🔍 🔴😞 Market Analysis: 28-12-18

The past few hours in the crypto sphere have been nothing short of a high-wire act. Gold notched yet another all-time high, sailing past $4,560 per troy ounce, while the precious metals rally has left Bitcoin and its cohort in the shadow, with crypto assets sliding post-Christmas. Investors appea... ... Read full 🔴😞 Market Analysis: 28-12-18

Most crypto treasuries ‘will disappear’ amid bleak 2026 outlook: Execs

Most crypto treasuries ‘will disappear’ amid bleak 2026 outlook: Execs

Digital asset treasury (DAT) companies face a grim future heading into 2026, with shares in many of the largest players sharply down, industry executives say.“Going into the next year, I think that the outlook for DATs is looking a bit bleak,” Altan Tutar, co-founder and CEO of crypto yield platform…

Flow validators urged to halt work after divisive blockchain rollback

Flow validators urged to halt work after divisive blockchain rollback

deBridge founder Alex Smirnov has urged validators on the Flow blockchain to stop processing transactions until the Flow Foundation devises a remediation plan for users impacted by its controversial rollback of the chain.The rollback was in response to the theft of $3.9 million on Dec. 27 when an at…

Ubisoft halts Rainbow Six Siege after hackers give each player $13.3M credits

Ubisoft halts Rainbow Six Siege after hackers give each player $13.3M credits

French video gaming giant Ubisoft has been forced to halt the live services of Rainbow Six Siege after hackers breached the game and dished out 2 billion in-game credits to every player.The exploit was initially confirmed by the team via X on Dec. 27, with a series of updates following, ultimately l…

Bitcoin Price Advances Cautiously, Bulls Probe for Upside Control

Bitcoin Price Advances Cautiously, Bulls Probe for Upside Control

Bitcoin price found support and started a recovery wave above $88,000. BTC is now rising and might attempt to surpass the $89,000 resistance.Bitcoin started a recovery wave above the $88,000 zone.The price is trading above $88,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.There is a bearish trend lin…

Crypto heavyweights slam proposed 5% wealth tax in California

Crypto heavyweights slam proposed 5% wealth tax in California

A proposed 5% tax on billionaires' wealth in California has drawn a strong response from crypto executives, who argue it would trigger an exodus of entrepreneurs and capital flight, and would be wasted anyway.The ballot initiative, known as the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act, proposes a 5% tax on net weal…

IMF Says Brazil’s System Is Working—So Why Is Crypto Booming Without a Crisis?

IMF Says Brazil’s System Is Working—So Why Is Crypto Booming Without a Crisis?

Brazil is testing one of crypto’s oldest assumptions: that digital assets only thrive when traditional financial systems fail.With its benchmark Selic rate sitting at 15%, one of the highest among major economies, Brazil’s central bank has maintained an aggressively tight monetary stance. Yet accord…

 Bitcoin needs a 6.24% rally to close 2025 in the green: Analyst

Bitcoin needs a 6.24% rally to close 2025 in the green: Analyst

The yearly Bitcoin price candle is set to close in the red, ending 2025 lower than at the start of the year, unless BTC can rise by 6.24% above the yearly open of about $93,374. “3 days for Bitcoin to recover and close up on the year. If not, this will be the first post-halving year we close in the…

Flow’s controversial planned rollback to undo $3.9 million exploit ‘blindsided’ some partners

Flow’s controversial planned rollback to undo $3.9 million exploit ‘blindsided’ some partners

The Flow blockchain plans to restart Sunday after validators roll back the network's transaction history to a checkpoint prior to a $3.9 million exploit that occurred late on Friday, but the decision to reverse the ledger without coordinating with key ecosystem partners has triggered a backlash from…

Did Saylor Just Signal Another Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Buy?

Did Saylor Just Signal Another Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Buy?

Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of Strategy and corporate America’s most relentless Bitcoin bull, has dropped his favorite cryptic hint: "Back to Orange."In the lore of MicroStrategy’s treasury reserve strategy, an orange dot represents a confirmed Bitcoin purchase execution.The visual comes …

 BTC mining difficulty records last adjustment in 2025, forecast to rise in Jan

BTC mining difficulty records last adjustment in 2025, forecast to rise in Jan

The Bitcoin network mining difficulty, the relative computing challenge of adding a new block to the ledger, increased slightly to 148.2 trillion in the last adjustment of 2025 and is projected to rise again in January 2026.The next Bitcoin difficulty adjustment is projected to occur on January 8, …

Bitcoin to $10,000? Bloomberg Makes Shocking Crash Prediction

Bitcoin to $10,000? Bloomberg Makes Shocking Crash Prediction

In his latest social media post, Bloomberg's McGlone is predicting a devastating downward spiral for the flagship cryptocurrency. Bitcoin $50,000 in 2026 On the Way to $10,000?2025 may have marked peak Bitcoin/cryptos. Gold has only three major precious-metal competitors: silver, platinum and pallad…