Year: 2026

Nike quietly sells RTFKT as NFT market cap plunges over 67%, Converse sales slide, and major NFT events and platforms retreat or pivot. Summary Nike sold RTFKT in December 2025…

Canaan’s 3MW Manitoba pilot reuses Avalon rigs’ waste heat to warm Bitforest tomato greenhouses, cutting fossil fuel use. Summary Canaan and Bitforest launch a 3MW pilot in Manitoba to recycle Bitcoin…

Kaspa’s PoW BlockDAG, fixed supply, and rising real-world settlement use fuel 2026 altcoin mania narrative. Summary Kaspa uses a PoW BlockDAG design for parallel blocks, near-instant confirmation, and high throughput while…

XRP outpaces Bitcoin and Ethereum as U.S. spot ETFs top $1b in assets, XRPL DEX liquidity surges, exchange balances sink, and futures open interest hits multi-month highs. Summary XRP has…

Adler AM says Bitcoin’s price advance is spot-led, with its derivatives pressure index in “Expansion (Moderate)”, negative divergence, and no signs of euphoric leverage yet.​ Summary Adler AM’s composite derivatives…

Hyperliquid price has broken out of a descending parallel channel pattern supported by demand from smart money investors. Summary Hyperliquid price has confirmed breakout from a bearish channel on the…

Bybit’s 2026 Crypto Outlook argues Bitcoin’s four‑year cycle is fading as macro policy, derivatives markets, and tokenization reshape crypto’s risk and return profile. Summary Bybit’s 2026 Crypto Outlook claims the…

BTC price briefly fell below the $92k support level on Monday as $440 million in liquidations hit the market. Summary Bitcoin price retested the $92k support after bulls faced rejection…

Barclays has made its first direct investment in a stablecoin-related company by becoming a stakeholder in U.S. stablecoin-settlement firm Ubyx. Summary Barclays has taken an equity stake in Ubyx, marking…

A post-mortem report of the Dec. 27 exploit of the Flow blockchain has detailed a protocol-level exploit that allowed the attacker to duplicate fungible tokens and drain approximately $3.9 million…