U.S. initial jobless claims have once again come in below market expectations, signaling resilience in the labor market and reducing the likelihood of an imminent Federal Reserve rate cut. This macroeconomic development is drawing attention across financial markets, particularly crypto, where expectations of monetary easing have historically fueled Bitcoin rallies. According to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor, initial jobless claims for the week ending December 27 fell to 199,000, a decline of 16,000 from the prior weeks revised figure. Economists had forecast claims to rise...

As 2026 begins, XRP traders are bracing for another closely watched event: Ripples scheduled release of 1 billion XRP from escrow on January 1. While headlines highlight the sheer size of the unlockworth roughly $1.9 billion at the current XRP price of $1.88the real market impact is likely far more nuanced than the numbers suggest. Ripples escrow system, launched in 2017, was specifically designed to avoid sudden supply shocks. Each month, 1 billion XRP is unlocked, but historically Ripple re-locks between 60% and 80% of those tokens. This means that only a fraction typically enters active...

Ethereum price rose by around 1.5% today, briefly moving above the key psychological resistance level of $3,000. Although ETH is still technically within a broader bear market structure, growing signs of accumulation and improving technical indicators have fueled optimism among analysts who believe further upside is possible in the near term. According to popular crypto analyst Cas Abbe, Ethereum could rally toward the $4,000 level, representing a potential upside of about 35% from current prices. In a recent post on X, he highlighted the daily chart structure, noting that ETH remains above a...

The crypto market is showing renewed signs of strength as it heads into the final days before 2026, supported by a major liquidity injection from the U.S. Federal Reserve and a reversal in Bitcoin ETF flows. These developments have improved overall market sentiment and raised expectations for a potential year-end relief rally across digital assets. The New York Fed conducted its largest overnight repo operations of the year, injecting approximately $74.6 billion into the financial system. This liquidity boost included $31.5 billion in U.S. Treasury bill purchases and $43.1 billion in...

The CLARITY Act is one step closer to advancing in the U.S. Senate after reports revealed that the Senate Banking Committee has selected January 15 as the tentative date for marking up the long-awaited crypto regulation bill. This development has renewed optimism across the digital asset industry, as crypto traders increasingly bet that the CLARITY Act could become law in the first half of next year. According to a report from Crypto in America, members of the Senate Banking Committee have internally agreed on the markup timeline. While this signals progress, uncertainty remains over whether...

Privacy emerged as one of the defining narratives of crypto in 2025, and its momentum is set to accelerate further in 2026. Last year, Zcash surged more than 600%, becoming one of the strongest-performing digital assets and reigniting interest in privacy coins. At the same time, major ecosystems like Ethereum and Solana unveiled initiatives aimed at bringing native privacy features to their networks. Startups building privacy-preserving infrastructure using zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) also gained significant traction, signaling that onchain privacy is...

Onchain analytics firm Bubblemaps revealed that approximately $250 million was withdrawn from decentralized perpetual exchange Lighter shortly after it completed a massive airdrop of $675 million worth of its native token, LIT, earlier this week. The data sparked discussion across the crypto community about whether yield farmers were rapidly exiting the platform following the token generation event (TGE). According to Bubblemaps analysis shared on X, around $201.9 million was withdrawn on the Ethereum blockchain, while an additional $52.2 million exited via Arbitrum. Nicolas Vaiman, CEO of...

Trump Media and Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT), the parent company of the social media platform Truth Social, announced plans to launch a new digital token distribution for its shareholders through a partnership with Crypto.com. The initiative marks a notable step by a publicly traded media company into blockchain-based shareholder rewards and highlights the growing intersection between traditional markets and crypto technology. According to a company press release issued Wednesday, the digital token will be created on Crypto.coms Cronos blockchain. Once the program officially launches,...

CoinDesk Indices released its daily market update, offering fresh insight into the performance of major digital assets tracked by the CoinDesk 20 Index. As of the latest update, the CoinDesk 20 is trading at 2,726.41, marking a 0.7% increase, or a gain of 18.35 points, since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. This movement reflects a cautiously positive tone across the broader cryptocurrency market as investors assess short-term trends and individual asset performance. Out of the 20 assets included in the CoinDesk 20 Index, ten are currently trading higher, signaling a balanced market with both upward...

Investment bank KBW has upgraded TeraWulf (NASDAQ: WULF) to outperform from market perform, while sharply increasing its price target to $24 from $9.50, signaling strong confidence in the companys evolving business model. According to KBW, the market is significantly undervaluing TeraWulfs earnings potential as it transitions away from traditional bitcoin mining toward artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) data center leasing. In a research note released Wednesday, KBW analyst Stephen Glagola highlighted that investors are underestimating the scale and impact of...