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Cryptocurrency News 7 January 2026 - 8 January 2026

XRP price drops 5% after-hours as Ripple token rally cools; ETF flows, jobs report ahead

XRP price drops 5% after-hours as Ripple token rally cools; ETF flows, jobs report ahead

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 17:43 (EST) — After-hours XRP fell nearly 5% on Wednesday, giving back some of its early-2026 run as a broader dip hit major cryptocurrencies. The token was last down 4.8% at $2.18. The pullback lands as fresh money into XRP-linked “spot” exchange-traded funds — ETFs that hold the underlying token — becomes the main test for the market. Canary Capital’s spot XRP ETF, XRPC, began trading on Nasdaq on Nov. 13, ETFdb reported. Data compiled by SoSoValue show spot XRP ETFs have attracted about $1.3 billion since launching in November, DL News reported. ETF Database+1
8 January 2026
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Bitcoin price dips after-hours as MSCI lifts Strategy stock; Coinbase and miners swing

Bitcoin price dips after-hours as MSCI lifts Strategy stock; Coinbase and miners swing

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 17:49 (EST) — After-hours Bitcoin fell on Wednesday and stayed soft after the U.S. close, while shares of Strategy held firmer after MSCI backed away from an index change. Bitcoin was last down 2.3% at $91,031 after touching a session low of $90,629; Strategy was up 2.5% at $161.83. MSCI on Tuesday dropped a proposal to exclude “digital asset treasury companies,” or DATCOs, from its indexes and said it would open a broader consultation on how to classify non-operating firms. MSCI defines DATCOs as companies whose digital-asset holdings represent 50% or more of total assets;
8 January 2026
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Strategy Inc stock rises after MSCI drops plan to kick bitcoin-treasury firms out of indexes

Strategy Inc stock rises after MSCI drops plan to kick bitcoin-treasury firms out of indexes

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 16:40 EST — After-hours Strategy (MSTR.O) was up 2.5% at $161.83 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after MSCI scrapped a plan to exclude digital-asset treasury companies from its indexes. MSCI said it would keep its current approach — covering Strategy, which it lists as a firm whose digital-asset holdings are at least half of total assets — while it launches a broader review; Strategy said the policy would hold for MSCI’s February 2026 index review. Bitcoin fell 2.7% to $90,986, and Strategy’s shares were down about 47.5% last year. Reuters That matters because MSCI’s benchmarks
7 January 2026
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Bitmine (BMNR) stock slides as $14.2B crypto stash update meets dilution vote deadline

Bitmine (BMNR) stock slides as $14.2B crypto stash update meets dilution vote deadline

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:51 (EST) — Regular session Shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. fell 4.3% to $30.94 in mid-afternoon trading on Wednesday, tracking softer crypto prices after the company highlighted a $14.2 billion crypto-and-cash pile and urged shareholders to vote ahead of next week’s annual meeting. Ether slipped about 2.5% and bitcoin fell about 1.1%. Why it matters now: Bitmine has become one of a handful of listed “crypto treasury” names that investors use as a liquid proxy for major tokens, especially ether. When the token moves, the stock can react fast — and when the company
7 January 2026
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BMNR stock forecast: BitMine slides as crypto cools, with a Jan. 14 vote looming

BMNR stock forecast: BitMine slides as crypto cools, with a Jan. 14 vote looming

New York, January 7, 2026, 14:38 EST — Regular session BitMine Immersion Technologies’ shares fell 5.2% to $30.65 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, after swinging between $30.24 and $32.81 earlier in the session. The drop matters now because BMNR has turned into a fast-moving proxy for crypto prices, especially ether, and it heads into a shareholder vote that could reshape the stock’s supply. Traders have been treating it less like a miner and more like a liquid, listed claim on a crypto treasury. That vote is on a plan to lift authorized shares — the ceiling on how many shares
7 January 2026
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Bitcoin price forecast: $100,000 bets build as BTC slips below $91,000 before U.S. jobs data

Bitcoin price forecast: $100,000 bets build as BTC slips below $91,000 before U.S. jobs data

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 14:34 (EST) — Regular session Bitcoin fell on Wednesday, with the world’s largest cryptocurrency down about 1.4% at $90,951. It has traded between $90,629 and $93,734 so far in the session. The pullback lands in a week when macro data are back in charge of the tape, and bitcoin is trading with it. U.S. job openings slid in November and economists expect Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report to show another modest gain, a mix that could shape rate-cut bets and risk appetite in one go. Reuters Derivatives markets are flashing two numbers at once. Bitcoin options
7 January 2026
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XRP price forecast: Ripple token slips as ETF bid cools and U.S. jobs data looms

XRP price forecast: Ripple token slips as ETF bid cools and U.S. jobs data looms

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:34 EST — Regular session XRP slid on Wednesday, trimming gains from a recent burst higher as traders weighed whether fresh demand from new exchange-traded funds could keep lifting the token. XRP was down about 2.6% at $2.18, CoinMarketCap data showed. CoinMarketCap The pullback comes a day after XRP climbed to nearly $2.40, a move that CoinDesk linked to heavy trading in U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs — funds that hold the token and trade on stock exchanges like shares. Spot XRP ETFs took in about $48 million on Tuesday, pushing cumulative inflows past $1 billion since
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XRP Price Slips After WisdomTree Pulls XRP ETF Filing as Traders Eye U.S. Jobs Data

XRP Price Slips After WisdomTree Pulls XRP ETF Filing as Traders Eye U.S. Jobs Data

New York, January 7, 2026, 14:36 ET — Regular session XRP fell about 2.2% to $2.19 on Wednesday after WisdomTree asked U.S. regulators to withdraw its proposed spot XRP exchange-traded fund, a filing showed. The sponsor said it had decided “not to proceed at this time” and that no shares were sold under the registration statement, first filed on Dec. 2, 2024. XRP traded between $2.17 and $2.32 in the session. SEC The dip comes as big financial firms keep pushing deeper into crypto products, betting investor demand will hold and rules will stay friendlier. Morgan Stanley filed on Tuesday
7 January 2026
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XRP price today: WisdomTree drops XRP ETF plan as token slides, payrolls in focus

XRP price today: WisdomTree drops XRP ETF plan as token slides, payrolls in focus

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 13:49 EST — Regular session XRP fell on Wednesday after the sponsor of the proposed WisdomTree XRP Fund asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw its registration statement, saying it had decided not to proceed “at this time” and that no shares had been sold. The token was down about 2.2% at $2.19 by 1:49 p.m. EST, after touching $2.32 earlier in the day. SEC The pullback lands as crypto trades more like a risk asset again, tracking shifts in rates and equity sentiment rather than idiosyncratic blockchain headlines. On Wall Street, investors
7 January 2026
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Bitcoin price slips as Strategy stock rises on MSCI index reprieve

Bitcoin price slips as Strategy stock rises on MSCI index reprieve

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 13:44 (EST) — Regular session Strategy shares rose on Wednesday after MSCI backed away from a plan that could have pushed the bitcoin-heavy company out of major benchmarks, even as bitcoin slipped. Bitcoin was down about 0.7% at $91,253 and Strategy was up about 2% in afternoon trade; Coinbase fell about 2.5%. MSCI said on Tuesday it would keep the current treatment of “digital asset treasury companies” — firms it defines as having crypto holdings worth at least 50% of total assets — and open a broader consultation on how non-operating companies should be handled.
7 January 2026
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Coinbase stock slips as bitcoin cools and Wall Street checks the fine print

Coinbase stock slips as bitcoin cools and Wall Street checks the fine print

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 12:43 PM EST — Regular session Shares of Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN) were down 1.6% at $246.50 on Wednesday, after trading as low as $245.48 and as high as $254.35. Bitcoin slipped 0.7% to about $91,488 and ether fell 2.4% to roughly $3,160, cooling risk appetite across crypto-linked stocks. The U.S. crypto exchange’s stock often tracks swings in digital assets because a large share of its revenue still comes from transaction fees. When prices chop around, traders look for one thing: volume. If customers don’t trade, the fee pool dries up. That matters now because
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Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin and Solana ETF filings drag a big U.S. bank deeper into crypto

Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin and Solana ETF filings drag a big U.S. bank deeper into crypto

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 12:39 (EST) Morgan Stanley Investment Management has filed initial registration statements for two crypto-linked exchange-traded products — the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust and the Morgan Stanley Solana Trust — and said the securities cannot be sold until the filings become effective. Morgan Stanley The move would be the first attempt by a major U.S. bank to bring in-house crypto ETFs to market at a time when Washington’s stance has turned more permissive and traditional finance firms are looking for cleaner ways to package exposure. “It’s interesting to see Morgan Stanley move into a commoditized market,” said
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Stock Market Today

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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