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Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, began the new year with its first purchase of 2026 while reporting a steep fourth-quarter paper loss as Bitcoin prices slid late last year.Strategy acquired 1,283 Bitcoin (BTC) for $116 million, boosting its holdings to 673,783 worth $62.6 billion purchased at an average cost basis of $75,026 per BTC, according to a Monday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.The coins were acquired at an average purchasing price of about $90,000 each using proceeds from the sale of shares of MSTR Stock under the company’s at-the-market (ATM) offering.The company also increased…

Key Highlights: Founder of Liquid Capital, Yi Lihua cut his losses on Aster DEX, after being unable to contact the project’s founder. Out of 6 projects, Aster was the only project that was bearing a huge loss. Yi is now focusing on Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Binance Coin, and WLFI in 2026. Yi Lihua, the founder of Liquid Capital, said in a now-deleted tweet that he has decided to cut his losses on the Aster decentralized exchange project. In the post that he made, it was explained that he was not able to get in touch with Aster’s founder, which…

Global digital asset investment products closed 2025 with inflows totaling $47.2 billion, narrowly missing the $48.7 billion record set the year before. Key Takeaways: Global crypto investment inflows reached $47.2B in 2025, just shy of the previous year’s record. The US remained the largest source of inflows, while Europe rebounded sharply led by Germany and Canada. Investor demand rotated toward Ethereum and select large-cap altcoins as Bitcoin inflows cooled. The final stretch of the year showed renewed momentum, with $671 million flowing in on the last Friday of 2025 and $582 million added over the full week, despite earlier outflows,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the network has effectively “solved” the blockchain trilemma: decentralization, consensus, and high bandwidth, arguing that the missing ingredients are now live on mainnet or within reach as zero-knowledge Ethereum virtual machines (ZK-EVMs) move toward production use. In a Jan. 3 post on X, Buterin framed the moment around two technical developments: PeerDAS, which he said is now live on Ethereum mainnet, and ZK-EVMs, which he described as being at an “alpha stage” with “production-quality performance” while “remaining work is safety.” “These are…

The British Museum is on a high-stakes hunt for hundreds of stolen artifacts, and it plans to hire a specialist to help track them down before they vanish for good. In 2023, the museum revealed that thousands of items had gone missing from its Greek and Roman collections. Professor Tom Harrison, who was recently promoted to lead the department, has been leading the painstaking recovery of the treasures spanning gold jewellery, semi-precious stones, and glass dating back to the 15th century BC. Harrison told the Times that he hopes to reclaim the gold before it’s melted down, acknowledging that the…

Tony Kim Jan 05, 2026 13:38 FLOKI price prediction suggests upside to $0.000185-$0.000280 range despite RSI at 71.27. Technical analysis points to continued bullish momentum with key resistance at upper Bollinger Band. FLOKI Price Prediction: Technical Momentum Points to $0.000280 Target Despite Overbought Signals The FLOKI price prediction landscape has shifted dramatically as the meme coin trades near its upper Bollinger Band with an RSI of 71.27, creating a complex technical picture for traders. Despite overbought conditions, multiple analyst forecasts and technical indicators suggest Floki could continue its upward trajectory toward ambitious price…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has stated that the blockchain network must decide between chasing speculative trends or fulfilling its original promise as a neutral “world computer.”In two separate detailed posts on the social media platform X, Buterin reflected on 2025 as a year of significant technical progress.However, he cautioned against the network’s growing reliance on what he termed the “next meta,” a cycle defined by political memecoins, tokenized dollars, and efforts to artificially boost network usage for economic signaling.Instead, Buterin argued that Ethereum has reached a pivotal moment where it has finally solved the industry’s longest-standing engineering paradox: the scalability…

In brief Digital asset investment products attracted $47.2 billion in 2025, just shy of the 2024 record of $48.7 billion, according to CoinShares’ annual report. Bitcoin flows declined 35% to $26.9 billion, while Ethereum surged 138% with $12.7 billion in inflows. XRP and Solana posted gains of 500% ($3.7 billion) and 1,000% ($3.6 billion) respectively, while remaining altcoins saw flows drop 30%. Digital asset investment products closed 2025 with $47.2 billion in global inflows, narrowly missing the previous year’s record, while a shift in investor appetite saw Bitcoin’s dominance erode in favor of select altcoins, according to a new report…

Hardware wallet giant Ledger is grappling with a data exposure incident, this time linked to its third-party payment processor Global-e, according to pseudonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT. A notification email sent to customers and shared by the investigator on X said the breach involved unauthorized access to Ledger users’ personal details like names and contact information from Global-e’s cloud system. The email did not disclose the actual number of clients affected or specify when the exploit occurred. In 2020, Ledger experienced a data breach that exposed information of 270,000 customers through e-commerce partner Shopify. In 2023, Ledger was hacked for nearly…

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes told CoinDesk that while stablecoins will remain a major trend in 2026, the real explosion of DeFi will occur when Bitcoin and other crypto become part of everyday life. Hayes warned that investors must adjust to new market cycles, emphasizing patience over chasing the next “altcoin season.” Stablecoins Set the Stage According to Hayes, globally systemically important banks, or G-SIBs, are moving toward issuing their own stablecoins. Stablecoins are digital assets pegged to traditional currencies, like the U.S. dollar, providing a bridge between conventional finance and crypto. The trend is already visible in practice. For example,…