Author: Kryptonews

Crypto analytics platform Santiment has cautioned that retail FOMO could emerge if Bitcoin climbs above $92,000.The warning comes as Bitcoin trades near $90,000 early in 2026, with social sentiment showing its strongest bullish spike in six months despite modest trading volumes during the post-holiday period.Source: TradingViewBrian, Santiment’s head of content, noted during a January 2nd livestream that Bitcoin’s approach toward the psychological $90,000 threshold typically triggers retail buying pressure.“Usually when we see something like 89.9K, there’s a bit of a retail push to at least hit that milestone,” he explained, adding that such moves often precede increased volatility as limit…

Key NotesCARF rules entered in force on January 1, 2026 in 48 jurisdictions.Exchanges must record Tax IDs and transaction data immediately, while cross-border sharing starts May 2027.Smaller exchanges face consolidation risks due to high compliance costs. The era of perceived tax anonymity for crypto assets has ended. As of Jan. 1, 2026, a coordinated global tax reporting regime, the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), is officially in effect. Crypto service providers across an initial 48 countries are now required to begin collecting detailed user transaction data for eventual submission to tax authorities. The framework, developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…

Key takeaways:Bitcoin rose above $90,000, yet options data show traders are not comfortable with downside risk exposure.Bitcoin spot ETF outflows and low leverage demand suggest investors remain cautious about near-term gains.Economic uncertainty caps Bitcoin price reboundBitcoin (BTC) jumped above $90,000 on Saturday, prompting traders to question whether there is enough momentum to reclaim the $95,000 level for the first time in seven weeks. Even as the S&P 500 traded just 1.3% below its all-time high, investors grew concerned about worsening economic conditions, especially after electric-vehicle automaker Tesla (TSLA US) reported disappointing sales. Nasdaq index futures (left) vs. Bitcoin/USD (right). Source:…

Key Highlights In the latest podcast, Tomasz Kajetan Stańczak has revealed that developers will focus on L1 Scaling and Institutional Privacy in 2026   Earlier, Vitalik Buterin also urged the community to focus on long-term goals instead of chasing the latest trends Two major hard forks, Glamsterdam in mid-2026 and Hegota in late 2026, are designed to enhance Ethereum’s capacity In a recent interview on the ETHPanda Talk Podcast, Tomasz Kajetan Stańczak, the newly appointed co-executive of the Ethereum Foundation, shared a crucial detail about new developments in the next year, 2026. Tomasz Stanczak: Ethereum to Focus on L1 Scaling and…

Crypto phishing attacks tied to wallet drainers dropped sharply in 2025, with total losses falling to $83.85 million, down 83% year over year from nearly $494 million in 2024.The number of victims also declined significantly to 106, a 68% drop from the previous year,  Web3 security platform Scam Sniffer said in its new report analyzing signature-based phishing across Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains. Despite the steep fall, the report warned that phishing activity has not disappeared. Instead, losses closely followed market cycles, rising during periods of higher onchain activity and easing as markets cooled. The third quarter of 2025, which…

Caroline Bishop Jan 03, 2026 05:31 OpenAI and the US Department of Energy have signed an MOU to advance scientific discovery through AI, focusing on initiatives like the ‘Genesis Mission’. OpenAI has taken a significant step towards enhancing scientific discovery by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Department of Energy (DOE). This agreement aims to leverage artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific advancements, as reported by OpenAI. Advancing Scientific Discovery The collaboration between OpenAI and the DOE is set to explore new opportunities in AI and advanced computing to support…

Aave is preparing for a major governance vote, as the platform will explore sharing part of its off-protocol revenue with AAVE token holders and submit a formal proposal to the community.The update, posted on January 2, 2025, immediately lifted market sentiment. AAVE jumped more than 10% on the day as traders reacted to signs of improved alignment between the development team and the DAO.Sponsored SponsoredWhat the New Aave Proposal Will CoverAccording to Aave Labs founder, the upcoming proposal will explain how revenue made outside the core lending protocol could be shared with AAVE holders. This revenue usually comes from the…

In brief Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has said that the exchange is aiming to scale up its offerings in stablecoins and payments in 2026. Armstrong also declared that Coinbase is aiming to become the biggest financial app in the world, and that it wants to expand blockchain adoption globally. Industry commentators suggest that such aims may be unrealistic within a single year, but that Coinbase has a key role to play in onboarding newcomers to crypto. Crypto exchange Coinbase is aiming to scale up its stablecoin offerings and increase onchain adoption worldwide in 2026, according to CEO and founder Brian…

XRP spot ETFs have crossed $1 billion in assets under management, with about $1.14 billion spread across five issuers. Net inflows since Nov. 14 sit near $423.27 million.On the same CoinGlass dashboard, XRP itself sits around $1.88, with a market cap of $114.11 billion and about $382.14 million of 24-hour spot volume.If your mental model is the Bitcoin ETF era, where “wrapper demand” and “price repricing” felt welded together, that combination can read like a punchline.But it isn’t.It’s a reminder that ETFs don’t magically lift prices. They route demand through a fairly specific set of pipes.Unless those pipes are pulling…

President Donald Trump rang in the New Year with an amateur art auction at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, where a freshly painted portrait of Jesus Christ sold for $2.75 million. He even shared his New Year’s resolution: “Peace on Earth.” The painting was created on stage by Vanessa Horabuena, a self-described Christian “worship artist” whom the president described as “one of the greatest artists anywhere in the world”. “To me, she’s one of the greatest. In fact, she did something last night that was incredible. She can paint, slowly, a beautiful portrait for the White House, or she…