News section

According to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, 2026 is the year the blockchain community takes back lost ground in terms of self-sovereignty and trustlessness. In his latest post on X, Buterin highlighted developments with the blockchain ecosystem that he thinks will promote this idea.

Choosing a crypto exchange in 2026 is harder than ever. The market is more regulated, competitive, and focused on lower costs.

Bybit has confirmed plans to end services for users residing in Japan, marking a decisive shift in its regional strategy. The exchange said account restrictions will begin rolling out in 2026, following earlier limits on registrations. Consequently, Japanese residents using the platform now face a clear deadline to complete compliance steps or prepare alternatives.

Independent Reserve has confirmed its sponsorship for XRP Australia Sydney 2026, adding a major name to the event’s expanding lineup. The conference will take place on February 27, 2026, at Crown Towers in Sydney. Organizers expect more than 400 attendees from across the global blockchain space.

A divergent trajectory has defined the price trends of precious metals in Gold and Silver, compared to the Bitcoin price movement in January 2026.

Altcoins stayed rangebound as Bitcoin dominance climbed toward 59% and liquidity stayed tight. Analysts tied the drift to liquidity, not headlines, with Bitcoin absorbing most fresh demand.

the world’s highest IQ holder, has made an interesting and bold statement. He said that XRP could surpass Ethereum in market value by 2026.

Most altcoins are not coming back, the core of the message from popular analyst Michaël van de Poppe, who claims that investor assumptions from past cycles no longer apply.

The 2026 altcoin sector centers on mature ecosystems with institutional adoption rather than pure speculation. Four digital assets stand out for investors tracking recovery potential: Zcash, Solana, Chainlink, and Bittensor. Each combines technological advancement with steep discounts from peak valuations.

Factors that could drive XRP’s price have become a new concern in the community. While transaction volume on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is often cited as the main catalyst, several analysts argue that deeper structural factors may matter far more over the next cycle.

The Altcoin season declined at the start of 2026 as renewed trade tensions between the United States and Europe coincided with a shift in crypto market leadership back toward .

Cardano $ADA traded at $0.35 on December 31, 2025, down 4.61% as the altcoin prepares for its most transformative year yet. The Midnight Protocol mainnet launched in late December, while founder Charles Hoskinson’s surprise collaboration with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko promises to unlock $95 billion in cross-chain liquidity.

Cardano’s Hard Fork Working Group has proposed naming the next network upgrade to Protocol Version 11 as the “van Rossem” hard fork. The proposal honors DRep Max van Rossem, a long-time contributor to Cardano governance and constitutional design.

Ethereum enters 2026 positioned as the institutional blockchain of choice with five converging catalysts: the Glamsterdam upgrade targeting 10,000 TPS, $28.6 billion in ETF assets offering staking yields, $180 billion in tokenized real-world assets commanding 52% market share, a $47 billion Layer 2 ecosystem, and the CLARITY Act cementing regulatory legitimacy for traditional finance integration.

A fresh debate over whether Bitcoin or gold will perform better in 2026 has gained attention after a social media exchange involving crypto analyst Lark Davis, artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, and on-chain data firm Santiment.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance confirmed plans to start a cryptocurrency-exchange pilot program that will include .

An anonymous 4chan user who accurately called all-time high in October 2025 has posted new price targets for major cryptocurrencies in 2026. The trader, identified by tripcode SBC7H7La, published predictions on December 20 that align closely with established institutional analyst forecasts.

Michael Saylor, the Bitcoin evangelist leading Strategy, has predicted a bullish 2026. He reiterated his bullish stance based on the strong fundamentals, including Bitcoin acceptance by banks due to the crypto regulatory clarity in the United States under President Donald Trump.

If we’re to judge by what the analysts are saying, the outlook for Bitcoin in 2026 can be defined as one of tempered optimism. After a year of unprecedented institutional ETF activity and shifting macroeconomic goalposts, predictions for 2026 have seen a notable shift toward a $150,000 price target.

It seems that the final trading days of 2025 have delivered a definitive answer to the question of who is driving the crypto market. After a week of holiday-driven caution and seasonal de-risking, US spot Bitcoin ETFs staged a massive comeback on December 30, recording $355 million in net inflows.