Bitfinex whales go long BTC for 2026: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin failed to flip $90,000 to support at the start of the last week of 2025, but Bitfinex whale long positions built on their highest levels in nearly two years.
Trend Research lifts ETH holdings to $1.8B with $35M buy, is ‘bullish’ on 2026
Trend Research founder Jack Yi pledged to continue buying Ether, claiming more financial and regulatory tailwinds will drive crypto valuations in 2026.
ETH validator entry queue is suddenly almost double the exit queue
Digital asset treasury companies such as Tom Lee’s BitMine have contributed to the increase in the entry queue, but the network’s Petcra upgrade may have also helped.
Silver’s recent price surge mirrors Bitcoin’s trademark volatility. The precious metal is swinging wildly on rate cut bets and shifting industrial demand.
Bitcoin helps USD’s reserve status ‘in a strange way’: Coinbase CEO
Bitcoin is helping reinforce the US dollar’s reserve currency status by acting as a market check on excessive inflation and deficit spending, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said.
Crypto heavyweights slam proposed 5% wealth tax in California
Crypto executives, including Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley and Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter, have pushed back against a proposed 5% billionaire tax in California.
Flow validators urged to halt work after divisive blockchain rollback
The Flow Foundation has been slammed for rolling the layer 1 Flow chain back to patch up a $3.9 million exploit, with one partner advising validators to stop processing transactions until further notice.