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Polymarket traders see just 21% chance of Bitcoin hitting $150K this year

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YjdiZWMtY2NkNy03MGNkLTliNDgtYmRlZTczYTYyMzkzLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Polymarket traders see just 21% chance of Bitcoin hitting $150K this year"></p><p>Polymarket traders are holding back their optimism back for Bitcoin this year, despite many analysts tipping the price to hit $150,000 and above.</p>

Turkmenistan rings in new year with crypto exchanges, miners

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YjdiYTctNTE0MC03MzAzLWJmNTctMWM2NjY5MDlkZWViLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Turkmenistan rings in new year with crypto exchanges, miners"></p><p>Turkmenistan has started the year with a bang, with new laws legalizing the operation of crypto exchanges and crypto miners kicking in on Jan 1.</p>

Losses from crypto hacks down 60% in December: PeckShield

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YjdiNmItYjM4Yy03ZWNjLWI0N2QtM2I0Yzg5MWFjZjUxLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Losses from crypto hacks down 60% in December: PeckShield"></p><p>Although monetary losses declined, users still lost tens of millions of dollars to common cybersecurity exploits like address poisoning scams.</p>

Flow advances recovery plan, raises exchange concerns after $3.9M exploit

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YjdiMDYtZTgzMC03YzcwLWExOWItMzRhZWVmYzFlODNhLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Flow advances recovery plan, raises exchange concerns after $3.9M exploit"></p><p>The plan to address a multimillion-dollar exploit continued with "phase two progress" on EVM after it scrapped a plan to roll back the blockchain.</p>

Bitcoin options boom raises fears of capped BTC upside

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjQ2YTctM2QzOS03Y2FhLTljMDQtYmZhNDM2MDBiMGIyLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin options boom raises fears of capped BTC upside"></p><p>Bitcoin cash-and-carry trades faded toward the end of the year, leading funds to shift to Bitcoin options for yield. Is the strategy putting a cap on BTC price?</p>

Ethereum co-founder pitches DApps as solution to 2025 Cloudflare outage

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YjdhYTMtMDRiMC03ZWYwLWIxYjgtMWFmN2NkYzBjZDlkLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Ethereum co-founder pitches DApps as solution to 2025 Cloudflare outage"></p><p>Outages with Cloudflare and Amazon Web Services caused brief massive outages in 2025, affecting several cryptocurrency platforms.</p>

Bitcoin RSI demands breakout as exec says 'RIP' to 4-year BTC price cycle

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YWRmY2YtZDJmYS03MmQ4LWFiYzEtNWExYjlhOTM1ZjQ0.jpg" alt="Bitcoin RSI demands breakout as exec says 'RIP' to 4-year BTC price cycle"></p><p>Bitcoin entered a "new era" as the 2025 yearly candle closed red, said analysis, with BTC price volatility signals firing into the new year.</p>

Crypto’s 2026 investment playbook: Bitcoin, stablecoin infrastructure, tokenized assets

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjU2NDMtNzBhYS03NjI1LWEwNjgtM2Y1ZTJkNDhjM2ZkLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Crypto’s 2026 investment playbook: Bitcoin, stablecoin infrastructure, tokenized assets"></p><p>After a volatile 2025, investors are rethinking crypto cycles. Here are three investment themes that will shape the market’s next phase in 2026.</p>

Happy New Year, Mark Cuban: Judge dismisses lawsuit over Voyager Digital

The class-action suit, filed against Cuban and others in August 2022 shortly after Voyager filed for bankruptcy, alleged “false representations and other deceptive conduct.“

Trust Wallet browser extension knocked offline by Chrome Store 'bug,' CEO says

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YjdhNDYtYmY1YS03YjlkLTgwOWEtZWZmNTdlNTRhZjBmLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Trust Wallet browser extension knocked offline by Chrome Store 'bug,' CEO says"></p><p>The Trust Wallet update includes a feature to help victims of the $7 million Christmas hack submit reimbursement claims for lost funds.</p>

Trump to spare homeowners from higher tariffs on cabinets and furniture till 2027. Here are the stocks to watch.

A troubled U.S. housing market, coupled with fear of tariff costs passed on to inflation-weary consumers, weighed on home-furnishing stocks in 2025.

Wall Street is starting 2026 with echoes of 2000’s dot-com woes

So-called small-cap value stocks have almost never been.

The XRP Army got everything except $5 price: Will 2026 deliver?

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjM3Y2YtYWRjYi03YzYzLTk3NzQtYjIwZjlkMTYyOTUzLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="The XRP Army got everything except $5 price: Will 2026 deliver?"></p><p>XRP scored every major win in 2025 with the SEC case resolved and spot ETFs launched, yet the price crashed 50%, with the $5 target remaining elusive.</p>

Base’s creator coin experiment meets resistance after Nick Shirley launch

Base’s push into creator coins is facing mounting criticism from traders and builders after Nick Shirley’s token on Zora spiked to about a $9 million valuation and then promptly slumped.

Crypto privacy in 2026: Compliance-friendly tools take center stage

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjJiM2EtODBjMC03NjUxLWJjYjQtZTRlOTUwYjBmZWI2LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Crypto privacy in 2026: Compliance-friendly tools take center stage"></p><p>Crypto privacy is approaching an inflection point as relevant lawsuits near their conclusions and developers pivot toward designs that ensure privacy while appeasing regulators.</p>

SOL accumulation tops crypto trends on New Year’s Day: Santiment

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5Yjc5NDQtNjIyMC03NTQ4LWJkOTktZTY0MmM5NTNlZGEyLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="SOL accumulation tops crypto trends on New Year’s Day: Santiment"></p><p>Whale accumulation across Solana tokens is headlining crypto-related social buzz as 2026 begins, according to data from Santiment.</p>

Bithumb flags $200M in dormant crypto assets across 2.6M inactive accounts

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5Yjc5MDQtY2JkZS03ODViLThlYzgtMjVlOWRlNjdlYTRmLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bithumb flags $200M in dormant crypto assets across 2.6M inactive accounts"></p><p>Millions of long-inactive users still hold crypto at Bithumb, highlighting how early retail capital can remain untouched for years.</p>

Can Solana shed its memecoin image in 2026?

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjI2ZDItNjliYi03ZmZhLWIzZWYtMGI0YzM1MDc1NWYxLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Can Solana shed its memecoin image in 2026?"></p><p>Solana’s bid to move beyond memecoins will depend on whether its upgrades can deliver predictable execution for serious onchain finance.</p>

Tether snaps up another 8,888 BTC, now fifth-largest Bitcoin wallet

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5Yjc4NzAtNmY5My03OTc5LThkOTktZmNhY2Q5M2JkYjg5LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Tether snaps up another 8,888 BTC, now fifth-largest Bitcoin wallet"></p><p>Tether closed out 2025 with an 8,888 BTC purchase, increasing its disclosed Bitcoin holdings to more than 96,000 BTC.</p>

Trader bags $1M from ‘abnormal’ BROCCOLI714 memecoin activity on Binance

A trader claimed to have made $1 million by timing a long-short trade after spotting abnormal activity by a market maker account on Binance, while the exchange denied any security breach.