Coinbase Sock Rallies 8% After Goldman Sachs Upgrades Stock To Buy

Coinbase shares spiked 8% after Goldman Sachs upgraded COIN from “neutral” to “buy” as it upped its 12-month price target on its growing diversification. In a report on Monday, Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro said the bank has “selective optimism” about US brokers and “structurally growing crypto infrastructure businesses” such as Coinbase.  The firm upgraded … Read more

Crypto Stocks Soar As Market Makes Comeback

Major public US crypto companies rallied double-digits on Monday after a crypto market rally that saw major tokens hit multi-week highs. Crypto infrastructure platform Bakkt (BKKT) led Monday’s gains with a nearly 31.5% rise, and climbed nearly 5% after the bell to $15.52. Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company Kindly MD (NAKA) was among the top five … Read more

Extracting Venezuelan Oil Could Reduce Bitcoin Mining Costs: Bitfinex

US companies moving into Venezuela to extract the country’s enormous crude oil reserves could lower electricity prices for Bitcoin miners and improve their profitability margins, analysts at crypto exchange Bitfinex said. “Cheaper and more abundant energy would improve miner margins globally and could unlock a new phase of mining expansion, particularly in regions able to … Read more

Filecoin (FIL) surges 6%, outperforms wider crypto markets

Filecoin FIL$1.4919 rallied 6% on Monday to $1.59 during the 24-hour period, outperforming the wider cryptocurrency market. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 index, was 2.2% higher at publication time. The storage token climbed from $1.51 to $1.59 over the session, carving out a $0.21 range (13.9%) while volume registered at approximately 91% of … Read more

Famed Coinbase (COIN) backer Fred Wilson predicts 2026 UX pivot for crypto

Fred Wilson, one of the most influential venture capitalists in the U.S., thinks crypto’s breakthrough moment in 2026 won’t come from new blockchains — but from making them invisible to their end users. “Blockchains disappear behind better consumer interfaces that allow users to use, spend, trade, and send tokens without concerning themselves with which blockchain … Read more

‘The Market Collapse Hit us Hard‘

The organizers behind nonfungible token (NFT) and real-world asset (RWA) conferences in Paris have cancelled the events with a month’s notice, citing market forces. In a Monday post, the event’s X account said NFT Paris and RWA Paris, initially set for February, would not be happening as scheduled in 2026. Although the organizers did not … Read more