on Tuesday, with analysts...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The most common stablecoin transfer amounts are in the $100 to $500 range, showing Revolut customers are actively using stablecoins for everyday medium-sized payments.Stablecoin adoption on fintech Revolut’s banking platform showed sharp growth in 20...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
An average of 327,000 new wallets were created each day over the past week, likely driven by a surge in financial activity combined with recent network upgrades.A combination of protocol-level upgrades, stablecoin activity, and a shift in crypto sent...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Ugandan officials claimed that they could also shut down the internet-free, encrypted messaging app last week, but haven't done so yet.Bitchat has become the most-downloaded app in Uganda as state officials confirmed that internet access has been cut...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The “digital-first“ bank created in 2022 is set to go public on the Nasdaq, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.Old Glory Bank, a crypto-friendly lender, said it will merge with Digital Asset Acquisition Corporation to form a Texas-based...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The all-stock deal adds Semler’s 5,048 BTC to Strive’s treasury, lifting total holdings to 12,797.9 BTC and ranking it 11th among public companies.Strive’s stock fell about 12% on Tuesday after the asset manager announced an all-stock deal to acquire...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Jeremy Barnum told JPMorgan shareholders that yield-bearing stablecoins risk creating a parallel banking system without the safeguards of traditional regulation.Stablecoins emerged as a topic during JPMorgan Chase’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Tu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Ethereum remains the leader in total value locked, but declining usage and economic uncertainty in the United States may hinder a rally to $4,000.Key takeaways:Ether trades near $3,200 as weaker network usage and US economic uncertainty limit its pri...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Steady ETF inflows, a bullish cup and handle chart pattern and improving sentiment across the total crypto market could propel Solana price to $190.Solana (SOL) is getting more attention from traders now that its price structure is tightening beneath...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin’s muted 2025 rally and fading altcoin cycle point to a structural market shift, leaving crypto’s 2026 outlook tied to institutions, rates and retail return.2025 proved disappointing for many cryptocurrency investors, as Bitcoin’s traditional...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
With the CLARITY Act scheduled for a markup on Thursday, some lawmakers could still be at odds over decentralized finance, stablecoins and ethical concerns.As US senators prepare to mark up a major crypto market structure bill this week, industry lea...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron told Cointelegraph that the acquisitions position the network as a regulated payments platform built to move stablecoins onchain at scale.Polygon Labs has agreed to acquire US-based crypto payments company Coinme and wall...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin made new weekly highs above $93,000 despite a delay in the CLARITY Act legislation by US lawmakers. Can BTC hold its gains without a surge in ETF flows and retail investor demand?Bitcoin’s (BTC) price made a new weekly high of $93,500 on Jan....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Why regulation favors stablecoins over Bitcoin for salaries and how compliance, volatility and payroll rules are shaping crypto wage adoption worldwide. Crypto payroll refers to paying employee salaries using blockchain-based digital currencies. Empl...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin may take the lead over gold in 2026 as liquidity expansion and cycle fractals point to a rally that can take BTC price to $144,000.Bitcoin’s (BTC) 52-week correlation with gold reached zero for the first time since mid-2022 and may turn negat...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The eight-figure investment in Genius Trading highlights how execution-focused tools are gaining relevance as crypto trading activity spreads across blockchains.YZi Labs, an independent investment firm led by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, has inves...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The NFT Paris cancellation offers insight into sponsorship pressure, lower volumes and how the NFT market is reshaping in 2026.NFT Paris’ cancellation highlights pressure on sponsorship budgets rather than just falling NFT prices.NFT activity continu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin sought new weekly highs as US CPI numbers came in below expectations and President Donald Trump called for more interest-rate cuts.Bitcoin (BTC) eyed one-week highs at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as markets surged on low US inflation data.Key...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Tightening KYC regulations and growing scrutiny on the digital economy are triggering more investor demand for privacy-preserving digital assets like Monero.Privacy-preserving cryptocurrency Monero surged to a new all-time high on Tuesday as tighteni...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
By integrating WalletConnect Pay, Ingenico is testing whether stablecoins can function as a practical alternative to card networks in everyday commerce.Payments terminal provider Ingenico has partnered with WalletConnect Pay to enable in-store stable...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Franklin Templeton is amending institutional money market funds to support stablecoin reserves and onchain cash use without launching new crypto-native products.Franklin Templeton has amended two Western Asset institutional money market funds (MMFs)...
