Optimism

SOL falls behind multiple altcoin competitors as its onchain activity, fee and DApp revenues slump. Cointelegraph explains why.

Bitcoin briefly clinched $90,000 after the November Consumer Price Index report showed a drop in US inflation, but the essential components for an extended rally remain elusive.

In a recent Cointelegraph interview, James Check uses onchain data to challenge popular Bitcoin narratives and outline his thinking for 2026.

ETH rebounded toward $3,000 as stocks reacted positively to a cooler-than-anticipated CPI print, but this week’s $553 million spot ETHER ETF outflow could keep a cap on prices.

Bitcoin tagged $89,500 as US CPI data revealed sudden multiyear lows in inflation, but liquidations stayed high as the BTC price spiked.

Ether has dropped below $3,000 and is down 42% from its record high, prompting traders to question where the next bounce zone for the ETH price might be.

XRP looked increasingly bearish below $2, with multiple indicators suggesting that a downward move toward $1 was possible in the coming weeks.

The likelihood of a Bitcoin correction to $70,000 has increased, but one analyst said the price drop would confirm a macroeconomic reset, rather than the start of a new bear market.