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Nobel Prize-winning Bitcoiner María Corina Machado is one of three looking to replace Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's President after he was captured on Saturday.

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Bitcoin bulls have reason for optimism as the new year begins. Three key on-chain metrics are flashing pre-bullish signals simultaneously: the Coinbase Premium Gap is bouncing back as institutional inflow recovers, the Fear & Greed Index has jumped, and the long/short ratio remains above 1.0 despite recent deleveraging.

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Polkadot trades at $2.14 with modest gains as recent inclusion in DIGI crypto index ETF sparks renewed institutional attention despite broader market weakness.

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Ethereum price is approaching a critical technical moment as it trades near the upper boundary of a descending wedge. ETH's slow but steady climb has placed it inches from a breakout.

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What changed on the first trading day of 2026?

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Email activity, number of unique developers, and number of lines of code changes all increased in 2025 compared to declines in prior years.

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Litecoin (LTC) has resumed its upward trend after falling to a low of $72.

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Bitcoin entered the new year with strong upward momentum, climbing above the $90,000 mark as optimism returned to the crypto market. The latest Bitcoin price surge has been fueled by robust spot Bitcoin ETF inflows and growing institutional demand, helping the asset remain resilient despite rising geopolitical tensions after the reported US strike on Venezuela.

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BitMines proposal to massively expand its authorized share count has triggered growing resistance among shareholders, even as the company reinforces its commitment to Ethereum as a core treasury asset. While chairman Tom Lee has positioned the move as a long-term flexibility measure rather than an immediate dilution event, many investors remain unconvinced, arguing that the structure, timing, and incentives behind the plan raise significant governance and valuation concerns.

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Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor drew renewed attention from the crypto community on January 4 after an X post highlighted the companys massive Bitcoin exposure. The post showed that Strategys Bitcoin portfolio is now valued at approximately $61.31 billion, reinforcing its position as the largest corporate holder of BTC and reigniting speculation around potential future purchases.

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Cathie Wood says the Bitcoin 4-year cycle may be ending as institutional demand grows and volatility continues to decline.

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MicroStrategy continues to rewrite the rules of private equity and capital markets, leveraging Bitcoin to achieve what traditional funds have pursued, and largely failed to do, for over a decade.

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Venezuela's long-rumored Bitcoin hoard has come into sharp focus following the January 2026 US-led operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro.

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BTC gains 4.09% weekly as low liquidity drives momentum amid record-low volatility and ETF demand

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A large crypto wallet that recently took a sharp loss on Ethereum has restructured its holdings, moving away from volatile tokens and increasing exposure to stablecoins and tokenized gold, according to on-chain tracking data. Related Reading: A Maduro Bet, A Market Alarm: US Lawmaker Targets Trading Abuses The address drew attention after an aggressive Ethereum purchase late last year went wrong.

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Intelligence reports reveal regime accumulated massive crypto stash through gold and oil sales

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Bitcoin (BTC) has staged a dramatic recovery, reclaiming the $91,000 level on January 4, 2026.

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The activities of developers on Ethereum, which are measured by the number of smart contract wallets, increased exponentially in the last quarter of 2025, reaching new records just as the Ethereum ecosystem proved itself the best layer for stablecoins, hosting up to 54% of the global stablecoin supply on ETH.

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BCH trading at $642.20, down 1.6% from yesterday's peak of $654.62 as traders take profits after this week's significant surge amid broader crypto market rally.

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Uniswap's UNI token trades at $5.86 following the activation of a fee switch that burns trading fees, while broader crypto weakness pressures DeFi tokens despite positive fundamentals.

 

Polygon trades at $0.38 amid subdued volume as analysts eye potential recovery to $0.45-$0.52 despite current bearish momentum and broader crypto market weakness.

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Bitcoin hits $91K as $645M ETF inflows boost sentiment. Triangle breakout targets $94K–$98K, signaling the start of a strong 2026 uptrend.

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Ethereum hits a key level - a 6% price jump is possible if conditions are met.

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The proposal is framed as a structural move to preserve flexibility, not an immediate plan to issue new shares.

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SOL trades at $133.51 near technical resistance as institutional ETF inflows reach $755M and Solana captures 10% DeFi market share, surpassing Ethereum in DEX volume.