🔍 🟢😊 Market Analysis: 6-Jan-21

The first Monday of 2026 unleashed a torrent of volatility and optimism across crypto markets, with Bitcoin blasting through the $93,000 barrier in tandem with surging gold prices and seismic headlines out of Venezuela. The U.S. operation leading to President Maduro's capture sent shock waves thr... ... Read full 🟢😊 Market Analysis: 6-Jan-21

MSCI Keeps DAT Companies in Global Indexes: MSTR Stock Up 5%

MSCI Keeps DAT Companies in Global Indexes: MSTR Stock Up 5%

MSCI Inc., a global provider of stock market indexes, has made its decision on digital assets treasury (DATs) companies. The $18 trillion stock index will allow companies such as Strategy Inc. to remain in MSCI-related global indexes.MSCI Bends to Public Demand for Bitcoin and CryptoAccording to th…

Same XRP Setup That Led To Over 1,000% Increase In 2017 Is Playing Out Again

Same XRP Setup That Led To Over 1,000% Increase In 2017 Is Playing Out Again

XRP has shown a notable uptick in price action in the past 48 hours as XRP’s price pushed higher from below $2 at the beginning of the year, but it now finds itself trading near the $2.40 region. Interestingly, this recent push is more than just a bounce, especially as a longer-term chart structure …

Barclays buys into stablecoin-settlement company Ubyx

Barclays buys into stablecoin-settlement company Ubyx

By Elizabeth Howcroft Barclays has bought a stake in U.S. stablecoin-settlement company Ubyx, its first such investment and part of its plans to explore "new forms of digital money", the British bank said on Wednesday.Ubyx, which launched in 2025, is a clearing system for stablecoins - cryptocur…

MicroStrategy Shares Fall Another 5% as Confidence Wanes in Saylor’s Bitcoin Playbook

MicroStrategy Shares Fall Another 5% as Confidence Wanes in Saylor’s Bitcoin Playbook

Despite a momentary uptick in Strategy’s stock performance this week, its shares dropped again on Tuesday, continuing its declining streak over the past months.This comes after the company bought another $118 million in Bitcoin, signaling a lack of investor confidence in the aggressive accumulation …

XRP Breaks Structure With Power — Now The Real Test Begins At $2.41

XRP Breaks Structure With Power — Now The Real Test Begins At $2.41

XRP has surged past recent resistance with impressive momentum, signaling strength in the current rally. However, the real challenge now lies at the $2.41 cost-basis zone, a key area where a significant amount of XRP was previously accumulated. How price reacts here will likely dictate whether bulls…

Bitchat dev shrugs off Uganda’s threat to block app: ‘Good luck mate’

Bitchat dev shrugs off Uganda’s threat to block app: ‘Good luck mate’

One of the developers of Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat has cast doubt on Uganda’s threat to shut down the app ahead of the country’s presidential election.On Monday, the Uganda Communications Commission executive director, Nyombi Thembo, said his team has the technical know-how t…

US community banks join campaign to shut a GENIUS Act ‘loophole’

US community banks join campaign to shut a GENIUS Act ‘loophole’

A group of US community bankers is pressuring Congress to change the GENIUS Act to close a supposed “loophole” that allows yield-generating stablecoins to undercut banks.The American Bankers Association’s Community Bankers Council said in a letter on Monday to the Senate that it must tighten the sta…

XRP Shows “Coiled Spring” Setup As Network Liquidity Hits Record Levels

XRP Shows “Coiled Spring” Setup As Network Liquidity Hits Record Levels

XRP has regained momentum after reclaiming the $2.20 level and extending its move toward the $2.41 mark, marking one of its strongest advances in recent months. The recovery comes after a prolonged period of selling pressure and uncertainty, and it has reignited bullish expectations among a segment …

Bitcoin Price Shows Early Signs of a Pullback After Recent Run

Bitcoin Price Shows Early Signs of a Pullback After Recent Run

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above $92,500. BTC is now correcting some gains and might revisit the $90,500 support zone.Bitcoin started a fresh increase above the $92,000 zone.The price is trading above $92,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.There is a bearish trend line forming …

Asia Market Open: Bitcoin Holds Near $92K As Asia Rally Loses Steam

Asia Market Open: Bitcoin Holds Near $92K As Asia Rally Loses Steam

Bitcoin traded near $92,000 in early Asia on Wednesday, while regional equities eased after a record start to the year and traders shifted focus back to data risk and geopolitics.Japan set the tone for the pause. The Nikkei slipped in early trade and helped drag the MSCI Asia Pacific Index lower aft…

Sweeping crypto bill heads for Senate Banking Committee hearing amid murky path forward

Sweeping crypto bill heads for Senate Banking Committee hearing amid murky path forward

A sweeping bill to regulate the cryptocurrency industry in the Senate Banking Committee is moving forward in the new year, one way or another, with a forecast of murkiness and a dash of optimism.Both Democrats and Republicans met on Tuesday to discuss the bill as Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim S…

Ripple President: We Still Plan to Remain Private

Ripple President: We Still Plan to Remain Private

During a recent appearance on Bloomberg, Ripple President Monica Long stated that she had no timeline for an initial public offering (IPO)."Currently, we still plan to remain private. Often, the strategy driving an IPO is to get access to the investors and the liquidity…We are in a really healthy po…