Bitcoin’s $55,000 Bear Market Bottom Possible In Late 2026: Analysts

New BTC price analysis predicted that the bear market would bottom out later in the year, before beginning a “two-year accumulation phase.” Bitcoin (BTC) should find a floor near $55,000 in the second half of 2026, a new prediction says. Key points: Bitcoin’s MVRV Z-score metric still needs to match old bear-market bottoms to signal trend change, says CryptoQuant. That should result in a trip to $55,000 in late 2026 before a market rebound. Going forward, the next cycle top is expected in the second half of 2029. Bitcoin MVRV…

AI has dramatically accelerated the quantum threat to Bitcoin: AI Eye

Artificial intelligence is speeding up the pace of research into quantum computers. Last week, the estimated timeline for Q Day — the date a cryptographically relevant computer is able to break encryption — grew significantly shorter thanks to research papers from Google and the Caltech-linked quantum startup Oratomic. Google got all the attention, but the Oratomic paper was even more significant and suggested that a quantum computer with just 10,000 neutral atom qubits could break Bitcoin’s ECDSA algorithm using an optimized version of Shor’s algorithm. That’s ten times fewer than…

Why A Bitcoin Price Breakdown To $50,000 Could Be Important For Long-Term Bullishness

A crypto analyst has shared two interesting scenarios she believes that the Bitcoin price could follow, depending on the direction of its next moves. According to the analyst, a price breakdown to new lows near $50,000 could be bullish for BTC, suggesting the cryptocurrency may reverse to the upside after hitting that bottom. On the other hand, she has also shared a bearish thesis which could see the flagship cryptocurrency extending its already prolonged downtrend.  A Possible Bullish Scenario For The Bitcoin Price Crypto market analyst Tara has presented a…

Bitget Rolls Out SpaceX-Linked Pre-IPO Proxy with Republic

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has launched IPO Prime, a proxy offering tied to the pre-initial public offering (IPO) phase of Elon Musk’s aerospace manufacturing and space transportation company, SpaceX. Bitget said Friday that IPO Prime will start with preSPAX, a Republic-issued token designed to give retail users economic exposure tied to SpaceX’s post-IPO performance. The exchange said the product does not give buyers direct ownership of SpaceX shares, and that SpaceX has not endorsed, approved or authorized the offering. The launch highlights how crypto exchanges are bringing more traditional investment products…

Pundit Says XRP Won’t Reach $10,000 The Way You Think, Here’s How It Will Happen

Over the years, there have been talks of the XRP price eventually reaching the 5-figure mark, putting it above $10,000. These predictions come due to the cryptocurrency’s offering and usage in both the payments sector and the fast-growing real-world assets market. However, this dream still seems far away, given that XRP has yet to hit $5, and even Ethereum has not touched the $10,000 mark. One analyst in particular has come forward to explain that the move to $10,000 will not even follow the trajectory people are expecting. XRP Price…

World Liberty Moves Toward WLFI Unlock Vote After Complaints

Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform World Liberty Financial said Friday it plans to put forward next week a governance proposal that would set a phased unlock schedule for WLFI tokens held by early retail purchasers. The Trump family-linked DeFi platform said the proposal will be opened for community input before proceeding to a formal vote. According to the project, the vote will not cover a full, immediate unlock, but instead a structured, long-term vesting plan designed to release tokens in stages.  WLFI tokens remain largely locked for early buyers, with transferability…

Is XRP Safer Than Bitcoin? This Analyst Explains The Real Quantum Risk For Holders

Experts say XRP’s design leaves a smaller share of its supply exposed to a potential quantum attack than Bitcoin. An Armor Against Quantum Attacks? Following the recent spike of the crypto quantum-panic or “quantum FUD” (fear, uncertainty and doubt) after Google’s “doomsday” whitepaper, many crypto developers are analysts have taken into the job of running tests to make sure their coins are safe. Others are already writing up safety post-quantum protocols and proofs. Vet, XRP Ledger dUNL validator and long‑time XRPL contributor, shared on a post on the social network…

Aethir Stops Bridge Hack After Contract Exploit

Aethir, a decentralized GPU cloud infrastructure designed for artificial intelligence, confirmed an attack on its bridge contracts and said it halted the exploit. The platform said Friday that it had detected and contained an attack on its Aethir (ATH) bridge contracts connecting Ethereum to other chains. The team behind Aethir said it promptly disconnected the compromised contracts upon detection and worked with major exchanges to blacklist tracked wallets, limiting losses to under $90,000. The update came the day after the blockchain analytics platform PeckShield reported an exploit of Aethir’s cross-chain…

Covenant AI Leaves Bittensor Amid Decentralization Concerns, TAO Drops 18%

Bittensor subnet developer Covenant AI said Friday that it is leaving the decentralized artificial intelligence network, accusing Bittensor of operating under a concentrated governance structure that undermines its decentralization claims. In a Friday post on X, Covenant AI founder Sam Dare said the team could no longer build on or raise for Bittensor because its governance was not meaningfully distributed. “It is decentralization theatre,” Dare said. “Jacob Steeves maintains effective control over the triumvirate, resists any meaningful transfer of authority, and deploys changes unilaterally whenever he chooses, without process and…

Bitcoin ETF Hype Hits Ceiling, Sharp Drop Risk Emerges: Analyst

Gold has quietly outrun Bitcoin by a wide margin — and one Wall Street analyst says that gap tells the real story of where markets are headed. Related Reading Bitcoin’s ETF Gains Pale Against Gold’s Run Since the launch of US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in early 2024, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust helped push Bitcoin’s price up roughly 50%. Gold, over the same stretch, climbed about 135%. That performance gap is central to the argument being made by Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, who says capital may…