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Memecoins like Pepe (PEPE), Bonk (BONK), and Dogecoin (DOGE) were among the best-performing cryptocurrencies on Friday, posting significant gains as the market geared up for 2026. Key takeaways:Memecoin market cap surged 8% to $39.45 billion, a two-week high, signalling strong demand. PEPE led gains with 23.6%, BONK +10%, DOGE +8%; fueled by influencer hype and bold 2026 predictions.Spike in memecoin open interest over the last 24 hours reflects growing bullish bets.Memecoin market cap adds $3 billionThe latest rise in memecoin prices has seen the total market capitalization reach a two-week high of $39.45 billion on Friday as Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin switched…

A pedestrian passes in front of the Saks Fifth Avenue Inc. women’s store at Brookfield Place in New York, U.S.Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSaks Global named a new CEO on Friday as the retailer is reportedly on the cusp of filing for bankruptcy protection.The parent of high-end department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue, which is privately held, will now be led by Richard Baker, the company’s executive chairman, Saks said in a news release. He will continue to hold the executive chairman role.With the shakeup, three-decade long Saks executive Marc Metrick will leave the company. The news release said Metrick’s is…

Dogecoin is ending the first week of 2026 parked on a cluster of long-watched supports, and three chart-focused analysts are converging on the same question: is this the higher low that starts a broader bottoming process, or just another pause inside a larger corrective leg? The Yearly Dogecoin Chart On the yearly view, Cantonese Cat’s chart frames 2025 as a hold of the 0.786 log Fibonacci support at roughly $0.10879, with the market printing an inside candle into year-end. In that construction, the key takeaway is not momentum but structure: price respected a major retracement line on a log scale…

The AI narrative has mostly been dominated by model performance on key industry benchmarks. But as the field matures and enterprises look to draw real value from advances in AI, we’re seeing parallel research in techniques that help productionize AI applications. At VentureBeat, we are tracking AI research that can help understand where the practical implementation of technology is heading. We are looking forward to breakthroughs that are not just about the raw intelligence of a single model, but about how we engineer the systems around them. As we approach 2026, here are four trends that can represent the blueprint for…

A widely used crypto market sentiment indicator has shaken off its “extreme fear” rating as of Friday, returning to its highest levels in 21 days despite still trading under $90,000.The index, which measures overall crypto market sentiment, recorded a “fear” score of 29 in its Friday update, climbing out of the “extreme fear” zone to its highest level since Dec. 12. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is $88,995 at the time of publication. The rise in sentiment is a positive signal for the crypto community, and some analysts say the long stretch in “fear” or “extreme fear” territory could indicate the market…

Prenetics Global Limited, the health sciences firm linked to David Beckham, said it will stop buying Bitcoin in 2026. This marks a clear retreat from the corporate Bitcoin treasury playbook that gained traction earlier in the cycle.The company confirmed it ended daily Bitcoin purchases in December 2025 and will not pursue further acquisitions. While Prenetics will retain its existing Bitcoin holdings, the strategic shift reflects a broader reassessment unfolding across public companies after Bitcoin’s late-2025 drawdown.Bitcoin Bear Market is Making Public Firms Think TwiceBitcoin’s sharp decline in November and December 2025 weighed heavily on companies using balance sheets to gain…

Analysts see Bitcoin entering 2026 supported by long-term demand but constrained by macro and derivatives pressure. Bitcoin (BTC) opened 2026 trading near $88,000 as analysts and traders weighed whether the market is building toward a breakout or settling into another year of wide but directionless swings. The debate matters because growing ETF access and corporate buying now sit alongside macro pressure and heavy derivatives trading, creating a setup where large moves are possible but difficult to sustain. Analysts Map Out Bitcoin’s Most Likely 2026 Path An assessment shared by XWIN Research Japan described Bitcoin’s current structure as a high-volatility range…

Bitcoin is closing out 2025 near $87,000, ending the year in a narrow trading range after months of fading momentum. Thin holiday liquidity and a lack of fresh catalysts left the market drifting into the final session of the year, capping a period marked less by explosive gains than by consolidation and unmet expectations. At the time of writing, bitcoin was trading just below $88,000, roughly flat over the past week and modestly lower than where it began the year. The price has spent much of December oscillating between the low $80,000s and the high $80,000s, with repeated attempts to…

Data reveals weakest two-week trading stretch for Bitcoin and major altcoins since last year, as range-bound prices continued to dominate. The markets failed to see a year-end rally or a notable uptick in December. Bitcoin and other crypto assets have ended the year quietly, as investors showed less appetite for risk and avoided aggressive buying. Top altcoins, especially, have lost significant momentum despite similar year-end conditions. Volatility Vanishes Santiment said crypto trading activity has slowed sharply in the final weeks of 2025, as prices remain range-bound and holiday season distractions keep traders away. According to the analytics firm, Bitcoin and…

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Voyager Digital investors against billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban over the basketball team Dallas Mavericks’ partnership with the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange.In an order filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Judge Roy Altman granted a motion to dismiss the case over claims that the investors “fail[ed] to establish personal jurisdiction,” among other reasons. The class-action lawsuit, filed in August 2022 shortly after the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy, alleged “false representations and other deceptive conduct” at the company, specifically citing the 2021 deal with the Mavericks,…