Frances Yue

U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday as some traders took profits before the end of the year, dimming hopes for the “Santa Claus rally.” The Santa rally speaks to a seasonal tendency for the S&P 500 to rise over the last five trading days of a calendar year and the first two trading days of the new ye

Here are three major factors that could drive bitcoin’s price in the first quarter.

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Bitcoin is on pace to record its third straight day of decline, as macroeconomic headwinds weighed on the crypto after it hit a record high near $110,000 last month.

A decisive break by bitcoin below $92,000 could give way to a bear market, technical analysts said, though recent price moves may offer bulls some comfort.

XRP reached an all-time high on Wednesday, which may open the gateway for the crypto to potentially reach as high as $4.40, a technical analyst said.

A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.

Major cryptocurrencies rallied on Friday, with bitcoin back on track toward its record high days ahead of the second inauguration of crypto-friendly President-elect Donald Trump.

Altcoins may have more room to rally than bitcoin after the pro-crypto president elect Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office, with his inauguration scheduled on Monday, industry participants said.

- Getty Images Altcoins may have more room to rally than bitcoin after President-elect Donald Trump — styled, this time around, as a crypto booster — returns to the Oval Office, industry participants say.