Bitcoin held near $88,000 on Friday as markets eased into the first trading session of 2026, with holiday-thinned volumes keeping moves measured and investors lining up for a year packed with policy and tech-driven catalysts. Early risk-taking showed up most clearly in Asia, where Hong Kong and South Korea led gains as technology and semiconductor shares extended a late 2025 bounce. Japan and mainland China stayed shut for holidays, which kept liquidity light across the region. Crypto traders kept a clo ...

🔥 UPDATE: Spot silver broke above $58/oz for the first time ever. https://t.co/RsJ8EavIjO ...