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Friday, January 2, 2026

$2.2B Options Expiry Puts Bitcoin and Ethereum on Volatility Watch

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
The crypto derivatives market is heading into 2026 with a major test in store for traders - a whoppi ...
35 minutes

Crypto Starts 2026 Strong: ADA Up 7%, BTC and ETH Lead Rebound

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Digital assets started 2026 in a relatively steady manner as Liquidity picked up, coming off the hol ...
49 minutes
Market Sentiment Pulse – A brief update on what’s moving markets and why Today, the for ...
1 hour
Copper rose on the first trading day of 2026, after capping the biggest annual gain since 2009 on pr ...
2 hours

Tesla Faces Second Straight Sales Drop Amid Musk’s Bold Robotaxi Bet

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
2 min read
Tesla finished the previous year on a high note. It was another matter entirely to win over actual c ...
2 hours

Ethereum Holds $3,000 as Buterin Refocuses Network on Decentralization, Hayes Rotates $5.5M Into DeFi

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
Ethereum [[ETH/USD]] is trading above $3,000 on Friday, up 1.3% in the last 24 hours. This is becaus ...
3 hours

Trump Media Partners with Crypto.com to Reward Shareholders with New Digital Tokens

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
The Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. intends to distribute a new cryptocurrency to its shareho ...
3 hours
UBS revised its price projections for palladium and platinum following a significant increase in bot ...
3 hours

Standard Chartered: XRP Poised for $8 on Regulatory Clarity and ETF Frenzy

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
Standard Chartered recently published its price forecasts for the cryptocurrency markets in 2026. St ...
3 hours

China’s Silver Squeeze Sparks Mayhem: $80 Breakthrough Fuels Bubble

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
2 min read
Silver sank after breaking above $80 per ounce for the first time amid a historic rally driven by sp ...
3 hours

Solana Holds at $127 Amid Whale Accumulation and Infrastructure Upgrades: Can SOL Reach $162 in January?

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
Solana [[SOL/USD]] is currently trading at $127, which is up 1.8% in the last 24 hours. Whale accumu ...
4 hours

XRP Struggles at $1.80 Despite $1 Billion ETF Inflows: Technical Analysis Points to Further Downside Risk in 2026

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
XRP [[XRP/USD]] is trading around $1.80, which is a small increase of 1.9% in the last 24 hours. How ...
5 hours
MTN Group’s Q3 results underscore rapid expansion across key Africa ...
6 hours

Bitcoin Holds $88K as Options Surge and Cycle Theory Faces Historic Test

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
Bitcoin [[BTC/USD]] is trading above $88,000 as 2026 begins. It has been rather stable over the prev ...
6 hours

Daily Crypto Signals: Bitcoin Breaks Post-Halving Tradition, XRP Struggles Despite Major Victories

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
The cryptocurrency market closed 2025 on a sobering note as Bitcoin [[BTC/USD]] ended the year in ne ...
7 hours
As Microsoft steps into 2026, it finds itse ...
10 hours
Tesla’s renewed focus on full autonomy and A ...
10 hours

The Economist: Wall Street Is Optimistic About 2026, Despite High Valuations

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
2 min read
The British weekly The Economist points to a broadly constructive outlook for equities in 2026, even ...
11 hours

Bitcoin Tops $88,000 While Altcoins Climb as the Year Kicks Off

By Ignacio Teson, Economist and Financial Analyst
1 min read
Bitcoin ended 2025 with a decline of nearly 6.4%, but succeeded in consolidating a new phase of glob ...
11 hours
After an extraordinary rally and sharp year- ...
11 hours
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