Year: 2026

Ethereum’s co-founder says the ecosystem has grown too comfortable shipping lookalike networks, arguing that scaling alone is no longer a compelling reason to exist. 

“Extreme fear” grips crypto and metals while U.S. equities show resilience ahead of key earnings. 

The ‘Big Short’ investor compared the current slide with a one-time past cycle breakdown that saw BTC lose nearly half its value before stabilizing. 

Crypto markets extended losses amid heavy derivatives liquidations and macro headwinds, with traders bracing for further downside if bitcoin breaks key support. 

Stifel analysts predict bitcoin could fall to $38,000 using an analogy of the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” to explain the bearish...

Bitcoin is now approximately 20% below its estimated average production cost, historically a feature of a bear market. 

Analysts say the move looks driven more by short covering than fresh buying, with spot demand soft and stablecoin balances on exchanges drifting lower. 

TRX has outperformed much of the crypto market this year, slipping only about 1.3% versus bitcoin’s nearly 19% decline. 

During Asian trading hours, BTC hit a low of $69,101 on Bitstamp.