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Cryptocurrency News 1 January 2026

XRP price forecast 2026: Standard Chartered’s $8 call meets a $1.87 market as ETF flows stay in focus

XRP price forecast 2026: Standard Chartered’s $8 call meets a $1.87 market as ETF flows stay in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 15:31 ET Standard Chartered’s projection that XRP could reach $8 by the end of 2026 has returned to the center of crypto market debate as the token traded around $1.87 on Thursday. FXEmpire The forecast matters now because the route many institutions use to buy crypto is changing. Spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) — listed products designed to track an asset — are giving investors a regulated way to gain exposure to tokens such as XRP. FXEmpire+1 That shift is forcing traders to weigh longer-dated price targets against near-term liquidity and positioning as 2026 begins. FXEmpire
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IREN stock ends 2025 lower as crypto miners struggle into New Year holiday

IREN stock ends 2025 lower as crypto miners struggle into New Year holiday

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 14:46 ET — Market closed Shares of IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) ended the last trading session of 2025 down 1.3% at $37.77. U.S. stock markets were closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. Reuters+1 The move matters now because bitcoin-linked stocks have been sensitive to shifts in macro sentiment and equity market risk appetite. Bitcoin was on track to finish 2025 more than 6% lower — its first annual drop since 2022 — after a volatile year, Reuters reported. Reuters For miners, swings in bitcoin can quickly change the outlook for cash generation because they
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Bitcoin price forecast 2026: New calls see fresh highs after 2025 slide

Bitcoin price forecast 2026: New calls see fresh highs after 2025 slide

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 14:41 ET Crypto brokerage and research firm K33 has turned bullish on the bitcoin price forecast for 2026, telling clients it expects the cryptocurrency to rebound and outperform stocks and gold after a weak 2025. The call matters now because bitcoin’s swings have increasingly tracked broader risk appetite, pulling it closer to mainstream markets and making the 2026 outlook more sensitive to rates, policy and macro headlines. That shift leaves traders looking for clarity on the Federal Reserve’s path for interest rates and on U.S. rulemaking that could widen access to the market. Bitcoin was
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Bitcoin price today: BTC steadies near $88,000 as New Year holiday shuts U.S. stocks; Coinbase, Strategy last lower

Bitcoin price today: BTC steadies near $88,000 as New Year holiday shuts U.S. stocks; Coinbase, Strategy last lower

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 12:45 ET — Market closed. Bitcoin edged higher on Thursday, holding near $88,000 even as U.S. equity markets were shut for the New Year’s Day holiday. Nasdaq The move comes as bitcoin heads into 2026 after a weakening stretch in 2025 that left it on track for its first annual decline since 2022, amid a sharper pullback after an October record. Reuters That matters now because traders increasingly treat bitcoin as a “risk asset” — shorthand for investments that typically rise when investors are confident and fall when they cut exposure — rather than as
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BitMine (BMNR) stock today: Korea retail pile-in keeps ether-treasury trade on edge

BitMine (BMNR) stock today: Korea retail pile-in keeps ether-treasury trade on edge

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 11:50 ET — Market closed. BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc.’s shares last closed down 2.1% at $27.15, capping the year-end session with another volatile swing as a report flagged heavy buying by South Korean retail investors in the crypto-focused stock. Investing.com+1 The attention matters now because BitMine has become a high-beta proxy for ether — the token of the Ethereum blockchain — at a time when traders are trying to gauge whether risk appetite will return after year-end positioning and a choppy crypto tape. With U.S. markets shut for the New Year holiday, liquidity is thin
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Coinbase stock slides to $226 as bitcoin ends 2025 in the red — what COIN investors are watching next

Coinbase stock slides to $226 as bitcoin ends 2025 in the red — what COIN investors are watching next

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 10:37 ET — Market closed. Coinbase Global shares fell 2.4% in Wednesday’s year-end session, closing at $226.14, as investors marked down crypto-linked equities alongside a softer finish for bitcoin. Investing.com The move matters heading into 2026 because Coinbase’s business is tightly tied to trading activity in crypto markets, which tends to cool when prices and risk appetite weaken. With U.S. equity markets closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day, Wednesday’s close served as the last risk check before the first session of the new year. Reuters Bitcoin’s increasing tendency to trade like a “risk asset”
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BTDR stock today: Bitdeer closes up 3% into year-end as bitcoin weakens — what traders watch next

BTDR stock today: Bitdeer closes up 3% into year-end as bitcoin weakens — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 09:51 ET — Market closed Bitdeer Technologies Group stock (BTDR) rose 3.3% in the year’s final U.S. session, closing Dec. 31 at $11.21. U.S. stock markets were closed on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday, exchange calendars show. Nasdaq holiday schedule The Singapore-based firm is a bitcoin miner and mining-services provider, leaving the shares closely tied to the cryptocurrency’s price and the cost of power. Miner stocks often trade as an amplified bet on bitcoin — they can swing more than the coin when sentiment shifts. That sensitivity matters as 2026 opens with crypto
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Strategy (MSTR) stock drops into year-end as bitcoin’s annual loss looms; MSCI review next

Strategy (MSTR) stock drops into year-end as bitcoin’s annual loss looms; MSCI review next

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 10:01 ET — Market closed Strategy Inc shares fell in the final trading session of 2025, tracking a softer bitcoin market, as U.S. stocks were shut on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. Strategy ended Wednesday down $3.63, or 2.3%, at $151.95. The move matters because investors often treat Strategy — chaired by longtime bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor — as a high-beta proxy for bitcoin. The company has built its identity around holding bitcoin on its balance sheet and raising capital to buy more. Bitcoin was on track to post its first annual loss
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DJT stock jumps as Trump Media rolls out Crypto.com token plan for shareholders

DJT stock jumps as Trump Media rolls out Crypto.com token plan for shareholders

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 07:29 ET — Market closed Trump Media & Technology Group’s DJT shares rose 5.3% in Wednesday’s session to close at $13.24 after the company announced plans to distribute a new digital token to shareholders. The stock traded between $12.82 and $13.80 and was down about 0.3% after hours. The move matters because it puts a market price on Trump Media’s push beyond its Truth Social app into financial and crypto-adjacent products, a strategy shift investors have been demanding clearer proof on. It also tests how much value investors assign to “shareholder rewards” that are not
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DJT stock jumps as Trump Media unveils Crypto.com token giveaway for shareholders

DJT stock jumps as Trump Media unveils Crypto.com token giveaway for shareholders

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 06:52 ET — Market closed Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. shares last traded on Wednesday up 5.4% at $13.24 on volume of about 25 million shares after the company said it plans to distribute a new digital token — a crypto asset recorded on a blockchain, or shared digital ledger — to shareholders through a partnership with Crypto.com. The company said each “ultimate beneficial owner” would be eligible to receive one token per whole DJT share, with rewards that may include discounts tied to Truth Social and Truth+ products, and that the token may
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MARA stock drops 3.5% to $8.99 as bitcoin dips and Wall Street shuts for New Year

MARA stock drops 3.5% to $8.99 as bitcoin dips and Wall Street shuts for New Year

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 06:45 ET — Market closed Shares of bitcoin miner MARA Holdings fell 3.5% on Wednesday, Dec. 31, to close at $8.99. U.S. stock markets are closed on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. markets.businessinsider.com+1 With equities shut, crypto prices are setting the tone into Friday’s reopen for bitcoin-linked stocks. Bitcoin was down about 1% at $87,808 in early New York hours, market data showed. Investors also had a fresh company filing to digest heading into year-end. MARA registered an additional 33 million shares for issuance under its amended and restated 2018 equity incentive plan,
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BitMine Immersion (BMNR) stock in focus after report flags persistent Korea retail buying despite 80% slide

BitMine Immersion (BMNR) stock in focus after report flags persistent Korea retail buying despite 80% slide

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 06:34 ET — Market closed BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) shares slipped in the final session of 2025 as U.S. markets shut for New Year’s Day, with traders weighing a fresh report on persistent buying by South Korean retail investors. New York Stock Exchange The move matters because BitMine has increasingly traded as a high-volatility proxy for ether, the cryptocurrency that powers the Ethereum network, rather than a straight bitcoin miner. Crypto trades around the clock, so token swings over the holiday can feed into the stock when U.S. equities reopen. It also highlights how cross-border
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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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