This morning, the crypto market stands on a knife-edge as over $2.2 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire, unleashing the year’s first wave of volatility and leaving traders on high alert for dramatic swings. Meanwhile, spot Bitcoin ETFs have tallied a record $4.57 billion in outflows ... ... Read full 🟡😐 Market Analysis: 4-01-09
US-based spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs began 2026 on a strong note, posting a combined net inflow of around $646 million on the first trading day, despite mixed sentiment across the broader crypto market.On Friday, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw net inflows of $471.3 million, while spot Ether (ETH) ETFs …
Top Stories of The Week‘Hundreds’ of EVM wallets drained in mysterious attack: ZachXBTAn attacker has drained hundreds of crypto wallets on Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains, siphoning small sums from each victim in what onchain investigator ZachXBT described as a broad but low-value exploit.The…
The Bitcoin price had more of a mixed performance than an outright negative showing in 2025. The market leader made a play for a new all-time high above $100,000 as early as January, but struggled to keep its six-figure valuation as the year wound down.The Bitcoin price has started the new year in a…
Recent on-chain data revealed a major shift in Ethereum net flow to the Binance exchange during December 2024. This eye-catching event could imply several market developments, especially following the asset’s bearish struggles in Q4 2025. Meanwhile, Ethereum has notably opened 2026 on a positive not…
Pi Network has been under heavy pressure since its listing on centralized exchanges. The token is currently trading near $0.209, far below its peak and struggling to regain momentum.Pi reached an all-time high of $2.98 in February 2025, but the price has since collapsed by more than 87%. It later to…
Ripple is moving forward with a stablecoin strategy that focuses on strict regulation and bank-level oversight. The company’s U.S. dollar stablecoin, RLUSD, is being positioned as a compliance-first product rather than an experimental crypto token.RLUSD operates under state oversight from the New Yo…
Bitcoin , the world's leading cryptocurrency, has found itself at a crossroads once again. The $95,000 level is now viewed as the immediate hurdle before the flagship cryptocurrency can potentially prevent the bulls from reclaiming the psychologically significant six-figure mark.According to widely …
The crypto community is buzzing with the celebration of Bitcoin’s 17th birthday, and CFTC’s acting chairman, Caroline D. Pham, has joined in, sharing memories of her early Bitcoin trades.On Sunday, Jan. 4, Caroline D. Pham took to X to share old screenshots from Coinbase, showing some of her first m…
US Rep. Ritchie Torres said he will introduce legislation to curb what he and other lawmakers describe as possible insider trading on prediction markets, after a single, highly timed wager on Polymarket paid off when Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured.Reports have disclosed that the bi…
Long-term owners often ignore the signal that Shiba Inu is flashing until it is too late. The 82 trillion SHIB level, which has historically been associated with persistent downward pressure rather than upside breakouts, is once again being approached by exchange reserves. This is not a transient va…
Ripple has finalized its monthly XRP release for January, according to the most recent on-chain data.The company has returned a total of 700 million XRP to its escrow wallets following the monthly release on January 1, effectively keeping the majority of the newly unlocked tokens off the open market…
Coinbase informed Argentine users on January 3, 2026, that it will discontinue peso-to-USDC trading on its platform effective January 31, marking a strategic retreat from local currency operations barely a year after launching with regulatory approval.The exchange emphasized that crypto-to-crypto tr…