2026 will be the real bull wave with Bitcoin reaching 250,000, predicts Jesse Ekel
With a White House friendly to cryptocurrencies, increasing institutional adoption, and a wave of instant approvals for exchange-traded funds on the horizon, some analysts believe that 2026 could be a breakout year for digital assets — even with Bitcoin closing 2025 with its first annual decline since 2022.
The cryptocurrency YouTuber Jesse Ekel, who has 276,000 subscribers, announced in a video his predictions for 2026 that "2026 will be the bull season and the alternative season that everyone predicted in 2025."
The crypto winter may return in 2026, warns Motley Fool
Wrap up 2025 with Bitcoin's first annual loss since 2022, and some analysts warned that the pain may not be over yet. With key incentives depleted and macroeconomic pressures rising, the crypto market may face another tough year ahead.
Shawn Williams warned Motley Fool that the crypto winter may return in 2026, continuing the pattern we see every four years of a major downturn as happened in 2018 and 2022.
Real assets achieved a launch year in 2025, and now the question is simple. Can the momentum withstand tougher conditions or was it a peak? Liquidity, regulation, and real usage will determine who leads next. This article reviews three RWA tokens to watch in 2026.
The list is based on actual demand, smart money behavior, and early structure on the charts.
Solana's decentralized exchange outperforms the largest exchanges with a trading volume of 1.6 trillion dollars despite SOL's price stagnation
Solana attempted a moderate recovery after prolonged weakness, supported by increased on-chain activity. The rising network usage led to stronger performance metrics, which helped stabilize price movement.
While SOL is still under pressure, an increase in transaction volume could put the altcoin in a short-term upward position if demand continues.
U.S. Senate Sets January 15 to Amend Cryptocurrency Market Structure Bill
U.S. lawmakers have targeted January 15 to schedule a legislative discussion on the long-awaited market structure bill known as the "CLARITY Act," according to people familiar with the process.
The planned session in the Senate Banking Committee will mark the first concrete step toward advancing the bill after months of closed negotiations.
The number of new XRP addresses is increasing, but the price is still below $2
XRP has struggled to regain momentum after failing to reclaim the $2.00 level. Broader market uncertainty has limited upside, keeping price movement constrained.
However, the approaching new year is drawing renewed interest in altcoins, fueled by increased interest in exchange-traded fund products linked to XRP strategies.
Sharp decline in U.S. unemployment benefit claims, and it seems that interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve are...
Initial unemployment claims in the United States dropped sharply in the last week of December, reinforcing indicators of a strong labor market and complicating expectations for interest rate cuts at the beginning of 2026.
Initial claims for the week ending December 27 fell to 199,000, the lowest level since late November and well below expectations of 220,000. The previous week's figure was also revised up to 215,000, making the recent decline more pronounced.
The launch of 1 billion XRP from Ripple begins in 2026, but is it an unimportant event? | American crypto news
Welcome to the morning briefing on American digital currency news — your essential summary of the most important developments in the world of digital currencies for the coming day.
Grab a coffee and get ready for bed. January is already shaping up to test the patience of XRP traders. While headlines are trading around the opening of the $1 billion escrow from Ripple, the real story may lie less in the numbers and more in what the market chooses to do with them.
Zcash price aims for $672 after surpassing resistance at $500
Zcash has witnessed a sharp recovery, bringing its price back above the $500 barrier after a crucial breakout, indicating renewed interest after weeks of price pressure.
Despite the rise, ZEC remains below the bullish target suggested by the technical pattern, making further gains contingent on broader market alignment.
An 80% loss did not deter individual Korean traders from pursuing Tom Lee's BitMine
An 80% collapse usually represents the end of a speculative trade. In the retail-driven cryptocurrency ecosystem in South Korea, the result has done the opposite.
BitMine Immersion Technologies, the American company backed by Tom Lee that has reinvented itself as a way to store Ether, is now ranked second after Alphabet among the most foreign stocks bought by South Korean investors in 2025.
The Night (NIGHT) coin narrowly escapes a 45% collapse, but the problems have not disappeared yet
Trading the Night (NIGHT) coin near $0.088, down about 7% today. However, it is still achieving weekly gains approaching 18%, but the short-term picture may have changed.
Noticed the formation of a bearish structure on the chart, with buyers struggling to defend a support that only held due to a sharp and quick reaction at the last moment. The Night coin barely avoided collapse. The danger lies in that it was saved, and not actually defeated.
The price of Pi Coin has not been affected by the fraud shock — strong support or delayed reaction?
Pi Coin (PI) is trading at around $0.203, up about 1% over the last 24 hours and relatively stable over the week. This comes directly after a major fraud shock, which typically leads to panic selling. Instead, the price of Pi Coin has remained steady.
This raises a real question. Is Pi Coin stable because the support is really strong, or is the market slow to react?
Lighter's evaluation surpasses Pump.fun and Jupiter: Can LIT outperform Hyperliquid?
Consider Lighter (LIT) as a decentralized perpetual contract trading exchange built on Ethereum's layer two. After distributing 25% of the total supply through the airdrop, investors expect the market capitalization of LIT to continue rising.
Investors wonder why they remain optimistic about Lighter's potential, and what risks should be taken into account now? The following article explores these questions in detail.
Ethereum Network Activity Unusually Rises – What Does This Mean for ETH Price?
While the price movement of Ethereum (ETH) in December showed a narrow range around the $3,000 level and seems poised for a possible breakout, chain data recorded unusual signals.
What are these signals, and do they bear positive or negative implications for the price of ETH?
The number of Ethereum transactions sharply increased in December
CryptoQuant data shows that in the last days of December, the number of transactions on the Ethereum network sharply increased. Daily transactions exceeded 2.1 million. This marked the highest level recorded since 2023.
Ethereum Price Prediction: What to Expect from ETH in 2026
Close out 2025 with Ethereum near $2,970 after a turbulent quarter. The market is divided. Some analysts expect a new growth cycle to begin. Others warn that the structure remains uncertain or mixed.
The truth lies in the middle. The chart indicates pressure, and seasonal performance records fluctuations, with flows on the series showing preliminary support without conviction.
3 alternative currencies with low market capitalization that will benefit from the growth of the prediction market in 2026
Prediction markets are considered one of the most important growth narratives in the cryptocurrency market as we approach 2026. After being a niche within decentralized finance (DeFi), these platforms are now witnessing billions in trading volume, increasing institutional interest, and growing regulatory clarity.
These conditions contributed to the benefit of alternative currencies with low capital linked to the infrastructure and market structure.
Bitcoin price ends 2025 down 5%, frustrated buyers sell at a loss
Bitcoin has shown limited directional strength in recent sessions, indicating a quiet end to 2025. The price movement has remained within a narrow range, reducing the likelihood of sudden fluctuations as the year draws to a close.
While stability provides predictability, some investors express their frustration over the lack of momentum after months of uneven performance.
The Federal Reserve injects $40 billion in December as global liquidity reaches a record high
The Federal Reserve (Fed) injected $16 billion into the U.S. banking system on December 30, marking the second-largest liquidity operation since the COVID-19 crisis. This money was provided through overnight repurchase agreements (repos), bringing the total value of Treasury securities purchased through repo operations in December to $40.32 billion.
.Light (LIT) resists selling pressure after listing — what awaits the price?
Laiter (LIT), the token supporting the newly launched decentralized Perchual exchange, is still finding balance after its airdrop-driven debut. LIT is trading near $2.73 after a drop at launch; however, its performance post-listing has been better than expected.
Despite the new tokens reaching the market, the price still hovers above its lows after the offering. Buyers are showing up, but conviction remains weak.
Pi Network Stops Payment Requests After Scam Drains 4.4 Million Pi Coins
Members of the Pi network community are raising alarms about a growing scam method that has already drained millions of Pi tokens from users' wallets.
The system takes advantage of the payment request feature in the network and the inherent transparency of blockchain data. The Pi Core team is temporarily disabling payment requests as losses increase.
Pioneers warn of a scam method that leads to the draining of Pi from wallets.