Author: Benjamin Lee

Video-sharing platform Rumble is partnering with stablecoin issuer Tether to launch a new crypto wallet aimed at enabling direct payments to creators in Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets. According to a company announcement, the wallet, called Rumble Wallet, is integrated directly into the Rumble platform and allows users to tip creators using Bitcoin, Tether’s USDT stablecoin and Tether Gold, which is backed by physical gold. The wallet is non-custodial, meaning users retain control of their private keys rather than relying on a centralized intermediary. Rumble says the wallet is built using Tether’s Wallet Development Kit, marking the first commercial…

Coinbase has updated its official asset listing roadmap to include four digital assets that the exchange has decided may be listed in the future. According to an update on its blog, the assets newly added to the Coinbase roadmap include the Solana network Raydium (RAY) and Energy Dollar (ENERGY). Two additional assets from the Base network are also featured on the roadmap: Elsa (ELSA) and Sport.fun (FUN). Coinbase says asset transfers and trading for the listed assets are not supported until an official trading announcement is made. The exchange also warns that depositing these assets into a Coinbase account before…

Two top crypto exchange platforms just added support for a newly launched zero-knowledge (ZK) proof altcoin. In a new X post, top US crypto exchange Coinbase says it is enabling trading of the crypto asset Brevis (BREV). Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, says it’s also added support for the digital asset. BREV, the native token of the Brevis blockchain project, is used for staking, proof payments and decentralized governance. The Brevis altcoin project aims to enhance blockchain utility by providing streamlined, off-chain processing using ZK proofs. ZK proofs can be used to verify transactions or other data…

Institutional investors are accumulating Ethereum (ETH), XRP and Solana (SOL) investment products as the new year begins. According to a new update from CoinShares, digital asset investment products recorded $582 million in net inflows over the past week, despite outflows earlier in the period. “The year also began on a high note with inflows of US $671m last Friday, bringing the full week inflows to US $582m following outflows earlier in the week.” Last week, institutions poured $512 million into BTC, $119 million into Ethereum and $10.7 million into XRP, while the third-largest crypto asset Solana witnessed $30 million in…

January 15 AI agent marketplace launch is driving renewed Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) demand. Rising users, revenue, and partnerships support Virtuals Protocol’s growth. Bullish technicals and long positioning are accelerating VIRTUAL price momentum. The Virtuals Protocol price is surging as focus shifts to AI crypto ecosystems. Today, VIRTUAL crypto has surged by 22.3%, emerging as one of the strongest daily gainers, outperforming much of the broader crypto market. At the time of writing, Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) was trading around the $1.00–$1.05 range. This price action is not random, and several aligned catalysts are driving momentum higher. January 15 catalyst puts Virtuals…

Bitwise Asset Management just filed registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for 11 new cryptocurrency strategy exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The filings would trade on NYSE Arca if approved, expanding regulated access to major altcoins. The proposed funds include individual strategy ETFs tracking Aave (AAVE), Zcash (ZEC), Sui (SUI), Uniswap (UNI), Starknet (STRK), Near (NEAR), Bitensor (TAO), Hyperliquid (HYPE), Ethena (ENA), Canton (CC) and Tron (TRX). Each fund is designed to invest a significant portion of assets in the underlying token, while using related exchange-traded products and derivatives to provide regulated exposure. Bitwise positions the filings as part of…

A top executive at Dragonfly Capital believes the crypto markets will be full of surprises in 2026. Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital, a crypto venture fund, believes Bitcoin (BTC) will print new all-time highs next year. He predicts Bitcoin will soar more than 69% its current value in 2026, while Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D) will turn bearish. Bitcoin dominance tracks how much of the crypto market cap belongs to Bitcoin. A bearish BTC.D chart indicates that altcoins are gaining value faster than Bitcoin. “I think 2026 is going to surprise, both to the upside and to the downside… BTC…

Pi Network halts wallet requests after large-scale scams target users. Scammers exploit public balances and impersonate trusted contacts. PI trades near $0.20 amid low liquidity and token unlocks. Pi Network has temporarily disabled its wallet payment request feature in response to a surge of sophisticated scam activity that has led to the loss of millions of PI tokens from user wallets. The move, announced by the Pi Core Team on social platform X, comes as attackers increasingly exploit the platform’s payment request function to trick users into approving fraudulent transfers. According to on‑chain data shared by community observers and reporting…

Cantor Fitzgerald believes the current Bitcoin and crypto downturn may be more of a temporary pullback than the start of a prolonged crypto winter. In a new CNBC interview, analyst Brett Knoblauch says that shorter drawdowns so far this cycle, Federal Reserve rate cuts, the absence of a major “black swan” event, and growing regulatory support in the US and abroad could be signs that more than half of any potential decline may already be over. “I think if you look at the previous kind of cycles, the peak to trough duration is about 364 days. We are 85 days…

Institutional investors are selling Bitcoin and crypto assets as the year comes to a close. According to a new update from CoinShares, digital asset investment products recorded $446 million in outflows last week That brings the total outflows since the October 10th market crash to $3.2 billion. Bitcoin (BTC) led last week’s withdrawals with $443 million in outflows, while Ethereum (ETH) posted $59.5 million in outflows. In contrast, XRP attracted $70.2 million in inflows, while Solana (SOL) saw $7.5 million in inflows. The United States drove most of the selling, with $460 million in outflows. Switzerland added minor withdrawals of…