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Virtuals Protocol’s native token VIRTUAL climbed 27.84% in 24 hours, reaching $1.14 with trading volume surging to $427.59 million as AI-related tokens attracted increased buyer interest.
RENDER token climbed 74% over seven days, reaching $2.23 with trading volume hitting $260.42 million as AI-related tokens saw increased activity across markets.
Infinex’s token sale raised $700K in 48 hours, prompting major changes including removal of allocation caps and new distribution methods.
Ethereum entered 2026 with an uptick in price action, but its co-founder claims that ETH still has significant room for improvement.
Polymarket and Parcl launch housing prediction markets, letting traders follow home price moves across major U.S. cities using daily index data.
Crypto wallet Ledger faced a major customer data breach through its payment processor Global-e.
Japan’s finance minister confirmed government support for crypto trading through regulated stock and commodity exchanges.
Starknet downtime halted the Ethereum Layer 2 network for hours, blocking transactions as developers investigate unresolved technical issues.
Bitcoin lagged in 2025 as crypto fund inflows hit $47.2B. Altcoins like Ethereum, XRP, and Solana drove much of the growth.
Metaplanet shares jumped 15% on Jan. 5 after the Bitcoin treasury firm reiterated plans for a large share buyback.
Ethereum closed 2025 with record on-chain activity, as stablecoin transfer volume surged past $8 trillion in Q4 alone.
Stablecoins on Cardano may gain momentum as a governance vote unlocks treasury funds to support multiple infrastructure integrations.
The meme coin market has added $11 billion in value as 2026 starts as trading volume jumped to $8.8 billion in the past day.
A new phishing campaign flagged by SlowMist is actively targeting users of MetaMask by impersonating two-factor authentication security checks.
MSTR stock rebounded sharply, rising 3.5% overnight to above $163, as BTC price showed strength, moving closer to $93,000.