Monthly Archives: January 2026

Millions of long-inactive users still hold crypto at Bithumb, highlighting how early retail capital can remain untouched for years. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bithumb-dormant-crypto-assets-200m-inactive-accounts?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Solana’s bid to move beyond memecoins will depend on whether its upgrades can deliver predictable execution for serious onchain finance. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/can-solana-shed-memecoin-image-2026?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Tether closed out 2025 with an 8,888 BTC purchase, increasing its disclosed Bitcoin holdings to more than 96,000 BTC. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-buys-another-8-888-btc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A trader claimed to have made $1 million by timing a long-short trade after spotting abnormal activity by a market maker account on Binance, while the exchange denied any security breach. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/trader-1m-profit-binance-market-maker-broccoli714?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Following the 2012 halving, Bitcoin surged to end the following year at a new high; and a similar pattern played out in 2016 and again in 2020. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/is-bitcoin-four-year-cycle-dead-2025?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

BlackRock further separated itself from competitors in the crypto ETF market in 2025, with its Bitcoin and Ether funds, IBIT and ETHA, accounting for the majority of net inflows. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-spot-crypto-etfs-see-32-billion-inflows-2025?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

From Ross Ulbricht’s pardon to Ripple’s SEC victory, here’s a list of crypto’s most celebrated turnarounds this year and what they mean for the year ahead.  Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/4-crypto-comebacks-2025-shaping-the-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Coinbase’s head of research said the forces that drove crypto in 2025, such as regulation, ETFs, stablecoins and tokenization, will only get stronger in the coming year. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-forces-compound-2026-adoption?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Session’s Chris McCabe and Alex Linton tell Cointelegraph that AI-integrated devices could bypass messaging encryption, creating privacy and security issues. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-privacy-threats-future-private-messaging-session?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Amir Zaidi’s return signals a strengthening of crypto oversight as the agency prepares for new digital asset laws. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-division-director-who-made-bitcoin-futures-possible-returns-as-chief-of-staff?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound