Cointelegraph by Martin Young

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Zcash devs unveil β€˜cashZ’ wallet after exiting Electric Coin Co

Crypto January 10, 2026

Developers of privacy-focused Zcash have announced theyre already working on a new wallet for the cryptocurrency, less than a day after their high-profile exit from Electric Coin Company. The team fοΏ½...

AI giant Anthropic raising $10B at $350B valuation: Report

Crypto January 9, 2026

Anthropic, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence chatbot Claude, is reportedly raising $10 billion and aiming for a valuation of $350 billion. Singapores sovereign-wealth fund, GIC,οΏ½...

3 β€˜checkpoints’ stand between a crypto all-time high in 2026: Bitwise

Crypto January 9, 2026

Crypto markets need to pass three so-called checkpoints in order to reach new peaks in 2026, which include the US Senate passing a highly-awaited crypto bill, says Bitwise chief investment officer MaοΏ½...

4 reasons XRP has just been called the β€˜hottest crypto trade’ of 2026

Crypto January 8, 2026

Ripples payment token, XRP, has just been labelled by CNBC as the new cryptocurrency darling after gaining 25% in the first week of the new year. The hottest crypto trade of the year is not BitcoinοΏ½...

Bitcoin ETFs come into year 'like a lion’: 600% surge at current pace

Crypto January 8, 2026

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have started the year at an explosive pace that could, if maintained, see it blow out total inflows from 2025.Β  The spot Bitcoin ETFs are coming into 2026 like ...

Bitcoin outlook bullish as whales, sharks buy retail sell-off: Santiment

Crypto January 7, 2026

Bitcoin accumulation by whales and recent profit-taking by retail traders could be seen as bullish and leading to more upward market momentum, according to Santiment. Crypto markets typically followοΏ½...

Ethereum staking sees tidal shift as validator exit queue clears out

Crypto January 7, 2026

The Ethereum network validator exit queue has fallen back toward zero for the first time since July last year, which could reduce selling pressure, analysts say. According to data from Beaconcha.in,οΏ½...

9 myths about Bitcoin energy use, debunked by data: ESG expert

Crypto January 6, 2026

Despite Bitcoins rising institutional adoption in 2025, its environmental impact is still being misunderstood and misinterpreted by many, according to ESG expert Daniel Batten.Β  In an X thread on Sa...

Ethereum powers $8T in stablecoin transfers in Q4, smashing record

Crypto January 6, 2026

Stablecoin transfer volume on Ethereum surpassed $8 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a new all-time high, reported Token Terminal on Monday. The $8 trillion milestone is almost doubleοΏ½...

What the Fed’s divided 2026 outlook means for Bitcoin and crypto

Crypto January 1, 2026

The US Federal Reserve has been highly influential on crypto market momentum this year, and its impact is likely to continue into 2026 as divisions among policymakers remain. The Fed made three inteοΏ½...