According to Itaú Asset Management, Brazil’s largest non-public financial institution, traders ought to think about holding 1%–3% of their portfolios in Bitcoin beginning in 2026. The suggestion got here in a analysis outlook launched this week and frames Bitcoin as a small, complementary holding moderately than a primary guess. Itaú Backs Small Bitcoin Positions The…
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has stepped in to quash rumors of a romance swirling round his transient interplay with a feminine KOL at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai. The hypothesis traces again to December 4, when CZ confronted off in opposition to gold advocate Peter Schiff in a much-anticipated debate. During the session, Tintin—a…
A16z crypto, a enterprise capital fund of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), mentioned it expects a number of crypto-related themes to acquire prominence in 2026, whereas citing developments throughout stablecoins, real-world-asset tokenization, banking infrastructure, AI agent authentication, privateness applied sciences, and prediction markets. In its newest publish, the agency mentioned stablecoins processed an estimated $46 trillion in…
Bitcoin is heading into a critical window because the Bank of Japan prepares what may very well be its most consequential coverage transfer in many years. The central financial institution is broadly anticipated to lift rates of interest by 25 foundation factors to 0.75% at its December 18-19 assembly, a stage not seen since 1995…
In response to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest investor bulletin on crypto custody, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe has positioned his agency as the solely supplier providing all the custody choices described by the SEC. It comes solely days after BitGo secured regulatory approval to function as a financial institution, successfully increasing its institutional…
Experts are more and more signaling a possible crypto bull run in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, pushed by a convergence of macroeconomic components. Analysts recommend Bitcoin may surge between $300,000 and $600,000 if these catalysts materialize. Five Macro Trends Fueling a Potential Rally in Q1 2026 A mix of 5 key tendencies is…
After three years of growth, Firedancer went reside on Solana mainnet in December 2024, having already produced 50,000 blocks throughout 100 days of testing on a handful of validators. The milestone, introduced Dec. 12 by Solana’s official account, marks greater than a efficiency improve. It represents the community’s first actual try to remove the architectural…
While the XRP worth shows a transparent bearish construction, momentum pushing the value downwards seems to be cooling. A latest evaluation into underlying on-chain exercise has revealed a shift in investor habits, offering context to the lately slowed momentum seen. XRP Holdings Decline To 2024 Low Of 2.6 Billion In a QuickTake post on CryptoQuant,…
The yr 2026 is lower than three weeks away, and market specialists have begun to announce their predictions for the crypto sector. One of them is Richard Teng, the co-CEO of the world’s largest crypto trade, whose insights are optimistic in regards to the crypto market. According to a commentary despatched to CryptoPotato, Teng believes…
HBAR is working out of time. The token is down practically 2% over the previous 24 hours and shut to 10% for the week. In the method, HBAR worth has damaged a number of short-term help ranges and is now hovering close to $0.12. This stage is crucial. HBAR is barely 1% above a breakdown…