Author: Kryptonews

Bitcoin price holds in the low $90Ks as ETF flows turn choppy, while XRP stays resilient on infrastructure catalysts. Also, ETC’s Olympia upgrade outlook for 2026.Macro is setting the tempo in January 2026If January 2026 feels like a constant push and pull, it is because macro is calling the shots, with each headline quickly translating into price direction.Over the weekend, Reuters reports a softer U.S. jobs print, which kept hopes of a rate cut alive, lifting risk appetite across broader markets.However, by January 12, a new source of uncertainty hit the tape: U.S. prosecutors opened a criminal investigation involving Fed…

The Art Institute of Chicago acquired some eye-catching artworks in 2025, among them a striking portrait of the 20th century Austrian composer Josef Matthias Hauer by New Objectivity painter Christian Schad (his first portrait owned by a U.S. museum), Kay WalkingStick’s painting of Glacier National Park, and a self-portrait by the Belgian artist Léon Spilliaert. The Spilliaert drawing was purchased at the European Fine Art Foundation’s (TEFAF) spring art fair in Maastricht. Jay A. Clarke, curator of prints and drawings at the AIC, told ARTnews that the museum had been on the hunt for a work by Spilliaert for a decade. “We have…

Ethereum is seeing a surge in new user activity even as ETH price action remains largely range-bound. Summary Ethereum is averaging about 327,000 new wallets per day, with a single-day peak of nearly 394,000, the highest on record. Lower fees after the Fusaka upgrade and record stablecoin usage have encouraged user onboarding. Wallet growth is growing even as ETH trades sideways, pointing to adoption driven by real usage rather than speculation. According to a Jan. 13 post by on-chain analytics platform Santiment, Ethereum has recorded an average of 327,000 new wallets created per day over the past week, marking the…

Bitcoin’s price could be heading for the psychological $100,000 level after breaking above $95,000 on Tuesday, with analysts attributing the recent rally to a surge in spot buying. “Seems like this rally on Bitcoin is led by spot buying,” crypto analyst Will Clemente said in an X post on Tuesday. Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin (BTC) has rallied 4.65%, trading at $95,190 at the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap. Traders shorting the asset were caught offside, with $269.21 million in Bitcoin short positions liquidated, according to CoinGlass data. Source: Will ClementeIt is a bullish sign for Bitcoin (BTC) holders as…

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has set Jan. 27 for its markup hearing for its crypto market structure bill, which is touted to bring “clarity and certainty” to the market. In an announcement on Monday, the Committee — which oversees the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) —  confirmed that its final markup will take place six days after the release of the legislative text on Jan. 21. “This schedule ensures transparency and allows for thorough review as the committee moves forward with legislation to provide clarity and certainty for crypto markets,” said committee chairman John Boozman.“I’m grateful to Senator…

More than $182 million worth of USDT stablecoins have been frozen on the Tron blockchain amid suspected scam activity. In a series of alerts fshared on X by Whale Alert, blockchain trackers reported that multiple Tron-based addresses holding large USDT balances were frozen, totaling roughly $182 million. The largest single address held more than 50 million USDT, valued at about $49.9 million at the time of the freeze. Other notable frozen balances include an address holding approximately 46.1 million USDT, another with nearly 45 million USDT, one containing about 29 million USDT, and a smaller address holding roughly 12.1 million…

Retail traders spooked by the massive crypto liquidation event in October fled back to major cryptocurrencies as their hopes for an altcoin season were dashed, according to Wintermute.Since around 2022, retail traders have been net sellers of majors such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), preferring altcoins instead, but that pattern broke in 2025, according to Wintermute’s “Digital asset OTC market 2025” report released on Tuesday. The October 10 liquidation event and market crash “marked a clear inflection point,” accelerating retail’s rotation back into Bitcoin and Ether, the firm said. Data shows that retail investors were actively reducing exposure to the…

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has announced that it will open a new sculpture garden in the fall of 2026. The endeavor will be funded by a donation of nearly $70 million from the Don Quixote Foundation. According to Dutch News, the foundation is financed by Dutch billionaire Rolly van Rappard, who founded venture capital company CVC. The site of the new garden will be in Carel Willinkplantsoen, a small park just across the Boerenwetering canal from the Rijksmuseum. The park will be merged with three adjacent pavilions built in the “Amsterdam School” style. The Rijksmuseum has engaged the London architecture firm Foster…

Stablecoin adoption on fintech Revolut’s banking platform showed “exponential growth” in 2025, with stablecoin payment volumes increasing 156% to $10.5 billion as stablecoins carve their place in global payments.While Revolut hasn’t published official payment volume data for 2025, crypto researcher Alex Obchakevich estimated that the share of stablecoin volume on Revolut compared to total payment volumes has nearly doubled to 0.583% compared to 2024. “Despite the small absolute share, the dynamics are impressive,” Obchakevich said, citing data from Dune Analytics. Revolut’s stablecoin payment volume and estimated total payment volume for 2024-2025. Source: Obchakevich ResearchBloomberg Intelligence predicted on Thursday that stablecoin…

US Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressuring the country’s banking regulator to hold off on considering World Liberty Financial’s bid for a bank charter until US President Donald Trump divests his interest in the crypto platform. In a letter on Tuesday, Warren asked Comptroller of the Currency, Jonathan Gould, to delay reviewing World Liberty’s application for a national trust bank until Trump “eliminates all financial conflicts of interest involving himself or his family and the company.”“We have never seen financial conflicts or corruption of this magnitude,” Warren said. “The United States Congress failed to address them when it passed the GENIUS Act…