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Solana dropped to $90 amid massive liquidations across the crypto market. Bitcoin and Ethereum fell to under $73,000 and $2,150. Standard Chartered forecasts SOL rally to $250 in 2026 and $2,000 by 2030. Cryptocurrencies are bearish, and Solana’s price has experienced one of the sharpest declines among top altcoins. In the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency has dropped nearly 10% to under $91, with many traders caught off guard amid heightened market volatility. As can be seen in the crypto heat map below, Solana’s plunge aligns with broader market pressure. Billions of dollars in leveraged positions have been wiped out…

The disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has taken a dramatic turn after what appears to be a bitcoin ransom demand surfaced amid a widespread and intensifying investigation into her possible kidnapping. Late Tuesday, entertainment news site TMZ reported it had received an alleged ransom note demanding a specific, substantial payment in Bitcoin — reportedly in the millions — in exchange for Guthrie’s safe return.  The note included a deadline for payment and a threat of harm if the demand was not met, and was sent with a Bitcoin wallet address that TMZ verified…

Joerg Hiller Feb 04, 2026 06:06 Cardano (ADA) trades at $0.30 with mixed signals. Technical analysis suggests potential recovery to $0.44-$0.49 range within 30 days, though bearish momentum persists. Cardano (ADA) continues to navigate choppy waters as February 2026 begins, trading at $0.30 with modest daily gains of 0.13%. While technical indicators present a mixed picture, recent analysis points to potential upside targets that could reward patient investors. ADA Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): $0.32-$0.34 • Medium-term forecast (1 month): $0.44-$0.49 range • Bullish breakout level: $0.32 • Critical support: $0.27-$0.28 What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About…

Retail crypto suffered most since January 2025, while ETFs and DATs masked true losses for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, according to Hougan. Bitwise Asset Management’s Chief Investment Officer, Matt Hougan, has stated that the cryptocurrency market has been in a full-blown “crypto winter” since January 2025. The exec said that signs suggest the downturn may be closer to ending than beginning. Positive News Isn’t Driving Prices In a recent post titled “The Depths of Crypto Winter,” Hougan explained that, despite ongoing positive developments in adoption, regulation, and institutional involvement, the market is in a severe bear market. Hougan noted that Bitcoin has…

Bitcoin is a $1.5 trillion prize pool secured by nothing more than numbers, private keys, generated by math, that unlock wallets holding real money.That’s the seductive idea behind Keys.lol: a site that spits out batches of Bitcoin private keys and their corresponding addresses, like an infinite roll of digital lottery tickets.Refresh the page, and you get another set. Refresh again, and you get another.Somewhere in that endless stream is a key that matches a wallet with a balance, maybe even one holding a life-changing amount.This is the only lottery where the game is real, and the jackpot exists, yet the…

Crypto prices steadied on Wednesday after a volatile start to the week, tracking a tentative improvement in broader risk sentiment even as traders remained cautious about near-term direction.Total crypto market capitalization rose about 1.7% over the past 24 hours to roughly $2.65 trillion, according to CoinMarketCap data. The rebound followed sharp swings earlier in the week, when thin liquidity and heavy liquidations pushed prices sharply lower before buyers stepped in.Bitcoin traded above $78,000 during Asian and early European hours, about 5% higher than Monday’s lows, though gains stalled near resistance levels that have capped upside since early February. The choppy…

Crypto.com has spun out its prediction markets business, first launched in 2024, into a standalone platform called OG, competing with the likes of Polymarket and Kalshi. OG is powered by Crypto.com Derivatives North America (CDNA), a Commodity Futures Trading Commission-registered exchange and clearinghouse and affiliate of Crypto.com. OG said on Tuesday that it is only available in the United States for now.Entering a ‘deca-billion dollar’ industryKris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, highlighted the firm’s growth in the prediction market space as the reason for launching a dedicated platform. Crypto.com first announced the launch of a “sports event trading” product for US users…

The company’s founder and CEO, Igor Runets, was placed under house arrest in connection with multiple tax evasion charges. BitRiver, Russia’s largest Bitcoin miner, is on the verge of collapse amid mounting financial and legal problems. Courts have placed its parent company, Fox Group of Companies, under observation as debts and unpaid obligations pile up. One of the disputes driving the court action involves Infrastructure of Siberia. The company is seeking more than $9 million after BitRiver failed to deliver mining equipment. The case stems from a large advance payment for hardware that was never supplied. This led to a…

Rui-Siang Lin, the alleged operator of the dark web narcotics marketplace “Incognito Market,” was sentenced to 30 years in U.S. federal prison on Tuesday, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, bringing to a close one of the largest online drug market prosecutions since Silk Road.Lin, a 24-year-old Taiwanese national who used the online alias “Pharaoh,” pleaded guilty in December 2024 to narcotics conspiracy, money laundering and conspiring to sell adulterated and misbranded medication. Prosecutors said the platform processed more than $105 million in illegal drug sales between October 2020 and…

XRP sits at a crossroads. Trading around the $1.6 area after a steep run higher and a later pullback, the token now rests on a weekly support band that traders are watching closely. According to crypto analyst Scott Melker, this is one of the cleaner risk/reward setups in crypto right now — a small stop can limit losses while a bounce could offer meaningful gains. Related Reading Support Zone Holds The Key Based on reports, the zone around $1.55 to $1.60 is important. It lines up with the midpoint of the breakout that began in November 2024 and has acted…