Cardano (ADA) saw 24-hour trading volume jump 72.89% to $953.21 million, coinciding with a fresh 2026 price high according to CoinMarketCap. The spike points to renewed bullish interest but warrants caution until momentum is sustained.
Standard Chartered projects Ethereum may climb to $40,000 by 2030, citing macroeconomic relief and an improving market structure; the call contrasts with ETH’s current recovery-phase price action.
Coinbase is threatening to pull backing from a landmark crypto market-structure bill due Jan. 12, citing a dispute over limits on stablecoin reward programs that pit digital-asset firms against traditional banks.
A South Korean regulation due to take effect will bar roughly 99% of domestic buyers from participating in Bitcoin markets, a move that could sharply reduce onshore liquidity and widen spreads for BTC trading.
Monero (XMR) climbed above $500 Sunday, marking its highest levels since 2021 while rival Zcash (ZEC) lagged. Traders say XMR faces stiff resistance in the $500–$520 zone that could invite a sharp pullback unless decisively cleared.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse re-emerged in early January to present a positive 2026 outlook after the company secured a key UK license. He emphasized scaling payments, expanding institutional partnerships, and increasing XRP utility.
Binance has added new trading pairs for Avalanche (AVAX), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Uniswap (UNI), expanding market access for these tokens as 2026 begins.
Prenetics Global, the David Beckham–associated health sciences company, announced it will stop buying Bitcoin in 2026, reversing an earlier corporate-treasury strategy. The move could dent sentiment around BTC corporate demand even if the firm itself is not a market heavyweight.
Uphold announced that XRP was the platform's most traded asset in 2025, reflecting strong demand on the exchange. The year-end ranking highlights XRP’s liquidity and continued relevance among traders.
Binance Coin (BNB) is trading at $848.00, down 2.14% after U.S. December inflation surprised higher at 4.2%, triggering risk-off flows across crypto markets. BNB has returned to test the $850 support level amid thinner liquidity and higher volatility.