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Key Takeaways Senator Cynthia Lummis said she was “deeply concerned” by reports that the U.S. government sold Bitcoin. The sale comes after an executive order from President Donald Trump directing that forfeited Bitcoin be preserved for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The reported sale has sparked debate, with critics questioning whether the transaction falls under the scope of the executive order. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, a longtime advocate of cryptocurrencies, said she was “deeply concerned” on Tuesday by reports that the U.S. government has sold Bitcoin obtained through a criminal case, despite an executive order from President Donald Trump directing that…

XRP slid to $2.27 after breaking below $2.32 support, but a high-volume flush into $2.21 drew bids and stabilized the move — leaving traders focused on whether the bounce can reclaim $2.31-$2.32 or if the market remains stuck in a descending channel.News backgroundXRP traders are weighing a short-term breakdown in spot price against a longer-term bullish setup on the XRP/BTC ratio.Chartist “The Great Mattsby” said XRP/BTC is close to breaking above the monthly Ichimoku cloud for the first time since 2018, a shift that historically signals XRP is positioned to outperform bitcoin if confirmed. The setup is drawing attention as…

As Bitcoin mining evolves into a highly competitive, infrastructure-heavy industry, access for everyday users continues to shrink. High hardware costs, energy demands, and technical complexity have pushed mining almost entirely into the hands of large-scale operators. BTC Forge is positioning itself as a first-of-its-kind cloud mining platform designed specifically for passive Bitcoin income, offering users a way to earn BTC daily without owning hardware, managing machines, or understanding mining operations. By abstracting the technical layer entirely, the platform aims to redefine how individuals participate in Bitcoin mining in 2025 and beyond. A Unique Cloud Mining Model Focused on Passive BTC…

Las Vegas, NV, USA, January 6th, 2026, Chainwire Coinhub Exchange, a modern online crypto exchange, announced the grand opening of two new branch locations in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona. The new branches are designed to make crypto easier for everyday customers and active traders by combining online trading with real, in-person support—plus convenient cash access through Coinhub’s nationwide Bitcoin ATM network. With Coinhub Exchange, customers can buy crypto, sell crypto, store crypto, and convert crypto online—then visit a branch when they want face-to-face help with account setup, funding, and placing their first trade. Customers can also use Coinhub’s…

DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has released its 2026 Crypto Outlook, a research report that analyzes the forces expected to shape digital asset markets throughout 2026. The annual report focuses primarily on bitcoin and the broader crypto market, examining key macro drivers and risks. It is further informed by derivatives market data, options-implied probabilities, volatility dynamics, cross-asset correlations, and global macroeconomic conditions. It also assesses regulatory and structural developments, including institutional adoption trends and emerging technological considerations, to evaluate how crypto markets may behave in the year ahead. A central…

APIA, Samoa, Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, has unveiled a strategic dual-track program designed to bolster the trading ecosystem amidst a resurgent crypto landscape in early 2026. By simultaneously launching Apex Competition Season 3 and the New Year Futures Boost, the exchange reinforces its commitment to fostering a meritocratic and resilient trading environment for both professional and emerging traders. As Phemex’s signature recurring league, Apex Season 3 breaks the traditional “winner-takes-all” mold often dominated by high-capital whales. Through a sophisticated multi-track ranking system — spanning Daily, Weekly, and Monthly leaderboards — the competition levels the playing…

The junior account mirrors a parent’s wallet, but with hard limits that give no room for market participation. Binance has pushed back against criticism of its new Binance Junior product after questions surfaced about whether it was introducing children to crypto too early. The exchange says the program, aimed at users aged six to 17, is built around supervised money lessons and saving habits rather than trading or speculation. A New Frontier in Financial Education The product, called Binance Junior, went live on December 5, 2025. It functions as a restricted sub-account linked to a parent’s main Binance account. The…

XRP jumped to nearly $2.40 on Tuesday, extending its early-2026 rally as traders pointed to heavy institutional volumes and a tightening pool of tokens available on exchanges.The token rose as much as 11% over 24 hours to around $2.38, breaking through a resistance band that had capped gains for weeks. The move came on one of XRP’s strongest volume bursts since mid-December, CoinDesk Analytics data shows.One reason is flow. Spot XRP ETFs in the U.S. posted $48 million in inflows on Monday, continuing a green for the products which have not seen a single day of outflows from their Nov.13…

For years, the institutional playbook for the crypto industry was simple: buy Bitcoin, perhaps dabble in Ethereum, and ignore the rest.In 2025, that playbook was rewritten.While Bitcoin retained its crown as the largest asset by total volume, the real story of the year was a dramatic structural shift in where new capital chose to go.According to year-end data from CoinShares, the era of “Bitcoin-only” dominance has given way to a tiered market hierarchy where Ethereum has cemented its status as a core holding, and XRP and Solana have emerged as the first true “institutional alt majors.”The numbers portray a distinct…

Ethereum has solved the blockchain trilemma, according to Vitalik Buterin.He cites two advancements: the steady progress of zero-knowledge virtual machines and the December Fusaka upgrade, which introduced peer data availability sampling.But it will take years to take advantage of these developments, Buterin added.Ethereum is becoming a “fundamentally new” decentralised network due to two recent technical advances, according to co-founder Vitalik Buterin.The upshot? It has solved the notorious blockchain trilemma, Buterin argued. “The trilemma has been solved — not on paper, but with live running code,” he wrote on X on Saturday. The trilemma is a purported constraint on blockchain technology…