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Tether began 2026 with adding 8,888.88 BTC to its treasury wallet as part of its Q4 2025 profit allocation, according to CEO Paolo Ardoino.The transfer, worth roughly $780 million at current prices, reinforces a strategy that has quietly made the world’s largest stablecoin issuer one of bitcoin’s biggest corporate holders.The purchase follows a policy Tether introduced in 2023 to allocate up to 15% of its realized quarterly operating profits to bitcoin purchases, effectively turning the company into a systematic accumulator rather than an opportunistic buyer.These accumulations matter because Tether’s profits are directly tied to the cash-like assets backing USDT, primarily…

Despite Bitcoin reaching a fresh all-time high in October, altcoins were battered and bruised all year long, barring a few exceptions. In what many hoped would be crypto’s biggest year ever, most altcoins had a torrid time, consistently underperforming Bitcoin (BTC) and traditional assets.Since the beginning of the year, the S&P 500 is up 17%, while BTC is down 6%, and the TradingView category “Others,” which represents the altcoin space, is down a brutal 43%.While BTC struggled relative to traditional financial assets and even outperformed for a portion of the year, the altcoin space was completely destroyed.BTC v SPY v…

XRP is the native token of the Ripple network. Built on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), the token powers fast, low-cost cross-border payments, making it a popular choice for crypto investors worldwide. Like other digital assets, buying XRP is straightforward, as long as you follow the right steps and use reputable platforms.This guide helps you select a trusted exchange, verify your account, fund it with fiat or crypto, and safely buy XRP. As a rule of thumb, we encourage traders, especially beginners, to start investing small, prioritize security, and stay informed on regulations to have a smooth trading experience.How to Buy…

A suspected manipulation attempt in BROCCOLI(714) triggered extreme volatility that an experienced trader exploited for massive gains. Unusual trading activity in the low-liquidity meme coin BROCCOLI(714) on Binance was flagged on January 1 after the asset experienced an abrupt price surge followed by a sharp reversal. The volatility allowed pseudonymous trader “Vida” to generate around $1 million in profit by reacting quickly to abnormal market signals. Anomaly in BROCCOLI(714) Vida said he already held spot and derivatives positions in BROCCOLI(714) and had set automated alerts to flag quick price increases and large divergences between spot and perpetual futures prices. When…

Head of research at on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has explained how demand makes the basis of a Bitcoin cycle, rather than price performance. Bitcoin Apparent Demand Has Been Declining Recently In a new post on X, CryptoQuant head of research Julio Moreno has talked about Bitcoin cycles from a different lens. “Most are focusing on price performance to define a cycle, when it is demand what they should be looking to,” noted Moreno. The analyst has gauged the “demand” for the cryptocurrency using the Apparent Demand indicator, which compares the daily miner issuance against the changes in the 1-year dormant…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. In early September, Nasdaq filed a rule change with the SEC to allow tokenized stocks and exchange-traded products, or ETPs, to trade on its platform. At first glance, this appears to be a crypto breakthrough — blockchain is finally knocking down the door of U.S.-listed markets. But the reality is securities have been “digital” for decades. The real innovation isn’t wrapping stocks in blockchain; it’s whether tokenization itself can make markets move faster, smarter, and more efficiently.…

As Ethereum (ETH) is set to end the year on a disappointing note, some market observers have shared an optimistic outlook for the altcoin’s start-of-year performance, suggesting that an early 2026 breakout remains possible. Related Reading Ethereum Holds ‘Equilibrium Level’ Ethereum is attempting to end the year above a crucial area following its recent sideways action. Notably, the cryptocurrency has been in a downtrend for the past three months, currently recording a 27.8% decline from its Q4 opening of $4,145. ETH has been trading sideways over the past several weeks, hovering within the $2,800-$3,000 price range. During this period, the…

2025 was a big year for privacy onchain. Zcash, one of the original privacy coins, jumped more than 600%, and was one of the year’s biggest success stories. Ethereum and Solana announced major initiatives to bring privacy to their networks. And startups building privacy-preserving tech with zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) continued to gain traction.Influencers like Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Solana infrastructure firm Helius, said it was “Privacy Szn.” And many others said privacy was essential for institutional adoption, as companies generally don’t want to do business on public blockchains with fully transparent ledgers. So, what’s ahead…

Capital is flowing into crypto startups like Rocket that are building more complex financial systems and infrastructure.Rocket, a crypto app for “redistribution markets,” has emerged as one of the notable fundraising stories of the past week, securing $1.5 million in a pre-seed round as venture interest continues to build around the next generation of prediction market infrastructure. The raise places Rocket among a group of crypto startups that collectively attracted capital during the final week of December, according to CoinMarketCap.The funding round was led by Electric Capital, with participation from Tangent, Bodhi Ventures, Amber, Ludlow, Jsquare, and a group of…

Artificial intelligence, a lack of awareness of data privacy, and regulatory pressures are among the biggest threats to the future of private messaging, says Alex Linton and Chris McCabe, executives from the decentralized messaging app Session. The EU’s efforts to mandate the scanning of private messages through its Chat Control legislation have been heavily criticized by privacy advocates, but Linton, president of the Session Technology Foundation, told Cointelegraph that AI is another front that needs to be pushed back.  AI’s capacity to analyze information on a device and store that data creates “huge privacy issues, huge security issues,” and the ability…