Bitcoin Miners Restart Selling as 2026 Opens with Regulatory Wins and Security Concerns
Update: 2026-01-01
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Bitcoin enters 2026 trading around eighty-seven thousand dollars after a challenging end to 2025, with fresh concerns emerging as miner distribution resumes. Meanwhile, crypto security incidents dropped fifty percent in 2025, but average losses per incident more than doubled, highlighted by the Bybit breach exceeding one point five billion dollars. Standard Chartered analysts predict XRP could surge to eight dollars by year end, and the UK launches major tax enforcement under OECD reporting rules. Plus, Trump Media announces token distribution plans for shareholders, Ethereum faces layer-two revenue challenges, and TeraWulf gets upgraded on AI pivot optimism.
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