Author: James Wilson
FCA–YouGov data show UK crypto ownership fell from 12% to 8% in 2025, but larger Bitcoin and Ether positions signal rising concentration among committed investors. Summary Ownership is now 8% of UK adults (2,353 surveyed), double 2021 levels but sharply below 2024’s 12%, pointing to cooling retail participation. More holders sit in the £1,001–£10,000 bracket, and 57% own bitcoin while 43% hold ether, with altcoins far behind, indicating a shift to blue‑chip assets. The FCA released the survey as it opened consultations on rules for exchanges, staking, lending and DeFi, with feedback due by February under the UK’s wider crypto…
Grayscale’s 2026 outlook says institutional capital, regulation, and tokenization will reshape crypto, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi and AI chains leading over retail-driven cycles. Summary Grayscale expects U.S. market-structure laws and the GENIUS Act to unlock banks, asset managers and corporates for regulated BTC, ETH, stablecoin and RWA exposure. The report highlights Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, DeFi lenders Aave and Morpho, perpetuals venue Hyperliquid, and AI / high-throughput chains like Bittensor, Near, Sui and Monad. It argues steady ETF inflows will push Bitcoin to a new ATH in H1 2026 while staking, fee-generating chains such as Solana and Tron, and infrastructure like…
TAO price under this zone is like buying Bitcoin under $300, some analysts argue. Summary TAO trades in a clear daily downtrend, with price below short and medium EMAs and each bounce sold into. Momentum flips bearish as MACD rolls over and RSI trends lower, signaling sellers still control the tape. A reclaim of nearby resistance could open a higher range, but failure at support would expose TAO to deeper downside. TAO has sold off around 5–6% over the last 24 hours and is trading roughly in the mid‑$200s, while still up strongly on a year‑to‑date basis versus early‑2025 levels.…
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Bitcoin’s price structure signal has turned negative and the Bull‑Bear Index shows fading spot demand and rising derivatives pressure, putting BTC in a risk‑off, bear‑leaning regime until signals recover. Summary Adler AM’s Structure Shift composite has dropped to −0.5 on a −1 to +1 scale, signaling a bearish regime as Bitcoin price trades at the lower band of its 21‑day Donchian Channel. The Bull‑Bear Index shows the bullish regime component near 5% while the fast bearish component turns negative, implying short‑term derivatives positioning now dominates weak spot bids. A regime flip back to risk‑on would require the composite to climb…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. People love to argue about whether Bitcoin (BTC) can reach a million dollars. They frame it as a prediction, a moonshot, or a marketing gimmick. Bulls treat it like the ultimate destiny. Critics treat it like a delusion. But both sides usually miss the point. Summary The $1M Bitcoin debate isn’t really about price — it reflects a deeper denial that traditional monetary systems have eroded through crises, interventions, and disappearing restraint. Bitcoin’s rise stems from people…
Elizabeth Warren presses Treasury and DOJ on national security risks from DeFi, singling out PancakeSwap and Trump-linked World Liberty Financial as Congress stalls on crypto market rules. Summary Warren’s letter asks if DOJ and Treasury are investigating “significant national security risks” from decentralized exchanges like PancakeSwap and demands answers by Jan. 12. She ties DeFi to terror finance, sanctions evasion and North Korea-linked laundering, while alleging selective crypto enforcement under the Trump administration and new conflicts via World Liberty Financial. The letter lands as the Senate Banking Committee delays a key market structure bill to 2026 and as pro-crypto Republican…
By 2028, Bitcoin could face serious security and price pressure if it fails to adopt quantum‑resistant cryptography, with Charles Edwards warning delays past 2026 risk a prolonged bear market and confidence shock. Summary Charles Edwards says quantum computers could crack Bitcoin’s elliptic‑curve cryptography within about three to five years, exposing private keys and on‑chain funds. He argues Bitcoin needs a “quantum patch” live by 2026, or BTC could fall below recent levels and stay under pressure until the network is upgraded, potentially triggering a record bear market. Critics say quantum tech is still too early and point out banks and…
Analysts argue the crypto cycle has stretched from four to five years, with altcoin season likely delayed to around Q2 2026 as ISM and post-QT liquidity finally turn up. Summary Raoul Pal says debt maturity extensions and weak ISM readings have delayed the classic four-year crypto cycle, with liquidity now likely peaking in 2026 instead of 2025. Tom Lee and other strategists see the Fed’s end of QT and eventual QE as the real trigger for risk-on flows, echoing prior cycles where alt rallies followed policy pivots by several quarters. Ash Crypto notes total altcoin market cap (ex-top 10) is…
Chainlink price is capped inside a narrowing bearish structure despite signs of accumulation from large holders. Summary LINK trades near $12.8 after double-digit weekly losses and falling volume Whale wallets added over $263M in LINK since November while exchange balances hit yearly lows Technical structure stays bearish unless price reclaims key resistance levels As of this writing, LINK was trading at about $12.78, showing a slight daily gain of 0.7%. The token has dropped 9.2% over the past month and 10% over the last week as sellers continue to protect overhead resistance. Daily Chainlink (LINK) trading volume fell to $541…