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Over $657M in crypto tokens set to unlock in early January 2026

Beincrypto reports that crypto tokens worth $657 million will unlock in early January 2026, led by Hyperliquid (HYPE), Ethena (ENA) and Aptos (APT). Hyperliquid will release 12.46 million HYPE on January 6, valued at about $330.51 million; released supply is 345.08 million HYPE and total supply is

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Filecoin rises 6% to $1.59, outpaces broader crypto market

Filecoin's FIL token rallied 6% on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, rising to $1.59 during a volatile session and outperforming the wider cryptocurrency market. The CoinDesk 20 index was 2.2% higher at publication time. FIL climbed from $1.51 to $1.59 over the session, carving out

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Short squeeze forces $322M in 24-hour liquidations and sparks crypto rally

Beincrypto reports short-position liquidations in the cryptocurrency market surged to $322 million over 24 hours — the highest level since October 10 — as roughly 109,672 traders were liquidated and total liquidations reached $414.65 million. Coinglass data as of 2:00 am UTC on Tuesday showed short liquidations made up

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XRP nears possible Death Cross as price rebounds to $2.14

Beincrypto reports XRP is approaching its first Death Cross in 14 months despite a sharp price recovery. On the daily chart the 50-day exponential moving average is converging with the 200-day EMA, with the latter threatening to cross above the former — a crossover typically seen as bearish. XRP has held

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US crypto stocks jump as major tokens hit multi-week highs

Major public US crypto companies rallied double-digits on Monday after a market rebound that pushed major tokens to multi-week highs. Bakkt (BKKT) led the gains with a nearly 31.5% rise and climbed nearly 5% after the bell to $15.52, while Bitcoin treasury company Kindly MD (NAKA) closed up

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Bitmine holds 4.14M ETH and targets staking revenue as Strategy posts $17.44B Q4 loss

Beincrypto reported Bitmine Immersion Technologies said its Ethereum holdings have reached 4.14 million ETH, valued at about $13.2 billion and representing 3.43% of the total supply, while Strategy Inc. disclosed a $17.44 billion unrealized loss in the fourth quarter. Bitmine said 779,000 ETH are already

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Singapore faces regulatory reset, not a collapse, amid crypto and wealth shifts

Beincrypto reports Chinese‑language social media has circulated claims that Singapore is collapsing as millionaires flee and crypto companies depart amid tighter regulation. The data cited in the piece paints a different picture: Euromonitor projects Singapore’s luxury market to grow 7–9% in 2025 to S$13.9 billion,

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YoungHoon Kim renews 48‑hour $100,000 Bitcoin prediction as price hits $94,000

Beincrypto reports Bitcoin reclaimed $94,000 on January 5, and South Korean online personality YoungHoon Kim renewed a prediction that Bitcoin would reach $100,000 within 48 hours. Kim, who rose to prominence in late 2025 after repeatedly claiming an IQ of 276, has issued viral but disputed forecasts before

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Fred Wilson says 2026 crypto breakthrough will come from UX that hides blockchains

Fred Wilson, a prominent U.S. venture capitalist and founding partner of Union Square Ventures, predicted in a blog post published last week that crypto’s breakthrough in 2026 will come from making blockchains invisible to end users rather than from new blockchains. “Blockchains disappear behind better consumer interfaces that

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XRP ETFs Extend 33-Day Inflow Streak as Dogecoin ETFs Rally in Early 2026

Beincrypto reports US spot XRP ETFs extended a 33-day inflow streak, lifting total assets to $1.37 billion, while Dogecoin spot ETFs rebounded and leveraged 2x DOGE funds ranked among the top-performing ETFs in early 2026. Data from SoSoValue shows XRP spot ETFs posted $13.59 million in net inflows

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Polymarket and Parcl launch prediction markets tied to housing price indexes

Prediction market operator Polymarket and housing data provider Parcl announced Monday a partnership to launch real estate prediction markets that will settle against Parcl’s daily housing price indexes, bringing housing price data into prediction markets for the first time. Under the partnership, Polymarket will list and operate markets tied

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Fake 2FA alerts used to steal MetaMask seed phrases

Beincrypto reports a new phishing campaign targeting MetaMask users that mimics a two-factor authentication (2FA) flow to trick victims into revealing their wallet seed phrases. SlowMist’s CSO highlighted the scam in a post on X, saying attackers send emails that appear to come from MetaMask Support, using professional branding

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Samourai forfeited BTC moved to Coinbase Prime; on-chain data shows no sale

Beincrypto reports that on-chain data confirms about 57.553 BTC forfeited from Samourai Wallet co‑founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill was transferred into Coinbase Prime custody, but the blockchain does not show a completed sale. Several crypto publications on January 5 said the US Department of Justice, via

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Republican appointees now lead the SEC and CFTC after holiday shifts

After holiday leadership shifts, the two U.S. markets regulators — the SEC and CFTC — are now run only by pro-crypto Republicans, with Congress still debating how to structure federal oversight of digital assets. The SEC said farewell to its only Democratic commissioner, Caroline Crenshaw, last week, removing a routine source

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MicroStrategy uses STRC preferreds near $100 to fund Bitcoin purchases

Beincrypto reports MicroStrategy is again leveraging its STRC preferred shares as STRC nears the $100 mark, a move that lets the company raise capital via at-the-market (ATM) sales while limiting dilution of common shares. Analysts say STRC functions as a leveraged Bitcoin play: preferred dividends help fund additional BTC accumulation

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NFT Paris and RWA Paris cancel 2026 conferences citing market collapse

Organizers of NFT Paris and RWA Paris said on Monday that the conferences in Paris, initially set for February 2026, have been cancelled with a month’s notice, citing market forces. In a post on the event's X account the organisers said, “The market collapse hit us hard,

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Dogecoin Reversal Extends as Mid-Tier Whales Accumulate, Mega-Whale Sales Pose Risk

Beincrypto reports Dogecoin has produced a proper reversal after weeks of failed attempts, gaining about 33% from its late December low as mid-tier whale accumulation supported the move. Earlier bullish RSI divergences had failed twice, but this time mid-tier whales holding between 1 million and 10 million DOGE increased holdings

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Zcash breakout delayed by short-term selling and Bitcoin correlation

Beincrypto reports that Zcash’s bullish structure remains intact but short-term selling pressure and a negative correlation with Bitcoin are delaying a decisive breakout. ZEC is still up nearly 40% over the past 30 days from early December lows, yet momentum has cooled: the token is down close to 8%

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Polymarket trader nets over $400K as blockchain flags possible WLFI-linked wallets

Beincrypto reports that a Polymarket trader earned over $400,000 after correctly betting that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro would be captured by the end of January. According to the report, the user placed just over $32,000 across four bets and won more than $400,000. On-chain analyst Andrew 10

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XRP jumps 9% as Bitcoin nears $95,000 high

XRP rose about 9% on Monday, leading crypto gains as bitcoin climbed to its highest level since mid-November, reaching roughly $94,400 and bringing it closer to the $95,000 mark during the trading session. Bitcoin gained more than 3% in the session, its largest percentage advance in over a

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Bitcoin reclaims $94,000 as US stocks rise after Venezuela escalation

Beincrypto reports Bitcoin reclaimed $94,000 on Monday, ending nearly a month of range-bound trading, as US stocks opened higher after a dramatic escalation between Washington and Caracas. Markets treated the episode as contained and decisive, keeping risk appetite intact and sending the S&P 500 back above 6,

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Crypto exchanges donate $21M to pro‑Trump PAC as altcoins drive $47.2B ETP inflows

Major cryptocurrency exchanges contributed $21 million to a pro‑Trump Super PAC ahead of the US primary season, filings with the Federal Election Commission show. The disclosures show Gemini Trust Company gave $1.5 million in USDC, while Foris Dax, identified in filings as the parent company of Crypto.com,

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Holders unshield more than 200,000 ZEC in early 2026, raising sell-off concerns

Beincrypto reports that in the early days of 2026 holders unshielded over 200,000 Zcash (ZEC), roughly 1.2% of circulating supply, moving the coins into circulation as privacy coins underperformed the broader market. On-chain data explain that unshielding converts funds from shielded pools to transparent pools to enable trading

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Bank of America backs 1%–4% Bitcoin allocations as Ethereum and Stellar deploy upgrades

Beincrypto reports the first full week of January 2026 brings several market-moving crypto events: Bank of America authorizes 1% to 4% portfolio allocations to cryptocurrency, Ethereum and Stellar are rolling out major upgrades, and token unlocks and protocol milestones may increase short-term volatility. Bank of America’s policy takes effect

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Four US labor reports this week could sway Bitcoin and crypto markets

Beincrypto reports that four US labor releases this week could swing Bitcoin and broader crypto markets as Federal Reserve rate-cut expectations and bond yields remain finely balanced in the first full trading week of 2026. The week opens with Wednesday’s ADP Non-Farm Employment Change and the November JOLTS survey.