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Ethereum breaks Bollinger Band resistance, signaling bullish momentum, but an analyst awaits a 30% price move. Ethereum (ETH) kicked off the first Monday of 2026 on a strong note, with a notable rise in price, peaking at around $3,209. The crypto showed an overall positive trend, extending early-year gains as investors cautiously rebuilt positions after a period of volatility. The price fluctuated between a low of approximately $3.12K and the high point, reflecting market caution yet solid optimism. Over the past 24 hours, Ethereum has seen a modest increase of 0.5%, maintaining a steady upward movement despite occasional retracements. Looking…

Wall Street bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) said the stablecoin supply could reach $500 billion to $600 billion by 2028, far short of the most bullish $2 trillion to $4 trillion calls. Stablecoin demand is still primarily a crypto-market story, not a payments story, according to the largest U.S. bank by assets. JPMorgan noted that the stablecoin market has grown about $100 billion this year to roughly $308 billion, led by Tether’s USDT and Circle’s (CRCL) USDC. Demand is still driven mainly by crypto trading and collateral needs across derivatives and decentralized finance (DeFi), with derivatives venues adding about…

Nexo has launched a new borrowing product that allows Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) holders to access liquidity at 0% interest, according to an announcement shared with Finbold on Wednesday, January 8. The product, called Zero-interest Credit (ZiC), joins Nexo’s existing credit offerings and provides fixed-term crypto-backed borrowing with no interest charges or fees. The structure is designed to offer a predefined repayment path from the outset and eliminate the risk of premature forced liquidation during the loan term. Fixed-term borrowing structure According to Nexo, Zero-interest Credit enables users to borrow against BTC and ETH for a fixed term, with…

Ethereum and Solana are not only separated by questions of scalability, they are increasingly divided by competing visions of what blockchain networks must be built to withstand in the future. Recent remarks from the co-founders of each network revealed two competing definitions of “resilience,” rooted in different assumptions about risk, infrastructure, and the future shape of blockchain adoption. In an X post revisiting Ethereum’s Trustless Manifesto, co-founder Vitalik Buterin framed resilience as protection against catastrophic failure, including political exclusion, infrastructure collapse, developer disappearance, and financial confiscation. Buterin argued that Ethereum was not designed to optimize for efficiency or convenience, but…

Ethereum price gains as bulls eye $3,500 amid broader cryptocurrency gains. The Ethereum network’s stablecoin transfer volume hit $8 trillion. Bulls could target a surge to $4,000-$4,500, although bears remain alert. The price of the Ethereum token is hovering in the green as optimism across the cryptocurrency market lifts Bitcoin to $93,000. AI tokens were among the cryptocurrencies that rallied. With ETH at $3,171 at the time of writing, analysts are pointing to a potential squeeze past $3,500. The top altcoin network’s unprecedented stablecoin transfer volumes, as well as overall risk market trends, make the odds in favour for the…

Wall Street bank Citigroup refreshed its digital-assets stock coverage to reflect recent across-the-board declines in crypto, but remains constructive on the sector. “Despite recent token volatility, we remain bullish on digital assets stocks,” wrote analysts led by Peter Christiansen, in a Friday report. Issuer of the USDC stablecoin, Circle Financial (CRCL) remains Citi’s top pick, with the team reiterating its $243 price target even after the stock’s large recent drop to the current $83.60. Christiansen’s next top picks were Bullish (BLSH) and Coinbase (COIN). “We see BLSH in the sweet spot benefiting from rising institutional (particularly in the U.S.) and…

A Polymarket account that earned about $400,000 from a controversial and well-timed bet on the capture of then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is no longer accessible on the platform. The Polymarket page for account “0x31a56e,” which placed about $32,000 on Maduro’s removal as president just before news emerged of his capture by US military and law enforcement, now returns a dead link, Cointelegraph has confirmed. As of Thursday about 1:00 p.m. UTC, the page showed an error saying “Oops… we didn’t forecast this,” while other users’ pages remain accessible. The development comes amid growing concern in the crypto community over high‑profile…

A new collaboration with WORLD3 has been announced by Orexn, which is a big move in integrating artificial intelligence and decentralized Web3 launch infrastructure. It is a partnership between decentralized launch space at Orexn and the next generation AI and blockchain platform at WORLD3 that enables smarter, automated, and connected Web3 participation. 📢 Orexn x WORLD3: New Partnership AnnouncementWe’re excited to partner with @WORLD3_AI — a next-gen AI × blockchain platform building AI Autonomous Worlds where humans and intelligent agents collaborate and automate.🎉 This partnership expands AI-powered infrastructure and… pic.twitter.com/VJPtbJV9xZ — Orexn (@OrexnX) January 6, 2026 The two teams are…

Ethereum price is up nearly 4% over the past seven days, showing fresh strength after months of pressure. That move stands out because ETH is still down roughly 33% over the past three months, keeping the broader trend firmly bearish until now. The latest bounce has finally broken that bearish structure. But just as the trend flips, a new risk is starting to surface, one that could decide whether this breakout holds or stalls. Debunking that risk requires a 10% upmove. Ethereum Breaks a Bearish Structure, but Momentum Is Not Fully Clean Ethereum had been trading inside a descending channel…

The European Central Bank plans to allow blockchain-based settlement in central bank money next year and is preparing to issue a digital euro, but its privacy safeguards will ultimately depend on approval from EU lawmakers. ECB executive board member Piero Cipollone said in a Friday statement that the institution will “make it possible to settle transactions based on [DLT] in central bank money” next year. He also said the ECB is “getting ready” to issue the digital euro and to link its system internationally for cross-border payments. The digital euro underlying infrastructure would also be available to other institutions to…