Author: Kryptonews

Global markets are digesting a wave of geopolitical shocks, from renewed conflict in Eastern Europe to rising tensions across Latin America. In this environment, Venezuela’s political rupture following the arrest of Nicolás Maduro is sending ripples far beyond Caracas. One of the clearest signals is not found in diplomacy or military headlines, but in payments. USDT is quietly strengthening its position as a core settlement tool in Venezuela’s oil trade.Global Uncertainty Reshapes Energy FlowsThe past weeks have underscored how fragile global energy logistics remain. Disruptions in shipping lanes, sanctions enforcement, and leadership changes often do not stop oil from moving,…

Bitcoin institutions bought more BTC than miners added to the supply in the first week of 2026 as a classic BTC price bull signal began to repeat.Bitcoin (BTC) buying is back in 2026 as institutions acquire more BTC per day than miners produce.Key points:Institutions are now “net buyers” of Bitcoin for eight days straight, a dedicated tracking metric reports.Sustained net buying has resulted in average BTC price upside of nearly 110% since 2020.Bitcoin is due a relief bounce after three months of losses.Institutions buy 76% more BTC than miners addThe latest data from quantitative Bitcoin and digital asset fund Capriole…

Latin America-based fintech firm Kontigo announced on Monday that it will reimburse more than 1,000 customers who were hacked, following a loss of approximately $340,905 in stablecoins.  The Venezuelan platform had earlier stated that it had acknowledged unauthorized access and acted quickly to secure its infrastructure and customers’ funds. It shut down systems that had been hijacked, activated its security procedures, and informed customers that they’d be compensated. In posts on its official X account, Kontigo assured users that all affected funds are protected under the company’s reimbursement policy and confirmed full reimbursement for losses arising from the breach. Users impacted…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says there’s a massive race for AI computing power, which could raise questions about how much will be left for crypto mining. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said demand for computing resources is “skyrocketing” due to the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence models, calling it an “intense race” to the next frontier of the tech.  In a Monday Nvidia live event in Las Vegas, Huang discussed a host of developments for the company ahead of 2026, as he pointed to the strong competition in the artificial intelligence sector. Commenting on the growth of AI since it first hit the market,…

Crypto and AI-based initial public offerings last year reportedly dragged down the performance of all US public debuts to fall behind the tech-heavy index S&P 500.Shares of all companies that went public last year, not including closed-end funds and blank-check companies, gained 13.9% on a weighted average basis, underperforming the S&P 500’s comparative 16% gain, Bloomberg reported on Monday.Last year saw some of the crypto industry’s biggest players go public as the Trump administration gave Wall Street the confidence to back crypto companies with billions of dollars. However, not every company performed.Bets on artificial intelligence companies were also a gamble,…

XRP climbed nearly 12% on Tuesday, pushing toward the $2.40 level as strong institutional activity and tightening exchange supply continued to fuel its early-2026 rally. Key Takeaways: XRP jumped nearly 12% after breaking key resistance, supported by one of its strongest volume surges in weeks. US spot XRP ETFs logged a record $48 million in inflows, with cumulative inflows topping $1 billion since launch. Falling exchange balances and improving U.S. regulatory sentiment are reinforcing upside momentum. The token traded as high as $2.38 over the past 24 hours, breaking through a resistance zone that had capped upside for several weeks.Market…

More than $5.5 billion in cryptocurrencies are scheduled to unlock in January, with ONDO, BGB, HYPE and TRUMP tokens accounting for some of the biggest releases. According to Tokenomist’s token unlocks data tracker, January will see over $5.5 billion in token unlocks. About $2.5 billion will be released through a cliff unlock, which means the tokens are unlocked all at once. Another $3 billion will enter circulation through linear releases, distributing tokens gradually over time, creating less abrupt supply increases. Crypto vesting is the process of locking token allocations and releasing them over time to prevent early or sudden increases in circulating…

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 follow the path of key whale and shark stakeholders, and move in the opposite direction of small retail wallets,” said on-chain analytics platform Santiment on Monday.Whales and sharks are defined as the cohort holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC, while retail traders have wallets with less than 0.01 BTC.Since mid-December, whales and sharks have collectively accumulated 56,227 more BTC, according to Santiment.“This marked crypto’s local bottom. And even though markets stayed relatively flat,…

The renewed recovery trend in Dogecoin price gave a bullish breakout from the resistance of a four-month long wedge pattern. CVDD Channel highlighted a key accumulation zone for DOGE buyers near the $0.1 psychological level. A sharp downtick in Average Directional Index (ADX) shows weakening bearish momentum in price. DOGE, the popular dog-themed memecoin, jumped over 20% in the last 72 hours to reach $0.142 trading value. While the buying pressure aligns with broader market recovery, the robust growth in DOGE can be attributed to price reaching a strong structural support with historic evidence for bullish reversal. Dogecoin Finds Itself…

Lucia Di Luciano, an Italian painter associated with the Arte Programmata movement of the 1960s who only recently gained wider recognition, died this past weekend. Her death was announced by her Milan gallery, 10 A.M. Art, which did not specify a cause. Many Italian publications reported that she was 93 years old. Di Luciano is known mainly for her abstractions of the 1960s, which are often composed of gridded black and white patterns. She made them entirely by hand, but she worked with such precision that they appear today as though they were made using computers, which were not yet…