Ethereum’s validator entry queue has climbed toward 1 million ETH, with an estimated wait time of nearly 17 days for new validators to become active.

The post Bitfinex Hacker Released Early Under Trump-Era Prison Reform Law appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker behind the 2016 Bitfinex bitcoin breach, has been released early from a U.S. federal prison. He walked free on January 2, 2026, after serving just under one year of his five-year sentence. Thanks to […]

A sharp decline was witnessed in crypto trading volumes on global exchanges in December 2025; this was the lowest level in the last 15 months. Total trading on global spot exchanges was seen to have fallen dramatically due to minimal volatility and year-end seasonality effects, which indicated that traders were cautious as 2025 came to […]

The influx into Bitcoin ETFs signals renewed investor confidence, potentially stabilizing the crypto market and encouraging further institutional interest. The post Bitcoin ETFs attract $471 million to kick off the new year appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

A sophisticated market manipulation attempt unfolded on Binance as a hacker gained control of a market maker’s accounts and attempted to move stolen funds through coordinated trading activity. The attacker’s objective was clear: convert compromised capital into clean liquidity by engineering an artificial price surge in a low-liquidity token. To execute the plan, the hacker […]

The post Could XRP Become a Top 2 Crypto? Realistic Outlook vs $10,000 Price Claims appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News XRP shocked the crypto market in 2024. After years of slow movement and legal uncertainty, the token surged nearly five times in value toward the end of the year 2024. Many investors openly admitted […]

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has taken stock of the network’s progress in 2025, outlining major technical achievements while warning that the ecosystem must push further to meet its founding mission. In a detailed reflection shared publicly, Vitalik acknowledged that Ethereum delivered meaningful upgrades over the past year. Gas limits increased. Blob counts expanded. Node software […]

Tether is quietly but decisively increasing its exposure to Bitcoin. Toward the end of 2025, the stablecoin issuer expanded its long-term reserve assets by accumulating thousands of BTC, reinforcing its strategy of preserving value over time. The disclosure came directly from Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, who revealed on X that the company purchased approximately 8,888.9 […]

The hacker behind the 2016 Bitfinex breach says he was freed early under Donald Trump’s First Step Act, just over a year after receiving a five-year sentence.

The post Why Is the Crypto Market Up Today? Bitcoin Price Above $90K Sparks Altcoin Rally appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The crypto market has started 2026 on a strong note, with Bitcoin climbing back above the $90,000 mark and triggering a broad rally across altcoins. While Bitcoin’s move itself drew moderate attention, the […]