This change would allow investors to manage their entire portfolio within a single application. Or, as some might call it, a digital version of a piggy bank with a 50% chance of bursting into flames.
But hold your Prosecco, because while XRP’s price is doing the cha-cha, its derivatives market is having a full-blown disco party. Traders are piling back in like it’s the last Black Friday sale, and the data? Oh, it’s spicier than Mark Darcy’s secret email account. Open Interest (OI) is soaring faster than my hopes after a second date, and it’s all thanks to Binance, the Beyoncé of crypto exchanges.
Back in 2016, Bitcoin’s halving was the main event. July 2016: $651. December 2017: $19,700. That’s a 2,900% gain because apparently, back then, Bitcoin thought it was a growth stock and a lottery ticket. Fast-forward to 2024’s halving: Bitcoin hits $63,000, then creeps up to $126,200 by October 2025. A 100% return? Cute. Inflation-adjusted, that’s basically a participation trophy.
Bitcoin ( BTC) staged what can only be described as a financial rollercoaster on the afternoon of January 21st. After Trump decided that maybe, just maybe, Greenland wasn’t worth starting World War III over, the cryptocurrency market did what it does best: overreact. Surging from $88,200 to nearly $90,300 in a three-hour window, Bitcoin briefly reclaimed its psychological throne, only to remember that it’s still Bitcoin and promptly tumble back down. Because, let’s face it, nothing screams “stability” like a currency that changes its mind more often than a toddler in a toy store.
//media.crypto.news/2026/01/BNBUSDT_2026-01-22_02-07-23.webp”/>
DeFi’s 2026 has been a party where the only invite is “How to Lose Millions in Style.” Makina’s exploit adds to this year’s growing list of security fails, proving that old attack vectors are still the MVPs of the hacking world.
And get this, this transaction was so massive that it drained 97% of this whale’s entire stash of SHIB. The question on everyone’s mind? Is this a daring entry, or is it an exit? Because honestly, with this kind of move, you’d think they’re either jumping in or fleeing like their pants are on fire.
Last time this short-term drama queen showed up was in mid-December 2025, and SHIB dropped faster than my standards on a second date. Down to $0.00000681, darling. Brutal.
On January 20, the U.S. stock market, in a fit of pique, decided to part ways with a colossal $1.3 trillion. This descent into financial chaos sent ripples-pun intended-across the markets, leading many investors to embark on a quest for safer havens or, at the very least, something shinier to hold onto.
Have you ever seen a big-shot company waddle into the Securities and Exchange Commission’s office with dreams of turning a modest digital token into a fancy ETF? Well, my friends, that’s exactly what Grayscale Investments is doing now, filling out some forms-probably with a quill-hoping to turn its “Near Trust” into the “Grayscale Near Trust ETF” under the ticker GSNR on the NYSE Arca. Real fancy, huh?