Cryptocurrency researcher ZachXBT has claimed that a “Canadian threat actor” stole more than $2 million in cryptocurrencies through social engineering scams that overwhelmed Coinbase support. This case highlights a worrying trend: attacks targeting human behavior are now a major threat in the Web 3 ecosystem, resulting in significant losses throughout 2025. Sponsored Sponsored Inside the $2 Million Cryptocurrency Scam In a detailed thread posted on X (formerly Twitter), ZachXBT shared Telegram screenshots, social media posts, and wallet transactions to support his claims about the person identified as Happy (Havard).

As the end of the year approaches, event-inspired codes may increase in frequency. These currencies include memes that tend to grow rapidly once a trend begins to emerge. In line with this, BeInCrypto has analyzed three meme coins that could see additional growth in the Head of the year 2026. Sponsored Sponsored Nobody Sawsj (Nobody) None emerged as one of the strongest…

The price of XRP has continued to be under pressure over the past few weeks, with several attempts at recovery failing to achieve the desired momentum. At the end of 2025, the altcoin remains vulnerable to negative momentum after recording a slightly negative year overall. Weak spot demand and caution from retail investors influenced price action. However, institutional interest has emerged as the main force keeping XRP stable, preventing deeper declines despite continued selling.

The Cardano-linked privacy project Midnight (NIGHT) recorded a drop of almost 6% in seven days, and an increase of almost 7% in the last 24 hours. These weekly splits reflect a deeper struggle on the chart and in the chain. Individual traders are showing optimism as major whales are offloading supply at a rate that could hamper the move unless the midnight price recovers the strong $0.101 level.

The price of Cardano is about 13% from the low on December 25. It is now moved to an encounter zone in a falling wedge structure. The ADA is still down nearly 10% this month, but this week isn't just a relief bounce. Now it indicates that the trend can be prepared for a reversal if the price confirms the discovery.

BitMine (BMNR), led by Chairman Thomas "Tom" Lee, is preparing to implement the Made in America Validator Network (MAVAN) in early 2026. Ethereum's American storage architecture is designed to monetize the massive ETH treasure. The company drew attention with predictions that MAVAN could generate more than $1 million per day in ETH staking rewards. However, caution must be taken because several conditions must be met for this scenario to become a reality.

Short-term derivatives traders held long positions in many altcoins at the end of December. However, without strict stop-loss plans, these positions may face liquidation risks from January. Which altcoins are at risk, and why could they cause significant liquidation losses? The following analysis explains the details. Sponsored Sponsored 1. Solana (Civil) Solana's 7-day settlement chart shows a severe imbalance. Cumulative long qualifiers far outnumber short qualifiers.

The long-awaited fee change has been launched by Uniswap. However, it fails to provide immediate clarity on how to capture UNI's long-term value. The first data on the chain has sparked an intense debate on whether the market draws conclusions too early or reveals structural limitations in the protocol's burning mechanisms. Sponsored Sponsored Is Uniswap's rate change really failing - or is the market reading it wrong?

Ethereum (eth) tried to break out of a bearish formation. The price of Ethereum traded near $3,016, up about 2.3% in 24 hours, and is now less than 2% from a key level that can change the public mood. It enters the market with weakness at the end of the year, so this push comes at a sensitive time. The question is simply: is eth close to beating the bears, or is it just another false trap?

The end of the months and the official end of the quarter are usually full of big network developments. This week marks the culmination of these two events and also marks the end of the year. Naturally, many tokens will see growth. So, BeInCrypto analyzed three altcoins that investors should keep an eye on as the New Year 2026 approaches.

Bitcoin price rose above $90,000 again on Monday morning, but failed to break through this level and quickly fell back below $88,000, encountering a sharp rejection, a situation that has been repeated for weeks. Data shows that price has been rejected at this resistance level at least six times since December 16. Bitcoin prices have traded sideways between $87,000 and $88,000 over the past few days, hitting a weekly high near $90,400 today, but then quickly fell.

Whale Withdrew 1,600 Bitcoins from Binance, Worth $144 Million According to the “Lookonchain” platform’s blockchain transaction data tracking, newly created wallets have withdrawn 1,600 Bitcoins from the Binance platform in the past few hours, worth approximately $144 million. Large withdrawals from platforms to private wallets are often interpreted as accumulation by whales, which may indicate declining selling pressure and a long-term holding trend.

By the end of the year, Bitcoin price was trading close to long-term technical levels, raising questions about the potential for a deeper correction if Bitcoin breaks out of current support levels. Despite a slight recovery at the start of the week, prices remain close to an area historically associated with the onset of sharp declines in previous sessions. As of press time, Bitcoin is trading at approximately $87,200, with daily trading volume of nearly $35 billion.

With two days left until the end of 2025, Ripple’s XRP currency is seeing significant activity, with increased trading volume and a return to rising prices. According to CoinMarketCap data, XRP trading volume increased by 65.4% in the past 24 hours to approximately $1.76 billion, which was the first significant increase in several days after a drop in holiday activity.

China launches new plan to regulate digital yuan starting in 2026: Details According to local media reports, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced a new action plan to govern the digital yuan, setting January 1, 2026 as the date to start implementing the updated framework, which includes governance, operating models and support systems. The digital yuan is the digital currency of China’s central bank and is designed to be used for payments to individuals and institutions.

Note that the XRP price remains within the boundaries of a parallel bearish channel, which is a negative technical formation that begins around mid-July. However, the symbol that powers the Ripple ecosystem managed to buck the trend as the cryptocurrency saw $446 million in outflows last week. Sponsored Sponsored XRP bucks the trend as cryptocurrency flow reaches $446 million According to the latest Coinshares report, flows from the cryptocurrency market reached $446 million last week, a figure slightly lower than the negative inflows of $952 million in the week ending December 20.

Paycoin (PI) is trading near $0.205 and remains stable in the last 24 hours. The price of PayCoin increased in a narrow range for most of December, increasing only 0.2% in seven days and still more than 17% in one month. The overall trend remains weak, so attention shifts to shorter timeframes. It forms a short-term breakout setup, but buyers need more than one breakout to confirm strength.

Note that FLOW has been outside the broader market recovery, with the token falling by double digits in the last 24 hours. These rollbacks come as the network continues its efforts to repair the damage after being attacked recently. Sponsored Sponsored Why the price of FLOW coin fall? The cryptocurrency market registered an increase of almost 2.3% today, with all 10 trading assets in the green.

HBAR's price is trading near $0.118, up about 2% today, but still down about 18% this month. The broader structure is fragile, and the chart still indicates a continuation of the downtrend, thanks to a breakout pattern. Even with this risk, buyers defend themselves. The low buying and initial changes in the chain now determine whether HBAR will avoid a deep correction.

Gold prices saw a moderate short-term decline following a broader rally that pushed the metal to new records. At the same time, Bitcoin posted a weak performance during what was historically its strongest quarter, leading to incessant comparisons between the two assets. Despite Bitcoin's weakness, analysts are highlighting a series of macroeconomic, statistical and technical signals from the gold market that suggest BTC may be nearing a bottom and perhaps setting the stage for its next big move.

After three straight months of unpegging the selling pressure, the Ethereum network registered a positive signal as the entry queue exceeded the exit queue. How do analysts explain this change? What could this mean for the price of ETH? Sponsored Sponsored Why could ETH price double when de-foreclosure pressure weakens? Monitor the Ethereum entry and exit queue waiting to start…

XRP is down 11.4% so far in December, putting the asset on track to end the year with a loss and end its two-year annual winning streak. This decline reflects weak market momentum, with on-chain data indicating that selling pressure is increasing as inflows into Binance increase. Despite this negative situation, some analysts remain cautiously optimistic. They argue that XRP may be in a recovery similar to the 2017 cycle.

Hyperliquid Labs co-founder ElenSync reignited the debate on Sunday, after revealing via Discord that 1.2 million HYPE tokens from Hyperliquid Labs will be unfrozen today (December 28, 2025) and distributed to team members on January 6, 2026. The announcement also clarified that the team's future distributions, if any, will take place from the 6th of each month, regulating the project's token release schedule.

The price of Solana has decreased by about 12% in the last 30 days. As 2026 approaches, the chart shows a mix of bullish and bearish signals. Some indicators point to a rebound in January, but other indicators suggest that pressure may continue if momentum fails. The story is bullish, but the flows of index funds and the opinions of experts are divided…

Silver markets (XAG) are heading into a crucial week after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announced its second profit margin increase in just two weeks, effective Monday, December 29. The exchange raised the initial margin requirement for a March 2026 silver futures contract to about $25,000, from $20,000 earlier in the month, increasing pressure on leveraged traders as prices near multi-year highs.