XRP slips to $2.12 after liquidations clear both sides of the futures book

CoinDesk

• January 9, 2026 at 04:52 AM

XRP slips to $2.12 after liquidations clear both sides of the futures book

Traders absorbed a two-step liquidation reset that left price trapped between $2.07 support and $2.17 resistance.

A ruble stablecoin outpaced market leaders last year despite international sanctions

A7A5, a ruble-linked stablecoin few outside Russia had heard of a year ago grew the most of any stablecoin, outpacing both USDT and USDC over the past 12 months.

CoinDesk• Jan 9, 2026, 08:44 AM

Ethereum treasury firm SharpLink stakes $170M ETH on Linea network

The strategy combines native Ethereum staking yield with restaking rewards and incentives from Linea and ether.fi, under a qualified custodian structure.

CoinDesk• Jan 9, 2026, 08:32 AM

Trump says he won't rescue Sam Bankman-Fried with pardon

The president told the New York Times he won't pardon ex-FTX CEO SBF, nor will he be granting help to Sean Combs or Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.

CoinDesk• Jan 8, 2026, 10:43 PM

Bitnomial wins U.S. regulator's nod on prediction markets push, joins growing crowd

U.S. derivatives platform and clearinghouse is focusing on prediction contracts targeted at digital assets movements and economic indicators.

CoinDesk• Jan 8, 2026, 09:37 PM

‘Deeply undervalued’ bitcoin faces continued bear market with no clear upside catalyst

Experts say the next major rally may come only when long-term holders are exhausted, and true institutional capital enters the market.

CoinDesk• Jan 8, 2026, 07:22 PM

Ethereum scaling network Polygon close to buying bitcoin kiosk firm Coinme, sources say

Polygon is paying $100 million to $125 million for the bitcoin ATM provider, according to one of the sources.

CoinDesk• Jan 8, 2026, 07:07 PM