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A January 2026 survey of 351 leading financial decision-makers worldwide reveals strong interest in digital assets. The vast majority of respondents – representing firms managing over $1 billion – indicated plans to increase their investments in digital assets this year. Specifically, 73% anticipate boosting their allocations, and 74% predict that cryptocurrency prices will increase in the next 12 months. The survey included participants from the US (60%), Europe including the UK (20%), and the rest of the world (20%), and covered a range of financial institutions like asset managers, hedge funds, and private banks.

Alas, Bitcoin could not muster the strength to rise above $72,000, instead reacting with all the enthusiasm of a damp squib and tumbling down below the $71,200 support.

In a thrilling analysis by our favorite crypto analyst, Cryptollica (yes, that’s their name, and no, they don’t take requests), we find out that XRP’s long-term 10-day candlestick chart is basically giving us déjà vu-trading at levels that scream “macro turning point.” It’s like when you finally find that old jacket you thought you lost, just to realize it still smells like bad decisions.

In a dramatic twist, Shen has donned the cloak of a public figure, reaching out to the crypto community for help. His previous attempts to retrieve his stolen wealth have been about as fruitful as fishing with a stick in a dried-up pond, but hope springs eternal! The valiant blockchain security firm Beosin confirmed the attack, attributing it to a breach of private keys-those pesky digital secrets that control the very essence of one’s crypto existence. With the flick of a wrist, an unknown villain transformed Shen’s wallet into a barren wasteland, transferring all funds to two elusive Ethereum addresses.

Herrick basically told the crowd, “We’re not tearing down the house to build a treehouse. We’re just adding a really cool slide.” According to CoinDesk, NYSE is all about tokenized assets playing nice with the existing system, like real-time settlement and trading hours that make night owls happy.

As a researcher tracking XRP, I’ve noticed an interesting shift in the market. After a small bump yesterday, things have become remarkably stable. We’re seeing very little price fluctuation, and the Realized Volatility on Binance has actually hit a new low for the year – the lowest it’s been since 2026, in fact. It’s a surprisingly calm period for XRP right now.

One is reminded of the last such debacle on February 27, when ADA, with a dramatic flourish, broke this very EMA and corrected by 13%. Now, a head-and-shoulders pattern, as inevitable as a dowager’s disapproval, looms large, its neckline a mere 9% below the current price. Should this neckline yield, a 20% decline beckons, a prospect as grim as a damp weekend in the country.

KITE, the cryptocurrency powering an AI-focused blockchain and payment system, is currently trading between $0.21 and $0.22. This comes after a period of significant price increases. According to CoinMarketCap, KITE is valued at around $0.2148, with $114.68 million traded in the last 24 hours. Its total market value is approximately $394.2 million, based on 1.83 billion tokens in circulation. MEXC reports KITE at $0.22, a 20.3% increase from its previous 24-hour peak, where trading volume reached $152.78 million, briefly making it the top-performing token on the platform. This demonstrates the rapid flow of investment into and out of KITE as traders attempt to capitalize on recent gains.

In the grand theater of finance, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is taking a bold stance: let’s not burn down our beloved existing infrastructure just yet, as relayed by the ever-hopeful Jon Herrick.

Lo and behold, within months of this legislative triumph, Coinbase and Kraken emerged, offering yields of 4% and 5% on USDC, while poor Chase could scarcely muster 0.01%. The Blockchain Association, with its coterie of 125 companies, including the aforementioned exchanges and the ever-present a16z, penned a missive to the Senate, declaring that Congress had “intentionally preserved” the ability of platforms to offer such rewards. The banks, in their indignation, cried “loophole!” while the crypto industry, with a wink and a nod, termed it a negotiated outcome.