Coinbase shares climbed as much as 4.5% in premarket trading on January 5, 2026 after Goldman Sachs raised its rating to Buy and lifted the price target to $303 from $294. The call followed CEO Brian Armstrong's 2026 roadmap to expand into multi‑asset trading and onchain services, while Bitcoin hovered near $91,440.

Bitcoin briefly moved above $93,000 earlier today and is trading just below that mark. Since January 1, total crypto market value has risen by $200 billion, while BTC's market cap is above $1.850 trillion and dominance is slightly over 57%. Ethereum is nearing $3,200; XRP is above $2.10, and RENDER jumped 18%.

On 5 January 2026, Bitcoin hovered around $92,500 after briefly touching $93,000, with Ethereum trading above $3,200 and several altcoins also moving higher. Traders are watching upcoming US macro data releases alongside reports that Venezuela may hold a large, previously undisclosed Bitcoin and stablecoin reserve, a combination that could shape early 2026 market sentiment.

Crypto exchange-traded products attracted about $47.2 billion of inflows in 2025, slightly below the $48.7 billion peak in 2024, with Bitcoin products seeing a 35% decline to roughly $27 billion. Ether, XRP and Solana funds recorded strong gains, helping push global crypto ETP assets under management to about $180 billion by the end of 2025, while US products accounted for $152.6 billion.

On January 3, 2026, Chevron Corporation shares climbed 7.74% in premarket trading to $167.94 after Venezuela’s PDVSA cut crude production and exports were halted under a U.S. oil embargo. The move followed a U.S. military operation in Venezuela and has raised questions about Chevron’s extensive operations and long-term exposure in the country’s oil sector.

On January 5 2026, Binance detailed immediate changes to how it delivers products and services worldwide, following the award of three new ADGM licenses in Abu Dhabi. The exchange will now route services, contracts, data control, clearing, and custody through three distinct ADGM-regulated entities, including Nest Exchange Limited and Nest Clearing and Custody Limited. Open on-exchange derivatives positions are being cleared through Nest Clearing and Custody Limited, while users’ access, balances, and trading functionality on the platform remain unchanged.

Turkish exchange BtcTurk disclosed a hot wallet breach draining about $48 million across Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Polygon. The platform paused withdrawals and began internal checks, stating most customer assets reside in cold storage. Security specialists caution that follow‑up phishing attempts may target users in the aftermath.

In January 2026, a review highlighted eight leading cryptocurrency newsletters that help investors and traders filter market information and follow key trends. These publications range from daily news digests like Cryptopolitan, Milk Road and CoinDesk's The Node to specialist letters such as The Pomp Letter, Glassnode Insights, Bankless, The Block and Bloomberg Crypto. Covering areas from DeFi and on-chain analytics to macro and institutional flows, they vary in frequency and cost, giving readers options from free daily updates to paid, in-depth institutional reports.