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$BTC
One Bitcoin has recorded one of the rarest historical signals in its price path, after its valuation against gold reached an all-time low, in a development that enhances expectations of a strong upward wave that could lead the digital currency to new record peaks during the year 2026.

Bitcoin traded at a level close to $95,500, coinciding with the drop of the Z-score index of the Bitcoin to gold ratio (BTC/XAU) below -2, which reflects Bitcoin trading more than two standard deviations below its historical average, in a rare case previously associated with the formation of major price bottoms.

Historical data indicates that the index reaching this area was preceded in previous cycles by a significant outperformance of Bitcoin over gold, where the signal from November 2022 was followed by a rise of about 150% within one year, while the price jumped more than 1,170% after a similar signal in March 2020.

$ETH

Ethereum will strengthen user interfaces using decentralized storage protocols such as IPFS.

This reduces the risk of interface hijacking that may prevent users from accessing their assets.

While it was warned that these improvements may not occur directly with the upcoming release, the 2026 agenda represents a substantial restructuring of how the world's second-largest blockchain handles trust.

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, announced 2026 as the year when blockchain will reclaim its "cypherpunk" assets.

On January 16, Buterin revealed a technical roadmap aimed at reversing what he described as a decade of "regression" in centralized regulation.

How Ethereum plans to fix its compromises

The co-founder of Ethereum acknowledged that the network's pursuit of mainstream scalability has harmed its core promise of self-sovereignty.

According to him, the current ecosystem leaves users dangerously reliant on centralized infrastructure to interact with records. This reliance is centered on trusted servers and remote procedure calls, or RPCs.

This structure forces users to trust third-party data providers instead of verifying the chain themselves.

The U.S. authorities have charged a Venezuelan citizen residing in the United States with operating a large-scale money laundering scheme, allegedly converting nearly a billion dollars through cryptocurrencies alongside traditional financial channels, in one of the largest cases linked to cross-border cryptocurrency flows.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, a criminal complaint was filed in federal court in Alexandria against Jorge Figueroa, 59, for conspiracy to launder money using cryptocurrencies and a complex network of financial instruments.

Court documents indicate that Figueroa established a multi-layered system that included bank accounts, cryptocurrency trading accounts, private digital wallets, as well as shell companies, with the aim of transferring illicit funds to and from the United States. Prosecutors have stated that cryptocurrencies played a pivotal role in concealing the source of the funds and complicating their traceability.

A new analysis conducted by the company "Chainalysis", specialized in tracking blockchain data, has revealed that the size of the cryptocurrency market in Iran has exceeded $7.78 billion during the year 2025, indicating a clear sign of the growing role that cryptocurrencies play within the Iranian economy, both at the individual level and among entities associated with the state.

The report clarified that cryptocurrency activities in Iran have closely coincided with the most significant political and security tensions, noting that an increasing share of these activities has become linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

According to estimates, transactions associated with the Revolutionary Guard accounted for about 50% of the total value of cryptocurrencies received by Iranian addresses during the last quarter of 2025, a percentage likely to rise as the influence of these entities expands within the Iranian economy.

All eyes are on Washington in the coming weeks, as expectations rise for the passage of comprehensive legislation regulating cryptocurrencies, according to Michael Novogratz, the CEO of Galaxy.

Novogratz confirmed that the bill does not need to be perfect to see the light of day, believing that the establishment of a general regulatory framework will give the cryptocurrency sector a strong boost for growth and stability.

Negotiations over cryptocurrency regulation have seen notable disruptions over the past week, just before a scheduled hearing for the Senate Banking Committee to amend and vote on cryptocurrency market structure legislation. However, disagreements, particularly regarding the treatment of stablecoin rewards, led to the indefinite postponement of the session.

One of the main points of contention revolves around the stablecoin law known as 'GENIUS,' which was passed during the summer. While the law prohibits issuers from paying direct interest to stablecoin holders, it does not prevent third-party platforms, such as Coinbase, from offering rewards.

Banking groups see this as detrimental to competition, while actors in the cryptocurrency sector argue that the yield on stablecoins has been a topic of discussion from the beginning.

Nasdaq announced that it has granted Canaan, a company specialized in manufacturing Bitcoin mining devices, a deadline until next July to raise its share price and avoid delisting from Nasdaq, in a move that reflects the ongoing pressures faced by some companies in the cryptocurrency sector listed on the US stock exchange.

Canaan, which is based in Singapore and trades its shares under the symbol CAN on Nasdaq, stated in a press release issued on Friday that it has until July to raise the share price above one dollar for at least ten consecutive trading days, which is the basic requirement imposed by Nasdaq for continued listing.

The company added that non-compliance with Nasdaq's requirements may open the door for an additional grace period, a mechanism that Nasdaq has previously used with other companies facing the same issue.

In similar cases, some companies resorted to implementing a reverse stock split, a step that reduces the number of shares traded and raises the price of each share in accordance with the new ratio, in order to meet Nasdaq's requirements.

Wood points out that the long-term questions raised by quantum computing are only positive in the long run for gold. This position is based on the history of gold as a tested medium free from technological and governmental uncertainty.

This transition represents a broader shift in institutional thinking. Cyber Capital founder and IT director Justin Buns claims that Bitcoin could crash at any time after 2033. However, Buns points to a decline in miner support following the halving and a drop in transaction fees.

According to Justin Buns, 51% attacks can become profitable at a daily cost of less than 3 million dollars, which could enable double spending on exchanges worth billions of dollars. All these concerns compare the security of Bitcoin.

A quiet but significant shift is occurring in institutional thinking around cryptocurrencies. Christopher Wood, the Global Head of Equity Strategy at Jefferies and one of the most followed market strategists on Wall Street, has completely removed Bitcoin from his main model portfolio.

The Jefferies executive did not mention price volatility, but pointed to doubts about the long-term viability of the asset.

Wood reduced the 10% allocation of Bitcoin from Jefferies' model portfolio and redistributed it evenly to gold and gold mining stocks.

The decision was outlined in the latest issue of his newsletter "Greed and Fear," where Wood highlighted the long-term threat posed by advancements in quantum computing to the security and value storage theory of Bitcoin.

$YFI
yearn.finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform aimed at building products based on pooled liquidity provision, leveraged trading, automated marketing, and more.

The YFI token is the native service token on the yearn.finance platform.

Users can earn it by contributing liquidity to the yearn.finance or ypool pooled liquidity pool and using the token for platform governance.

$NFP
NFPrompt is a user-generated content platform based on artificial intelligence designed for the new generation of Web3 content creators,

and it is a comprehensive platform that allows content creation using artificial intelligence and provides a network for communication and product marketing.

$RVN
Ravencoin is a protocol that is based on splitting the blockchain of Bitcoin's source code, with additional features designed to allow individuals to issue tokens similar to securities on its own blockchain.

Its consensus is achieved through proof of work (PoW), like Bitcoin. However, Ravencoin relies on the X16R algorithm, which is designed to be ASIC-resistant. Additional changes made to the Bitcoin protocol include reducing the block creation time to one minute, block rewards of 5000 RVN, and most importantly, the added functionality of issuing assets as well as sub-assets.

Token issuers have the flexibility to issue them with different characteristics. For example, these tokens can be minted and named without restrictions and issued in any quantity. Tokens can also be issued as securities or as collectibles.

Use cases such as communication or voting are similarly expected to rely on tokens designed for this purpose, which are later assigned to relevant addresses and serve as "talking sticks."

The purpose of RVN coins is to be an internal currency within the network and must be burned in order to issue token assets on the Ravenchain.

$NEO
Neo is an open-source platform led by the community. It uses blockchain technology and digital identities to digitize and automate asset management using smart contracts.

Through the use of a distributed network, it aims to create a smart economy by building infrastructure for the next generation of the internet and establishing a solid foundation for the public adoption of blockchain technology.

The Neo mainnet was launched in 2016, and it has been operating stably for over 3 years. Neo is expected to launch Neo3 in 2020,

$ALICE
My Neighbor Alice is a multiplayer building game where anyone can buy and own virtual land, collect and build interesting items, and meet new friends.

The game, inspired by successful games like Animal Crossing, combines the best of both worlds - the enjoyable narrative for casual players who want to enjoy a gameplay experience, along with a system for players interested in collecting and trading non-fungible tokens (NFT).

$HIGH
Highstreet is an open metaverse world that integrates shopping, gaming, NFT tokens, and both traditional and cryptocurrency brands into an online multiplayer role-playing game.

Users can play for profit by completing tasks, attending social events, interacting with players, and shopping to buy NFT tokens from real brands.

$APE
ApeCoin enhances culture.

Supported by the best club in the world and hundreds of thousands of holders around the world, this token is the ideal choice for digital and real-world communities, developers, content creators, collectors, gamers, and others.

$STO
StakeStone (STO) – is a comprehensive decentralized liquidity infrastructure protocol designed to transform how liquidity is acquired, distributed, and utilized across blockchain ecosystems.

$BB
BounceBit is an innovative BTC re-staking series with a centralized and decentralized financing framework. Through the centralized and decentralized financing framework, BounceBit enables BTC holders to earn yields from multiple sources.

$CVX
The main use of Convex Finance is to increase user gains by enhancing voting on Curve Finance to distribute CRV without the need for users to operate/take decisions on Curve Finance.

CVX is the native token of the project. Current use cases for CVX include:
Staking: Users can stake CVX tokens on the Convex Finance platform to receive a share of platform fees.
Liquidity Mining: Users can provide CVX to liquidity pools outside of Convex Finance to earn liquidity mining rewards and receive a share of transaction fees from decentralized trading platforms (for example, Sushiswap).
Voting: Users can lock CVX tokens on the Convex Finance platform in order to vote on CRV emissions for Curve Finance metrics.

$CELO
Celo is an open platform that supports a variety of decentralized applications, smart contract development, and making payments using email addresses and phone numbers as public keys.