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Bitcoin-related equities and technology stock futures such as Invesco’s QQQ are higher in pre-market trading as bitcoin BTC$92,830.02 has broken above $92,000, briefly touching $93,000 during the Asian morning on Monday, Strategy (MSTR) is up 3.5% to $163 per share and is expected to announce another bitcoin purchase later on Monday. STRC, the perpetual preferred equity, is approaching par at $100 after the company raised the dividend rate to 11%. While, Strive (ASST) another bitcoin treasury company is up 12%, approaching the $1 level.AI-related miners are also extending gains. Cipher Mining (CIFR) and IREN (IREN) are both up more than…

Key Takeaways XRP flips BNB in market capitalization to become the fourth-largest crypto asset. XRP is the native token of Ripple for swift cross-border payments. Share this article XRP has rallied 8% in the last 24 hours to reach $2, boosting its market capitalization to about $123 million, per CoinMarketCap. This puts it back in fourth place among crypto assets, outranking BNB, which holds a market value of over $120 million.Without counting stablecoins, XRP now sits behind only Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitcoin holds the top spot with a market cap of $1.8 trillion, followed by Ethereum at $377 billion.On trading…

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…

Ethereum’s move back to the $3K level has shifted the market mood. Market confidence appears to be improving, with some capital rotating beyond large-cap assets. In past market cycles, similar conditions have coincided with increased interest in early-stage altcoin projects. This is often when crypto presales begin to attract additional attention.Digitap ($TAP) is a banking-focused platform that currently offers a live product and is in its presale phase.Ethereum’s Recovery Signals a Broader Market ShiftEthereum reaching $3K is commonly interpreted by analysts as a sign of renewed risk appetite and a willingness to move capital back into the market after a…

XRP pushed above $2.12 as buyers forced a break through a stubborn resistance area on above-average volume, with the move landing at a time when exchange balances are sitting near multi-year lows and U.S.-listed spot ETFs continue to absorb supply — a mix that traders often read as supportive for follow-through if the breakout holds.News backgroundInstitutional demand for regulated XRP exposure has stayed constructive, with U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs adding $13.59 million in fresh inflows earlier this week. That flow profile has mattered because it’s been steady rather than headline-driven, helping absorb supply during periods when spot price action has…

The cryptocurrency market has always been about the numbers, but what happens when those numbers reflect a separate narrative from the price chart? The predicament that Virtual Protocol’s base token (VIRTUAL) is in now fits that mold. On-chain analyst Chyan recently completed a detailed 24-hour flow analysis of VIRTUAL token holdings and established that there appears to be a very bullish narrative developing with VIRTUAL irrespective of the general market trend down. Parabolic Demand from Fresh Capital According to recent analysis, VIRTUAL experienced fresh inflows to wallets averaging a staggering $135.5 million in a 24-hour period with individual wallets averaging…

Token unlock events worth $657 million are scheduled for the week from January 5 to January 12, according to data from Tokenomist. The releases include both large single cliff unlocks and daily linear vesting schedules across multiple projects. Hyperliquid and Ethena lead the cliff unlock category with $333.99 million and $43.03 million, respectively, while RAIN and Solana dominate linear releases. Hyperliquid leads token unlock schedule with $333.99 million release Hyperliquid (HYPE) tops the week’s cliff token unlock schedule with 12.46 million tokens valued at $333.99 million. The release accounts for 3.25% of the project’s adjusted released supply. Ethena (ENA) follows…

Large crypto holders have been moving tokens onto Binance, a pattern analysts associate with potential selling, but buying demand remains muted.So-called crypto whales deposited $2.4 billion near-evenly split between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) to Binance in the past week, the exchange’s largest net inflow in a month, but the “buying power is missing,” CryptoOnchain said in a note to CryptoQuant on Sunday.“Crucially, this surge in risk-asset deposits was not accompanied by new buying power,” it added, noting that stablecoin net flows were “essentially flat” at an inflow of $42 million for the week, which was mostly tokens moving between…

As crypto markets look beyond short-term volatility, Dragonfly Capital is turning its focus to 2026. In a wide-ranging outlook, the firm’s leadership highlights Bitcoin’s evolving market structure, rising competition from Big Tech wallets, and a more selective future for decentralized finance. The message is clear: the next phase of crypto growth will reward fundamentals over hype.Bitcoin’s Price Outlook and a Changing Market StructureBitcoin remains at the center of Dragonfly’s 2026 thesis, though not for the reasons seen in previous cycles. Qureshi believes the asset can trade above $150,000 within the next two years, but he does not expect it to…

Spending through Visa-issued crypto cards surged in 2025, with total net transaction volume rising 525% over the year, signaling growing consumer use of crypto-linked payment products for everyday purchases. Key Takeaways: Visa-issued crypto card spending jumped 525% in 2025, pointing to rising everyday use of crypto-linked payments. EtherFi led all Visa-backed crypto cards with $55.4 million in annual spending, well ahead of competitors. Visa’s expanding stablecoin infrastructure signals deeper integration of crypto into mainstream payments. Data from Dune Analytics shows that net spend across six crypto cards issued by blockchain projects in partnership with Visa climbed from $14.6 million in…