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Bitcoin and Ether ETFs pull in $646M on first trading day of 2026

Crypto January 5, 2026

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 markοΏ½...

Crypto social chatter has 'very positive' start to 2026: Santiment

Crypto January 4, 2026

Sentiment among crypto market participants on social media has started the year strong, according to a Santiment analyst, who warned that further market upside depends on retail investors staying levοΏ½...

Coinbase exec defends CLARITY Act delay: 'I completely understand'

Crypto January 4, 2026

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, or CLARITY Act, is moving along the right pathway, despite the crypto industrys growing impatience, according to a Coinbase executive. I completely understand wοΏ½...

Crypto sentiment shifts off extreme fear, but β€˜mixed emotions’ persist

Crypto January 3, 2026

A widely used crypto market sentiment indicator has shaken off its extreme fear rating as of Friday, returning to its highest levels in 21 days despite still trading under $90,000. The index, which οΏ½...

Crypto tax data to be collected in 48 counties ahead of CARF 2027

Crypto January 3, 2026

Crypto investors across 48 countries will start to have their crypto wallet transaction data recorded for tax purposes this year, as the long-awaited Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework rolls out globalοΏ½...

2026 Fed cuts will be β€˜key catalyst’ for retail's return to crypto

Crypto January 1, 2026

The aggressiveness of Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026 will determine whether retail investors return to the crypto market next year, according to a crypto analyst. But there are doubts about how lοΏ½...

Bitcoin doesn’t need gold and silver 'to slow down,' say analysts

Crypto December 29, 2025

Bitcoin doesnt need to wait for a pullback in gold and silver to continue its upward trajectory, according to analysts. Surprisingly unpopular opinion, Glassnode lead analyst James Check said after οΏ½...

Bitcoin returns will be strong but 'not spectacular' over next decade: Exec

Crypto December 29, 2025

Bitcoin may post steady returns over the next ten years, but exceptionally large year-on-year gains are unlikely, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. I think were in a 10-yearοΏ½...

XRP may trade sideways in 2026 until bullish catalysts emerge: Analysts

Crypto December 28, 2025

Crypto analysts are anticipating XRPs price to trade sideways heading into the new year, at least until more bullish catalysts emerge. We maintain a view that the latter half of 2026 will provide moοΏ½...

Bitcoin saw bear market in 2025, 'decade long' bull run ahead: Mow

Crypto December 28, 2025

Bitcoin could be entering a bull run lasting into 2035, following what may have been a bear market over the past 12 months, according to Jan3 founder Samson Mow. However, other analysts have argued οΏ½...